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Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2011 7:28 AM
Because of the time involved in duplicating blog posts (it is more than a simple copy and paste) please catch all of the newer posts on: www.19thcenturywoman.blogspot.com. |
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Posted on Wednesday, July 06, 2011 8:35 PM
 When I started reenacting I was under the impression that the Victorians were so utilitarian that they only had buttons made from bone, shell, wood or other readily available, but primitive material. The fact is that the Victorians were very fancy. If you look at pictures from the era, you will often see buttons of a contrasting color gracing the front of a lady’s blouse or dress. Their buttons were their adornment. Buttons of the day were made of china, rubber, gutta percha, horn, metal, ivory and any other media available. |
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Posted on Thursday, June 30, 2011 9:15 PM
A couple of weeks ago my husband and I traveled to Upstate New York to inter three of our parents’ ashes. On the way back to Oklahoma we stopped in Washington, D.C. to visit my son, who is stationed at Ft. Myer, VA with the Old Guard (Army). While there, we had the opportunity to watch as his company transferred someone from one grave site to another in Arlington. It was done with great pomp and respect. I know nothing about the person whose body lay in the casket. I don’t know if they were male or female, old or young, whether they gave their life for their country or died of other causes. |
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