LadyHugs
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Dear lionessa54, Ladies and Gentlemen;
Here is my response/cut & paste on another inquiry about Victorian Lifestyle/Household.
I would further add to the list; Autumn Rose Taylor's "Taiming the Household Beast" and other domestic arts. Her E-mail is [email=AutumnRoz****aol.com]AutumnRoz****aol.com[/email] but, it has been a long while and haven't seen her active in a very long time. I would add to it, Alice Kerr-Southerland Society International at http://www.aks-society.org Autumn Rose Taylor has given several presentations on Victorian service at Black Rose Conferences in Victorian garb, right down to the undergarments. Although, it is slanted towards the Mistress-male slave the service facts are still there. "The Governess" is also a publication which gathers more International and England's take on Victorian service, also published by the Alice Kerr-Sutherland Society International.
Another good resource is, The International Guild of Butlers. Which hails from England.
I will add, that during the Reign of Queen Victoria, which was rather long reign; it was the period of which historical archives can be researched as far as what was happening in the USA. Born in 1819 the coronation in 1835 (When Andrew Jackson was President), death of her husband Prince Albert in 1861 (President James Buchanan and President Lincoln), which was the year the USA went into the Civil War. Queen Victoria's death in 1901, saw the change of our US Presidents McKinley(25) to President Theodore Roosevelt(26). Her lifetime spanded over many Presidents (#5-James Monroe-#26-Roosevelt); so it will be important to know where in the Victorian reign you wish to create your style. The mourning period started in 1861.
Respectfully submitted for consideration,
Lady Hugs
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