Evangeline H.

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Hallowe'en In the Gilded Age

Evangeline H. posted an article on - Oct 28, 2009, 9:00 am
Despite its roots in European paganism, Halloween is a thoroughly American holiday. During the Gilded Age, Americans took Halloween quite seriously, even going so far as to celebrate it wherever they ...
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Featured Book: Newport Villas by Michael C. Kathrens*

Evangeline H. posted an article on - Oct 25, 2009, 9:00 am
It’s no secret that I find the “cottages” of Gilded Age Newport absolutely fascinating. While I have yet to visit the “Queen of Summer Resorts,” Kathrens brings a glimpse...
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The Wedding

Evangeline H. posted an article on - Oct 21, 2009, 9:00 am
The typical Edwardian woman wished to see her name printed in the newspapers but thrice in her lifetime: at birth, her wedding, and at death. Fortunately for the press-hungry, a woman’s wedding ...
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Your Huddled Masses Yearning to Breathe Free: Ellis Island

Evangeline H. posted an article on - Oct 14, 2009, 9:00 am
Gilded Age America saw not only a boom in millionaires, but a boom in immigration. During this era, approximately 10 million immigrants entered the United States,  hungry for religious freedom and gr...
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Of Cooking & Gender

Evangeline H. posted an article on - Oct 7, 2009, 9:00 am
After reading The New York Magazine’s list of the Top 20 Chef Empires, and perusing a few culinary books I’d borrowed from the library, I was struck, dumbstruck actually, that all save one...
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Featured Book: Victorians and Edwardians at Work

Evangeline H. posted an article on - Oct 4, 2009, 9:00 am
The lives of the working classes are largely ignored in today’s fiction, and if featured at all, rarely is there a full and varied perspective of their livelihoods. The glimpse given in Victoria...
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A Little Break…

Evangeline H. posted an article on - Sep 16, 2009, 3:50 pm
See you in October!
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Happy Labor Day!

Evangeline H. posted an article on - Sep 7, 2009, 9:00 am
LABOR DAY, First Monday in September. The only day when labor works overtime. An occasion when the workingman takes a cane in place of a dinnerpail and proudly tramps the streets behind a real silk ba...
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The Armory Show, 1913

Evangeline H. posted an article on - Sep 2, 2009, 9:00 am
Modern and avant-garde art introduced itself to 1913 New York much against the latter’s will. Since the emergence of Impressionism, many other shocking developments in artistic expression set th...
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Film Alert: Dorian Gray (2009)

Evangeline H. posted an article on - Aug 29, 2009, 3:27 am
From wikipedia: The novel tells of a young man named Dorian Gray, the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward. Basil is impressed by Dorian’s beauty and becomes infatuated with him, belie...
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Daily Life in the British Parliament: The Political Hostess

Evangeline H. posted an article on - Aug 26, 2009, 9:00 am
One of the most striking differences between American women and English women was the role each played after marriage. The young American girl was sophisticated and cultured, with easy ways and uncons...
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Vintage Reviews: When a Man Marries by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Evangeline H. posted an article on - Aug 19, 2009, 9:00 am
Since acquiring my Sony Reader, however temporary, I’ve found reading old books from Project Gutenberg has become a lot easier. I connect the USB cord to my laptop, download the book in ePUB or ...
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Ettie: The Intimate Life and Dauntless Spirit of Lady Desborough

Evangeline H. posted an article on - Aug 12, 2009, 9:00 am
Biographies on Edwardian aristocrats largely confine themselves to Jennie Jerome, Lillie Langtry, and Consuelo Vanderbilt, so it’s a treat to discover one written about one of the most famous wo...
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