Evangeline H. posted an article on Edwardian Promenade - Nov 20, 2009, 8:00 am
For the unmarried gentleman of high society, the world was his oyster. At no other time in history was bachelordom such a widespread, and pleasurable, pursuit. As the turn of the century dawned, the &...
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Evangeline H. posted an article on Edwardian Promenade - Nov 11, 2009, 8:00 am
The Edwardian era was home to many fads and fashions which hearkened to bygone days, and the Merry Widow hat craze was no exception. The hat was just another part of the costume designed by Lucile for...
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Evangeline H. posted an article on Edwardian Promenade - 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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Evangeline H. posted an article on Edwardian Promenade - 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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Evangeline H. posted an article on Edwardian Promenade - 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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Evangeline H. posted an article on Edwardian Promenade - 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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Evangeline H. posted an article on Edwardian Promenade - 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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Evangeline H. posted an article on Edwardian Promenade - 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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Evangeline H. posted an article on Edwardian Promenade - Sep 16, 2009, 3:50 pm
See you in October!
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Evangeline H. posted an article on Edwardian Promenade - 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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Evangeline H. posted an article on Edwardian Promenade - 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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Evangeline H. posted an article on Edwardian Promenade - 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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Evangeline H. posted an article on Edwardian Promenade - 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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Evangeline H. posted an article on Edwardian Promenade - 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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Evangeline H. posted an article on Edwardian Promenade - 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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