Every issue of Victorian Times Quarterly is a treasure-trove of hand-picked, original Victoriana from British and American magazines of the 1800's. You'll find a wealth of ideas on decorating your home or table in the Victorian style, plus delicious recipes (perfect for hosting your own authentic Victorian tea!) and inspiring craft projects and patterns. Plus, enjoy whimsical stories and poetry, beautiful illustrations, pictorial features and rib-tickling cartoons. Taking you from the royal palace to the humble country cottage, every issue brings you a unique, first-hand look at Victorian life. Victorian Times Quarterly is your ticket to explore - and enjoy - the beautiful, elegant, and ever-changing Victorian world.In Victorian Times Quarterly #7: Poison in the tea-cup: Victorian food adulteration and how to detect it - Royal etiquette run mad - Model menu for the month - A winter holiday in Cornwall - Children's outdoor and rhyming games from America (parts 1-3) - Beautiful art needlework patterns - The charming adventures of Mr. Smith, dachshund - Victorian recycling: wealth from the dustbin! - Suspended over Paris in a balloon - The complicated etiquette of courtship and matrimony - Folklore and country customs of the month - Life in the Victorian workhouse - A brief history of chocolate - How to make paper flowers - The St. Anthony's Day blessing of the animals in Mexico - How to prepare an American dinner - How to dress children sensibly and fashionably - Life in an American boarding house - Fiction: "Boney's Bonfire" - New ideas for entertainments at a tea-party - How to get the best butter and cream... and much more!
