She Moves Through The Fair
One of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard is She Moves Through The Fair.   Early piece of ephemera from my own collection. I have heard many versions of this song over the years but this version by B-Tribe is by far one of my favorites.  Back in the days when I was a flight attendant and had to spend many a night in strange hotel room, I would listen to this song repeatedly to hel

Cathy and Heathcliff - My Immortal
via www.youtube.com Beautiful song. Beautiful, sad love.

A Mid-19th Century Victorian Ball
It was in the ballroom that Victorian society was on its best behavior. Every thing there was regulated according to the strictest code of good-breeding, and as any departure from this code became a grave offense, it was indispensable that the etiquette of the ballroom was thoroughly mastered. The following hints on 19th century ballroom etiquette concentrate on the period from the 1840s to the mid-1860s. via www.victoriana.com This site is an excellent resource for fans of Victoriana. You name it, it's probably here.

Fuschias 8th Century Dress Project
So last friday at 1600 h I turned in that soul eating degree thesis… Since then I’ve been re-building my soul, by sewing of course!    I’ve taken upp the pet-en-l’air again (I’m working on several parts of the outfit at the same time). I have now finished what I have dreaded for a long time – fitting the front opening. This was however necessary to be able to continue with other parts of the piece, like trimming. I feel sooo close to fi

This beautiful ha...
This beautiful hand embellished Victorian fan is interesting to me. I discovered it at a flea market in northern California about 15 years ago for a whole quarter.  Sadly it's damaged and missing a few pieces but I don't really mind all that much.