Victorian Mother’s Corner
Thoughts Suggested by a New Year
January, 1893 During the holiday season I have been brought in contact with large numbers of people and public fetes, and I have been struck by the great difference between the appearance and dress of the two. The latter, for the most part, except among the extremely poor, are dressed far beyond the former, and beyond what the condition of the ...
Founding Kindergartens
January, 1893 There is a womanly movement, aided by the strong-brained men, to start free kindergartens as a protection to society. Neglected children, with a fair mental endowment, are often brutalized by hardships and suffering, during the very years that common humanity commands that they should have at least the comforts and play-time of an ordinary kitten. The plan which may be ...
Victorian Needlework and Crafts
Crocheted Christmas Gifts 1900
From the December, 1900 issue of The Designer magazine, the following is a 3-page instruction article in PDF format for Crocheted Chr...
Christmas Fancy Work
From the December, 1900 issue of The Designer magazine, the following is a 4-page instruction article in PDF format for Christmas Fancy Work f...
Victorian Home Decoration
Holiday Decorations
From the December, 1900 issue of The Designer magazine, the following is a 3-page article, with images, in PDF format on Christmas Holiday Dec...
Attractive Oddities in Furniture
From the December, 1900 issue of The Designer magazine, the following is a 2-page article, with images, in PDF format on Attractive Oddities i...
Victorian Health
Child Hardening
Harper's Bazar - December 21, 1867 There is a prevalent notion that children can be hardened, as it is called, or rendered insensible, by e...
Waste of Appetite
Harper's Bazar - December 21, 1867 The appetite for food has been conferred upon man, as upon other animals, not only to delight his taste,...



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