Edwardian Promenade - Latest Comments

Re: Gilded Age Literature: Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence Readathon

Sarah Coller — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 17:54:53 -0000

Yes, I'll join in! This one has always been difficult for me, too, so it will be nice to read with someone!

Re: PERIOD DRAMA ALERT: MISS SCARLET AND THE DUKE

Fergus Magus — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 17:56:40 -0000

Highly recommended. Great period evocation and engaging story lines. Though the dialogue may be a bit modern. Will there be another series? I hope so.

Re: Edwardian Promenade: Black Lives Matter

Evangeline Holland — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 19:12:58 -0000

Thank you!

Re: Edwardian Promenade: Black Lives Matter

Sally Campbell — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 16:03:29 -0000

Excellent.

Re: A Decade of Downton Abbey

hels — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 11:13:01 -0000

My favourite era is the Edwardian, defined widely (eg 1900-1920). And not just because of the nobility's lovely parties, clothes and jewellery. Rather because the world was changing for the better, in science, cars, medicine, education, the arts, the women's movement, sea side holidays, workers' rights etc etc. Exclude WW1 of course.

Do you think the Downton Abbey characters would have known what was happening in their world?

Re: A Decade of Downton Abbey

gingerpye — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 05:16:29 -0000

I can't believe it's been 10 years. One small correction though. It has been 108 years since the maiden voyage of the Titanic, which was in 1912.

Re: The Tea Rooms of London

Thomas Lee Mullins — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 16:43:54 -0000

Thanks for the link. I am checking it out. I am reading a book on tea.

I like tea more than coffee. I don't like coffee at all.

Re: Mourning in Edwardian and Post-War England

Adrian Johnson — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 10:59:21 -0000

In England it was unthinkable that a Widow ever revert to her maiden name. Married women keeping or reverting to their maiden name is a modern innovation.

Re: Review: The World of Department Stores by Jan Whitaker

hels — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 07:44:36 -0000

I know I am only 7.5 years late, but thank you for the Whitaker reference:)

Harrods and Selfridges are easy to analyse.. Paris, Stuttgart, Chicago department stores are tougher to compare in one reference.

Re: Fascinating Women: Florence Foster Jenkins

Jesse Kalvitis — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 15:47:47 -0000

Can't quite decide whether I'm horrified or delighted by her--maybe equal parts both?? She sounds like she would have been a hoot to hang out with, and she got to live her dream while doing some good. Played the recording (oh my!!) and my pet starling seemed to enjoy it. He tried to sing along. It was amazing.

Re: Julian Fellowes’ The Gilded Age coming to NBC in 2019

hels — Sat, 10 Feb 2018 23:19:25 -0000

Do you think that there was equality between wealthy families...or that the privileged Old Money families were of a higher quality than New Money families? Could some sources of wealth (eg land) be acceptable, while some sources of wealth were more questionable (eg trade)?

Re: Addie Hunton on the work of Black YMCA workers in WWI

David — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 09:09:43 -0000

I am doing research on Matthew Bullock Sr. He is in the picture you posted. Where did you find the original?

Re: The Party, The Pie, and the Girl Who Brought Down a Gilded Age Tycoon

hels — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 19:40:12 -0000

These late-night suppers, where the main course were the pretty young women hired as waitresses, were apparently so popular they are still continuing now. The Presidents Club in London, a charity fundraising organisation, has shut down this week (Jan 2018) because young women were groped and molested by attendees at an all-male fundraising dinner for top business figures.

What a shame :( Stanford White's architecture was deservedly admired.

Re: Edwardian FAQs

Caleb Graham — Tue, 28 Nov 2017 16:18:21 -0000

I have been trying to find an article about the day to day life and routines of the upstairs individuals. All the daily timelines I seem to find only include the servant routines with just mentions on the masters, but I would like to know more about what the daily routine was like for the aristocrats too.

Re: Edwardian Films

Georgia Haines — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 09:32:26 -0000

What about "Mary Poppins"?! :O

Re: Screw upon a Screw: Sex Education in the Gilded Age

hels — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 23:02:54 -0000

Why was Ida Craddock imprisoned for sending obscene sexual education materials through the mail to her subscribers when Dr Foote was not? I can think of a number of reasons, all dodgy:
1. Foote was a doctor and therefore accurate; Craddock was not a doctor and her material would therefore be scientifically inaccurate.
2. Craddock was a student of religious eroticism and a priestess of the Church of Yoga.
3. Foote was male and poor old Craddock was female.

Mind you, in the end Foote was also (mildly) punished. He was later convicted under the Comstock Act and forced to delete all birth control information from his book.

Re: Vintage Review: The Lightning Conductor

Richard Rex — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 19:04:53 -0000

A complete bibliography of Alice Williamson's novels is appended to my recent biography entitled "Alice Muriel Williamson: The Secret History of an American-English Author" (2016).

Re: The Court Presentation

Jeffrey — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 10:29:50 -0000

I hope this is the correct forum to ask this question. When the Queen of England attends an event with Phillip, is he 'escorting' her? Is the verb 'escorting' used to denote his being by her side? Thanks.

Re: So You Think You Want to Be a Nobleman?

hels — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 21:17:45 -0000

I would want to be an earl. Earls had the time and responsibility to be creative and community-minded, without having the pomposity and almost royal values of dukes.

But I had no idea that there was a specific monetary cost attached to each title and to each ceremonial outfit.

Re: Relive Downton Abbey’s Most Memorable Weddings

OliviaRubyHandmade — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 17:40:14 -0000

My favorites are Edith's and Carson & Mrs. Hughes. More than the clothing, decor, & ceremony which were also great - I liked the stories they tell of never giving up on love no matter your age or circumstances.

Re: Relive Downton Abbey’s Most Memorable Weddings

Evangeline Holland — Tue, 30 May 2017 21:47:31 -0000

You'll have to check your local listings. Different stations appear to have this special scheduled for different dates next month.

Re: Relive Downton Abbey’s Most Memorable Weddings

Carrie Turansky — Mon, 29 May 2017 02:39:09 -0000

Will this program be on PBS? I can't find any other info about it online. Thanks for a tip on how to view it.

Re: Consuelo & Alva Vanderbilt: The Dollar Princess and Her Mother by Julie Ferry

hels — Mon, 15 May 2017 22:37:35 -0000

Great topic. I followed up your last book recommendation, To Marry An English Lord, and loved the whole topic. Now I will locate The Transatlantic Marriage Bureau :)

Thanks for the link
Hels
"When American money married British aristocracy"

Re: Mogul and the Chinese Exclusion Act: An Interview with Joanna Shupe

Evangeline Holland — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 19:07:27 -0000

I mentioned this a few years ago, but I had the opportunity of working on a research project for a local Chinatown, and handled boxes and boxes of govt documents about the Exclusion Act and its later extension. It was a fascinating and illuminating portrait of not just California and US history, but immigration history, and race, as well as what Chinese immigrants and Chinese Americans encountered in this country. Now I must move this book up my TBR pile!

Re: The Gilded Age Craze for the Chafing Dish

Evangeline Holland — Tue, 25 Apr 2017 01:09:51 -0000

Good to know! I've been tempted to buy one.

If you do use yours, please come back and tell us of your chafing dish adventures, lol!