The Right Snuff
For the Regency dandy, taking snuff was a stylish ritual of such gravity that numerous books were published on the topic and tutors of snuff etiquette could barely keep up with demand. The Right Snuff When George Brummell climbed the worn stone steps of Fribourg & Treyer, one afternoon, and entered the dim, aromatic interior, he was displeased to learn that the staff had forgotten to reserve his sample of a rare new snuff. "Very well," he said, "then I shall condemn it." Naturally, they handed over some other gentleman's stash. Beau Brummell, the ultimate [...]
Presentation at Court
Marriages between the upper echelon families of England were transacted much as mergers and acquisitions are in today's business environment. Each Season, the latest crop of prospects were introduced to the marriage market, with their respective inducements, and the negotiations began. Presentation at Court Young Regency women entering society were not presented at court en masse, as seen in the highly-organized débutante rituals of the Victorian and Edwardian eras. When the 1800s began, it was customary for girls had their 'come-out' when their mothers decided they were of marriageable age, usually at 17-18 years. Families [...]
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Outsiders Within – Romani in the Regency
By the time 'Gypsies' appeared on the pages of Jane Austen, Sir Walter Scott and Maria Edgeworth, Romani people had been in England for centuries. Sidebar: Believing the copper-skinned migrants to hail from Egypt, the Europeans had coined the term "Gypsies" for these migrants. Some consider [...]
