Missing the ‘maid’?
Sarah Brown had a sister, Ruth Smith. Ruth was good with a needle, and there is an extant chair seat made by Ruth. I’d always thought, in a fuzzy, not-thi...
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Chemisettes
Chemisette or tucker? By the time The Shooting Star was published in 1941-42, “bib and tucker” had wandered away from their original meanings. Tucke...
What Cheer Day 2013
The event poster, designed by my colleague in the deerskin breeches! You’ll be joining us, right?
What (Cheer) to Wear?
It’s 1800. Do you know what your housekeeper is doing? I don’t. Or, more accurately, I can’t decide. I’m hung up on stays, and not wanti...
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