Welcome to Royal Wedding Week High Tea Fit For A Queen. As a rule the Queen takes her tea in her private quarters between 4 ~ 5 every afternoon. It is believed that the tradition of taking tea was begun in the 17th century by the French. Prior to the introduction of tea into Britain, the English only had two meals~ breakfast and dinner. Sometime during the middle of the eighteenth century, dinner for the upper and middle classes was changed from noontime to an evening meal that was served ... View the Post
A Caroline Ingalls Costume
I recently gave a presentation on historical clothing at the Farmer's Branch Historical Park Celebrating Spring with Laura Ingalls Wilder event. I decided to create A Caroline Ingalls Costume to wear to the event. A Caroline Ingalls Costume I would like to clarify that the costume I made was not for this Caroline Ingalls. Caroline Lake Quiner Ingalls (1839-1924) was an amazing woman in her own right as well as being the mother of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the Little ... View the Post
Royal Wedding Wednesday Get Me to the Church on Time
Royal Wedding Wednesday Get Me to the Church on Time. Prince Harry and Miss Meghan Markle have selected St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle as the site where their wedding vows will take place. Royal Wedding Wednesday Get Me to the Church on Time St. George's has a seating capacity of 800 people. It is much smaller than Westminster Abbey where there are 2,000 seats available. But since this wedding is not a state occasion (as HRH Prince Harry will then be fifth in line to the throne) ... View the Post
A Green Edwardian Dress
Welcome to this year's version of the wearing of the green. For 2018 I chose to create A Green Edwardian Dress. A Green Edwardian Dress Green! But wait, didn't the Edwardians only wear white or cream? No. Actually, the Edwardians were quite colorful. Green was a very popular color. Various shades of green were worn both in the day... ...as well as in the evening. Solid shades of color were often worn but the dresses were anything but ordinary. The ... View the Post
Hoop Skirts at Thistle Hill Part II
On Monday we looked at the glorious first floor of the Thistle Hill mansion. Today's post, Hoop Skirts at Thistle Hill Part II, features the interiors of the second floor. The icing on top of the cake is the lovely portraits of some of the members of the DFW Costumers Guild in all their historical finery. Thistle Hill by Thomas Kinkade, circa 1997 Hoop Skirts at Thistle Hill Part II This lovely room looks as though time has been beautifully stopped. While the bed, side table, and ... View the Post
Hoop Skirts at Thistle Hill Part I
Recently the Dallas-Fort Worth Costumers Guild hosted a Victorian Soiree weekend. Sunday morning started by enjoying brunch at Reata. Then it was on to Hoop Skirts at Thistle Hill Part I. Hoop Skirts at Thistle Hill Part I Thistle Hill (also known as the Wharton-Scott house) is a Georgian Revival-style mansion that was built during the cattle baron era in 1903/4. It is located on what once was known as Quality Hill due to the many fashionable families that constructed homes there. Today it ... View the Post
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