October 22, 2021 – 1:24 PM
Sisse Thompsett — Played by Fallin
During the Victorian era, knitting became a staple of a well-bred woman. Queen Victoria is even reported to have been a fan of knitting herself. It was during this time that knitting wasn’t just restricted to plain yarn fabrics, but changed to involve bead and lace knitting.
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https://brownsheep.com/a-quick-history-l...-knitting/
Thank you Bee <3 Your magic has made Sisse bloom
November 12, 2021 – 11:04 PM
Roberto Devine — Played by Kit
The first
documented prank phone call was in 1884. And
was done to undertakers.
December 22, 2021 – 5:46 AM
Basil Foxwood — Played by Fox
An infamous and secretive eighteenth-century duelling club, which called itself The Silver Spears, was reputed to admit only those who owned aspen wands. ...Aspen wand owners are generally strong-minded and determined, more likely than most to be attracted by quests and new orders; this is a wand for revolutionaries. --
wand woods, by J.K. Rowling
January 3, 2022 – 2:55 AM
Aldous Crouch — Played by Kayte
In the 19th century, almost 200 doctors in Britain alone were accused of homicide, many using poison to kill their victims. Unlike your average Joe, they could acquire large quantities of various poisons without arousing suspicion.
— Aldous walks with a cane and pronounced limp as the result of a splinching accident. —
— graphics by lady ❤ —
January 11, 2022 – 1:38 AM
Last modified: January 11, 2022 – 1:38 AM by Clarissa Cosgrove.
A combo of Did you know's I discovered when looking up a thing for a thread! The Thermos!
"While we generally use them to keep our drinks hot, vacuum flasks were invented by James Dewar in 1892 to keep things very cold."
"Dewar was interested in cryogenics, the science of extreme cold and in 1898 he was the first person to make liquid hydrogen, which at the time was the coldest substance ever produced."
set by Lady!
August 29, 2022 – 10:57 AM
Madeleine Backus — Played by Dante
In the 19th Century blue was a girls colour and pink was for boys. Clothing trade publications as late as 1912 advised that pink was for boys and blue for girls. It wasn' t until WW2 that the modern gender associations were made.
August 31, 2022 – 4:08 PM
Gus Lissington — Played by Gin
Chamber pots were placed in a suitable room or in other locations all over the house — behind screens and in dark corners. If a guest felt an urge to relieve themselves during a meal, they could leave the table and hide behind the curtains.
And some young ladies came to the ball with their own chamber pots and carried it in their purses.
November 6, 2022 – 11:46 PM
Last modified: November 6, 2022 – 11:49 PM by The Modiste.
The Modiste — Played by David
In late 19th century Britain, a rather macabre kind of photography became quite popular. It was called
headless portraiture. It was a style of portraiture in which - you guessed it! - the subject would be depicted without their head, usually holding it in the final picture, although they (the heads) sometimes were also depicted on platters, or in other quite shocking, and at times humorous, situations. The final product was achieved by combining two different negatives.
Here is a Pinterest board featuring such portraits.
December 13, 2022 – 2:46 AM
Last modified: December 13, 2022 – 2:47 AM by Ashley Allen.
Ashley Allen — Played by Bounce
"Cheese and Crust" - An exclamation common among the lower classes. A perversion of the invocation of the name of Jesus Christ, though considered somewhat respectful for its veiling of the oath.
From A Dictionary of Victorian Slang (1909).
A loving heart is the truest wisdom.
-Charles Dickens
December 30, 2022 – 9:36 PM
While preparing for a ball, the ladies paid a lot of attention not only to their outfits but also to their hair. To make their hair look puffy, it was decorated with “rats” — the strands that the maids collected from a lady’s brush and rolled into homemade hairpieces.