Civil War Era heirlooms?
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Comments (26)There used to be a discussion/ chat forum for us rose folks on the old site but now all those got mixed in with the rose talk. People asked about patterns and I like the ones by truly Victorian. All the sizes are included so you can get a custom fit. However they are drawn from real antique clothes so it's not a modern fit and most of them are designed to go over a corset but you don't need to wear it uncomfortably tight, just snug. If you had heavy work to do then you wore a corded petticoat not a hoop to hold your skirts out. Women didn't have legs in those days and they didn't discuss them :) they were just supposed to glide along gracefully like swans as they walked....See MoreCivil War Era and Turn of the Century Photos
Comments (9)Authentic old frames are readily available on eBay, often for not much a'tall. I've bought several - I have a thing for quartersawn oak and Eastlake frames - and I don't think I have ever paid more than $25. I'm cheap! :-) Sometimes I buy horribly ugly pictures for the frames. Those are usually cheap because people get distracted by the contents and don't notice the nice frame! Often they're kinda-weirdish sizes but that can be managed easily with custom mats, which are also less expensive than one might think. If a color laser photocopy doesn't look right (sometimes it doesn't, BTDT!) a camera shop can reproduce the photo exactly. It usually costs around $10-15 for up to an 8x10, the bigger portraits cost more but it's still a very reasonable cost. With irreplaceable old photos it's often nice to have an exact copy stored with another family member in case of fire or other disaster, or at the very least have them scanned with a very fine-quality scanner and loaded onto CD so they can be reproduced. Damaged old photos can be restored to perfect condition, too. I absolutely love stairways and hallways as galleries for this sort of thing....See MoreEnglish Civil War
Comments (37)Smashing staues was certainly not solely the preserve of Cromwell's men, iconoclastic fervour appeared as you say on the continent when the reformation got a bit further on than Luther - If I remember correctly, there would be well over 100 years between Luther's 95 theses (1517) and Cromwell (1649) - but England had largely escaped protestant religious fervour, preferring the more cynical exploitation of attacking Rome's power for political ends. And this perhaps is the point. There is not a single brand of protestantism, there were all types, from Henry VIII's "English Catholicism" to some real extreme loonies out there who believed really preposterous stuff. It's possibly safe to say that Cromwell appealed to the loonier end, and counted amongst his supporters people who were happy to smash heads off statues for religious reasons, but we mustn't forget that he was fundamentally a politition, soldier, republican and parliamentarian. Headless statues may be one of Cromwell's most lasting legacies, but it was not the greatest sin committed by his supporters, the Irish campaign, including the destruction of Drogheda with most of its population was a far more evil act. Possibly those defaced statues have a role in reminding us all of those dark times - a sort of negative memorial ? And then (- as this is a "readers" forum -) Cromwell shut the theatres ! Directly after the age of Shakespeare, Marlow, Johnson....and worse was yet to come....when they reopened...RESTORATION COMEDY !!! I don't think you can really blame these dreadful 17th century "Carry On" plays on Cromwell, but without him, they wouldn't have happened ;)...See MoreCivil War novels
Comments (32)Getting toward the end of GWTW and still enjoying the vivid portrayal of that time and place, but am very thankful that society's attitudes toward racial equality are different now than in the era portrayed. I recently listened to a very compelling nonfiction audiobook that shows positive moves in this area Gentle Giant of Dynamite Hill. It portrays Arthur Shores, who worked very hard to finance his law school education and who was one of the first black lawyers in Birmingham. He was involved in the civil rights movement and successfully pursued the rights of blacks through the court system. He persisted despite his family's fear when their home was bombed twice and, during this time, there was a bombing of a predominantly black-attended church in which several young girls died....See Moretumblingtomatoes
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