Re: [h-cost] Winter flowers for New England?
Thanks, Deb! My abode in the 19th century has been 1850+, so wasn't entirely sure about the flowers. I thought them a safe bet though. :) == Marjorie Wilser =:=:=:Three Toad Press:=:=:= "Learn to laugh at yourself and you will never lack for amusement." --MW http://3toad.blogspot.com/ On Nov 26, 2011, at 5:23 PM, Deb Salisbury, the Mantua-Maker wrote(in part): I'm late to the discussion, but artificial flowers were widely available in England at this time, so I think they'd be reasonably available in New England. … Artificial flowers are made, sometimes of very fine coloured paper, sometimes of the inside linings upon which the silk-worm spins its silk, but principally of cambric, which is a kind of linen made of flax, first manufactured at Cambray, in France; of which great quantities were imported into this country: but now, persons convicted of wearing, or selling, or making up for hire, any cambric or French lawns are liable to a penalty of 5l. Book of Trades, 1806 … Artificial flowers belong to a second order of dress, from whence too they are likely soon to be banished, not bearing the contrast of nature; flowers of stamped or cramped satin and lace are now a more approved ornament for hats or caps. La Belle Assemblée, May 1811 … Artificial flowers, which we have no longer occasion to import from France, since our own are hardly to be distinguished from the productions of nature, are universally adopted in full dress by juvenile belles; they are also used to ornament the toques and turbans of matronly ladies. Repository of Arts, July 1817 … Flowers, made of feathers, from a beautiful head-dress for young ladies; La Belle Assemblée, January 1818 … These flowers are of velvet, feathers, or transparent whalebone. La Belle Assemblée, December 1827 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Winter flowers for New England?
I'm late to the discussion, but artificial flowers were widely available in England at this time, so I think they'd be reasonably available in New England. … Artificial flowers are made, sometimes of very fine coloured paper, sometimes of the inside linings upon which the silk-worm spins its silk, but principally of cambric, which is a kind of linen made of flax, first manufactured at Cambray, in France; of which great quantities were imported into this country: but now, persons convicted of wearing, or selling, or making up for hire, any cambric or French lawns are liable to a penalty of 5l. Book of Trades, 1806 … Artificial flowers belong to a second order of dress, from whence too they are likely soon to be banished, not bearing the contrast of nature; flowers of stamped or cramped satin and lace are now a more approved ornament for hats or caps. La Belle Assemblée, May 1811 … Artificial flowers, which we have no longer occasion to import from France, since our own are hardly to be distinguished from the productions of nature, are universally adopted in full dress by juvenile belles; they are also used to ornament the toques and turbans of matronly ladies. Repository of Arts, July 1817 … Flowers, made of feathers, from a beautiful head-dress for young ladies; La Belle Assemblée, January 1818 … These flowers are of velvet, feathers, or transparent whalebone. La Belle Assemblée, December 1827 Happy sewing, Deb Salisbury The Mantua-Maker www.mantua-maker.com www.etsy.com/shop/MantuaMakerPatterns www.etsy.com/shop/MomNDadsJewelry ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Winter flowers for New England?
.and don't forget the prayer book -- always fashionable with a handkerchief From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [h-costume-boun...@indra.com] on behalf of R Lloyd Mitchell [rmitch...@staff.washjeff.edu] Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2011 2:29 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Winter flowers for New England? We have quite forgotten the Handkercheif as an important accessory for the bride of this time period...and most appropriate for a bride in a home setting. they were often heirlooms and might feature exquisite lace from the previous century. One might also see fans prominent in French or English illustrations. This was also a period when ribbons were a favor.? I am recalling an article seen this past spring of ribbon nosegays that were worked with laces for a competition (now where, where, where!).Perhaps it was Piecework...The June issue of the last three years has featured heirloom treasures of lace; many forms have been forgotten... of -Original Message- From: "Elena House" Sent 11/25/2011 11:24:28 PM To: "Historical Costume" Subject: Re: [h-cost] Winter flowers for New England?On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 11:22 PM, Elena House wrote: > ?I could swear I've run across several sets of > how-to-make-artificial-flowers instructions in Victorian ephemera of > the sort your characters might be likely to have run across, although > I'm not enough of a masochist to try to hunt them down now... =} ...And I just noticed the 1830 bit, so ignore the Victorian part, please! Still, it seems like a skill that wouldn't be too outlandish to find locally--maybe the sister-in-law has a milliner friend. -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Winter flowers for New England?
We have quite forgotten the Handkercheif as an important accessory for the bride of this time period...and most appropriate for a bride in a home setting. they were often heirlooms and might feature exquisite lace from the previous century. One might also see fans prominent in French or English illustrations. This was also a period when ribbons were a favor.? I am recalling an article seen this past spring of ribbon nosegays that were worked with laces for a competition (now where, where, where!).Perhaps it was Piecework...The June issue of the last three years has featured heirloom treasures of lace; many forms have been forgotten... of -Original Message- From: "Elena House" Sent 11/25/2011 11:24:28 PM To: "Historical Costume" Subject: Re: [h-cost] Winter flowers for New England?On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 11:22 PM, Elena House wrote: > ?I could swear I've run across several sets of > how-to-make-artificial-flowers instructions in Victorian ephemera of > the sort your characters might be likely to have run across, although > I'm not enough of a masochist to try to hunt them down now... =} ...And I just noticed the 1830 bit, so ignore the Victorian part, please! Still, it seems like a skill that wouldn't be too outlandish to find locally--maybe the sister-in-law has a milliner friend. -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
