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A Victorian woman wearing a widow's cap. Illustration from The Strand Magazine (1890) A Victorian mourning cap was identified by its black colour or tone (depending on the level of mourning). The more recent the loss the simpler the design. The shape of the cap depended on the age of the widow but the most common was peaked at the front. [3]
"Lean on Me" is a song by American DJ trio Cheat Codes featuring American singer Tinashe. It was released on May 6, 2021, as the ninth single from their debut studio album Hellraisers, Pt. 1. It was written by Ivy Adara, Adam Halliday, Tinashe, B HAM, Trevor Dahl and Ryan Ogren, who also produced with the last three and Prince Fox. [2]
"Girl Code" is a funk-influenced dance song that features backing vocals from de Lesseps' daughter, Victoria. She premiered the song during an episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen , and its lyrics partially reference an argument between de Lesseps and American author Carole Radziwill that occurred while vacationing in the Turks ...
Music sheet cover depicting women wearing Dolly Varden costumes. A Dolly Varden , in this sense, is a woman's outfit fashionable from about 1869 to 1875 in Britain and the United States. It is named after a character in Charles Dickens , and the items of clothing referred to are usually a hat or dress.
"Waiting at the Church" is a popular comedic British music hall song written by Fred W. Leigh (words) and Henry E. Pether (music) for Vesta Victoria, and copyrighted in 1906. It is sung by a bride-to-be who has given her fiancé , Obadiah Binks, all her money to buy a ring or a house, only to be left "waiting at the church"; she finds out the ...
Sullivan's original song consisted of three verses, each followed by a chorus, and it was soon included in penny broadsides of the period. [2] Then in 1901, James Rolmaz (who had written a sequel in 1891 titled " A New Hat Now ") [ 3 ] wrote an additional two verses commenting on elections and the Prince of Wales to give the original song a ...
First page of an 1890s edition of the sheet music Second page "Rule, Britannia!" is a British patriotic song, originating from the 1740 poem "Rule, Britannia" by James Thomson [1] and set to music by Thomas Arne in the same year. [2] It is most strongly associated with the Royal Navy, but is also used by the British Army. [3]
A song of this complexion, implanted by the habit of half a century in the mass of popular sentiment, can not be refused a place in the inventory of the national blessings." [ 140 ] Ludwig van Beethoven wrote "I have to show the English a little of what a blessing 'God Save the King' is".