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The silhouette changed once again as the Victorian era drew to a close. The shape was essentially an inverted triangle, with a wide-brimmed hat on top, a full upper body with puffed sleeves, no bustle, and a skirt that narrowed at the ankles [11] (the hobble skirt was a fad shortly after the end of the Victorian era). The enormous wide-brimmed ...
Because a limited number of catalogs was produced and passed through many consumers, many covers of these books bound did not remain intact. Illustrations in the catalogs were rarely colored, and many were reused. [4] With the rise of Rococo in England, many more engravings explored and depicted complex decor and patterns in catalogs. These ...
The 28th Regiment at Quatre Bras is an oil painting on canvas from 1875, painted by Elizabeth Thompson.She became better known as Lady Butler after her marriage to William Butler in 1877.
This order of dress dates back to white drill uniforms worn for "hot-weather" ceremonial and off-duty wear in India prior to World War I. [23] Since the 1970s this order has consisted of the same white tunic but is now worn with coloured No. 1 dress trousers. [24] Head-dress, footwear and badges are generally as for No. 1 dress.
A butler in the White House Butler's Pantry.. A butler is a person who works in a house serving and is a domestic worker in a large household.In great houses, the household is sometimes divided into departments with the butler in charge of the dining room, wine cellar, and pantry.
Butler's Rangers (1777–1784) was a Loyalist provincial military unit of the American Revolutionary War, raised by American loyalist John Butler.Most members of the regiment were Loyalists from upstate New York and northeastern Pennsylvania.
In an effort to discourage alcohol consumption during the late 19th century, British temperance groups produced and circulated "drink maps" showing where people in particular cities could buy booze.
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George CMG; Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire [note 1] CIE; Commander of the Royal Victorian Order CVO; Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE; Companion of the Distinguished Service Order DSO; Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order LVO; Officer of the Order of the British Empire OBE