Every issue of Victorian Times Quarterly is a treasure-trove of hand-picked, original Victoriana from British and American magazines of the 1800's. You'll find a wealth of ideas on decorating your home or table in the Victorian style, plus delicious recipes (perfect for hosting your own authentic Victorian tea ) and inspiring craft projects and patterns. Plus, enjoy whimsical stories and poetry, beautiful illustrations, pictorial features and rib-tickling cartoons. Taking you from the royal palace to the humble country cottage, every issue brings you a unique, first-hand look at Victorian life. Victorian Times Quarterly is your ticket to explore -- and enjoy -- the beautiful, elegant, and ever-changing Victorian world. In this issue: First-Hand Account of Victorian Working Women - Lightships: Floating Lighthouses - The Victorian Poacher - Birds of Spring - Furnishing a Dollhouse - Aunt Mehitable's Letters from Washington - Easter Eggs - Gillyflowers - Lore of Precious Gems - Grant Allen's Moorland Idylls - Traveling from London to Chicago by Steamer & Rail - Confederate Make-Shifts - Prize-Winning Decorated Bicycles - London's Home for Lost Dogs - The Modern Servant - Repousse Work on Pewter - A Ramble Through Nebraska - Wedding Breakfasts - Folklore of Wedding Flowers - A "Boomopolis" Wedding - Tips on Writing Letters - The Cheerful Robin - London vs. New York - Britain's Victorian Cave-Dwellers - School Life in Toronto. plus household hints, recipes, poetry and more.