Wise words from the Victorians regarding the perils of bachelorhood:
There is no tear shed for the old bachelor; there is no ready hand and kind heart to cheer him in his loneliness and bereavement…
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Wise words from the Victorians regarding the perils of bachelorhood:
There is no tear shed for the old bachelor; there is no ready hand and kind heart to cheer him in his loneliness and bereavement…
Click here to read other Victorian Gems.
Wedlock: Ideal for Men (Manners, Culture and Dress, 1893) Read More »
The thought that one’s appearance should never be a burden for others is not entirely a Victorian concept, it was more than likely borrowed from the Greeks:
It is every woman’s duty to make herself as beautiful as possible;and no less the duty of every man to make himself pleasing in appearance. The duty of looking well is one we owe not only to ourselves, but to others as well.
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Beauty as Duty: A Victorian Appreciation (Manners, Culture and Dress, 1870) Read More »
