- The Turkish way of making love
The Turkish way of making love - The Natural Waist and the Effects of Lacing
The Natural Waist The ribs of large curve; the lungs large and roomy; the liver stomach and bowels in their normal position; all with abundant room. Effects of Lacing The ribs bent almost to angles; the lungs contracted; the liver, stomach and intestines forced down into the pelvis, crowding the womb seriously. - The Dude of the 17th Century
Avoid what is called the "ruffianly style of dress" or the slouchy appearance of a half-unbottoned vest, and suspenderless pantaloons. That sort of affectation is, if possible, even more disgusting than the painfully elaborate frippery of the dandy or dude. - The Doctors Visit
Man and woman sitting down talking - The Care of New-born infants
The Care of New-born infants - The Corset in the 18th Century
During the 18th century corsets were largely made from a species of leather known as "Bend," which was not unlike that used for shoe soles, and measured nearly a quarter of an inch in thickness. - Steel Corset worn in Catherine's time.
The most extensive and extreme use of the corset occurred in the 16th century, during the reign of Catherine de Medici of France and Queen Elizabeth of England. With Catherine de Medici a thirteen-inch waist measurement was considered the standard of fashion, while a thick waist was an abomination. No lady could consider her figure of proper shape unless she could span her waist with her two hands. To produce this result a strong rigid corset was worn night and day until the waist was laced down to the required size. Then over this corset was placed the steel apparatus shown in the illustration on next page. This corset-cover reached from the hip to the throat, and produced a rigid figure over which the dress would fit with perfect smoothness. - Save the girls
Depiction of the choice a woman must make in life. - Same time next week
A man leaving a house while a woman has a notepad to write something in. - Preparing to entertain her lover
Preparing to entertain her lover - Mother and daughter
Mother and daughter - Mother and Child
Mother and Child - Love of Home
Young lady smelling a rose that she has received - Lady's Dress in the days of Greece
Lady's Dress in the days of Greece - Lady writing a love letter
Young lady writing - Lady Reading the Bible
Lady Reading the Bible - Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc - Improve your speech by reading
A family sitting around reading - illustrating magnetic influences
animal magnetism is supposed to radiate from and encircle every human being - Found upon the doorstep
Woman opening the door to find a baby in a basket - Fireside Fancies
Man and woman sitting cozily in front of a fire. - Explaining the need of a new hat
Man (reading a newspaper) looks unconvinced as his wife explains the need of a new hat - Egyptian Corset
Egyptian Corset - Doctor visiting sick girl in bed
Doctor visiting sick girl in bed - Divider
- Divider 2
- Convincing his Wife
Man and woman sitting at the table talking - Confidence
Two young ladies talking - Children Should be taught early the lessons of Propriety and Good Manners
Mother and daughter - Children playing
Girl pushing a little girl along in a sled - Charles Dickens Chair and desk
Charles Dickens Chair and desk - I'll kiss it better
Girl about to kiss little boys hand after he hurt himself playing - Baby in bath
Baby in bath - Baby and Blackbird
Little toddler pointing to a blackbird - Asking an honest question
A man and woman talking - An easy-going disposition
A cat eating from the counter while a lady ignores the cat - A Turkish cigarette girl
A Turkish cigarette girl - A Turk
A Turk standing beside an urn with a woman in the background - A Parlor Recitaton
A Parlor Recitation - Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron Altho protected by the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty, this heron often finds himself the target for thoughtless hunters. Not that he would make a tasty dish, but any bird which stands 4 feet high with a wing spread of almost 70 inches is in constant danger. His favorite feeding grounds are wet meadows or pastures, ponds, lakes or streams. Most of his food consists of rough fish which he catches expertly, either standing patiently in shallow water until a fish appears, or walking slowly along the edge of some shallow pond until he discovers his prey. Snakes, frogs, insects, mice, eels, or even small birds are not safe from a hungry heron. - William Smith O’Brien
In 1845 Davis died, and the leadership of the Party passed into the hands of William Smith O’Brien, his lieutenants being John Mitchel and John Martin. All three were Protestants. Mr. Smith O’Brien was descended from King Brian Borhoimè—who played the part of Alfred the Great in Irish history. A brother of Lord Inchiquin, he was an aristocrat and a Tory, with frigid manners, and a high and chivalrous sense of honour. He had drifted into the “Young Ireland” Party, firstly, because fourteen years’ experience of the Imperial Parliament convinced him that it could not legislate wisely for Ireland, and, secondly, because he despaired of any other Party obtaining for Ireland the only Government that could lift her to her place among the nations. As a speaker he was cold, logical, and stilted. But he had a severe and ascetic sense of public duty, and his fidelity and truthfulness secured for him the unswerving loyalty of his followers. - Westminster Hall
- Virgin Forest in Canada
- Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle - The Victoria Tower, Westminster Palace
- The South-East Corridor, Windsor Castle
- The Royal Visit to Fingal’s Cave
- The Royal Palace, Madrid
- The Revolution in Paris
- The Remnant of an army
- The Queens visit to France
- The Queens Entrry in Edinburgh
- The Queen Visiting a Cornish Iron Mine
- The Queen Opening Parliament in 1846
- The Queen in the Woodwardian Museum
- The Queen in the Royal Gallery, St George’s Chapel, 1846
- The Queen and the Reapers at Blair Castle
- The Queen and the Deserter’s Death-Warrant
- The Queen and Prince Albert at the Children’s Fête in Coburg on St. Gregory’s Day
- The Prince-Chancellor of Cambridge University Presenting an Address to the Queen