Nocturne in G Flat major: Coming Next Post: "Victorian Vice Times Thrice", ...

Nocturne in G Flat major: Coming Next Post: "Victorian Vice Times Thrice", ...: "You'll probably need smelling salts for this one, so be sure to have a bottle on hand. We recommend the ones above. You can find them at..."

Coming Next Post: "Victorian Vice Times Thrice", Or "Laudanum and Absinthe In An Age of Unctuously Overblown Words and Phrases"

You'll probably need smelling salts for this one, so be sure to have a bottle on hand. We recommend the ones above. You can find them at Isabella's Gifts For Reawakening The Spirit, the same online shop where we once purchased a bottle of Uplifting Mood Mist, which we left in a hotel room in Berlin where it was no doubt found by the maid, who had no idea what it was and threw it away without a moment's hesitation. But we have heard good things  about Clarity Smelling Salts, which are blended with essential oils and kosher sea salts, according to the description on the website. The website also mentions that a whiff of Clarity is good for taking tests and driving late at night, both activities which are comparable to reading this blog. Or so we've been told by people whose brains are larger than average and therefore more intimidating. 


But not as intimidating as these:

                             
                         And certainly not this:

Henry James (terrifying)

One Last Thing....

Human hair au unnatural
 We nearly forgot! To our dear blog follower Paul H, in regard to your question concerning Victorian hair art: Yes, it would make an interesting post.  And no, we have absolutely no intention of writing it. Why? Because we find it very difficult to write and vomit at the same time. But thank you for allowing us to imagine the possibility. Now go away.

One picture that's worth a thousand nightmares

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Nocturne in G Flat major: A Pithy Post For Posterity

Nocturne in G Flat major: A Pithy Post For Posterity: " Yearn to be a Victorian player? We've found the perfect site to help you hone your skills. You won't find links to winsome..."

A Pithy Post For Posterity

The soul of brevity

       

Yearn to be a Victorian player? We've found the perfect site to help you hone your skills. You won't find links to winsome ladies or hot, but well-mannered gentlemen, but you can learn how to play games like "The Ball of Wool" and "Shadows."  Yes, we're talking about parlor games. A visit to www.victoriaspast.com/ParlorGames/parlor_games.htm   
will teach you all need to know in order to excel at the games that kept Victorian era men and women from dying of boredom whilst sitting around on brocade furniture waiting for the Industrial Age to pick up steam. Just remember not to overdo it because, as we all know, too much fun is the devil's playmate and the handmaiden of havoc.

The family that plays together, stays together

They had to pay a forfeit

 

But they didn't mind

   

We don't know what this is, but we're sure it's delicious

As for food, it's high time someone spoke out with the skinny on steampunk cuisine. It's beautifully done at castlesandcooks.com/2011/05/16/what-is-steampunk-cuisine where you can learn everything you need to know about a style of cooking that has one ladle in the past and another in the speculative future. And since steampunk cuisine is becoming so popular across the continent, it only makes sense to familiarize oneself with something that could soon be sitting on one's dinner plate. So grab the proper fork, eat (figuratively) and become edified.

The steampunk kitchen of one's dreams

We are anticipating a busy week with not much time for blogging, so we would like to leave you with a final thought from the Victorian era. It is as follows:


How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child.

We find that one especially pertinent. However, if your children happen to actually be thankful, or you have no children, perhaps the following will be more to your liking:

Protect yourself from other people's bad manners by a conspicuous display of your own good ones.

No? Well, then, choose your own pithy utterance at  Victorian Sayings and Words of Wisdom: Witty Quotes and Tips on Health, Wealth and Happiness. | Suite101.com http://www.suite101.com/content/victorian-sayings-and-words-of-wisdom-a91723#ixzz1TlUOeJer

Have a lovely week and remember to polish your spats and monocle whether they need it or not. And, as always, don't put anything into your mouth until you can identify it and someone else can provide the necessary verification.

Ta.