Tag: Magazine History

• Bok Is Back

  “When he looked at the houses in which his subscribers lived, their drab hideousness made him sick. When he went inside and contemplated the lambrequins, the gilded cattails, the Rogers groups, the wax fruit under glass domes, the emblazoned seashells from Asbury Park, the family Bible on the marble-topped center-table, the crayon enlargements of Uncle […]

  Adrienne Morris

  January 22, 2014

  Beautiful Images, History, The Unknowable Past, inspirational, Uncategorized

  Edward Bok, Florida, gardening, Magazine History, Publishing, Tower Gardens

• Desperately In Need of Someone To Make Supper . . .

  We all agreed only yesterday that women should remain attractive in all they do. A well-made apron adds the perfect touch. The Delineator Magazine of January 1886 offers us some much needed further advice for planning our day. Slip out for a nice morning walk and then heat up the wood stove for an average […]

  Adrienne Morris

  January 10, 2014

  Beautiful Images, History, The Unknowable Past, Women

  19th century, food, Food History, Magazine History, Menus, The Delineator, What Did People Eat?, Women’s Magazines