Mine concerns an early Victorian amethyst ring at this bordering-on-schlock antiques mall. I won't go into details–like the ring's flower-shaped prongs–because the memories are too painful. I make ...

Those Victorians. Sappy as a tung tree, they were even sentimental about sentiment. They adored their queen, a woman so mushy she had a bracelet made of her children's teeth. They loved their ...

Antique c1890 photograph of a Victorian wedding party with bride, groom, bridesmaids, and flower girl. The white wedding gown became a thing after Queen Victoria wore hers in 1840.

You can read many more in the book The Agony Column Codes & Ciphers by Jean Palmer.. More Articles About The Victorian Era: 2. Acrostic Rings. Another way men secretly declared their love was by ...