Observations · Mores
A holiday greeting and a reminder that love is the amusement of the gods
Love between two people is the amusement of the gods. Do not forget it. And a happy holiday!
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NB! · Observations · Mores · Humour
Good day, and do try not to sin quite as heartily as the ancient Romans
Books · Mores · Humour
N. L-sky in 1835 on the awkwardness and woodenness of the English
A strange thing! Upon every Englishman, to whatever circle he may belong, unless he has lived in Europe, and lived there long, there lies a peculiar, distinguishing stamp. The Englishman is awkward, unwieldy, clumsy; there is something dreadfully wooden about him, and in this woodenness, this outward lack of animation,
Aristocracy · Archive · London · Monarchies · Mores
Queen Elizabeth II, her younger sister Princess Margaret, her cousin Princess Alexandra of Kent and her cousin-in-law Katharine, Duchess of Kent hold their children, born in the same year within a very short span of one another, in the course of…
The year 1964 gave the British royal family four children. On 29 February Princess Alexandra gave birth to James, on 10 March Elizabeth II gave birth to Prince Edward, on 28 April the Duchess of Kent gave birth to Helen, and on 1 May Princess Margaret gave birth to Sarah.
NB! · Art · Observations · Mores
I see that many of you liked the antique pet houses; here, for example, is a house-cum-pouffe, early nineteenth century
Art · Moscow · Observations · Mores
The bearded paterfamilias at supper in Édouard Vuillard's painting lends the table the atmosphere of merchant Moscow
The bearded paterfamilias at supper in Édouard Vuillard's painting lends the table the atmosphere of merchant Moscow. Old bourgeois life was everywhere just as cosy and heartfelt. Add the basket on the table and the checked cotton tablecloth. All that's missing is icons in place of
Observations · Mores · Paris · Reportage
Paris tour during fashion week on Parisian romance in the 19th century
Coming to Paris for Fashion Week is becoming a fine tradition. But if last time I was invited to give a lecture in a society salon, this time we set off on a packed walk around the city, with my tour of Parisian romance in all its strangeness and of
NB! · Monarchies · Mores · Pop Culture · Humour
House for a dog and cat, identical to Marie Antoinette's, bought for 800 euros
A dog-and-cat house exactly like Marie Antoinette's. Bought for 800 euros
Mores · Humour
Pushkin
Pushkin. Tea from China and Ceylon, flavoured with citrus fruits (orange and lemon). Very popular in Russia. You cannot imagine how popular
Archive · The East · Mores · Ethnography
Ancient Egyptians judged the dead and denied burial to those who had lived in depravity
Among the ancient Egyptians there was a praiseworthy custom, that over the dead a strict judgement was held, as to how they had conducted their lives. And if in all truth they found the honesty of their living, they deemed them worthy of a magnificent burial, lamented by all. But
Observations · Mores · Ethnography
Origin of the name of laika leather and the use of dog hides in 19th century Russia
Ladies' Kid Slippers of the 1820s. Kid leather is called "lайка" in Russian, but not after the breed of dog: the word is a borrowing from Polish, "loika", from "loj", meaning fat. It turns out, however, that dogs' hides did go into
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