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*************************************************************************** Volume One, Issue Eight: *************************************************************************** Table of Contents What Would You Prefer? (Survey) Feature Article: A Day in the Life of a (Regency) Fashionable (with thanks to Louis Simond, an American visitor to London in 1809) What's In A Word? This month's word: Brownstudy Handy Links: Fun, inspiration, and more A Strange Jane Sighting! The "Figure" of the Month? This Month's FREE Download: "The Confessions of James Lorrequer", published in 1839 Shopping Links and Miscellaneous ******************************************************** ********************************************************
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A Day in The Life of A Regency Fashionable As gleaned from the writings of an American visitor to London in 1809, Mr. Louis Simond.
by Linore Rose Burkard
When Mr. Simond made his trip to London, it was fortunate for posterity that he stayed in the fashionable West End of the city and was able to observe the general tide of life for the residents who lived, loved and played there. He took notes on what he saw and did, and I, for one, am grateful he did so.
He seemed amused to notice that, firstly, no one "stirred" earlier than 10am. At that time, shops became sleepily awake, and the Horse Guards were on the move in a noisy parade, their daily march from their barracks to Hyde Park. But what of the ton, the inner circle of fashionable society?
These lofty souls did not appear until nigh three or four o'clock, when they would begin making their "morning" calls, or go shopping or promenading, or grace an assembly room with their presence. Why was the beginning of their day so late in the afternoon? Because it went on until early next morning, or even 'til dawn.
Simond says there was gaslight on the streets, and this, in 1809 (earlier than most of us thought, no?); but the lights were not quite effective, and after being lit at dusk, did little to illumine one's way ( but made "little brightish dots" in a line going down the street).*
There was a lull of activity around this time, and then, from six o'clock to about eight, after people had dressed for dinner and evening entertainments, the racket and street traffic started up again. Another lull would follow, and then near ten o'clock the crush of carriages was back with all its ensuing noises: The thunderous hoof-beats, whinnying, whips cracking, people laughing, wheels turning, churning, and lumbering along the cobbled roads. It was an awful din that rarely subsided before midnight.
In the book, Our Tempestous Day, Carolly Erickson says that, according to Simond, "At one o'clock it was still difficult to sleep for all the commotion. Gradually, though, the number of carriages diminshed until, as the sky began to grow light, only a single carriage was heard now and then at a great distance. The fashionable world went to sleep, not to be roused until long after noon." The next day, it would start all over again, and the endless whirl of activity called the "season" would continue.*
Simond also detailed what it was like attending a party (or, "rout")of the fashionable. After waiting in long carriage lines along the street to gain entrance, one would greet the host or hostess, and then stand (never sit) in rooms crowded with elegant people, jostling and moving about to find one's friends, with no entertainments offered and apparently no refreshments. He mentions the lack of cards, music, and even conversation. Supposedly, the aim was to get there, be seen, and to see whomever else had braved the crowded streets to attend.
When ready to leave, waiting for one's carriage was the next trial, after which it was on to another "at home" (i.e., what we would call an "open house"party today). One can imagine the sheer exhaustion of attending just one or two of these in a week! And yet they were constantly being given, and the greater your popularity and consequence, the more invitations you would receive.
Entire evenings could be spent attending such things, and, as the grid-lock and flux of carriages in the street and their accompanying flambeaux gave away the location of these affairs, they were virtually public knowledge--and therefore heavily attended.
So much for the painstaking work of ordering and sending little gilded invitations to an elite list of recipients, weeks in advance. As Mrs. Bentley notes (in "Before the Season Ends,") "a hostess always prefers a crush to its opposite! But important members of the ton must not be made to suffer!" Alas, it was seemingly unavoidable at times.
The Regency? You've got to love it!
c 2006 Linore Rose Burkard
Acknowledgement goes to Carolly Erickson's "Our Tempestuous Day: A History of Regency England," in which she discusses Simond's visit.
********************************************************* What's In A Word? Brownstudy ********************************************************* Georgette Heyer often used this word, "brownstudy" in her books, when describing people's attitudes; Such as, "So-and-so is in a brownstudy, or: "What'-'re you in a brownstudy?" The fairly obvious meaning of "a gloomy meditation," is derived from "brow study" and the Old German braun, or aug-braun, an eye-brow. In the book, The Word Museum by Jeffrey Kacirk, "brownstudy" is noted as being "Very common, even in educated society, but hardly admissible in writing..." Well! Tell that to a Heyer-fan or the hundreds of authors who have followed in her footsteps! ( Perhaps it means in literary writing, which would, of course--and alas--excuse a great many Regencies!)
*************************************************************************** Last-Minute Summer Fun for the Family *************************************************************************** It's not too late to gather the family 'round for a few more good nights together. A fun but relaxing movie night in which the little ones won't get too frightened or the bigger ones bored is just the thing. I've picked some of my family's favorites for you to peruse and, if you choose, to buy a copy for viewing "before the season ends!" ( :D "Before the Season Ends" is the title of my Inspirational Regency Romance!) Okay, for some great viewing ideas just click the link below! (And this is true even if you end up watching all by your lonesome.)
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*************************************************************************** A Strange Jane Sighting! *************************************************************************** As in Jane Austen, of course. Since I'm a member of the Austen-List, I had to share this strange sighting with them, and I may as well go ahead and let you know about it, too.(I had to laugh out loud when I saw it, but who knows, I may just be adding one of these to my workdesk soon!) Here's the scoop, in the words from a catalog called "Signals" that I get in the mail (snail mail).
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that anyone who claims to love literature simply must have a Jane Austen action figure. Demurely garbed and well-equipped with a book (Pride and Prejudice, of course) and a writing desk with removable quill pen, she may inspire you to write a novel or six. " 5 1/4 inches.
Jane is going for a mere $12.95. If you want to see her with your own eyes,go to www.Signals.com and look for her online. (I haven't seen their online catalog, so in case Jane isn't there, here's the company's address:) You can write and request a catalog:
Signals/ 5581 Hudson Industrial Parkway/ PO Box 2599 / Hudson, OH 44236-0099 Or call 1-800-669-9696
She is actually dressed in a very nice Regency outfit, (plastic attached,not fabric) and has the typical mob-cap JA usually wore, even at home. Very cute, but if this isn't proof that there is definitely a JA explosion going on all over the world, what is? I can't say it really looks like Jane (from what we know of her) but I may just have to get one anyway!
On the same page of the catalog there is also a very pretty sterling silver pendant with a JA quote: "Where shall we see a better daughter or a kinder sister or a truer friend?" And has Austen's initials on the reverse side. This goes for a bit heftier price: $46.95, but not too bad, I suppose.
In case you don't see them but want to order from the catalog sight-unseen, the action figure catalog number is: HC2062 and the pendant number is: HA3012 Use the phone number above. (A USA number but you can always just try on-line, if you are overseas or in Canada.)
********************************************************** Surprising Quote ********************************************************** I pray on airplanes. I get instant religion during takeoff, then when we're safely in the air I sit there thinking about the fact that any little thing that goes wrong could send us crashing to the ground.
Johnny Depp
*********************************************************** Inspirational Quote *********************************************************** "When we see ourselves in a situation which must be endured and gone through, it is best to make up our minds to it, meet it with firmness, and accommodate everything to it in the best way practicable. This lessens the evil, while fretting and fuming only serves to increase your own torments."
-- Thomas Jefferson, 3rd U.S. President
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*************************************************************************** Free Download! Confessions of Harry Lorrequer By Charles James Lever (1806-1872)] *************************************************************************** What an exciting find! This book was published in 1839, almost a decade after the Regency, but close enough so that the general atmosphere will be familiar to fans of the period. From the Gutenberg Project, this download is an actual copy of the 1839 volume, illustrations and all. I believe you will find it "an utter diversion" to read. Feel free to let me know what you think.
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