Jane Austen's WorldThis blog brings Jane Austen, her novels, and the Regency Period alive through food, dress, social customs, and other 19th C. historical details.Regency Undergarments: A Modern Perspective- September 16, 2008 Inquiring readers, last week author Marjorie Gilbert kindly described how she created her empire gown. This week she continues the interview, describing how she made stays (corset) to wear underneath her dress. Vic: You mentioned choosing a neutral color for under the muslin dress, since the fabric was thin and rather see-through. Didn&8217;t the stays feel ...http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2008/09/15/regency-undergarments-a-modern-perspectiv... May I Recommend- September 15, 2008 My recent Alibris purchases include the following: Taste: The Story of Britain Through Its Cooking by Kate Culquhoun. This book is a social history of Britain told through the developments of its cooking. It encompasses royal feasts and street food, the skinning of eels, and the making of strawberry jelly. More interestingly, it mixes the tales ...http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2008/09/14/may-i-recommend-2/ Lost in Austen, A Review of the Movie, Episode 2: Amandas Zany Journey Through the Land of Pride and Prejudice Continues- September 13, 2008 Lost in Austen movie review of Episode Twohttp://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2008/09/13/lost-in-austen-episode-2-amanda%E2%80%99s... Old Friends and New Fancies: The First Jane Austen Sequel- September 11, 2008 Inquiring Readers, Although SourceBooks came out with Old Friends and New Fancies last summer, we waited to review this first Jane Austen sequel by Sybil Brinton until now. Reviewed by Lady Anne The only real problem with Jane Austen is that she left us with a paucity of books to read and re-read. Most ...http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2008/09/11/old-friends-and-new-fancies-the-first-jan... Creating a Circa 1798-1805 Empire Gown- September 10, 2008 Gentle Readers, Marjorie Gilbert, author of The Return, made an empire gown from a Janet Arnold pattern and featured it on her website. She graciously answered some of my questions about the process of its creation. Below sits the interview. Vic: Marjorie, did you purchase a pattern for the gown and is this your first one Where ...http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2008/09/10/creating-a-circa-1798-1805-empire-gown/ Satire About the Jane Austen Industry- September 10, 2008 News Biscuit features a post entitled Britain&8217;s Largest Industry which Jane Austen might have chucked out the window had she read its ending. Those who think the Jane fan industry has spun out of control will think it is spot on. I, for one, laughed, even though my blog is probably one of those culprits ...http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/satire-about-the-jane-austen-industry/ Lost in Austen: A Review of the Movie, Episode One- September 6, 2008 Its unfortunate that ITVs 2008 Lost in Austen, directed by Dan Zeff, shares the same title with the 2007 novel by Emma Campbell. The confusion is reflected in my sitemeter statistics, where people are (presumably) clicking on my review of the novel hoping to find my thoughts about the film. Having watched the first episode of ...http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/lost-in-austen-a-review-of-the-movie/ The Supersizers Go: The Duel- September 6, 2008 This YouTube clip is pretty funny. It&8217;s a parody of the end of a regency meal and a subsequent duel. For more about this British series, please click here to read my previous post.http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/the-supersizers-go-the-duel/ Regency Fashion in France: New York Times Article from 1913- September 5, 2008 How Today&8217;s Styles Ran Their Course 100 Years Ago is a New York Times article (in PDF format) that ran in the paper on July 27, 1913. In it the author provides a comprehensive early 20th-century view of French fashions that were popular a century before. The author contrasts the racy French directoire styles with ...http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/regency-fashion-in-france-new-york-times-... Mrs. Elton in America: Interview With Diana Birchall, Author- September 3, 2008 On her website, Diana Birchall discusses how she began writing Mrs. Elton in America, originally entitled In Defense of Mrs. Elton. In Defense of Mrs. Elton had an interesting evolution. It began as an internet serial told on the Janeites online literary list. The group was discussing this obnoxious character from Jane Austen&8217;s Emma, and I ...http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2008/09/02/mrs-elton-in-america-interview-with-diana... |