If you were a female in the Victorian era, jewelry and fancy gifts were unacceptable ... “Do not be the last to leave the ball room. It is more elegant to leave early, as staying too late ...

There are probably many reasons why the tradition of hair work faded after the Victorian era. Bachmann says that some of it has to do with the advent of funeral homes, which moved death out of the ...

Consider Jane Goodwin, a 22-year-old who died in church from having her corset laced too tightly, or the young lady from Liverpool who died after eating too much of her own hair (the postmortem ...

With values in the $1,000 to $5,000 range, framed Victorian hair pictures grew from loving pictures to fine memorials. Photo provided Valentine’s Day falls on Feb. 14, and along with the Roman ...