Candice's Events Calendar

Thursday, May 16, 2024

Online Event

What Would a Regency Lady Carry in Her Reticule?

Presented by: Regency Fiction Writers
2:00pm - 3:00pm eastern time

In this presentation, Candice will explain what a reticule was (called a ridicule during the Regency), how and why it developed during the Regency as an early version of the modern day purse, how they were made, and what Regency ladies might have carried in them.

This event is for Regency fiction Writers members only. Register here.

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Saturday, September 14, 2024

Online Event

Ladies’ Magazines of the Regency Period

Presented by: Jane Austen Society of North America, Southwest Florida Region
1:00pm Eastern Time - 3:00pm Eastern Time

In this presentation, Candice will explore what a woman of the Regency, like Jane Austen, would have read to keep abreast of social and political news, fashion, literature, and theatre. The most popular magazines of the day — including the Lady’s Magazine, Ackermann’s Repository of Arts, La Belle Assemblée, the Lady’s Monthly Museum, the Gallery of Fashion, Le Beau Monde and the British Lady’s Magazine — will be discussed in terms of packaging, circulation numbers, content (including prints), editorial direction, and more.

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