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To: C19fan

Does the term “Victorian” apply to the US? Since her tastes in clothing and literature seem to be mostly from the 1880’s and 1890’s, I would say that she lives a postbellum lifestyle.


18 posted on 11/14/2013 12:40:43 PM PST by Fiji Hill
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To: Fiji Hill
Does the term “Victorian” apply to the US? Since her tastes in clothing and literature seem to be mostly from the 1880’s and 1890’s, I would say that she lives a postbellum lifestyle.

The Yank term for the late 19th century is The Gilded Age.

27 posted on 11/14/2013 12:56:42 PM PST by C19fan
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