Tea at Trianon: Victoria Magazine...

John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Friday, June 29, 2007

Victoria Magazine...

...is Back!! Mrs. Hoffman, who publishes the excellent Southern Lady Magazine, is going to re-launch Victoria Magazine, enjoyed by many ladies until it's unfortunate demise in the early part of this decade. It will be on news stands again in the fall of the year. Victoria is lots of fun as well as full of practical tips for home-making, cooking, decorating, and style. Ladies, if the only two magazines you subscribe to are Canticle and Victoria, you will find more than enough inspiration for the betterment of soul and body. Share

6 comments:

Anonymous said...: Thanks! I was wondering whatever happened to it.
My high school art teacher had plenty of old "Victoria" copies in her vast magazine collection for classes, and I enjoy going through them.; June 29, 2007 at 10:00:00 AM EDT
elena maria vidal said...: I always enjoyed them, too. Very inspiring!; June 29, 2007 at 4:08:00 PM EDT
Melody K said...: My sisters and I have missed "Victoria". I am glad to hear that it will be back. My husband said that he "doesn't see the point of it." Oh, well. To each his own!; June 29, 2007 at 5:31:00 PM EDT
elena maria vidal said...: Men don't always understand "frou-frou" as my husband calls it. But that's OK. Vive la difference!; June 29, 2007 at 5:40:00 PM EDT
Michelle Therese said...: YAY!! YAY!!! I've missed Victoria magazine like crazy!!!! I'm SO GLAD it's back!!!; June 30, 2007 at 5:40:00 AM EDT
Dymphna said...: Hooray. I love Southern Lady and I miss Victoria. I'm signing up now.; July 1, 2007 at 11:48:00 AM EDT