Tea at Trianon: Boxwoods Boutiques

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

Saturday, March 10, 2018

Boxwoods Boutiques

From Victoria:

The award-winning Boxwoods Gardens Gifts has been a fixture of the Atlanta design scene for decades. An array of floral compositions, outdoor accessories, and European finds draw loyal clientèle to this pair of historic English-style cottages in the heart of the upscale Buckhead neighborhood. Divisions added in recent years extend the company’s aesthetic to the realms of hospitality and fashion.

Although friends advised against expanding operations on the heels of a recession, when commercial space across the street from the business became available in 2011, owners Dan Belman and Randy Korando knew the time was right. “We felt that if we opened a shop dedicated to home entertainment using the same philosophy that has proven successful in our original shop—namely offering great-looking products at affordable prices—it would be successful,” Dan says. (Read more.)

Such magnificent shops inspired me to start the Trianon Market, HERE. Share