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Regency games

Did you ever play Pick Up Sticks? In Regency times, this was one of the most popular games, then being called “Spillikins.” Even Jane Austen wrote to a friend that her Spillikins set was “a very valuable part of our household furniture.”

What are your favorite contemporary games?

Regency Life: The Druggett

We have plenty of ways to clean carpets and rugs now, but in Regency times, small rugs would be put down on top of the nicer rugs to protect them, especially during meal times. These were called crumb cloths or “druggets.” What do you think of the drugget in this Regency painting?

Regency Fashion: The Shawl

With the change from summer to fall, a lot of us begin to get out our clothes for cooler weather. In Regency times, shawls were popular in the fall temperatures. Do you have a favorite fall fashion trend?

Regency Dance

Did you ever do the Macarena? The electric slide? Choreographed dancing happens a lot less now than it used to. During the Regency, the Cotillion was one of the popular dances at balls. Do you have a favorite dance or go-to dance move?

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Regency Drink: Negus

A popular drink during Regency times was “negus,” or what we would now call mulled wine. Here is a recipe from the era. Do you have any signature drinks you make?