A Victorian Christmas Advent Calendar: 18th December
“What a surprise! Dazzling streams of light! Fancy a fine tree with a hundred blue, red, white and green candles, and its branches loaded with all manners of fine things!”
From ‘The Children’s International Christmas Album’ by the Countess D’Elff (classmark 1870.11.30)
There couldn’t possibly be a more Christmassy author than the Countess D’Elff!
I have to be honest, I had not noticed – but you’re right!
What frightfully dainty feet this family has, they make a decorous tableau in their best clothes.
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