TABLE OF CONTENTS

December 2008 • Volume 27, Issue 6

Features

A Christmas Tea
How the Victorians celebrated Christmas: An excerpt from Taking Tea with Alice.
BY DAWN HYLTON AND DIANE SEDO

Yuletide Splendor
A home in Indiana seems built for holiday entertaining.
BY ROBIN DAVIS SEKULA

Imagining Beauty
Dinner is an elegant affair in this transformed dining room.
BY CATHERINE TITUS FELIX

15 Weekend Projects
Fast, easy ways to get your home ready for the holidays.
BY DAN COOPER

Shedding a New Light on Tiffany
A new book illuminates the talented women designers who contributed to the company’s success.
BY KATY FRENCH

London Calling
Take an armchair adventure through the city’s popular Notting Hill district and learn of its colorful history.
BY SARAH J. CRUZ

An Enduring Mission
The Victorian era gave birth to the Salvation Army’s charitable cause.
BY SARAH J. CRUZ

Audubon Prints
A guide to collecting reproductions of the artist’s depiction of birds and mammals in their natural habitats.
BY WES COWAN AND MIMI MORGAN

Departments

Antiques
Style-Setting Sideboards
BY NANCY A. RUHLING

Lifestyles
The Season
BY SATENIG ST.MARIE

Color Workshop
Pretty Maids All in a Row
BY JAMES MARTIN AND MEGAN SCHLEGEL

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From the Editor
Victorian Journal
Mailbox
In Your Shop
Victorian Town Square
Final Words