In The Others, Grace Stewart (Nicole Kidman) resides with her two light-sensitive children in an isolated Victorian mansion. The eerie ambiance is heightened by a trio of servants who seem to know more than they share, creating a sense of unease. As the story unfolds, unexplained phenomena ...
What Are Old-Fashioned & Victorian-Era English Names? Abbott Origin/Gender: Old English boy name Meaning/Description:“Priest” or “father” Pronunciation:“ah-buht” Length: 6 letters, 2 syllables Popularity/Rank: 1,000+ Namesakes: American naturalist and painter Abbott Handerson Thayer...
Brown has it set to go off as soon as they opened it. It went off all right but only Farte got blown away with his tight as a Victorian brassiere bosom buddy Mingo miraculously surviving. Mingo now knowing what a back-stabbing creep his boss Mr. Brown is decides to spill the beans o...
Victoria became the most privatised of states after former Liberal PremierJeff Kennettsoldeverything except the site on which the Victorian Parliament sits — though given time, this too may have been on the cards. Meanwhile, the mainstream media’s most hated state leader, Victorian PremierDan An...
I am so excited about sharing these books with you and hope my readers will fall in love with the Coleman family like I have. There’s even a man named Nick who suspiciously looks a lot like a Victorian Santa making an appearance in all four stories!
Alice in Wonderland(1966)– Surreal and dreamlike adaptation of the nonsense classic depicts the main characters as Victorian ladies and gentlemen rather than talking animals Allegro non Troppo(1976)–“The ItalianFantasia” has some mildly surreal animated sequences, with black and white sequences ...
Old-fashioned names are popular again. Soon I will be a father to a Henry or Beatrice. I've known two Beryls- one a male and one a female. byAnonymousreply 138February 3, 2012 2:08 AM My grannies were named Hazel & Ethel, plus I had some great aunts named Evelyn, Faye, Greta (...
The Princess Royal wore a vintage evening jacket and skirt from her wardrobe with the Garter sash, the Garter, Thistle, and Royal Victorian Order stars, and the Royal Family Orders of King Charles III and Queen Elizabeth II. Anne also wore diamond and aquamarine jewelry, including a tiara ...
At the time, Victorian prudence had long taught “decent” women that the sexual act was solely to bear children. She was taught that she shouldn’t respond in any way and that her man should be indulged from time to time, but best to be avoided whenever possible. ...
The walls were scattered with ancient paintings of Queen Victoria and black and white pictures of bygone stars of Victorian Music Hall. It was unique in its own dingy way holding (as most theatres do) years of secrets, and was run by an eight-five year old man who continued taking the ...