Liamba Leaf, 1890

Illustration of a ‘Liamba Leaf’ aka Wild Hemp (cannabis) from the book  ‘Adventures in the great forest of equatorial Africa and the country of the dwarfs’ by Du Chaillu & Paul Belloni in 1890     Liamba Leaf “I found Read More …

Victorian’s High Fashion, 1864

Victorian’s High Fashion At the height of Victorian fashion one designer took the uptight proper style a bit higher…   Godey’s Lady’s Book, April 1864     The prim and proper Victorian style dominated women fashion for much of the Read More …