Eighteenth century powder rooms did not contain toilets. They were places where a person could have his wig oiled and powdered. A servant would puff flour over his master’s head with a bellows.… Read More
Upon her return from the Crimean war zone, Florence Nightingale (1820- 1910) lived to old age with as many as seventeen cats as her companions. Some were named after famous people, like Disraeli, Gladstone, and Bismarck.