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Our archives contain a variety of the best articles from the hard copy and on-line publications long associated with GLily. These are now arranged according to the categories below. Click on the category title to be taken to the articles listed there.

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  • Tea
  • Vintage Fashion
  • History
  • Food

The Tea Deva: by Rajah Banerjee, 1/09 Sweet Willa's Review
There are still amazing discoveries to be made in our world...

Teatimes That Made a Difference: by Laurie Nienhaus, 5/07 Sweet Willa's Review
Teatime proves to be more than a reason to gather for "prattle and scandal"...

Poetry, Tea & Nonsense: Compiled by Laurie Nienhaus, 4/09 Sweet Willa's Review
Some vintage teatime poetry to lighten and soothe your soul...

Tea with the First Ladies: by Laurie Nienhaus, 11/08 Sweet Willas' Review
Recipes plus solving the problem of your guests wishing to "bring" on Dollly Madison or Eleanor Roosevelt...

The Flowered Tea Set: by Sophie Svelt, 9/09 Sweet Willa's Review
A short story from 1897...

The Herbal Tea Garden: by Elizabeth Urbach, 6/08 Sweet Willa's Review
Fresh herbs are fun, easy, healthy, and an excellent way to begin creating your own tea blends...

Let's Drink to Liberty Teas: by Robyn Young, 7/08 Sweet Willa's Review
Even women of the 1770's felt they a political right to protest...

Irish Tea Traditions: by Elizabeth Urbach, 6/08 Sweet Willa's Review
A little history plus some Irish teatime recipes for the lasses...

Tea and Beauty: by Laurie Nienhaus
For those who like to concoct...

Thinking of Tea and Literature: by Laurie Nienhaus
For those enamored of both tea and books, a book or story discussion is a perfect teatime activity!

The Merry Widow: by India May Faires, Winter 2003 Gilded Lily
A hat of such porportion was of course an object of ridicule...

Fear Not Silk: by Laurie Nienhaus, Summer 2003 Gilded Lily
Silk is easier to care for than you might think...

Modern Dances as Fashion Reformers: From “Modern Dancing, by Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Castle,” 1914, Spring 2002 Gilded Lily
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle weigh in on how dance influences fashion...

The Polonaise That Traveled Through Space and Time: by Laurie Nienhaus, Autumn 2002 Gilded Lily
Some fashions seem to have a will of their own...

Pre-Raphaelite Ideals and Artistic Dress: by Consuelo Rockliff-Stein, Autumn 2001 Gilded Lily

Fashionable Patriotism: by Laurie Nienhaus, Winter 2002 Gilded Lily
Sometimes a fashion becomes so popular that it begins to steer its own course...

The Pin Up Girl: A Beautiful Memory: by Laurie Nienhaus, 4/07 Sweet Willa's Review
Our most widely read article...

The Pre-Raphaelite Women: by Elizabeth Urbach, 10/07 Sweet Willa's Review
Who on earth were these women...

A Woman of Uncommon Courage: by Laurie Nienhaus, 11/07 Sweet Willa's Review
Would you have had her courage? It's something to ponder...

Suffrage Satire: by Laurie Nienhaus, 8/08 Sweet Willa's Review
The satirical poems of Alice Duer Miller (1874-1942) are guaranteed to bring a smile to your face...

No Surrender: 8/09 Sweet Willa's Review
Let us never forget the words of the women who fought for suffrage...

Vintage Flavors - A 3-Part Series: by Denise Hendricks, 3/08 Sweet Willa's Review
Absinthe, violets, and quince...they're not forgotten after all. And, we've recipes for you...

The Vocabulary of 19th Century English and American Cookery: by Elizabeth Urbach,
7/08 Sweet Willa's Review

Getting the terms straight on both sides of the pond can be tricky...

For the Love of Strawberries: by Laurie Nienhaus, 6/07 Sweet Willa's Review
There's more history and health to this harbinger of spring than meets the eye...