Victoria

In a frantic and hurried world, Victoria offers a respite from the chaos of everyday life. The pages are dedicated to living beautifully when entertaining, cooking, and decorating and even in artistic pursuits - and now you can enjoy every single page on your tablet! With a distinct personality all its own, Victoria personifies feminity, passion, and an enterprising spirit. Each issue features decorating and entertaining ideas, recipes, travel stories, essays from inspiring women, and much more.

Victoria • Jan/Feb 2020 Volume 14, Issue 1

Editor’s Letter

Introducing our 2020 Writer-in-Residence and Artist-in-Residence • Victoria is pleased to welcome to its pages Reeve Lindbergh and Erin Benzakein, whose captivating essays and stunning floral artistry promise a year brimming with inspiration.

Introducing April Cornell for Victoria

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Kindly Gestures • With a new calendar stretching before us—its entries as pristine as drifts of new-fallen snow—readers share hopes for filling the days to come with acts of thoughtfulness. Their ideas for demonstrating courtesy, showing empathy, and fostering connection encourage us to make 2020 a year characterized by compassion and graciousness.

Drifting Thoughts

A Nod to Grace • As some of the very first perennials to bloom in my cut-flower garden, hellebores are always a joyful sight—a sure sign that spring is on the way.

Island Treasures • The ocean retains its allure in winter, when hushed serenity replaces tourism’s bustle. Our cache of gifts, inspired by soft coastal tones, is as dreamy as the mythical city of Atlantis.

A Snowy Interlude in Old Montreal • Rooftops frosted with an icy veneer shimmer in the sun like Baccarat chandeliers, lending an extra layer of enchantment to Quebec’s City of Saints. The historic neighborhood of Old Montréal brims with authentic Canadian charm and, with plenty of cozy spots to watch the flakes fall, offers the perfect destination for a winter getaway.

Celebrate a New Year • As the page turns to reveal a fresh calendar twinkling with possibility, gather loved ones for feasting and fellowship amid nostalgic reflections of the past twelve months and toasts to the exciting opportunities still to come.

THE BUSINESS of BLISS • Our annual special section celebrates the talents and accomplishmentsof seven outstanding businesswomenwho reap the rewards of doing what they truly love for a living.

Always & Forever • “There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart,” Jane Austen declares in her novel Emma, and there is no time better to express that sentiment than the day set aside for that very notion. Make this Valentine’s Day memorable for the one who sets your heart aflutter.

A Legacy of Lace • Just as the tranquil canals that wind their way through Bruges, Belgium, are woven into the history of this ancient Flemish city, so, too, is the time-honored craft of lacemaking. This centuries-old heritage continues to thrive, with new generations plying pins, bobbins, and thread to create ethereal art.

The Soul of a Home of a HOME • For a Midwest blogger-turned-designer, an internship in Boston instilled an abiding affinity for the signature styles of New England, especially the sun-bleached cottages nestled along the sand dune–lined shores of Nantucket.

In the Stillness of Winter of WINTER • Reflected in the crystallized surface of an icy pond, birches point toward the sunrise, a reminder that the garden’s verdure is merely sleeping beneath winter’s blanket. This season holds immense beauty for the many garden rooms at Morton Hall, each of which is set like a stage awaiting its players.

Moments of Solitude • Beyond the frost-etched windowpanes, flakes fall silently into snowy drifts. While waiting for the first eager...