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 • Nov/Dec 2019 Volume 13, Issue 7

Editors Letter

Times of Togetherness • “This is quite the season indeed for friendly meetings. At Christmas every body invites their friends about them, and people think little of even the worst weather,” writes Jane Austen in Emma. “I was snowed up at a friend’s house once for a week. Nothing could be pleasanter.” Readers share their own fond remembrances of holiday gatherings, travels, and traditions.

Ritual and Renewal

Deeply Sentimental • Handcrafted vignettes comprising carefully placed illustrations from days of yore invite those who gaze upon their vintage charm to step into a world of imagination, wonder, and good cheer.

Snow-Kissed Christmas List • While the busyness of the season may leave one whirling like a snowflake in the wind, the quiet moments of Yuletide allow us to immerse ourselves in tranquility—listening to the crackling hearth, admiring the glistening tree, and unwrapping heartfelt treasures.

Crescent City Sanctuaries • Along with its cuisine, jazz music, and sense of joie de vivre, New Orleans is also known for its beautiful churches and cathedrals, and there’s no better time to visit the city than when it is decked to perfection for the holidays.

Blue & White Teatime • Showcase transferware, along with other porcelain treasures in shades from brilliant cobalt to elegant navy, during a Christmas party that takes its style inspiration from a collection of beloved china. Vibrantly hued serving pieces present our menu to best effect, and festive adornments lend holiday ambiance to the occasion.

Glad Tidings • While traditional shades of red and green bring Christmas to mind, decorating with the dazzling hues of precious metals speaks to the holiday’s worth and creates an atmosphere that sparkles in the light of a blazing hearth.

A Grand Holiday • With its Baroque-Palladian architecture, a roofline punctuated by classic statuary, and a majestic dome that rises against the backdrop of Yorkshire’s Howardian Hills, Castle Howard is a breathtaking example of England’s great country houses—and the perfect setting for a Christmastide gala.

A Time to Remember • In this gracious Southern home, where heritage pieces add layers of character to décor, family and friends are always welcome and the generous spirit of Christmas is an everyday way of life.

A Cozy Christmas • The color palette of Patty and Roland Tague’s Oklahoma City residence creates lovely interiors all year through, but it shines its brightest during the holidays when the home is trimmed in seasonal adornments and brims with the fresh fragrance of winter blooms and boughs.

Crowning Jewels • From a welcoming entry to every lovely room inside, the eye-catching colors of gemstones lend their incandescent shades and sublime radiance to décor for a brilliant enhancement to traditional holiday hues.

A Renaissance Noel • Artist Jennifer Chapman’s house bears the Spanish-style façade typical of many Southern California homes, but her front door is a passageway to the past, where regal visages peer from gilded frames and ethereal works of art lift one’s eyes to the heavens.

Upon the Bough • Whether fashioned by tiny hands or the gifted touch of master artisans, each ornament proudly displays its value when hung upon an...