Victorian Fads Trolley Tour
When: Sun., Sep. 23, 2018 at 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Where: Green-Wood Cemetery
500 25th St., Brooklyn
718-210-3080 Price: $25; $20 for members of the Green-Wood Historic Fund and members of the Brooklyn Historical Society.
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Where: Green-Wood Cemetery
500 25th St., Brooklyn
718-210-3080 Price: $25; $20 for members of the Green-Wood Historic Fund and members of the Brooklyn Historical Society.
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From arsenic complexion cream and electric corsets, to séances and spirit photography, the Victorians missed no opportunity to partake of wacky, and sometimes outrageously dangerous, fads. On this trolley tour, discover the compelling personalities behind these crazes. And learn about the curious lengths to which Victorian women went to achieve ultra-white skin and the unsafe obsession with green dye in the fashions of the day.
Reservations are recommended.
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