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Category Archives: Life at Court
What things cost at Versailles
Ever wonder how you’d make out in 18th century France with a pitiable layman’s salary? Here’s your chance to see what the good life (and the regular life) actually cost. Priest’s salary, 250 livres Princesse Lamballe’s salary as a superintendent, … Continue reading
Posted in Life at Court, marie-antoinette, money, The Good Life, versailles, What things cost
Tagged 18th century, France, history, what things cost
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WWMAD: Can I ask for cash this Christmas?
Each Sunday, Marie Antoinette stops whatever it is she is doing in the afterlife to help modern Maries live a life more fabulous. To have your questions answered, email whatwouldmarieantoinettedo at gmail dot com. My queen, I love the holidays, … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, france, gift giving, holidays, Interweb Marie, Life at Court, marie-antoinette, Modern Maries, The Good Life, WWMAD
Tagged Advice, charities, Etiquette, gift giving, holidays, marie antoinette, musings, reflections, WWMAD
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WWMAD: Paris Hilton writes the queen
Each Sunday, in this space, Marie Antoinette fields questions about love and life and shares the fruits of her experience. If you’re in a pickle, please send your issue to whatwouldmarieantoinettedo at gmail dot com. Like, Omigod, Hi, First off, … Continue reading
Posted in france, Life at Court, Louis XV, Louis xvi, marie-antoinette, Modern Maries, paris hilton, The Good Life, WWMAD
Tagged 18th Century France, Advice, Eighteenth Century, France, lessons, Life at Court, marie antoinette, Modern Marie, paris hilton, versailles, what would marie antoinette do, WWMAD
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All the Links that Are Fit to Post
Your blog mistress stumbled upon the following this week and thought you’d like a look. A museum exhibit dedicated to Marie’s rumored love, the dashing Axel von Fersen, complete with his desk, burnt letters and all. A podcast about a … Continue reading
Posted in Axel Von Fersen, Fashion, france, Interweb Marie, Life at Court, Louis xvi, marie-antoinette, Rose Bertin, versailles
Tagged 18th Century France, axel von fersen, Catherine Delors, Eighteenth Century, Fashion, France, Life at Court, marie antoinette, RoseBertin, Royal Ontario Museum, versailles
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In which a lady (repeatedly) sleeps with a man who is not her boyfriend
A weekly series in which modern day ladies ask Marie Antoinette for advice on love, life and personal disaster. To send in your own quandary, email whatwouldmarieantoinettedo at gmail dot com to be answered next Sunday. Marie, My boyfriend and … Continue reading
In which the rebel crafts
It might surprise you to know that Marie Antoinette was a crafter. She could hardly help it as well-bred ladies were expected to know the feminine arts, of which embroidery was one (eyelash fluttering another). Her embroidery was incorporated into … Continue reading
Posted in Buy Me!, Conciergerie, Covet this!, Crafting Marie, france, Life at Court, marie-antoinette, The Tower, versailles
Tagged 18th Century France, Anna Griffin, Buy Me!, Conciergerie, Decor, Eighteenth Century, Fashion, France, furniture, Handkerchiefs, inspiration, kits, Ribbon embroidery, Shopping, The Tower
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Covet this: Macarons fit for a Royal
It’s hard to live like a proper royal but proprietors such as the Macaron Cafe in NYC ease this burden significantly. The modern-day shop was created in tribute to an encounter between Marie-Louise, pastry chef to the French … Continue reading
Posted in Buy Me!, Covet this!, Life at Court, Sweets
Tagged 18th Century France, Buy Me!, Eighteenth Century, France, Life at Court, Macaron, macaron cafe, New York, Shopping, Sweets, versailles
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WWMAD: Would Marie Antoinette have had a Blackberry?
In this weekly series, the Queen of France, answers your pressing questions about love and life. To send your own question, email whatwouldmarieantoinettedo at gmail.com Your majesty, I love my girlfriend, but her phone is coming between us. Her phone … Continue reading
