But even so, I have signed up to learn bartitsu, the esoteric and gentlemanly Victorian art of self defense. Before I chicken out I spot my instructor, Matt Franta, a dapper gentleman in a three-p ...

Think of bartitsu, the martial art used by Sherlock Holmes ... From beneath the Victorian gentleman emerged the ordinary Joe. This combination of Victorian-era references and modern-day ...

Cleveland Art Society was founded in 1884 by 12 Victorian gentlemen and is believed to be one of the country's oldest functioning art society. Its members include both professional and amateur ...

Per Volume 2 of “The Ceramic Art of Great Britain,” the cup emerged ... cup' which had a ledge to keep the moustaches of Victorian gentleman dry while they drank their tea.” ...

Here are some dandy pointers from Britain’s Victorian period (1837-1901). Victorian gentlemen had a “vested” interest in these garments. Why? Unless he was an athlete, engaged in rigorous ...

Victorian critics derided the mostly male advertisers ... waltzed like a fairy with tall Spanish gentleman; gentleman of high social reputation asks the liberty of an honorable introduction.