Girl with Water Globe
The popularity of snow globes quickly spread across Europe in 1889. The fad did not reach the United States until the 1920s. Through the years, snow and water globes have become increasingly sophisticated and decorative in their design. | | Boy with Water Globe
The popularity of snow globes quickly spread across Europe in 1889. The fad did not reach the United States until the 1920s. Through the years, snow and water globes have become increasingly sophisticated and decorative in their design. | | Boy with Popcorn Garland
Today popcorn is a favorite treat easily made in a microwave. Imagine making popcorn 150 years ago, perhaps in the fireplace or on top of a cast iron stove. Then, as now, it was still a great treat. At Christmas Victorian families strung the popped kernels and hung them on their trees. Sometimes they added cranberries. |