In the end of the XIXth century became a new way of spending leisure time e.g. a bicycling. Typical women cyclist’s suit had to contain following parts: jacket, T-shirt, and trousers. Every women cyclist had in yourself ...

The novel contemporary Józef Ignacy Kraszewski's Heart and hand in an interesting way in line with the issues related to the fashion, apparel, and nineteenth-century lifestyle of the aristocracy. Olimpia, the main character ...

he fad of archaeological monuments collecting and excavations developed on Polish lands in the XIXth century. Among collectors and archeologists were many landlords. They the most often did archaeological researches in ...

During the history of Poland jewelry was not only used for decoration, it was one of the means of manifesting patriotic values. The origins of patriotic jewelry goes back to XVIIIth century, during Kościuszko Uprising. ...

The cult of beauty and elegance among men is nothing new. Metrosexual is commonly associated with modern times. The trend of metrosexual man is very often presented as a feature of XXI century society. However taking into ...

Jan Matejko (1838–1893) was not only a historical painter but also an eminent portraitist. He was capable of rendering character traits and emotional states of people being portrayed in exceptional way. The artist perceived ...

The main goal of this article is to presents some norms so-called smartness, refinement which next to decorum, decency and courtesy Ignacy Piotr Legatowicz had contained in his textbook. Elegance makes in his view inseparable ...

This chapter has been devoted to the issue of fashion for spending summer months in wilegiatura by city inhabitants. Only some summer resorts were recalled which were visited mainly by the inhabitants from two largest ...

In the article „Teraźniejsze mody” w wierszach Mazurów pruskich [„Current fashions” in the poetry of prussian Masurians] the author analyses the conservative stances of the rural community, expressed in the Masurian ...