Diseases? Charms? Bad luck? Eastern Europeans had many opportunities. They could seek help from both their Slavic and Jewish neighbors. Neither origin nor religion stood in the way of supernatural powers. A force enchanted in language Even 100, 200 years ago, was not in the slightest doubt th
A lady at the hairdressers in the 1700s. Some extravagant hairstyles sported by the ladies at Versailles made history For a certain period of time at the court of Versailles the ladies sported hairstyles to say the least extravagant, characterized by hair twisted around a sort of scaffolding t
Table set The napkins they first appeared on the tables during the 1500s. The purpose, which seems obvious to us, was to give the diners a piece of cloth to clean their mouth and hands. At this point a question arises:how was it done before their invention? Simple:tablecloths, clothes
Improvements in the field of aesthetics currently produce an avalanche of novelties that seem to make our time unique. Makeup, creams, hair treatments, medications, surgeries seem to compose this universe focused on certain paradigms of beauty, harmony and perfection. However, few can imagine how th