Comments on: Edith Wharton’s Gilded Age

By: atyg

atyg — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:32:54 +0000

How MODERN the decor–reviving 18th century items but rearranging them for comfort and use with intervals of breathing space (previously all stuff were lined against walls and assembled for the occasion; rooms chiefly for assembly dances, gatherings). Also the design of motifs, their colors, their shapes, coordinate, whereas the Victorians may have revived stuff but crammed them so hodgepodge.
A new century, a refreshing way to use the past, for now.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:19:02 +0000

I thought I recognized the Wrightsman galleries at the Met! That lovely fireplace grille was embroidered by Marie Antoinette. One of my favorite places to linger. Your pics are much better than my clandestine Blackberry snaps. Went on an Edith Wharton binge a couple years ago and reveled for months in her immaculate writing – so orderly, yet intelligent and perceptive. Thanks for sharing such a wonderful post.

By: Errant Aesthete

Errant Aesthete — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:08:29 +0000

Nice to have you stop by. You always have the most interesting and cogent comments, as is this one. Thank you.

By: home before dark

home before dark — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:48:27 +0000

Beautifully done. Both evocative and provocative. Perhaps a bit like you? Things turned slightly on its edge allow us to see better underneath! I wish Edith Wharton had had a happier life.

By: le style et la matière

le style et la matière — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:37:21 +0000

How I like “preserving a few drops of an old vintage.” I always have one of her books not to far off. Good that she had a word to say on so many subjects!

By: Errant Aesthete

Errant Aesthete — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:45:13 +0000

Blue,

Why Errant?

I prefer to think of it as ‘wandering outside the established limits,’ roving in search of adventure and yes, most definitely, unpredictable.
A beautiful thought on looking back to look forward. Thank you.

By: littleaugury

littleaugury — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:14:43 +0000

So beautifully presented- I especially like seeing the quotes outside her novel, it stops me cold to read how stunningly dead on she was- and still is. la

By: Blue

Blue — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:10:30 +0000

Dear Aesthete, why Errant? Straying from the right course? Irregular? Unpredictable? The latter, surely. Very good post about Edith Wharton – very interesting to read and beautifully illustrated. How we look back to look forward!