September/October 2023

Victoria

Decorating, Traveling, Entertaining

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Phyllis Hoffman DePiano EDITOR Melissa Lester ASSOCIATE EDITORS Kassidy Abernathy, Leslie Bennett Smith ASSISTANT EDITOR Lydia McMullen SENIOR COPY EDITOR Meg Lundberg COPY EDITOR Michele Moore WRITERS-IN-RESIDENCE Sally Clarkson, Sar
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Editor’s Letter
As the first crisp breeze of the season stirs the branches outside my window, the natural fanfare of rustling leaves calls to mind the pageantry commemorating two of the most significant global events of the past year: saying goodbye to a beloved mon
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Victoriamag.com
Visit our website to read this issue’s online stories and to find more of the content you love. Take a closer look at some of our favorite September/Octoberautumn features: Recall the life of beloved author C. S. Lewis—explored through sites of Oxfor
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Precious Cups of Memories
My favorite memory of taking tea did not occur in the meticulously beautiful St. James teahouse, my family’s usual venue for tea parties, but in the stately comfort of my childhood home. In 2018, my sister and I decided to throw our mother a birthday
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Autumnal Allure
Fall is on grand display in Northern Virginia as forest critters scamper to collect plump hickory nuts descended from trees where golden leaves yet linger. The sweltering temperatures of summer are traded for a refreshing crispness that turns thought
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At Home in England
Sally Clarkson As I sense the morning sun peeking through my bedroom window, before I even open my eyes, a surge of delight floods my spirit. Saturday is my day for adventures, a tradition that satisfies my soul. My habit of several years is to don w
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A Soothing Retreat
With a canopy of prismatic leaves hailing a hospitable welcome, the winding roads to Saratoga Springs promise sweeping landscapes marked with luminous pools. Mineral water flows from twenty-one springs spanning the city—each with a unique flavor than
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Leaves of Tea
SEE RECIPE INDEX, PAGE 135, FOR RECIPE INFORMATION.
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A Scholarly City
Victorian poet Matthew Arnold once called Oxford “that sweet city with her dreaming spires.” The phrase was meant as a nod to the stunning stone architecture of the ancient university buildings, but it also rings true for the city’s very soul. Here,
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Leading Ladies
Through six seasons of costume drama Downton Abbey, the familiar strains of a chamber orchestra usher millions of devoted viewers into the lives of the fictional Crawley family. But within the first measure of that nostalgic opening sequence—before t
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Lone Star, Infinite Charms
Each year, in winter, spring, and autumn, a cluster of countryside communities in southeast Texas becomes a mecca for discovering keepsakes, particularly those patinaed with the passage of time. Wandering through stockpiled barns and endless aisles o
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Sylvan Setting
For beloved author and apologistClive Staples Lewis, life was not dominated by peaceful pensiveness and solitude at a desk. Though Jack, as he was known by close friends, was a true academic—earning an honorable triple first at Oxford’s University Co
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Harvest Welcome
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Quiet Country Life
On the fringes of New York’s Adirondack region, the rustling of leaves in mid-transformation melodiously applauds the incoming season. And a very special six-acre woodland property in Saratoga Springs is preparing to shine its very brightest. “I thin
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A Cherished Palette
After sensing she’d spend more time at home beginning in 2020, Kristie Shelton spent the next two years devoted to learning oil-on-canvas painting—her steady and skilled hands slowly adapting to the unfamiliar medium. The results of her labors hang i
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Jewel Of The Bayou
There is an undeniable elegance in the patina of a gilded mirror, and the marks of a human hand on a walnut buffet only further qualify its irreplaceable worth. After spending her childhood as an expat in Italy, Cindy St. Romain understands the intri
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Ever Green
A crown jewel in the history of British porcelain manufactory, Wedgwood Jasperware offers a simple elegance to both home and table. The company’s founder, Josiah Wedgwood, made many notable contributions to the industry, but, arguably, the most impor
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Artistry of Nature
If pastel shades symbolize springtime and oceanic hues signify midyear, surely burnished tones ranging from warm gold to rich mulberry reveal beloved autumn has arrived. Whether collected at the local farmers’ market or gathered from the leaf-laden l
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A Study in Hospitality
In a city with ancient roots, including the oldest university in the English-speaking world, is it any surprise that the finest hotel would have an equally storied past? Founded in the 1860s, The Randolph is lauded as not only a luxuriousfive-star lo
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At Home with Color
As if caught in the mists of time, handsome country houses stand proudly amid the undulating green hills and glacial river valleys of the English countryside. Palladian architecture and elegant gables hint at resplendent interiors awaiting when the d
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Dash of Cinnamon
SEE RECIPE INDEX, PAGE 135, FOR RECIPE INFORMATION. ■
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Recipe Index
Begins on page 37 Makes 16 1 cup finely chopped cooked chicken2 tablespoons mayonnaise2 tablespoons whole-fat plain yogurt2 teaspoons Dijon mustard½ teaspoon curry powder½ teaspoon kosher salt⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper½ cup quartered red grapes¼
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Where to Shop & Buy
Pages 15–16: Sally and Sarah Clarkson are the best-selling authors of The Lifegiving Home: Creating a Place of Belonging and Becoming. To learn more about this mother and daughter, including their respective books, podcasts, and other projects, visit
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Chimes
It’s difficult to imagine a parasol at this time of year when the weather is cool and the sun is lower in the sky. But, to my good fortune, I don’t have to imagine one. Before she passed on, my mother-in-law gifted me a parasol that has been in her f

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