Tag Archives: clothing

Being A True And Faithful Account Of The Battle Of Filbert Grove

Posted on July 6, 2015 by nathanalbright

[Note: This post, as is occasionally my habit [1], has a title that is a gentle parody of the typical style of writing in the 19th century. Today I spent most of my day io solo mio at the Civil … Continue reading →

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Book Review: How To Tie A Tie

Posted on June 20, 2015 by nathanalbright

How To Tie A Tie: A Gentleman’s Guide To Getting Dressed, by Potter Style [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Blogging For Books/Potter Style in exchange for an honest review.] It is a bit of a shame … Continue reading →

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I Have Plans For You

Posted on December 28, 2014 by nathanalbright

This morning, as I was pondering whether to go early for church and go to the teen/young adult choir practice, and I happened to see the song for the first time. In playing it, it looked easy, so I decided … Continue reading →

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Stand Still, Look Pretty

Posted on December 2, 2014 by nathanalbright

For my capstone paper as a Norwich graduate student in military history [1], I wrote about the Prussianization of the Chilean Army. Although this may seem to be a very boring subject, one of the ways that Chile copied the … Continue reading →

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A Henry Tilney Moment

Posted on September 14, 2014 by nathanalbright

There are many cases in my life that resemble moments out of Jane Austen novels [1], and today there was a reminder of one of Jane Austen’s less famous novels, where part of the plot involved the sartorial interests of … Continue reading →

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An Autumnal Beauty

Posted on October 8, 2013 by nathanalbright

Today, I had the chance to see the leaves of the trees around my building changing color, so that the yellows and reds could be seen along with the greens. For a variety of reasons, some of them quite odd, … Continue reading →

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The Weaver And The Cowherd

Posted on August 13, 2013 by nathanalbright

Today I saw an intriguing picture for an odd Chinese ritual for the Cixi festival, where a large group of city girls desiring to marry were dressed in wedding gowns and engaged in some sort of race as a way … Continue reading →

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Ninety Percent Of Success Is Just Showing Up

Posted on August 11, 2013 by nathanalbright

I always feel very uncomfortable when it comes to giving young women advice when it comes to guys or modesty. I mean, it’s hard to know exactly what girls know and what they don’t, and whether people would listen to … Continue reading →

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I Wear Your Granddad’s Clothes; I Look Incredible

Posted on April 11, 2013 by nathanalbright

A few years ago I traveled to Houston, Texas, to visit some friends. While on the trip, we went to Burlington Coat Factory, a store I do not ever shop at. That said, this particular day everyone was in a … Continue reading →

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Nose Picker

Posted on November 5, 2012 by nathanalbright

This morning, for a few hours, I had the chance to go picking with my roommates. Now, I have found out in talking about picking that few people know what it is, though I have blogged about it before [1]. … Continue reading →

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