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In Prince Harry’s autobiography, Spare , he recounts the first time his now-wife, Meghan Markle, met his brother and sister-in-law, William and Catherine, in their home. He tells how his Californian girlfriend approached the greeting with a full open-armed embrace before a word was spoken, leaving the future King and Queen of England taken aback.  Call it the formality of their roles, the British cultural norms, or friction already brewing between William and Meghan, but the situation was...

Elegance isn’t just in what you wear, but the small daily moments that build a virtuous character. If you’re a classically feminine woman, your character won't be discovered by going on enough trips to Bali or trying on several signature aesthetics. Instead, by choosing the next right thing over and over again, you'll establish a life of dignity, discernment, and depth. Here are ten habits to master that will help you become a well-rounded and dignified Classically Feminine woman. Read...

Streetlights have lost their magic and turned to LED. The poetry of our surroundings is gone in every vent cover, light switch, and transit-way. Visit any city, and you can’t tell the difference between them from one to the next—all strip malls, franchises, and maybe a few historically distinctive landmarks blur together in an American traveler's mind.  We may find solace in the ruins of European architecture where a civilization once stood tall, because the new constructs in our world hardly...