Skip to main content
  • Hoopla logo
    Powered by Hoopla
  • Browse
  • My Hoopla
  • Log In
Books, videos, and music - all free from your public library!
LoginSign Up

Footer

Hoopla logo, Go to homepage
  • For Patrons
  • For Libraries (opens in new window)
  • For Vendors (opens in new window)
  • Facebook (opens in new window)
  • X (opens in new window)
  • Instagram (opens in new window)
  • YouTube (opens in new window)
  • TikTok (opens in new window)
  • LinkedIn (opens in new window)

Our Company

  • Our Story
  • Get Hoopla for your Library (opens in new window)
  • Get your content on hoopla (opens in new window)
  • Join our team (opens in new window)
  • Accessibility Statement

Our Content

  • Audiobooks
  • Ebooks
  • Movies
  • Television
  • Comics
  • BingePasses
  • Music
  • The Loop Blog

Help

  • Help Center
  • Submit Feedback
  • Facebook (opens in new window)
  • X (opens in new window)
  • Instagram (opens in new window)
  • YouTube (opens in new window)
  • TikTok (opens in new window)
  • LinkedIn (opens in new window)
  • Download on the App Store (opens in new window)
  • Get it on Google Play (opens in new window)
  • Available at Amazon Appstore (opens in new window)
© 2026 Midwest Tape, LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use
  1. Navigate Home
  2. Ebooks
  3. Mrs. Paddington and the Silver Mousetraps

EBOOK

Mrs. Paddington and the Silver Mousetraps

A Hair-Raising History of Women's Hairstyles in 18th-century London

Gail Skroback Hennessey
4
(3)
sign up
Pages
40
Year
2020
Language
English
Publisher
Red Chair Press

About

History is full of fascinating stories of colorful characters, but some of the most interesting parts of history are really odd. You have probably seen scenes of government officials with their powdered white wigs, but in 1700s England and high-society in the American colonies, women created towering hairstyles. Decorations such as ships and flowers were sometimes added to their hairdos, especially if attending a big party. Taking hours to create, women used beef tallow and sugar-water to keep their hairdos in place. This fictional account explains a very real fashion trend and the problems it created for women trying to look stylish!

Related Subjects

  • Clothing, Dress & Hair (Juvenile Nonfiction)
  • Juvenile Nonfiction
  • Girls & Women (Juvenile Nonfiction)
  • Clothing, Dress & Hair (Juvenile Fiction)
  • Juvenile Fiction
  • Girls & Women (Juvenile Fiction)
  • City & Town Life (Lifestyles)
  • Lifestyles (Juvenile Nonfiction)
  • City & Town Life (Lifestyles) (Lifestyles, Juvenile Fiction)
  • Lifestyles (Juvenile Fiction)

Extended Details

  • ATOSGrade Level 5.2
  • Interest LevelsMG
  • Lexile950L

Artists

Gail Skroback HennesseyAuthor