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How often do you search for your keys or your cell phone in your purse, only to find all the things you really don't need? Or look for that pesky tool everywhere only to find it after you've bought a replacement already. World, meet the chatelaine, the most useful and beautiful utility belt for Victorian women. I sincerely hope this year is the year that these come back. According to MentalFloss and chatelaine historian Monica F. Cohen, the word "chatelaine" itself is derived from the medieval word for a castellan, or a keeper of the castle or chateau who wo[...]