Victorian Buggies The Abundance of Babies Each year as spring rejoiced, the companies' arrival of carriage catalogs would sweetly seduce the Victorian mother with irresistible offers of the latest carriage styles. The Victorian woman was already familiar with the advantages American wicker offered.   Wicker was both durable and lightweight. Its airy appearance increased a feeling of union with nature, and yet pleased her eye. Lightweight wicker could be transferred from the parlor to the veranda, porch or yard as warm days drew near. Easy to clean, cleanliness next to Godliness, this Victorian motto easily reinforced the affair with wicker.   Wicker is the correct and prevailing term to describe all materials used in wicker furniture, rattan, cane, reed, fiber and other grasses. This handmade, natural product had been accepted by the 19th century public after London's Grand Exposition of 1851 exhibited a wicker chair by a New York designer.