Victorian Manners & Etiquette
Imposing your yesteryear's manners may come across rude and pretensions, however, just for fun, let's look to be inspired from a more civil and romantic time. Gentility is ever so graceful. Bring back chivalry! Victorian Manners EtiquetteHistory Etiquette was placed as equal to education and was placed with a heavy social responsibility in Victorian days. Ladies were judged by their manners on their upbringing, class status, their family's wealth, their education, the kind of man (or class of a man) they would be entitled to marry. It was almost as though if they did not devote much attention or study to their refinement , they would most certainly not get married or will not be able to "marry well". A good example of these are echoed in Jane Austen's novels, Pride and Prejudice, and Sense and Sensibility. Victorian Rituals* quotes: Victorian girls were trained early on in life to prepare for a life dedicated to home and family if she married, and charity if she didn't. * http://home.kendra.com/victorianrituals/Victor/ritualsII.htm Victorian Manners EtiquetteDaily LifeThese days, it would have been, "Will you be please talk to me later? I am trying to write."
Victorian Manners EtiquetteBeautyIn Victorian times, the true foundation of female loveliness is a natural beauty. Beauty must be natural, fair and clear skin due to good health, rosy cheeks due to excitement and a zest for life, interesting eyes brought by interesting thoughts and a sharp, educated mind. Dress must be modest, but that does not mean dowdy. In feminine styles and colours are much preferred. There is a greater distinction between men and women in dress and behaviour than the modern society today. Victorian Manners EtiquetteSocializing & Leisure.There is the art of conversation, where one constantly challenges each other theories by thoughts formed through discussion and reading of books. In essence, they enjoy discussing and going over theories back and forth - as witty conversation. The patience for these types of conversations are getting less and there is more to distract people with, such as the interruptions of mobile phones. For leisure, they often go on walks, visit each other in their homes, draw, paint, read, write letters, play the piano. They entertained elegantly in the form of dinners with proper invitations sent out, dinner parties, throw balls and dances. They visit shops to buy fabrics, lace and buttons to make a bonnet or a dress.
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