The Victorian Era

Victorian Fashion and Etiquetteand fun facts!

Learn to govern yourself and to be gentle and patient

Learn to speak in a gentle tone of voice

The hostess should shake hands with her guests and receive them cordially; any formality is out of place

on informal occasions.

Victorians have been credited with creating the

first Christmas card

Theater, Opera, and Concerts…

To leave a lady alone during the “waits” and

going out to “get a drink” or “to speak to

a friend” is bad manners.

It is the duty of a well-bred person to attend church regularly on Sunday.

A true lady will go quietly and unobtrusively about her business when on the street,

never seeking to attract attention of the opposite sex.

Street Manners

Street mannersNo gentleman should

stand on the street corners, steps of hotels, or other public places

and make remarks about ladies passing by.

Pushing or crowding at a counter, handling the goods in a careless manner, lounging upon the counter, or talking in a loud voice, are marks of bad breeding.

Shopping Etiquette

It is in especially bad taste for lovers to indulge in any affectionate demonstrations

in public places.

“Bloomers”: Feminist Rebellion!

Fancier Bloomers

Victorian Names:Abishag,Feather,Lettuce,Tram,Water,

Wonderful,Murder,

Energetic,Despair,Clapham,

Ham,Brained.

What’s missing in Hyde Park?

Nannies largely raised middle class children for their mothers and fathers.

Queen Victoria had bishopophobia (fear of

bishops). She was frightened by their wigs as a little girl.

Oh, and Prince Albert was her cousin