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i have to do a presentation on victorian etiquette (with emphasis on courting) for next thursday
this is the best bit of info i have found yet :
(when at a picnic)
In the absence of servants the gentlemen were expected to wait on the ladies, fetching and carrying tidbits at their every whim, and even venturing into the rough to bring back a wild flower that may have taken a lady’s fancy. But however great the temptation, no gentleman was allowed to sit on the ground when a lady was also sitting. I don’t quite understand this taboo: maybe it was based on a misunderstanding of the human reproductive process.
(the rest of the article)
also, i need a fan, so that i can be all cool with my knowledge of the victorian fan-language, despite the fact that no one else uses it. fans are pretty anyways.
this is the best bit of info i have found yet :
(when at a picnic)
In the absence of servants the gentlemen were expected to wait on the ladies, fetching and carrying tidbits at their every whim, and even venturing into the rough to bring back a wild flower that may have taken a lady’s fancy. But however great the temptation, no gentleman was allowed to sit on the ground when a lady was also sitting. I don’t quite understand this taboo: maybe it was based on a misunderstanding of the human reproductive process.
(the rest of the article)
also, i need a fan, so that i can be all cool with my knowledge of the victorian fan-language, despite the fact that no one else uses it. fans are pretty anyways.