Ah, that's one of the places I actually put in a question to. I haven't heard anything back in a long time though ....
I've decided to go with a butler, who's gonna actually be the one to murder her now, too. That way, the doctor has a valet of sorts (which is pretty standard, from what I understand, for a well off guy like the doctor to have) and I don't have to introduce an unknown character as the murderer. The butler can do it all for me.
But that IS a good point about the corset, and it's something I SHOULD have freakin' remembered. *head desk* Damn it, I'm getting so freakin' boggled about this thing ... I don't even know what I'm doing anymore. On the one hand, I feel like I don't have NEARLY enough research material, and on the other I feel like I'm trying to put in too much detail.
And then I read other people's stuff and feel completely inadequate. It's very frustrating and disheartening.
Front help was available, and so a woman could get into a corset sans help. The maids corsets were not worn as severely as those of higher class, which does help that as well. You can loosen a back lacing corset, twist it around and slide it out, then stepping into it the next morning and tieing it, then twisting it back around to sit properly. It's a pain in the ass, but I've done it and I know they did.
A live-in maid was not only acceptable, it was expected that someone would be there to help with any night time needs that might come up- cup of tea, help with illness, etc.. Since maids were not generally considered "people", they were not considered to be of an allure enough to cause a scandal. A valet and a cook would come in during the day for someone of wealth and stature.
Hope this helps :)
I musta missed this on little details, though I only recently joined it.
YEEEEEES! Pele, you've been added (whether you want to or not) to my collection of experts and research.
That is EXTREMELY helpful, thank you so much! I just joined little details as well, and it's been fantastic for some of the location information I've been looking for, but for some of the specifics I've not had many hits. It's definitely worth it's weight though.
"oh by the way, where does this doctor socialise, if at all? attitudes towards servants vary in different parts of the country/cities. in London, for example, a servant wouldn't dare look a guest in the eye or address them, even politely; however, in the country, the reverse was perfectly acceptable. Edwardian era had very fixed class allocations and social mobility was quite low
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I've decided to go with a butler, who's gonna actually be the one to murder her now, too. That way, the doctor has a valet of sorts (which is pretty standard, from what I understand, for a well off guy like the doctor to have) and I don't have to introduce an unknown character as the murderer. The butler can do it all for me.
But that IS a good point about the corset, and it's something I SHOULD have freakin' remembered. *head desk* Damn it, I'm getting so freakin' boggled about this thing ... I don't even know what I'm doing anymore. On the one hand, I feel like I don't have NEARLY enough research material, and on the other I feel like I'm trying to put in too much detail.
And then I read other people's stuff and feel completely inadequate. It's very frustrating and disheartening.
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Front help was available, and so a woman could get into a corset sans help. The maids corsets were not worn as severely as those of higher class, which does help that as well. You can loosen a back lacing corset, twist it around and slide it out, then stepping into it the next morning and tieing it, then twisting it back around to sit properly. It's a pain in the ass, but I've done it and I know they did.
A live-in maid was not only acceptable, it was expected that someone would be there to help with any night time needs that might come up- cup of tea, help with illness, etc..
Since maids were not generally considered "people", they were not considered to be of an allure enough to cause a scandal. A valet and a cook would come in during the day for someone of wealth and stature.
Hope this helps :)
I musta missed this on little details, though I only recently joined it.
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That is EXTREMELY helpful, thank you so much! I just joined little details as well, and it's been fantastic for some of the location information I've been looking for, but for some of the specifics I've not had many hits. It's definitely worth it's weight though.
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