How to Curtsey at a Court Presentation
byFrom the Everywoman’s Encyclopaedia, volume 4: In the first place, a Court curtsey is much lower than an ordinary curtsey, and quite different to…
Society
The Edwardian Garden Party
byGarden parties were the easiest and most informal manner of entertaining. As part of the duty owed the county, it was expected that at…
Society and Scandal in Edwardian England
byWhen we look at portraits of doughty Edwardians, read etiquette books from the period, and watch period films, it is easy to believe society…