Paying Calls and Visits
Once an acquaintance was established and calling cards exchanged, formal visits could be exchanged. What were the rules that governed those visists in Austen’s day?
Continue reading →Once an acquaintance was established and calling cards exchanged, formal visits could be exchanged. What were the rules that governed those visists in Austen’s day?
Continue reading →Get ready to drool–and maybe raise a few eyebrows–at ball gowns of Austen’s day. If you missed the first part of this series, you can find links at the bottom of this post. Now that we’ve been instructed on the proper style of dress to wear to a ball and on the finer points of good taste, lets dig into the ball gowns themselves for a bit, shall we? Ball gowns in a nutshell As … Continue reading →