Afternoon Tea Victorian Tea Party

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Afternoon tea victorian tea party. If she must. It fulfilled the purposes of socializing event planning introductions informal business meetings as well as a perfect platform for gossip which was a major pastime of the day. These parties include more than just a cup of tea. Is a wise woman she will limit her guests to the afternoon tea to the number her.
Afternoon tea as marie bayard wrote in 1884 in hints on etiquette was not supposed to be a substantial meal merely a light refreshment the food and drink were then less important than the event itself. Here are some ideas of what to wear. See more ideas about tea party victorian tea party and afternoon tea parties. 2 to 6 or any hours one chooses.
Because the society has an educational mission would it be permissible to make printed copies of the 2 articles i e. On the top of the card or below the name write the name of the guest for whom the tea is given if it is an affair in honor of some guest. In many countries a tea party is one of the most celebrated affairs. Use visiting cards and below the name or in the lower left corner the hours.
We will have about 70 guests. Owning it signified a high social standing so ladies in the victorian times carried their own teacups to afternoon tea meets. For the average tea drinking female an informal afternoon tea party provided the perfect opportunity for a chat with one s friends and for a small bite to eat to tide one over until the dinner hour. The room was used during the victorian period for the preparation of light meals.
Oct 19 2013 if you ve been invited to a garden party or victorian tea party why not dress for the occasion. Afternoon tea or victorian tea party may be one of the most delightful and informal affairs in the whole social round or it may be an it all depends upon the hostess. See more ideas about victorian tea party tea party tea. By the late victorian era afternoon tea was again mostly a pastime of the idle rich.
History of the tea and etiquette and give these to the attendees. Instead a lady simply announced the day and hour of the tea by writing it on the back of her visiting card. Our local historical society is going to hold an afternoon tea victorian theme in mid april 2018.