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Victorian Courtship - fans #91
Posted by Viv Wilson on 27th February 2025 in Growing Up In Stately Home | hoar cross hall spa hotel,barons eden,History,victorian era,Social history,Fan,Amazon,my dad bought a mansion,Duvelleroy,Queen Victoria,Fanology,kiss,Marriage,Love,Valentine Day,Tuileries Palace
For the next few months I will be doing a series on Victorian courtship starting in February, the month of love, as we have just celebrated Valentine’s Day on the 14th.
The Victorians used various items for flirting with, namely fans, gloves, parasols and handkerchiefs! I imagine the Meynell family at Hoar Cross Hall held lots of dinner parties and Balls back in the Victorian days where most of the young ladies would have had their fans at the ready to signal to a secret beau. But what were these signals and why were they used?
The belief that the fan was used in society to express feelings or commands dates back to at least the early 18th century. I...
What the Butler Saw! #38
Posted by Viv Wilson on 28th February 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Belgrave Square,London,servants ball,Christmas,Lincolnshire,Butler,Footman
...Christmas kiss from a footman – when the butler came down to replenish the wine stock he found them in a very compromising position!
Well, that butler certainly saw something he shouldn't have!
Don’t miss next week’s instalment: 'Gardeners world' at Hoar Cross.
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