by Jeanne Gehret
by Jeanne Gehret
In the mood to see your friends during the Thanksgiving break? Here’s what you would do if you lived in the 1800s and she was a lady:
- You send your servant to the lady with a note requesting a visit
- Your servant travels to the lady’s house and gives the note to her servant
- Her servant gives it to her. If she wants to see you, she tells her servant yes and indicates when calling hours are: perhaps Tuesday and Thursday from 3-4
- Her servant tells your servant
- Your servant returns to tell you
Some things really do get easier over time! I wonder how Victorians would have liked email?
Stay tuned for more fascinating tidbits from Victorian Christmas in Williamsport, PA! If you enjoy this page, please like it!
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