Victorian Morality

During the time of the Victorian Era, etiquette was considered status. Etiquette ranged from how cut fruit to how to walk. Morals were very strict in those days. If you didn't follow them then you were considered an outcast.

Since young age, ladies were trained to live their lives as home girls and soon to be home ladies. Once they were married, it was expected for them to stay home, cook meals, and take care of their children. And if a young lady doesn't end up getting married, than she is expected to live the

rest of her life committing to only charity. (W. Cunnings)

Some things that were expected from gentlemen were, things like a gentleman may take two ladies upon his arms, but under no circumstances should the lady take the arms of two gentlemen. And no gentleman can smoke when walking with or standing in the presence of a lady standing in the street. So ladies aren't the only ones with strict rules. (Proper Etiquette)

Now, something interesting is the clothing the ladies and men wore. For instance rich women wore a beautiful dress filled with lace and ruffles. They wore a bonnet with satin lining and with white and red roses on the side of them. But they also wore a stunning cashmere shawl. That was just the basic clothing for rich women in those days.

(P. Smitha)

Men usually wore a double breasted frock and trousers with a white shirt and a fashionably long bowtie on their stand-up collars. Usually if a lady or a man didn't wear the required type of clothing or better clothing, than they were automatically considered part of the poor society. (Ruby, 8)

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