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The
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Ladies
were
sent to
the
finest
boarding
and
finishing
schools,
taught
etiquette,
music
and
dance
lessons,
to be
properly
trained
in
widening
their
acquaintance
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New York
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An Old New York School |
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Private, Boarding Schools For Young Ladies-1891 |
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Private, Boarding Schools For Young Ladies: 1893-1894 |
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Private, Boarding Schools For Young Ladies: 1895 |
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Private, Boarding Schools For Young Ladies: 1910 |
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Private, Boarding Schools For Young Ladies: Brooklyn 1883 |
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Lectures To Young Women: Female Education by William G. Eliot Jr. 1854 Pages 100-132 |
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Literature and Manners |
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"Knowledge
is good,
whether
immediately
useful
or not;
that the
object
of her
studying
is not
merely
to learn
something
which
she can
put to
practical
use, but
self-improvement
for the
improvement's
sake." |
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Etiquette For Elderly Girls |
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The Language of Nineteenth Century Etiquette Books |
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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 1843 |
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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte |
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Great Expectations by Charles Dickens |
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Tale of Two Cities |
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Black Beauty by Anna Sewell 1877
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Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott |
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An Old Fashion Girl by Louisa M. Alcott
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Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Wuthering Heights
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When it
came to
spiritual
and
physical
improvement,
music
was an
excellent
format,
but,
when it
was a
question
of pure
entertainment,
a party
was
expected
to look
to the
ladies. |
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Song by Frances S. Osgood: Godey's Lady's Book 1850
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19th Century Music
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An After Dinner Music Scene
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The Piano: Chronology Timeline 1800s |
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Music For Piano and Other Instruments 1870-1885 |
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Short Biographies of Selected Quality Piano Builders
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History of Banjo: Heartstrings by Cate House |
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The Banjo and Young Ladies of High Society |
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Romanticism 1820-1910 (Period in Music History)
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Middle Romanticism: Johannes Brahms 1893-1897
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Middle Romanticism: Antonin DvoraK 1841-1904
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Middle Romanticism: Pyotr llych Tchaikovsky 1840-1893
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Featured Syphonies
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Dancing Schools, Classes and Dance |
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Dancing
gave
young
ladies
the
opportunity
to
demonstrate
their
individual
agility
and
grace.
When she
arrived
at a
dance,
for
example,
each
young
woman
received
a dance
card on
which
young
men
signed
up for
the
various
dances. |
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Dancing Schools and Academies |
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Young Misses of Society Dancing Class Tid-Bits |
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Cotillion Dance |
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Street Swing Dance History Archives |
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Street Swing Dance History Archives |
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The Most Generally Known Figures of Quadrille
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Street Swing Dance History Archives |
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Street Swing Dance History Archives |
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Street Swing Dance History Archives |
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Dance Favors: New Cotillion Favors For the Season, Harper's Bazaar 1899
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Manners, Culture and Dress of the Best American Society:
Dancing
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Fashion for The Young Ladies and Portraits
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"All
Victorian
ladies
by which
we mean
women of
sufficient
means to
be able
to
follow
fashion,
wore
roughly
the same
types of
garments
during
the
course
of the
nineteenth
century.
What
changed
was the
cut,
construction
and
materials." |
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Corsets From Lord and Taylor Department Store Catalog
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Corset Advertisements From 1900-1914
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History of Hairstyles of The Victorian Era
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History of Hair Jewelry in Victorian America
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Historic North Hampton Museum and Education Ctr. |
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Ladies Bonnets: 1850's-1860's
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Is a Hat A Frivolous Accessory Or A Necessity?
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Well Dressed Victorian Ladies (Photos) #1
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Fashion in the 1830s and '40s
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The Crinolan Era, Fashion in the 1850s and '60s
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The Busle Era, Fashion in the 1870's and '80s
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1878 Ball & Bridal Dresses
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New York Fashions: Spring Skirts and Tailored Costumes-Harpers Bazaar
March, 1892
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Victorian Garden Hat, Hoods & Gloves June 29,
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A Smart Young Lady c 1884 (photo)
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Victorian Dress Ensembles
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Premier Design Historic Clothing |
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Ladies Bloomers, Jackets and Vests
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Premier Design Historic Clothing |
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Ladies Petticoats and Gloves
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Premier Design Historic Clothing |
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Late 19th and Early 20th Century Ladies' Dress Glossary
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The Debutante's Introduction To Society
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"There
are
probably
no
social
incidents
that
serve to
bring so
large a
number
of young
society
people
together
as
"coming-out"
receptions.
They are
looked
upon by
young
society
girls as
being
among
the most
important
events
in their
lives." |
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| Article Name: |
The Season of Receptions 1883 |
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Launched Into Society 1884 |
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A Lady of Old New York 1884 |
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Debutante Bouquets: Their Uses and Their Abuses 1884 |
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How To Shine In Society 1885 |
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Soon To Enter Society 1894 |
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Presentation At Court-English Society |
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Debutante Tid-Bits |
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Dance For Debutantes 1907 |
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Debutante Dance For Miss Tuckerman 1907 |
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Debutante Dance At Colony Club 1907 |
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Miss Morris Makes Debut At Sherry's |
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Forthcoming Debutante Balls Here Recall Cotillions of Earlier Days 1955 |
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