Dining History, Dining Room Etiquette in the Victorian Era
In Victorian era, meal times were special occasions. Not only food and arrangement was taken care of but to dress well was also the requirement. For any outside dining event after 6PM, it was considered as highly formal occasion. Ladies used to wear gowns with low necks and short gloves and sleeves while married woman were expected to wear silk or sating. For men wearing fine linen and broadcloth was the dress code. The formally arranged dining room of Victorian era could be claimed as present banquet hall. The dining room furniture was decorated with lavish over furnishing and quite large in size. It was more of a custom of that time. The extensive decoration of that time included massive furniture pieces, China and ceramic figurines, stuffed birds in cafes, huge mirror and potted plants. The finely set table was always placed in the center as center of attention. The hostess used to display every fine piece of stemware, china and silver she owned. So the table was seen with 24 piece place setting along with eight forks all assigned to different purposes. Not only this, but there were additional game shears, 8 knives, 7 pieces of stemware for water, a...