The Dining Room
Please, be seated. Would you like to consult the menu?
The
Fare
The sumptuous meal comes from recipes such as the Enquirer
- Recipes Index , these Cake
Recipes from Godey's Lady's Book (1860), and even these
Recipes
with "Alcohol" .
Gossip
Over Diner
Formal dinner almost requires some gossip about the current state of affairs
(and affairs of state) in the heavily interconnected royal families of
New Europa. One simply must be up to date on Victoria
und Albert, Vicky and The Kaiser !
Dear, it was quite a splendid little event you missed, the other
day! Let me tell you all about this summer
lawn festival at the Club House...
New Europa in the Victorian days is enamoured with gadgets, but this sometimes
takes surprising forms. The ever-present dance card, for example.
Were you imagining some staid little notebook? Have a look at
The
Dance Card Museum of Antiques ... Dance cards can take the shape
of almost any object, including many that would be difficult to carry to
the ball! This craze will last well through the century and into
the early nineteen hundreds.
And if you still doubt the appeal that gadgets, knick-knacks and trinkets
hold for Victorians, you should read this article from Harper's Bazar on
New
Cotillion Favors for the Season. It's a little late for
the period, but perfectly in character for New Europa.
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