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Get me to the church on time #31
Posted by Viv Wilson on 2nd December 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | Meynell,hoar cross hall,Chris Meek,lady diana,champagne,Downton Abbey,The Crown,keeping up with the aristocrats,Library,mercedes-benz,Ferrari,church of the holy angels,vicar
...el on his arm. She was wearing a short cheesecloth dress and with the sun behind her it was completely see through! Anyone who remembers the Lady Di photo will know what I mean! We heard a sharp intake of breath as the whole congregation turned to face the door – talk about upstaging the bride!
Finally, the ceremony was over and I was married to Kev (not Derek) and as we walked out into the sunlight I felt a huge relief that it was all over and no-one had been arrested! However, the day was slightly marred by the fact that my mum wasn’t there and because she had been asked not to come, she had retaliated by not letting my little brother Piers come either. W...
Victorian Courtship - gloves #92
Posted by Viv Wilson on 26th March 2025 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall spa hotel,barons eden,victorian era,history,women,gloves,hands,Henry Wehman,nudity,queen victoria,French,buttons,Downton Abbey,historic houses,glove box,my dad bought a mansion,national trust
...er up the arm until the longest ones were well past the elbow and had 16 buttons to fasten them up! No wonder they needed the help of maids to get dressed – it must have taken an eternity to button up gloves, dresses and boots!
A lady in her long white gloves
It was common not to wear gloves within the domestic sphere – for example, when having a meal at home. However, it was considered inappropriate for a woman to go outside without her gloves on, as ungloved hands were sometimes associated with nudity. Gloves, of course, were mainly for the wealthy and were made of kid leather. Wealthy women also wore silk and cotton gloves for informal o...