tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34093396.post3520606373905197475..comments2023-09-14T17:37:49.571+10:00Comments on Victorian History: A note on manners, gentle readerDr Bruce Rosenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11591761401001848135noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34093396.post-30828462622758292162010-01-31T03:31:42.752+11:002010-01-31T03:31:42.752+11:00Normally manners are a way of bringing people &quo...Normally manners are a way of bringing people "up" to community standards, in order to include them. But I suspect in the late Victorian era that manners were used to "keep out" the newly rich. Of course a newly wealthy family could study etiquette books till the cows came home, but what happened if their daughter wanted to be presented at court?<br /><br />This occurred to meHelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com