Victorian Etiquette Rules
Victorian Etiquette –
It was considered rude —-
To remove one’s gloves when making a formal call.
To stare around the room.
To look at your watch.
To walk around the room when waiting for the hostess.
Turn your chair so that you back faces another guest.
To make remarks about someone else who has just left the room.
Basic Rules
Learn to be gentle and patient.
Never speak or act in anger.
Learn to speak in a gentle tone of voice.
Learn to say kind and pleasant things when opportunity offers.
In meeting on a street crossing, gentlemen should make way for ladies, and younger persons for older ones.
In the evening or whenever safety may require, a gentleman should give a lady his arm.
A gentleman may take two ladies upon his arms, but under no circumstances should the lady take the arms of two gentlemen.
No gentleman will smoke when walking with or standing in the presence of a lady standing in the street.
No gentleman should stand on the street corners, steps of hotels, or other public places and make remarks about ladies passing by.