Article: Ladies, remember, their clothing covered their WHOLE body. Even the glimpse of an ankle is a stereotype "no-no." Instead of coats, women wore shawls or cloaks when cold. This one is very emphasized. As young as 4 years old girls must cover their knee and sixteen year old girls must cover their ankles. If you are in that age range, you have free to customize your skirts within that range. One exception to full body coverings. Ball gowns or formal attire. You may show your shoulders and/or breast line. Corsets can have the power to crush your internal organs and lower sets of ribs, so as far a recommending them, most would not. Bustles were designed to hold the skirt up and a very modernized and simple way to make one is to tie a pillow with a belt under your skirt. Especially with lace, these gloves are a great way to show you love Victorian times. It really doesn't matter if its white or black, but black is the most Victorian-looking. Brooches are very Victorian. While people from Victorian time mostly wore ones containing plain silver or pearls, emerald is accepted, too. Hats make the look. If you find a very nice looking antique hat, buy it. You can wear it! It makes the look.
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Know the basics. Wear cloaks, not coats! Know the length of skirts. Know the exceptions. Consider bustles and corsets. Wear gloves. Wear brooches. Add a stylish hat. Stay away from bright colors. Focus on pastels and dark colors.
Article: Most people hosting a "tea party" think of an afternoon event that takes place between mealtimes and provides small snacks, such as small sandwiches or scones. These can be "buffet style" and require no place settings at all, or they may be sit-down affairs with a limited selection of tableware and utensils, as a full meal is not served. If you are hosting a formal evening event, you will likely need several more implements depending on what type of food is served. Either way, be sure to read the steps below carefully so you can determine what is necessary for your tea party. The evening meal is properly referred to as "high tea," although the term is frequently misused to mean any type of tea. For a sit-down tea party, the table or tables must be able to seat every guest at once. For most tea parties, the food should all fit in the center of the table. If you are serving a full meal in the evening, generally referred to as a "high tea" rather than an afternoon tea party, you only need enough room for one course at a time. Unless you are serving a full meal with more than one course, the guests are typically provided with one plate only. Ideally, this should be a luncheon plate 9 to 9.5 inches (2324 cm) across, but you may use plates of other sizes if necessary. Fold each napkin into a rectangle, square, or triangle, then place to the left of the plate with the open edge on the right side. However, if you need to save space at your table, you may place each napkin on the center of a plate. You may only need to provide one or two utensils per guest, depending on what food is served. At minimum, place a small spoon on the right of each plate for stirring tea. If you are serving sticky cakes or messy foods, also provide a small fork on the left of each plate, and one or more knives between the plate and the spoon, with the blades facing the plate. Provide steak knives if meat is served. Provide butter knives for each guest when serving jams or other spreads, located to the right of the steak knife if present. Note that each spread should still have its own serving spoon. If serving a full evening meal with multiple courses, provide appropriate utensils for each course, arranged so the guests begin with the utensils furthest from the plate, and end with those nearest. Each guest should have a teacup resting on a saucer. Place each teacup to the right of the spoon(s) at that place setting. Waste bowls are typically the smallest piece of tableware, placed on the left of each place setting, above the napkin or fork. Guests place used tea leaves or lemon wedges in the waste bowl. Because the waste bowl is one of the most specialized components of the tea service, only the most formal guests are likely to be surprised if you do not own any. Provide water glasses for each guest above the knives, or above the teacup if no knives are present. If serving additional refreshments such as lemonade or champagne, select appropriate additional glasses to position to the right of the water glass. Include a small dessert plate or dessert bowl if a special dessert is being served, such as birthday cake. Center this above the main plate and include a small dessert fork and/or spoon as appropriate, placed horizontally between the two plates. This is not required for small, sweet snacks provided for the guests to help themselves.
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Decide what type of tea party you are hosting. Cover a large table with an attractive tablecloth. Place plates in the center of each place setting. Fold a linen napkin, or serviette, for each guest. Lay out the cutlery. Arrange the teacups and saucer. Set down a small waste bowl for each guest if you have them. Place additional glasses as necessary. Consider an additional dessert plate.
Article: Try to have a pantry week once week a month, in which you do not do any grocery shopping and instead just rely on what's in your pantry. Use leftovers, frozen food, and anything else you can find. You probably have more food than you realized sitting around. You can google recipes that only use the ingredients you have on hand that week. As previously stated, many websites offer you lists of suggestions if you type in the ingredients you have. Some foods can be frozen to increase their shelf life. If a bread item you usually buy, like sourdough bread or bagels, goes on sale you can freeze loaves or packages to increase their shelf life. Bread can last about three months when frozen. Most raw meats can be frozen to increase their shelf life. How long they last depends on the type of meat, but poultry, beef, and pork can last for months frozen. If you're big on seafood, buy pre-frozen seafood in the store rather than fresh cuts. Not only does this cost less, you can stock up on sale items and leave them frozen for a few weeks or months before use. It's okay to buy expensive foods once in awhile. However, choose the items you splurge on wisely. Certain foods may cost slightly more, but this is because they're healthier. Whole wheats, for example, are much healthier than processed wheats. This means you'll end up using less of these items as you'll feel fuller faster and for longer periods. Some organic foods may actually fill you up more. You can experiment with going organic on certain items, usually wheat or grain-based foods, and see if you notice yourself eating less. If so, you might want to try swapping certain foods for the organic variety as you may end up spending less over time.
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Have a pantry week. Freeze certain foods. Choose splurge foods wisely.