This talk covers the entire process, from engaging a laying-out nurse, announcing a death, outward indications that a death has occurred, and what a bereaved person had to wear. Lots of practical aspects are included, along with mourning etiquette, ways of remembering the dead, and the financial cost of keeping up appearances in grieving your loss. I wear an authentic mourning outfit, and explain what all the dress components are and where you would obtain them.
Views: 241 | Enquiries: 0Anne, The Bustle Lady, covers the period 1875 to 1888 - the era when the Bustle Dress was the height of fashion, but also the most interesting period of Victorian history. Anne covers a wide range of aspects of social history, Sheffield history, and the district of Crookes in particular. History talks can be delivered in full authentic bustle dress costume, with accessories and using genuine antique artefacts to illustrate the talk.
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