Category Archives: Society

The Customs of Edwardian Society

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Evangeline Holland

The customs of Society seem to follow some curious law of their own. What is absolutely de rigueur in this generation is tacitly condemned in the next; the words, the manners, the habits, which show the gentleman in one era … Continue reading →

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The Prettiest Debutantes of 1904

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Evangeline Holland

SOME years ago it had become the fashion in London to look upon girls almost as a negligible quantity in the social fabric. In those days a “girls’ ball ” was a very insignificant entertainment indeed, and suggested an uninteresting … Continue reading →

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Charles Booth’s Inquiry of London

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Rachel Pritchard

Between 1886 and 1902, Charles Booth, a successful businessman and social activist, worked on creating the first real study on the social life of London. Booth wished to discover how many people in London were living in poverty and to expose … Continue reading →

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