Gloves and Glove Etiquette

New glove fashions for Spring of 1929 and a blog post on glove etiquette, compiled from numerous etiquette authorities https://www.harssidanzar.com/glove-etiquette/ 

The prices were most likely comparable to 2019’s, even though this advertisement is 90 years old. The “Highboy” below, from the same newspaper, seems a bit pricey, but is most likely comparable to a modern day “radio receiver” or “mobile phone.”

19th C. Napkin Folding

Two napkin folds for the 19th Century housewife to try on her table– the Rose and the Star– from Mrs. Beeton

Entertaining and food ideas from Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management, first published in 1861

Have a Wonderful Easter

1920’s Advertising for Mothers

I love to see what life was like for women during Georgia Belle Graber’s days as a mother of young children. I wonder if she used Lydia’s E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The adverts for the elixir were found in all of the local and larger newspapers.

1921 Humor in the News

What was found funny in the news pages of the 1920’s... From May, 1921

Wilson College girls got out their examination books today and answered the now famous Edison questions. Here is the result of their labor over some of the questions:

Q. What star is it that has recently been measured and found to be of enormous size?

A. Fatty Arbuckle.

Q. Who was Cleopatra?

A. Anthony's sweetie.

Q. What is coke?

A. Seven cents, including; war tax.

Q. Where do we get peanuts from?

A. The circus.

Q. From where do we get our dates?

A. The University of Pennsylvania.

Q. To what is the change of seasons due?

A. Good teamwork on the part of the milliners and dressmakers.

Q. What state is the largest?

A. Matrimony.

Boyabus Kissabus

Boyabus Kissabus a sweet girlorrum

Girlabus cryabus— “Wants some morum!”

Boyabus Kissabus — Walked old mamorum;

Boyabus kickedbus out the back doorum;

Girlabus cryabus, “Kisses no morum!”

By the author,

Ruth Martin

I found this charming verse when researching the women of the Graber Olive House family for a 4 month long exhibit at the Ontario Museum of History and Art in 2017.  

Ruth Martin was not a Graber, but her daughter, Betty, became one when she married Bob Graber in 1936. The paper was signed “By the author, Ruth Martin.” 

This style of speaking was called “hog Latin” and was all the rage with schoolgirls in the late-1800’s, and made comebacks several times in the early 1900’s.

Attend one of our popular “Talk with Tea” events and learn more about young women in the Victorian and Edwardian eras.

About “Traditions and Tea”

All about “Traditions and Tea” at Georgia Belle et Cie”

Some of the many items we talk about at the Traditions and Tea events – Baby bib clips and napkin clips. We have them from the late 1800’s to the mid 1900’s 

We are located at the historic Graber Olive House in Ontario California. My husband’s grandfather, C. C. Graber, started the company in 1894. Our 1920's tea room setting is named after C.C.’s wife, Georgia Belle Graber. 

The 1920's were such a great time of change for the women in the U.S. and our talks and classes focus on many of those changes for women, the etiquette, dress and lifestyle of the era, and those preceding that time period.

Each talk or class is accompanied by refreshments in the form of an afternoon tea – scones, assorted finger sandwiches, dainty desserts and, of course, freshly brewed pots of tea! 

The price is $32.00 per person, and we serve unlimited scones, tea sandwiches and desserts, along with a variety of teas at each table.

Our talk on “Dining with Royalty; From Picnics to the Palaces” are fun and informative. One item people enjoy viewing is the original table seating chart for the dinner given in honor of the Duke of Gloucester’s visit to Australia in 1934. We don’t simply cover the British royal family, but dining with royals the world over, throughout history.

Each talk or class is approximately 2 hours. Our most popular talks are listed below—

1. Designed for Dining – The What, ‘Ware and When of the Table
2. Victorian Era Etiquette and Her Queen 
3. Tea History and Tea Etiquette
   
4. Reading the Tea Leaves and Other 19th Century Pastimes
5. Dining with Royalty; From Picnics to the Palaces
   
6. Victorian and Edwardian Era Fads and Fancies
7. Dining Etiquette; the “Do’s and Don’ts” for the Table
   
8. Shaped to Please; Pots, Their Purposes, the Cups and Pleasures
9. Jane Austen's England and the Silver Fork Novel 
   
10. Learning Tea Manners with “Little Betty” (for ages 6 and up, accompanied by an adult, these include a book)

To find out about upcoming Talks and Tea, or to book a private Talk and Tea for your group, club or special event, call me at 800.891.RSVP

 Outside the U.S.? Call 909.923.5650

We hope to see you soon at one of our many events! – Maura J. Graber