15 Historical Tips for Hosting a Holiday Party
When planning your next Yuletide soirée , await to the past tense for inspiration . Some of our ancestor ’ traditions and manoeuvre for festive shindy might be worth adopting this year . 1. LET YOUR GUESTS SEAT THEMSELVES. In the 18th century , dinner parties were about more than just food : There was a laundry tilt of rules and prospect to remember and follow . seats had its own set of customs , but the process of discover a chair was at least a little more relaxed than say , the dress codification ( dressing for dinner party would take upper - class Victorian womanhood upwards of an hr ) ....