How Did the Victorians Social Network? Calling Card and Paying Calls Etiquette 101

The Victorians LOVED to social network. In fact, much of their status and relationships depended on it. In this video, we'll discover their main method of building up acquaintances: paying calls and leaving calling cards. You also get to watch my cat take a bath behind me, which is always a plus. 💕 INSTAGRAM @elliedashie ➝ https://www.instagram.com/elliedashie/ WEBSITE ➝ https://elliedashwood.com 🕰 Watching Guide 00:00 How did Victorians Social Network? [Intro] 01:35 What era are we talking about? 02:04 What was a social call? 05:08 What was a calling card? 07:18 What did calling cards look like? 09:26 Calling cards as social trophies 09:50 The basics of paying calls and calling cards 10:55 What a day of calling looked like 14:40 What being "at home" meant 15:39 Why would someone pay a call to their neighbors? 17:42 Should you call or leave a card upon them? FTC Disclaimer: Links may be affiliate links which means I'll receive a small commission from your purchase at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting my channel. 📚 Books mentioned in this video: Try Audible: https://amzn.to/45Uzoqb Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Novel https://go.magik.ly/ml/1u43m/ 1940 Movie: https://amzn.to/43uQwBy 1995 Miniseries (Colin Firth Version): https://amzn.to/42zFoSm 2005 Movie (Kiera Knightly Version): https://amzn.to/3qCNVqE Audiobook read by Rosamund Pike: https://amzn.to/3MTE1Iy Northanger Abbey Novel: https://go.magik.ly/ml/1u43z/ BBC Movie 2007: https://amzn.to/43tyFe4 Audiobook: https://amzn.to/3qrEuKo Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell Novel: https://go.magik.ly/ml/1u48r/ Movie: https://amzn.to/3N2Li95 🎓 Learn More Campbell, C. (2019). Etiquette of Good Society. Forgotten Books. Evans, H., Evans, M., & Mary Evans Picture Library. (1976). The party that lasted 100 days: The late Victorian Season : a social study. London: Macdonald and Jane's. Member, . . (1999). : Manners and rules of good society: Or, solecisms to be avoided. Kila, Mont.: Kessinger Pub. Pool, D. (1998). What Jane Austen ate and Charles Dickens knew: Fascinating facts of daily life in the nineteenth century. London: Robinson. : https://amzn.to/45TRtox 🎵 Music used in this video from: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/6180u8/ As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. #victorianera #socialcalls #victoriancallingcards #socialetiquette #victorianetiquetteforladies #19thcentury #facebook #instagram #janeausten #elizabethgaskell #wivesanddaughters #socialnetworking