The Rich In The Victorian Era

Have you ever thought about the 19th century? Well, the Victorian Era, named after Queen Victoria, is considered to be a time of great accomplishments and riches. Many of the great items from this era, like the clothes, food, and the privileges of being rich, are some things people sought out. However, not everyone got to experience the luxury of being rich and high class. One of the most accomplished minor art forms during the Victorian Era were their clothes. Over this time period many things had gone in and out of style, making the rich look richer and the poor look poorer. Though clothes were very stylish and fancy, not everyone, such as third class citizens, did not have enough money to buy such exquisite outfits. Even people who could afford such attire were bounded by rules the society had set up. Books were written to tell a person …show more content…
The population had grown as a result of people who wanted riches, so many boys and girls were made to work as servants. At the age of fifteen, most young women would go work as servants to help provide their families. Rich people had plenty of workers that made their lives comfortable. Even middle class citizens had at least one housemaid in their homes. People mostly hire women because they don’t need to be paid that much compared to a male butler. Male butlers cost around 60 euros, while housemaids cost at least 12 euros. The housekeeper and butler, and the house’s mistress, were in charge of the other servants. The rich families that were paying the servants usually provided uniforms and rooms for them to sleep in. Like everything in this era, servants were also under strict rules bounding them to their lives in the house. For example, they are supposed to say out of sight until meal times. By 1891 nearly one-third of young women ages fifteen through twenty had worked as domesticated