Victorian Era Tea Parties

Tea Parties “There is an estimated 1,500 different types of tea,” (Karin Lehnardt) but when and where did it really start? The Victorian Era had a lot of influence on tea and tea parties. The differences of tea parties as the social-classes vary from the rich to the poor. The differences between women and men in social-classes and the differences in the tea party aspect of life are surprisingly different. The rights, fashion , jobs all differed in the Victorian Era, but tea parties also had social involvement and was even part of the families style and fashion. Tea has supposably been around for eighteen hundred years and tea parties followed as a hit that many people all around the world enjoy. Some major American history has been involved or included a tea party. So, where did the first movement of tea parties social hype start? High tea originated …show more content…
(Lynne Oliver) Usually tea was served around 1 but it depended on the wealth of the family. The family could invite friends ,relatives or whoever they wanted to join them. “ High tea was more of a social event than for the food and drink” (Lynne Oliver). The Modern Society stated the proper ways to have tea parties with class. The book also described the modern ways to act in public and the role of mothers in the Victorian Era. Tea parties were part of families social life to have tea parties but it all depended on their wealth. There are two different types of tea: High tea and Afternoon tea. High tea was also involved dancing. The host of the High tea party would often rent a ballroom. When the host was renting the ballroom they would try to rent a ballroom that was just big enough for the guests. They would have to be careful about never renting a ballroom to large or it will appear that no one came to their tea party and you will be considered a failure. (Adderly