Lovely to have these details, Julie. I write about a Cambridge ladies' dining club, and I wonder if it was started because these 12 women wanted to have a space to discuss serious issues (not just the rigidly defined lighter topics). Welcome to Substack!
Hi Julie! Love your articles. Found you on YouTube by accident and following the ups and downs you and Luke experience at Mapperton. You both handle things with grace, resilience, and persistence. When you have your formal dinners for guests it looks like you go all out to provide an experience somewhat like that of the gilded age Thank you for sharing!
I can imagine how a lot of these "rules" would feel restrictive today, but I do like the idea of dinnertime conversation - especially knowing whom to talk to when - being pre-determined. That can be awkward to navigate nowadays!
Lovely to have these details, Julie. I write about a Cambridge ladies' dining club, and I wonder if it was started because these 12 women wanted to have a space to discuss serious issues (not just the rigidly defined lighter topics). Welcome to Substack!
Hi Julie! Love your articles. Found you on YouTube by accident and following the ups and downs you and Luke experience at Mapperton. You both handle things with grace, resilience, and persistence. When you have your formal dinners for guests it looks like you go all out to provide an experience somewhat like that of the gilded age Thank you for sharing!
I can imagine how a lot of these "rules" would feel restrictive today, but I do like the idea of dinnertime conversation - especially knowing whom to talk to when - being pre-determined. That can be awkward to navigate nowadays!