Regency Era Ballroom Etiquette Guide | Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice Ch. 3 Analysis, Brit Lit 101

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@AuntLoopy123 6 ай бұрын

I love the part about the gentleman escorting the lady back to her chaperone or seat. I see it SO OFTEN when the dance is over, the guy just makes a beeline to his next partner (or the wall, or another room, or wherever), leaving his partner standing there, alone, in the middle of the dance floor. I even noted seeing that on Bridgerton. However, as I told my sister, "Bridgerton is NOT Regency. There is NO historical accuracy, beyond the names of the king and queen, and it is all, in fact, set in an entirely different alternate universe, where they don't do anything the same way, and the clothes are GORGEOUS." But, still, leaving your partner hanging in the middle of the floor kind of sucks, even if she is immediately joined by a friend, who was also deserted in the middle of the dance floor, by a man who is SUPPOSED TO BE COURTING HER, and would, one assumes, want to spend every second he could with her.

@kellyjhardesty2987 6 ай бұрын

It's fun to remember that the Bennet family had such a good time at this assembly -- since the later ball at Netherfield is such a disaster for them...

@Seraphina-Rose 6 ай бұрын

I think the Bennets were all, except Elizabeth, unaware of how disastrously they presented at the Netherfield Ball.

@kellyjhardesty2987 6 ай бұрын

Interesting. Mary was probably sad. But, yeah, I guess Jane probably only noticed Charles. And Mrs Bennett and the younger sisters WERE probably clueless!

@MiljaHahto 6 ай бұрын

Learning about the introductions in balls makes me understand Mr Darcy better. Not dancing was one of his ways to keep distant from mothers and daughters too interest in his fortune - because they indeed would've wanted to know him even after the ball. Sure, he was proud too (later happenings show that), but he was certainly totally fed up with being hunted on. And that would have made even the dancing less enjoyable.

@bback4078 3 ай бұрын

That's a really great point! I never thought of it that way.

@davidwright7193 6 ай бұрын

The number of couples in a set is given by the dance. Scottish dances are typically 4 couple sets, English dances would be 6 couple sets, Squares are obviously 4 couple. some dances like strip the willow are in open sets and are generally in set partnerships. Others are circle dances. The tune for each dance will run for a number of motifs during which the couple at the head of the set will end up at the bottom of the set so each couple dances in each position in the set. Open set dances generally don't have specific figures for each couple in the set so position doesn't matter so much. Ring dances are generally change partner dances so that at the end of each motif either the lady or the gentleman moves on one place around the ring and dances the next motif with another partner. The first and the last dances of the evening would typically be a ring dance so that all the ladies have danced with all the eligible gentlemen (and some that are married) before the evening properly commences and the ladies can make their views as to the permanence or otherwise of the acquaintance known at the end.

@Seraphina-Rose 6 ай бұрын

I feel sorry for Darcy in this chapter. Imagine how often mothers are pushing their daughters in front of him, hoping to snag him for his fortune without caring about who he is as a person. How awful that would be, especially if you don't feel easy talking to or dancing with strangers. The way everyone in Hartford stared and gossiped about him, is it any wonder he didn't want to dance with anyone?

@raraavis7782 6 ай бұрын

Yeah. I mean, it's not unsimilar to being an extremely attractive woman and constantly being hit on in a bar or club. Everyone wants a piece of you (so to speak) and they just walz all over your attempts to just have a good time with your friends. I had a good friend once, who was a 'men magnet' and it wasn't pleasant for her or the people she was with, very often.

@layali1 6 ай бұрын

He is still unspeakably rude in a context where extreme courtesy was expected

@crazybiogeek 6 ай бұрын

@@layali1 That's why I always get the vibes that he was shy in addition to being fed up with the attention. He would have had the good manners ingrained in him- and the folks at his home and his friends all thought he was polite, until he showed up in a new place with new people. So I get the vibes that he just really didn't want to socialize with people whom he didn't know- at least until he got to know people well enough to see if they valued him or his money.

@mohamedahmedyassinhussein6856 6 ай бұрын

Same way women perused due to their looks and not who they are at that time your title and income was an attractive point as a man

@crazybiogeek 6 ай бұрын

@@mohamedahmedyassinhussein6856 There were fortune hunting men back then, too. Wickham was one of them, and when he was indiscreet with Lydia, he had to be paid to do the right thing because her inheritance wasn't enough to tempt him to marry her otherwise.

@mikakestudios5891 6 ай бұрын

There's just something so *Pleasant* about your happy self reading this beloved book to me from a cloud of cherry blossoms.

@lexkeating5741 6 ай бұрын

I appreciate a perspective I read (somewhere) about this introduction of Mr Darcy, that he was looking at the country entertainment with three things in mind: 1) he was still mourning his father and Georgiana's care weighed on him, 2) his London lifestyle had built a wall of ennui around his thoughts and feelings, and 3) his primary goal in settling Bingley was to watch out for importuning local gentry (like Mrs Bennet)

@adorabell4253 6 ай бұрын

More like he had just come from saving Georgiana.

@l.jagilamplighterwright9211 6 ай бұрын

Some friends and I were just discussing the fact that waltzes might have overtaken other dances as the years went on because it is so much easier to talk with your partner. The college I went to had waltz parties, and you could speak very easily with each person as you danced with them. We thought that might have been a big plus once people stopped thinking of them as scandalous. I also love the 2005 scene at the ball where everyone else vanishes. It is perfect direction.

@kiarona. 6 ай бұрын

That is probably my favourite scene from the movie

@christinebutler7630 6 ай бұрын

Hi Jagi! Those waltz parties were lovely, weren't they? The other cool part of waltzing is that, although certainly.some of our classmates were very proficient dancers, it is possible to waltz with less proficiency and still have fun, not step on toes and not crash into other couples. Many older dances involved "figures" which meant if you were a beat off, or not in exactly the right place at the right time, you could see other dancers crashing to the floor. Of course there was that time when my (much taller) partner insisted upon twirling me around so energetically that I became airborne and landed on the Dean....

@l.jagilamplighterwright9211 6 ай бұрын

@@christinebutler7630 Yes! It was such a lovely thing. I often feel very grateful for having had such lovely experiences. Very funny about the Dean. Oh my! lol

@l.jagilamplighterwright9211 6 ай бұрын

@@christinebutler7630 John says he is envious and wishes that he had launched a partner at the Dean.

@DanBeech-ht7sw 3 ай бұрын

That's because everyone else saw them squabbling and shouted "Guys! Get a room!"

@ThanksHermione 6 ай бұрын

This reminds me of a quote from Beauty and the Beast. "Here's when she meets Prince Charming. But she won't discover that it's him til chapter three."

@danib5443 6 ай бұрын

I will never hear that song again without thinking of Lizzie and Darcy, and I thank you tremendously for that!

@Singit24Seven 6 ай бұрын

Hey Ellie, I’ve watched your channel for years, and love it! A tip for doing livestreams, when reading people’s comments and answering them, please read the comments aloud. I didn’t catch the live, and watched it later. It was kind of maddening when you would read comments, and answer them…but I had no idea what they said first. I know, I could go back and read all of the comments, but who has time for that. Other than that, I enjoyed the live! Keep it up! Oh, and I enjoyed you reading P&P, too. Your voice for Mrs. B. Was great.

@Yum123-p3w 6 ай бұрын

Lady Lucas is " THE TIMES" of the regency era! Note how fast the rumors travel!

@GreenGrl2023 4 ай бұрын

That thing about guys not wanting to dance, and a bunch of ladies left with no dance partners? TOTALLY still true today.

@leilawilliams8175 6 ай бұрын

I threw a few small, private, Regency style balls for my siblings and homeschool friends. The time I had a dedicated card room was a big mistake because pretty much all the boys quickly deserted us. 😢

@cmm5542 6 ай бұрын

Sounds true to form 🤣

@cathipalmer8217 6 ай бұрын

LOL Guess you didn't read enough!

@tticusFinch 6 ай бұрын

Lol! I always find it funny that the guys and girls naturally tend to separate in their own groups (unless of course the guys are pursuing one of the girls)

@leilawilliams8175 6 ай бұрын

@@tticusFinch yep, that's when I realized the guys were uninterested.

@Meechda76 6 ай бұрын

RIP Donald Sutherland. He was a lovely Mr. Bennet.

@coinkydink3984 2 ай бұрын

The best!

@ushere5791 6 ай бұрын

avid, AVID contradancer here. some of the best dances i've ever experienced were ones where i didn't feel well enough to dance a particular dance with the gentleman who asked me to dance but invited him to sit that dance out and visit with me, and he did. :)

@AuntLoopy123 6 ай бұрын

"Catching her eye." So, he knew that she knew he was talking about her. Whether or not he knew that she could hear him is another matter. But he knew she knew he was talking about her, one way or another.

@MadamoftheCatHouse 6 ай бұрын

I've read a lot about children's balls in Russian Empire of the same era. They were very popular with both kids AND adults beacause they were a lot of fun and none of the rules and protocol of the formal adult ones.

@FairyEnchated 6 ай бұрын

I’m so glad you’re back with regular content about Jane Austen 🥰

@treyb6875 5 ай бұрын

When I first read this book as a kid, I immediately liked Darcy and hated Wickham because I wasn't well-liked due to my introversion and already believed public opinion didn't always match one's character.

@AuntLoopy123 6 ай бұрын

"I'm an old married man, and my dancing days are over." "You literally just asked me to dance, sir."

@HamnimationStudios 5 ай бұрын

@16:28 The sigh at the mention of Willoughby was priceless(and spot-on)!😄

@dovahqueen4607 6 ай бұрын

I haven't been able to catch you live yet, but I love these chapters with discussion and context so much! Your channel has really been a big factor in making these classics more accessible and enjoyable for me. :]

@kellyjhardesty2987 6 ай бұрын

I'm in Salt Lake City. And my favorite part of a ball is Emma's smile & Lizzy's witty comebacks. My least favorite is not enough talk of books. heehee

@missanne2908 6 ай бұрын

I went to dancing school when I was young!! Boys wore suits and girls would wear dresses with white gloves. We learned dances such as the four-step, the waltz and the cha-cha. They even gave a dance at the end of the season. I was put in a body cast around six weeks after that and never went back. As far as preferring balls or books? It depends on the dancing partner. You definitely want partners who have a sense of rhythm and have the ability to lead (if you are female). If I have that, I'd say balls. If not, I'd say books. However, dances were different in the regency era and those qualities weren't important, or as important. I'd like to try out on regency ball just for the experience.

@coinkydink3984 2 ай бұрын

So would I, if I were still able to dance at all! Haha!

@ohlambert3562 6 ай бұрын

Wow, you did such a great job for your first long stream! Really love your content and your style! Every time you mentioned a previous video of yours I was like YESSS I know THE LORE, it was so fun!

@Joannachin 6 ай бұрын

I love how this project is growing at each episode

@malloryr4883 6 ай бұрын

This was such a pleasure to listen to!! I hope you'll read other novels like this when P&P is finished.

@kiarona. 6 ай бұрын

The comment about "standing up with one of your sisters" makes more sense now why Kitty was so upset at the idea. I always thought it just meant that one of her sisters had to chaperone her to every dance, but he actually meant she had to physically dance with only her sisters 😂 No wonder the poor girl was so horrified at the prospect!

@krooks6367 5 ай бұрын

In Finland during this time you could buy ticket and in that it was if it was a more simpel one - sandwich and some drinks where inkluderad. If you wanted more drinks you pay extra. This is around 1808-1812. During napoleonic wars officers from both camp ( enemies) could meet at ball on evening and next day fight each other. Officers had often more in honom with other officers from other countries than soldiers from same country. In Finland there was also a book where they described the ladies and commented them rather rudly. There looks, their wit, their money, their intelligence or lack of it. Its very very funny and Sad at the same time.

@EyeLean5280 6 ай бұрын

So good of you to read this wonderful story to us -- thank you!

@EllieDashwood 6 ай бұрын

I’m so glad you enjoyed it! 😃😊💕

@veronicaleighauthor 6 ай бұрын

Another great chapter! Thanks for reading and giving us some Regency era commentary!

@JessicaMena-x5m 2 ай бұрын

I recently found your channel and am highly enjoying it. I've been devouring your videos. Maybe I missed it, but if not, I would love an explanation on how and why the Bennets embarrassed themselves at the Netherfield Ball. Some of it is obvious but there are a lot of Regency historical details that you need to understand to fully understand why it was embarrassing. I have come across family or friends , when watching Pride and Prejudice, that struggled with how the dad and Mary were embarrassing.Kitty, the mother , and Lydia were obvious.I would love to hear you break each character's actions down. Just a suggestion.

@EmeraldsFire 6 ай бұрын

It would be something if part of decorating for a highschool dance is asking volunteers to draw on the floor like Rapunzel

@l.jagilamplighterwright9211 6 ай бұрын

In France (This might be Victorian), they had three kinds of balls: balle blanc was for unmarried people. Bal rose (pink) was for young married women and involved light flirting, and then there was a crimson one for the more experienced which I think was scandalous, but I haven't been able to find out much about them.

@johnnehrich9601 6 ай бұрын

I'm from Troy, NY. I would love to go to a Regency ball and teach them how to waltz, Charleston, and disco dance!

@ladykatietx 6 ай бұрын

Yay-- love that you're reading the novel! Couldn't catch you live but thoroughly enjoying the replay ❤

@HamnimationStudios 5 ай бұрын

This whole video was quite marvelous! Could you, in fact, do a video on Regency dances? It's such an interesting topic...

@LBehold 4 ай бұрын

Such a pretty set…all pink…very pleasant to look at

@petrabotha8314 6 ай бұрын

Mrs Bennett always makes me laugh. "If I could have all five my penniless daughters settled in such a ginormous house that would be awesome and make total sense" and "If a smart young Colonel with three times the fortune of my husband wanted one of my dowery-less girls I wouldn't say no to him." Babe, you would have settled for Mr Colins, stop pretending you have standards. 😂

@romana34 6 ай бұрын

No, I don’t wanna meet Mr. Darcy. I want Mr. Knightley, or Mr. Tilley. Rounding my top three would be Mr. Ferris. I know most people love, pride and prejudice, but why not look at some of the other books? For an interesting look on ballroom etiquette, check out Northanger Abbey when Catherine is in Bath.

@shelinkzelda 2 ай бұрын

I love Captain Wentworth and Colonel Brandon 😊 Darcy is good too, but jeezums, the responsibilities that he comes with! 😮‍💨

@magdahearne497 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Ellie, that was a most enjoyable look into the Rsgency ballroom! 🌺🇬🇧

@annlidslot8212 3 ай бұрын

Hi, I live in northwest Europe, and I'm a generation and a bit older than you, so I can't say anything of how things are now. In the early to mid 80's when I would go out with my friends, we would go out dancing. It would be very bad form to only dance one dance and leave your partner on the dance floor. I was usually out in mixt groups, so everybody kept an eye out if somebody needed rescuing by cutting in, but you was supposed to dance at least dance two dances and then escort your partner back to where you found her. Towards the of the middle of the night each set of two would have one faster dance and one slower one, and by the end of the night the ratio of slow dances would go up. Luckily the dances weren't 15 minutes long at that time like back further back in history, because I don't think that modern humans could dance for those long one anymore. I find it interesting how the same rules that governed going out to a regency ball kept going all the way to the 1980' at least. I haven't gone out for the last almost 30 years now. so I have no idea how things are now. I don't even know if you go out dancing if you are young today, or if you go to a bar and do whatever you do in bars on a friday night. I decided to take my delight for dancing a step further about 10 years ago, and started training Ballroom Standard PRO-AM. I have even competed. So this old lady still has a lot of life yet.

@danib5443 6 ай бұрын

This was so fun! Thank you for taking the time to do this and giving me something great to listen to while I'm working.

@EllieDashwood 6 ай бұрын

Aw, I’m so glad you enjoyed it! 😊💕

@PokhrajRoy. 6 ай бұрын

It was so much fun attending yet another livestream. Happy that no one wounded each other’s vanity today lol

@sharmanmurphree-roberts4018 6 ай бұрын

The carriage drop-off at balls is like school drop-off/pickup nowadays. 😄

@sonya-s0nya512 3 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed this rubric, hope to see more of them❤❤❤❤ wish luck in your work and in general, thanks for so much interesting information)))

@EllieDashwood 3 ай бұрын

Aw, yay! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!!! 💕

@chilins8083 6 ай бұрын

YOU DO LIVESTREAMS NOW? Omg I’m so excited!!!! New era

@susanstein6604 6 ай бұрын

I would be a disaster in Regency England. I’m a klutz. I don’t can’t t dance. I don’t sew, do needlework, draw or play an instrument.The character I identify with the most is Mary Bennett except Mary thinks she sings well and can play the piano well and she can’t do either well.

@shelinkzelda 2 ай бұрын

The thing with the dancing is that for hundreds of years it was considered a good way to tell how healthy a lady was, so if you're not for dancing, you need something else.... Oh, do you like horses? If you can ride well, that's good too!

@ElectraDashwood 6 ай бұрын

I'm only here for the food. Supper is 🔥.

@EllieDashwood 6 ай бұрын

Food is essential.

@crazybiogeek 6 ай бұрын

I love Ever After. Such a classic. The nice stepsister is such a great character.

@jspohl 2 ай бұрын

If my microphone matched the flowers I’d start a podcast too. 🌸✨Thank you! That was fun and educational and your English accent was lovely!

@coinkydink3984 2 ай бұрын

Spray paint your Mic and go for it!

@christinh6933 6 ай бұрын

I would have loved to have had you as my Brit Lit professor in college! I learned so much from this video!

@Nevart-Nevart 6 ай бұрын

“It is quite a settled thing; and as soon as Nicholls has made white soup enough, I shall send round my cards.” Bingley, Regency Era Flex --

@petrabotha8314 6 ай бұрын

I first read P&P at thirteen, and for years I went round with the belief that he meant "as soon as St Nicholas has made snow enough for the season". Took me about a decade and a half to find out that it wasn't a metaphor, and that Bingley must have been referring to his cook without an honorific, and to an actual white soup.

@coinkydink3984 2 ай бұрын

@@petrabotha8314 It could also refer to a homemade drink like ale or mead.

@usdutchkitty 6 ай бұрын

Was this for Patreon and later put on here? If it was a public livestream, no notifications. I would jump in on this type of livestream.

@jamesonstalanthasyu 6 ай бұрын

Are going to be going to the JASNA AGM in Cleveland, OH this year? There will be a lot of regency dancing for beginners and veterans!

@lolk7726 6 ай бұрын

Omg a long video! I love these

@shannonrolfes5171 6 ай бұрын

With regard to lining up according to precedence... Darcy is a gentleman. Elizabeth is a gentlemen's daughter. In that they were equal. But when lining up at Netherfield would the placement be based upon her status or his? Thanks Ellie!

@looc_96 4 ай бұрын

I was also wondering this, and with the numbers! If I'm 1 and my partner is 5, which do you listen to? I assume the man's? 🤔

@ColoringAddict 6 ай бұрын

Hi from Estonia! :D I find your channel very interesting, thank you! Have spent happy hours here :)

@jettqk1 6 ай бұрын

Such a fun video! Thanks for putting in all this work. If you haven't discussed it already, I would love to know if men of nobility or gentry could become professional musicians in the Regency era. And if so, would it mess up the line of succession?

@coinkydink3984 2 ай бұрын

I think Mozart had children.

@jettqk1 2 ай бұрын

@coinkydink3984 Oh, I meant like if a first son became a musician instead of inheriting the estate, or if a second son became a musician instead of becoming clergy.

@lacey9896 6 ай бұрын

One thing I always wondered why is a ball called a ball?

@daphnegeorge7481 6 ай бұрын

The word derives from the Latin - ballare - meaning - to dance. Ballare still means to dance in Italian today. Compare the word ballet.

@lacey9896 6 ай бұрын

@@daphnegeorge7481 Thanks 😊

@raraavis7782 6 ай бұрын

Good question! I love it, when people in the comments bring up questions I never thought to ask.

@kerridwynntheacegoblin6465 6 ай бұрын

Eeee! I have the same B&N edition! I love their classic collection!

@loveli420 6 ай бұрын

Miss Ellie, your giggle is freaking adorable. That is all 😂

@kellyjhardesty2987 6 ай бұрын

Hi! Yes, see & hear

@MissSeyton 4 ай бұрын

Poor Darcy. If he had agreed to dance, he would have been like the poor prince in the movie 'Aschenbrödel' (Cinderella), who gets ladies pushed at him left and right at the ball his father, the king, had organised for just this reason.

@mgm5215 6 ай бұрын

Love how the accent makes your voice quirkier and cutier 🥰🙂

@carolstewart4088 3 ай бұрын

When you mentioned precedence at a ball, what if one of the dance partners where of of inferior birth then the other? For example in Emma, when Mr. Knightly danced with Harriet? Would they be higher up because of Mr. Knightly or lower because of Harriet? For number balls, is it only the women who got numbers or both sexes? then who's number got priority? the man's number or the woman's number?

@EllieDashwood 3 ай бұрын

That is a great question! In ticketed balls, the numbers were given only to ladies and they lined up accordingly. In non-ticked private balls, they set their own rules and could probably decide if they would base it off of the precedence of the ladies or the gentlemen. Though, I imagine it would be more commonly based off of the lady's precedence as that trumped in other things in the era as well, such as lining up to go into a formal dinner.

@BRENDABURGANS 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! I was wondering how long a dance at a ball would last.

@coinkydink3984 2 ай бұрын

Believe it or not, in the 50's when I was a teenage girl, we had lessons in dancing and how to walk and sit properly at school and at a local dept store who needed models for their wares. I was fortunate enough to go to these modeling classes even though my family was not wealthy. Of course, the boys didn't take those classes, so at dances they stood around the floor looking like dorks not knowing what to do.

@sooohum 4 ай бұрын

LOOOVE the cover of your book! It's so pretty! What is this edition?

@brasschick4214 6 ай бұрын

An interesting match-up would be Mrs. Bennet vs. Lady Portia Fetherington (prior to their daughters being married).

@matthewhines9787 6 ай бұрын

Ellie, dear, I love you. I support you. I think you might want to ever so slightly consider some tweaks to the streaming/podcast format you have right now. I don't think it lends itself in its current iteration to the effervescent, self-aware humility that I've come to appreciate in your scripted videos. Have you thought about actually having other guests on to banter with you about the topics? What about giving the the poll or question results more time and explanation. For instance, the reasons why private balls were more popular and the preference for young ladies might seem obvi, but others might not be completely sure--even if they are educated and knowledgeable people.

@EllieDashwood 6 ай бұрын

Aw, thanks for your support! 😊 And thanks for your ideas! I am a bit confused though. Are you saying that I’m coming across as not humble? And that having guests on my podcast would fix this? Why exactly?

@matthewhines9787 6 ай бұрын

@@EllieDashwood Oh God no! It was more a commentary on how your natural character (at least as I've experienced you) is as a young woman who appreciates the beauty and grandeur of the eras you speak about, but is also perfectly aware of a certain level of absurdity contained within. I have written several paragraphs trying to artfully explain what I meant, but in a nutshell: Humility was the wrong word and probably should've been replaced by sense of humor. I experience you as a startlingly lovely young lady with an appreciation for the pomp and beauty and romance and complex *_ritual_* of formal historical society, but with no delusions of when that society could be...extra. You have no misapprehension about how over-the-top, out-of-touch, and ceremonial it was. You love it, but you can laugh at it. I thought that in the stream, you felt too much responsibility to make things go smoothly To me, you didn't have the same subtle sense of campy irreverence as you did when you put on a bell skirted party dress and demonstrated the nearly impossible series of hand placements and curtsies that are involved in a debutante's presentation to the Queen. That stuff was almost culty in it's precision, and you were faithful to it's recreation while acknowledging that it was all kind of bonkers. Humility was possibly the wrong word to evoke the characteristic I wanted to highlight. I felt like that sense of being in-on-the-joke, and the subtle sense of relaxation wasn't as present in this podcast. I almost felt like when the eldest daughter goes from being the sassy, irreverent, sardonic eldest child, to suddenly being left in charge of the house and siblings for the whole night and having to act parental. I hope this better conjures how I experience/d you. Have no compunction. For my part, I believe you are quite fabulous. I'm an educated, non-practicing historian and I love your videos because I always get a nugget of information that's new, and they are the kinds of nuggets that can only be mined by someone with an authentic passion for the gold that his history. The stream is fine and it's simply something that, due to your natural gifts, will become better with time whether you mean for it to or not. -Warm regards.

@matthewhines9787 6 ай бұрын

@@EllieDashwood I am sorry if I offended you. I only meant complimentary things.

@Texasdex84 2 ай бұрын

The most important question is how do they memorize all of those intricate dances?

@crazybiogeek 6 ай бұрын

I'd go to a dance but I'd be there for the food, the gossip in the tea room or I'd try to get the men to let me play cards.

@cmm5542 5 ай бұрын

Oh, women played cards too! More often older widows, like in Cranford, and there would probably be some surprise at a young lady not wishing to dance, but if they needed a fourth it wouldn't be an issue!

@jillyapple1 3 ай бұрын

You talk about how men and women meet each other. But how do women meet other women? Do they need to be introduced to each other also before they can be friends? Or can they introduce themselves to each other should they meet for the first time in a shop?

@coinkydink3984 2 ай бұрын

Mostly they were introduced through relatives. ladies did a lot of visiting each other for tea and such. Men through relatives and business or their clubs. Chance meetingslike in shops were not often thoguht well of unless someone else were present to introduce the young ladies. Of course, people of lower status could meet almost anywhere.

@brennaanderson-dowd3557 6 ай бұрын

I've been trying to resist the urge to get into Regency costuming. This is not helping that resistance.

@nadyaakins8202 6 ай бұрын

What happens on the ballroom, stays on the ballroom 😂

@k.castillo2692 6 ай бұрын

I wonder if this community ball still happens anywhere other than the places with Kings or Queens. I'm surprised the ball wasn't a place for a gent & lady to become more acquainted rather than a place to watch & observe. Anyway, with Mr. Darcy & Elizabeth opposites can truly attract.❤❤❤❤

@trinkab 6 ай бұрын

Mr. Hurst **merely** looked the gentleman, not merrily. Mr. Hurst just looked like a gentleman, but wasn't really.

@bridgetyoung9873 6 ай бұрын

Paso Robles, California

@laraalford3995 6 ай бұрын

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 also I love you videos :)

@EllieDashwood 6 ай бұрын

Awww! Hi England! 👋 Thank you!

@etherealtb6021 6 ай бұрын

So, what happens in the ballroom stays in the ballroom? 😁

@quinevere 6 ай бұрын

love the microphone!

@krooks6367 5 ай бұрын

I have Been to several regency balls and just hate to me number one in the dances!

@williammansfield3365 6 ай бұрын

Yes

@AuntLoopy123 6 ай бұрын

I can see that the people in the live chat are making great points, because you say, "Oh, that's a great point," to your viewers. However, when watching this on KZbin, after the fact, I see you blanking out, and then saying, "Oh, that's a great point! You all make such excellent points," and then moving on to your next prepared topic. Please, in future, read out the comments to which you are directly responding. You don't need to read out all the, "Hi, Elle! You're doing a great job!" comments directly. Maybe just a "Thanks, viewer. That's so kind of you." But when they make a point, please share that point with the rest of us, who ONLY SEE YOU.

@EllieDashwood 6 ай бұрын

🙈 Sorry about that! I’m super new to this. In my new livestream this week (The Truth About Mr Darcy), I discovered my ability to literally highlight a comment on screen so everyone can see it. So I hope that helps!

@cherylbrooks7005 6 ай бұрын

You are so adorable as you learn this streaming thing...❤😊❤

@tereasia 6 ай бұрын

How did they break off engagements?

@AkasaurusRex 6 ай бұрын

To meet Darcy? NO… but to meet a girl like YOU, YES😻😻😻

@mbvoelker8448 3 ай бұрын

I suppose that if I'd been taught to dance from childhood I'd be OK with balls and dancing, but being a modern klutz I'll take a book.

@cherylbrooks7005 6 ай бұрын

1995 is the bomb for me and always will be

@janiecehamblen933 6 ай бұрын

You are viable and loud and clear

@EllieDashwood 6 ай бұрын

Aw, thank you!

@cowsal77 6 ай бұрын

Lit nerd show!! Yay!!!

@Theravensgift 6 ай бұрын

Did men have to have vouchers for Almacks or was that just for girls?

@rachelelionbaird3015 6 ай бұрын

Darcy is definitely being a jerk.

@cmm5542 6 ай бұрын

Definitely, main point of the story! (I can never believe it when people say 'Pride and Prejudice isn't enemies-to-lovers. It was just a misunderstanding; Elizabeth had no REASON to hate Darcy.' Yeah, she did. She really, really did.)