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This is so wonderful!
I've been eating this up. I was sort of the opposite as a girl, someone tipped me that listening to our parents and grandparents and gathering the stories was gold and I was guilible enough to believe them and I'm glad I did. I always coveted stories and the understanding they birthed and I know that I'm not important, but I thank you, deeply and dearly for sharing this.
I especially found of interest your detail on the governess at the end. These little details are gems and it's wonderful to have them as they flesh out this past, make it multidimensional and enchanting. It reveals us as it reveals them.
I go on too long.
I thank you.
posted by
Tumbus
on June 29, 2006 at 2:05 PM
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Astral
THank you for dropping in.
Not many slaveys had uniforms, and their board and lodging was free..
Well, for one thing they would probably have smoked ; everybody did in those days. Cinema ( Bioscope ) existed in a very crude form, with a limited choice of short films.
Music halls, and dance halls were very popular, and cheap.
I won't go into too much detail here, because I'll explain a lot about prices and such in my posts, and try to give approximate values in US $s
posted by
ariel70
on June 29, 2006 at 1:12 AM
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That was fascinating Reading!
What did the girls spend what little money they had on? Did they need to pay board or pay for their uniforms, do you know?
It sounds amazing that you even exsist with these hard conditions. I can't wait to find out how your ma and pa met.
posted by
astraldreamer
on June 29, 2006 at 12:37 AM
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Passion
Thanks for dropping in.
I will try and give you an approximate equivalent, but it will only be approximate.
posted by
ariel70
on June 28, 2006 at 11:43 PM
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Azur
Thank you for your comment. Either the next piece, or the one after, will deal with municipal housing on the outskirts of London from 1919.
posted by
ariel70
on June 28, 2006 at 11:41 PM
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Ariel70
Interesting post. I find this era to be fascinating and studied it at university. We looked at how the housing of the time evolved with regard to the philanthropy and paternalism. It was great because then it was possible to see how the cities and towns evolved and how people lived.
posted by
Azur
on June 28, 2006 at 7:02 PM
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Passionflower
not that it will give you an accurate historical conversion but the website www.xe.com is excellent for currency conversions
posted by
Azur
on June 28, 2006 at 6:58 PM
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Quite interesting and informative...
Next time would you mind converting the money to USD???
posted by
Passionflower
on June 28, 2006 at 6:48 PM
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Silver
Thank you for dropping in. It is a glimpse into a strange world, isn't it? And one, thankfully, that's long gone for us in the West. But sadly, still exists -- sometimes in worse forms -- in the developed world, where slavery is still alive and kicking.
posted by
ariel70
on June 28, 2006 at 2:43 PM
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Utterly fascinating, Ariel.
Sincerely.
posted by
SilverMoon7
on June 28, 2006 at 1:46 PM
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Bel again
Sorry! Thank you for your comment, and your continuing support.
posted by
ariel70
on June 28, 2006 at 12:46 PM
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Bel
Oh, no, there was nothings as formal and binbding on both sides as indentures. Domestic servants, like almost all employees escept indentured apprentices, had no security of employment whatsoever.
They could be, and were, dismissed at the employer's whim, and to be denied references was the worst thing that could befall any employee. Being 'let go' in this way was a major cause of the prostitution that was so prevalent in London and other cities at that time.
One day soon, I'll do a few posts on the abject plight of the London poor in the 1850s and 60s. They'll be harrowing reading.
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ariel70
on June 28, 2006 at 12:45 PM
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What your mother did as a servant
Is that what we know to be indentured servitude? Or was she simply an employee? I am so loving these stories.
posted by
bel_1965
on June 28, 2006 at 12:29 PM
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