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Acknowledgements

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From ‘A History of The Gothic Revival’ by Charles L. Eastlake (1872)

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Index

A

Andrews, George
ref 1

appliances, domestic
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3
,
ref 4
,
ref 5

Aqualate Hall, Staffordshire
ref 1

Arthur, Max
ref 1

Asquith, Lady Cynthia
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3
,
ref 4
,
ref 5

Astor, Lady
ref 1

attic rooms
ref 1

B

balls and parties

society
ref 1
,
ref 2

staff
ref 1
,
ref 2

see also
dinner parties

Barrie, J. M.
ref 1

basement rooms
see
kitchens; servants’ hall; staff quarters

Bath, 6th Marquess of
ref 1
,
ref 2

bathing and washing

family members and guests
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3
,
ref 4
,
ref 5
,
ref 6

staff facilities
ref 1
,
ref 2

beauty products
ref 1
,
ref 2

Bedford, Duke and Duchess of
ref 1

beer allowances
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3

Beeton, Mrs
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3
,
ref 4
,
ref 5
,
ref 6
,
ref 7
,
ref 8
,
ref 9

bells, servants’
ref 1
,
ref 2

‘between-stairs-maids’
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3

see also
maids

blacking hearths
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3

Bonham Carter, Lady Charlotte
ref 1

Booth, Charles
ref 1

Brasenose College, Oxford
ref 1

Brown, Harriet
ref 1

Brown, James and Sarah
ref 1

Brown, Kate
ref 1

Bruce, Alastair
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3

Bullock, Mary Ann
ref 1

butlers
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3
,
ref 4
,
ref 5
,
ref 6
,
ref 7
,
ref 8
,
ref 9
,
ref 10
,
ref 11
,
ref 12
,
ref 13
,
ref 14
,
ref 15
,
ref 16
,
ref 17
,
ref 18
,
ref 19
,
ref 20
,
ref 21
,
ref 22
,
ref 23
,
ref 24
,
ref 25
,
ref 26
,
ref 27
,
ref 28
,
ref 29
,
ref 30
,
ref 31
,
ref 32
,
ref 33

Byron, Lord
ref 1

C

Campbell Chorley, Katherine
ref 1

candles
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3

carriages, horse-drawn
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3

cars
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3
,
ref 4

Cassell’s Household Guide
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3
,
ref 4
,
ref 5
,
ref 6
,
ref 7
,
ref 8

chambermaids
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3
,
ref 4
,
ref 5
,
ref 6

see also
maids

character references
ref 1
,
ref 2

chauffeurs
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3

children
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3
,
ref 4
,
ref 5

church and chapel
see
religious practice

cinemas and music halls
ref 1

cleaning and laundry
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3
,
ref 4
,
ref 5
,
ref 6
,
ref 7
,
ref 8

see also
maids; silverware

clothes
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3
,
ref 4
,
ref 5
,
ref 6
,
ref 7
,
ref 8
,
ref 9
,
ref 10
,
ref 11

livery
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3

senior staff
ref 1

uniforms
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3
,
ref 4

see also
lady’s maids

coachmen
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3
,
ref 4

codes of conduct

addressing servants
ref 1

followers
ref 1

punishments
ref 1

regards the family
ref 1

use of religion
ref 1

Cook, Jean, Sally and Gill
ref 1
,
ref 2

cooks and chefs
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3
,
ref 4
,
ref 5
,
ref 6
,
ref 7
,
ref 8
,
ref 9
,
ref 10
,
ref 11
,
ref 12
,
ref 13
,
ref 14
,
ref 15
,
ref 16
,
ref 17
,
ref 18
,
ref 19
,
ref 20

see also
dinner parties

Cooper, Charles
ref 1

Country Life
magazine
ref 1

Cullwick, Hannah
ref 1
,
ref 2

cutlery
see
silverware

D

debutantes
ref 1

dining (general)
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3
,
ref 4
,
ref 5
,
ref 6
,
ref 7
,
ref 8
,
ref 9
,
ref 10
,
ref 11
,
ref 12
,
ref 13
,
ref 14
,
ref 15
,
ref 16

dinner parties
ref 1

after dinner
ref 1

guests
ref 1

invitations
ref 1
,
ref 2

menus and recipes
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3

serving etiquette
ref 1

table settings
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3

waiters
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3

disciplining staff
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3
,
ref 4
,
ref 5
,
ref 6
,
ref 7

dismissals
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3
,
ref 4
,
ref 5
,
ref 6
,
ref 7

domestic appliances
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3
,
ref 4
,
ref 5

d’Orléans, Duc
ref 1

Dowhill, Lady Lindsay of
ref 1

Du Caurroy, Mary
ref 1

E

Eaton Hall, Cheshire
ref 1

Edgerton, Connie
ref 1

education
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3

Edward VII, King
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3
,
ref 4

Edwards, Mrs G.
ref 1
,
ref 2

electricity and gas supplies
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3

employment agencies
ref 1

entertainment
ref 1

see also
dinner parties; holidays/ days off; Season

etiquette
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3
,
ref 4

Every Woman’s Encyclopedia
ref 1

F

families and friends of servants
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3
,
ref 4
,
ref 5
,
ref 6

Featherstonhaugh, Sir Harry
ref 1

Fellowes, Julian
ref 1

firing
see
dismissal

First World War
ref 1
,
ref 2

followers
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3

food and dining
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3
,
ref 4
,
ref 5
,
ref 6
,
ref 7
,
ref 8
,
ref 9
,
ref 10
,
ref 11
,
ref 12
,
ref 13
,
ref 14
,
ref 15
,
ref 16

footmen
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3
,
ref 4
,
ref 5
,
ref 6
,
ref 7
,
ref 8
,
ref 9
,
ref 10
,
ref 11
,
ref 12
,
ref 13
,
ref 14
,
ref 15
,
ref 16
,
ref 17
,
ref 18
,
ref 19
,
ref 20
,
ref 21
,
ref 22
,
ref 23
,
ref 24
,
ref 25
,
ref 26
,
ref 27
,
ref 28
,
ref 29
,
ref 30

G

‘game chips’
ref 1

gamekeepers
ref 1
,
ref 2

Gardener, Beatrice
ref 1

gardeners
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3
,
ref 4
,
ref 5
,
ref 6

Gardner, Beatrice
ref 1

gas and electricity supplies
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3

Gillows family
ref 1
,
ref 2

Gorst, Frederick John
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3

gossip
ref 1

governesses
ref 1

Graham, Lily
ref 1

Green, Dorothy
ref 1
,
ref 2

grooms
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3
,
ref 4
,
ref 5
,
ref 6
,
ref 7

groundsmen
ref 1

guests, house
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3
,
ref 4
,
ref 5
,
ref 6
,
ref 7
,
ref 8
,
ref 9
,
ref 10
,
ref 11

H

hairdressing
ref 1

hallboys
ref 1
,
ref 2
,
ref 3
,
ref 4
,
ref 5
,
ref 6
,
ref 7
,
ref 8
,
ref 9
,
ref 10
,
ref 11
,
ref 12

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