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Five interesting aspects of the

victorian period

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1.Victorian Makeup About the makeup of this time, women wanted to look

like as fragile ladies. They compared themselves todelicate flowers and emphasized their delicacy and

femininity. They always wanted to look pale and

interesting. Paleness could be induced by drinking

vinegar and avoiding fresh air.

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Sometimes ladies discreetly

used a little rouge on the

cheeks, but make-up was

not seen very good,

especially during the 1870s

when social etiquette

became more rigid.

 Actresses, however were

allowed to use makeup.

Most cosmetic products

available were still either

chemically or homemade

with kitchen colourings like

berries and beetroot.

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 A pale skin was a mark of gentility. It

meant that a upper-class lady did not

work in the country so she was notdark-skinned .

Fine blue lines were painted on the skin

to increase the appearance of delicate

translucent skin and to look like veins.

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2.Hairstyle

During this time it was

thought that women's hairwas the most valued thing

on them. It was rarely cut,

usually only in severe

illness. It was also

supplemented by false hairdepending on the current

fashion.

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Hairstyles were very complicated.

Hair was parted down the middle, curled or braided, then

tied or pinned back. Only in informal occasions we can

see the Victorian lady leaving her hair fall loose aroundher shoulders.

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Later in the XIXth century, Victorian hairstyles

became more elaborated. Bangs made their debut

around 1880. Women began to use hot irons to

wave their hair or add ringlets to it.

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3.Weddings

Marriage was the purpose of courtship. And so it was

taken very seriously by both parties. Marriage was for

financial and ranking gain. It was hardly a bond of love.

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There were gradual stages. They would first beseen speaking with one another, then walking outwith one another. The third and last stage wasexpressing and confirming the attraction. Theycould not approach each other, having to bereintroduced by a mutual friend.

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4.Religion

The 19th century revolved

around a revival ofreligious activity

unmatched since Puritan

times. The Bible was

taken as the literal truthand was the foundation of

moral behavior which

became known as

“Victorianism”. During this

period, textbooks and

games were based on

religion and morality.

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5. Life in towns.

 At the start of the period, 20% ofthe country’s 20 million people

lived in towns. At the time of

Queen Victoria’s death, that

percentage had risen to 75% with

a total population of 40 million.

The migration to the towns was

the result of people seeking for

work.

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