tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post5615368375045453350..comments2024-03-26T17:38:35.264+00:00Comments on Catherine Curzon: A Salon Guest: Accomplishments, Not Expertise!Catherine Curzonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-19658371766385864332015-03-11T12:00:10.832+00:002015-03-11T12:00:10.832+00:00Merci! ;-)Merci! ;-)Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-88428861476809894652015-03-11T00:30:47.878+00:002015-03-11T00:30:47.878+00:00True except for French. The Haut Ton all spoke Fr...True except for French. The Haut Ton all spoke French. The American representative to UK in 1818 mentions several gatherings where every one spoke French, including the English aristocrats..<br />One of the girls Agnes porter had as a student was taken to London before she was officially out to have dance lessons, get a dress for her presentation at court and to polish up her French.<br />Music and art were accomplishments meant to show off the lady and usually given up when she married. Austen mentions Mrs. Elton saying she gave up music when she married. Regencyresearcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828749339318882968noreply@blogger.com