[Pride and Prejudice] Stupid life in the 18th century

February 2 was Miss Sterling's birthday, and Miss Bennett made a dance skirt as a gift for her.Miss Sterling was very moved when she saw this gift, and she was also a little ashamed of her family's poor life.

"Teacher, try it on." Catherine had just learned a little sewing, and this time she also moved her hands, so she was naturally a little positive.

"If it's not suitable, we just change it."

"Teacher, do you like it?"

Facing these sister-like students, Sterling couldn't afford to put on a serious air. "Thank you, I like it very much."

Jane looked at the skirt in Miss Sterling's hand with satisfaction. "Teacher, you should quickly put it on and have a look."

Miss Sterling finally changed her skirt and came out, and the girls cheered again.

"Miss Sterling's waist is really thin, let's tighten it up a little bit." Jane looked at Elizabeth.

"It's fine to use a belt, and a bow on the back waist is also pretty." Elizabeth said, looking for the same piece of fabric.

Even in the most rigorous and simple clothes, Miss Sterling's elegant demeanor is still not to be underestimated.Not to mention wearing a beautiful dance skirt nowadays.Embellishments such as lace, folds, and lace are inconspicuous, which is the difference in temperament.

Jane looked at Miss Sterling. "Teacher, our ladies' salon in London is about to open, and you have also helped us teach the staff etiquette. But after all, we don't know many ladies in London, and I hope you can join in."

"Jane, I know your kindness, but I really don't have the funds to invest."

"Teacher, of course you only need to chat with ladies once in a while. The social circle in London can only rely on your help. The Stoke family, like uncle, knows all the gentlemen and ladies of businessmen and capitalists. But you are different. , you are a nobleman." Elizabeth said and held her hand. "Teacher, we are not only doing business to make money, but we also hope that we women can learn more and make more friends of the same age. We need you."

"I'm glad I can help, I'll just listen to you." Miss Sterling smiled softly. In fact, she herself didn't want to return to the social circle in London.

After such a decision was made, the Miss Bennett family contacted the Weir and the Stoke family again, and made it clear that 45% of her 5% shares would be assigned to Miss Stoke.Now the Stoke family and the Bennett family have 40% respectively, the Weir family has 15%, and Miss Sterling has 5%.The ladies finally waited until this day to start preparations for the opening. They gathered together to prepare exquisite invitation cards.

Mary wrote, and Jane and the two Miss Stockers drew some stick figures for embellishment.The Miss Elizabeths and Weirs wove ribbons into bows or flowers, and fastened them to cards.During this period, Miss Sterling went home once, and confirmed the contacts and correspondence addresses of some noble families with her family.

Finally, these exquisite little cards were mailed out one by one.The ladies and wives who received the invitation cards were all very surprised.

On the day of February 2th, the well-mannered boys and girls who were trained waited for the arrival of the female guests in uniform.The ladies were a little excited and a little nervous, sitting by the fireplace on the first floor, and there were some cold snacks on the stacked pastry stand.

Miss Sterling and Mrs. Gardenal also sat nearby, and they invited many people today.

The "Afternoon Refreshment Salon" welcomed its guests at 1:[-] pm.In this era, people don't eat much at noon, so these rich ladies are very happy to come early to sit and see the novelties.

Three carriages stopped on the street of the small house at the same time.As soon as the lady got out of the car, two little boys in their teens greeted her with cute smiling faces.They have handsome features and bright eyes, and when they look at you, you can clearly feel his concentration.His posture in action is like that of a well-educated young master.Seeing their uniform deacon uniforms, they woke up a little bit.

Helped out of the car and welcomed into the hall, the ladies were immediately amazed by the fragrant delicacy and bright decoration.

The boys smiled, put their right arms across their chests, and saluted slightly. "Beautiful lady, I hope you have a pleasant afternoon here." The voice was most elegant, neither fast nor slow, making people feel that they were favored.

It was an acquaintance of the Miss Stockers who came back, and the two went forward hand in hand to greet each other.After the two parties were seated, the maids came forward to salute, took off their heavy coats and hung them on the coat rack, and handed them wooden number plates with beautiful carvings one by one.Then I asked what drinks I wanted. There was no charge on the opening day. After the maids explained clearly, they handed them a tea list.

The beautiful fonts and cute stick figures on it made the female customers pleasing to the eye. The three ladies ordered a mint pear juice, a hot chocolate, and a milk tea respectively.

Miss Stock saw them looking at the room curiously, and then introduced her partners.The young ladies greeted each other, and they all had a great impression of each other.After sitting for a while, the young lady got acquainted, and walked to the bookshelf to see what was there very naturally.

Later, more ladies came in one after another, and the inside became more and more lively. The girls were talking about the stories serialized in the newspaper, and flipping through the embroidery and hand-painted albums made by the ladies of the Bennett family. The topic changed several times without knowing it.

Just as he was talking, the two maids brought up a wooden tray, which contained warm pumpkin balls and beautiful white buns.The ladies were immediately attracted attention, but this eater had never seen it before.

"Blanche, what is this? It's so fragrant, and the orange color is also very beautiful." A lady said, taking off her gloves and using a small metal fork to fork a ball into her mouth. It wasn't hot, but it was warm. It is soft and fragrant when bitten down, and the taste is moist and sweet. "This smell is a bit familiar, what is it? Hey, I really can't think of it, but this smell is too familiar! My dear Blanche~! Tell me!"

"This is the pumpkin." Blanche Stoke smiled slightly. She was just as surprised when she tried it before.

The other girls were also amazed, especially when the sisters of the Weir family introduced that these round buns with wrinkled lace are small buns from China, and they all couldn't wait to have a bite.

"Mine is stuffed with meat. It's so fragrant. It turns out it can be so delicious!"

"What! Mine is jam." A certain lady said and bit down on the little bun in the other hand, "This one is stuffed with radish, my God, how could you think of these recipes, they are all so delicious! "

"Sandora, you can finish eating one first and then talk, you won't be sad if you mix it up!"

"Oh, Ruby, you don't need to be jealous of me. I heard that there are more in the back. I didn't eat it on this plate, but I will have it later. I like salty and sweet~"

The girls were all seduced by the novelty of eating, and they were not very ladylike, talking while eating.Here again, someone disliked the person next to him for talking scum, and the other side started talking sourly again after they didn't get the little bun. The maids hurried forward to appease them.

In the excitement, Miss Sterling saw the ladies of the Duke of Chandos and the Earl of Portsmouth and some other noble ladies coming together.Seeing this situation, I was a little dazed.She hurried forward to greet them, and welcomed them to the high-level area on the second floor.Some of the ladies from the wealthy families next to them recognized some of them, and they introduced the identities and backgrounds of these noble ladies to others very flamboyantly, and it became more lively for a while.

The noble ladies came upstairs, and Nakusha was the focus of the finale.I saw this exotic beauty smiling slightly, with crooked eyebrows and eyes.But the most authentic English was spoken from his mouth.The noble ladies gathered around at once, and the maids on the second floor brought sweet fruit soup in due course.The ladies drank the sweet soup and ate snacks casually. Although they didn't show it on the surface, they were very satisfied with the afternoon tea in their hearts, and at the same time they were full of curiosity about this exotic beauty.Chatting with Ms. Sterling and knowing that this is a tea shop specially for ladies, I praised it even more.They have always received a good education at home, and have a good relationship with their father and brothers, but it is a pity that in this society, except for the queen, women are only subordinates of men after all.Now that there is such a place of entertainment that is not inferior to that of men, the ladies immediately feel elated.

The maid came out from the kitchen with a large plate, which contained a small plate of curry noodles.Although some people have started to eat curry in the UK, such a peculiar and authentic Indian taste is basically not there.While the ladies were eating, Nakusha explained the ingredients and methods of curry at the right time.

The ladies sighed in their hearts about the complicated craftsmanship, and they even liked the "afternoon refreshment salon". Looking at the exquisite order, the consumption is not expensive, but everything is exquisite and delicious.I immediately felt that it was a good decision even if I came here often with my mother and sisters.

A few ladies downstairs came to say hello to the noble ladies after eating half full, and some of them were invited to the ball of the noble family.In such an afternoon, the girls also became more familiar.

The next day, men and women in the southern district were all talking about the bustle of the previous day, and there were so many beautiful ladies in one day.Some civilian women simply went to the "afternoon refreshment salon" to look around, and they saw beautiful ladies getting off the carriage and walking in.

A few curious people approached, and the two beautiful boys at the door not only didn't feel disgusted, but smiled cutely and said "Welcome".As a result, some women shyly refused to go in, looking at the beautiful appearance inside, they were a little reluctant to leave. If it wasn't for the servants of rich and noble families, they might have never seen such a beautiful place in their life; Shy and somewhat withdrawn.

Fortunately, the waiter in the uniform of a maid stepped forward to make a relief. Hearing that it only cost 1 penny, he could drink lemonade and listen to the beautiful ladies inside reading newspapers, talking, and playing the piano. Just for fun.

While drinking lemonade, I heard a beautiful child's voice reading a serialized story in the newspaper with rich emotion.The rest of the people on the first floor were quiet and also drinking drinks.After reading this issue of the story, everyone talked and talked about it.

Generally speaking, most of the popular novels nowadays are sentimental novels or gothic novels.Some people are sentimental about this, and some girls ridicule these two genres.Finally, a young lady sat down to the piano and played a short but beautiful piece.Then someone else read the news in the newspaper...