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High tea is a must for every young
lady. To invite ladies across the
land to join her and be hosted by a
real Lord and Lady just adds to the
event.
The tea party was larger than the royal dining room could hold, so we
had to extend the table into the adjoining room Each girl had plenty of
room to enjoy the tidbits of the day.
All the young ladies who attended were dressed in lovely dresses, and most wore tiaras or hats. A few of the mothers came
along as guests, but didn’t sit at the tables with the young ladies.
Some of the royals, being royals, were reluctant to have
photos taken. They expect their privacy, but became a
little more relaxed as the day went on.
You can see the vast expanse of the royal dining room table. the
attendees sat quietly waiting for the final guests to arrive before
being served.
When the steaming teapots came out and were placed on the tables, the ladies became more fascinated with what was happening. We
at first let them try to figure out how we made the steam, but eventually explained the fact that we used dry ice to achieve the effect.
We served the actual teal from other pots, not the decorative ones.
Each girl wanted to feel the steam to see if it felt hot.
Lady Joan explained proper etiquette for having high
tea. We told them that even though you see it in
movies, you do not hold your pinkie finger out when
sipping from your teacup.
She also explained the various courses served during high tea. We did not
have all of the courses, but we told them how a real high tea would be
served.
The girls had fun looking at their royal names and trying to pronounce some of their titles. It made them feel special to have a
royal title. We decided not to have any princesses in attendance, because each girl would probably want to be a princess.
Lady Joan personally served the sugar cookies to the girls. She had baked
them from scratch, frosted and hand decorated each one, and they were
all slightly different. Some of the girls had a hard time choosing which
ones they wanted.
In addition to the tea sandwiches and sugar cookies, we served small
shortbread cookies in the shape of stars, and petite cranberry scones.
Lady Joan also made the finger sandwiches. We had cucumber sandwiches
with cream cheese spread, and ham and cheese sandwiches cut in the shape
of little flowers.
A variety of china was used for serving the tea. At first
we served the tea without sweetening it, but the girls
wanted it to be sweet, so we added the sugar bowl later.
Some used lots of sugar and much less tea, but most of
the girls drank more than one cup of tea.
All of the young ladies had hats, hair accessories or tiaras. They had fun showing off their outfits and letting us know the history
behind the things they wore. As a part of the afternoon’s activities, we had them tell a little story about their stuffed animal or doll
that they brought with them.
The girls were willing to try new tastes and foods they hadn’t eaten before.
None of them left anything on their plates, so we think this was a good
learning experience for them in expanding their palates.
Lord Ray was a perfect host. He educated the girls on the history of some of the titles given to nobility. He also took the
time to admire the clothing and accessories the girls wore and he got the history of the toys they brought with them.
At the end of our time together, each young lady thanked us properly for the day and for the party. It was a wonderful day
and we were happy we were able to do it for them.
Ray likes to make up his own games. For the tea party we made a Bingo game where the girls had to put a marker on a
Bingo card that was filled with different references to royalty and royal artifacts.
In the second game, the girls were broken up into teams and given 5 items to use in making up a story. They had several
minutes to compose their story and then a speaker from each team told the story using the items to illustrate their tale as
they went along. We found that there are a lot of girls with very vivid imaginations..
© vintagedapperday.com 2015 to present
High tea is a must for every young
lady. To invite ladies across the land
to join her and be hosted by a real
Lord and Lady just adds to the
event.
Lord Ray was a perfect host. He educated the girls on the
history of some of the titles given to nobility. He also took the
time to admire the clothing and accessories the girls wore and
he got the history of the toys they brought with them.
Ray likes to make up his own games. For the tea party we made
a Bingo game where the girls had to put a marker on a Bingo
card that was filled with different references to royalty and royal
artifacts.
In the second game, the girls were broken up into teams and
given 5 items to use in making up a story. They had several
minutes to compose their story and then a speaker from each
team told the story using the items to illustrate their tale as they
went along. We found that there are a lot of girls with very vivid
imaginations..
The tea party was larger than
the royal dining room could
hold, so we had to extend the
table into the adjoining room
Each girl had plenty of room to
enjoy the tidbits of the day.
All the young ladies who attended were dressed in lovely dresses,
and most wore tiaras or hats. A few of the mothers came along as
guests, but didn’t sit at the tables with the young ladies.
Some of the royals, being
royals, were reluctant to
have photos taken. They
expect their privacy, but
became a little more
relaxed as the day went
on.
You can see the vast expanse of the
royal dining room table. the
attendees sat quietly waiting for the
final guests to arrive before being
served.
When the steaming teapots came out and were placed on the
tables, the ladies became more fascinated with what was
happening. We at first let them try to figure out how we made
the steam, but eventually explained the fact that we used dry ice
to achieve the effect. We served the actual teal from other pots,
not the decorative ones.
Each girl wanted to feel the
steam to see if it felt hot.
Lady Joan explained proper
etiquette for having high tea. We
told them that even though you
see it in movies, you do not hold
your pinkie finger out when
sipping from your teacup.
She also explained the various courses served during high tea. We
did not have all of the courses, but we told them how a real high
tea would be served.
The girls had fun looking at their royal names and trying to
pronounce some of their titles. It made them feel special to have
a royal title. We decided not to have any princesses in
attendance, because each girl would probably want to be a
princess.
Lady Joan personally served the
sugar cookies to the girls. She had
baked them from scratch, frosted
and hand decorated each one, and
they were all slightly different.
Some of the girls had a hard time
choosing which ones they wanted.
In addition to the tea sandwiches
and sugar cookies, we served small
shortbread cookies in the shape of
stars, and petite cranberry scones.
Lady Joan also made the finger sandwiches. We had cucumber
sandwiches with cream cheese spread, and ham and cheese
sandwiches cut in the shape of little flowers.
A variety of china was used for serving the tea. At first we
served the tea without sweetening it, but the girls wanted it to
be sweet, so we added the sugar bowl later. Some used lots of
sugar and much less tea, but most of the girls drank more than
one cup of tea.
All of the young ladies had hats, hair accessories or tiaras. They
had fun showing off their outfits and letting us know the history
behind the things they wore. As a part of the afternoon’s activities,
we had them tell a little story about their stuffed animal or doll that
they brought with them.
