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ETIQUETTE -
Births and Christenings
The birth of a new baby in the
late nineteenth century was
announced in various ways with
the announcements sent out when
the baby and mother were ready
to receive visitors, generally
about two weeks after the baby's
birth. Of course, Victorian
gentlemen did not call upon the
new mother at all, but paid
their respects to the father.
In the upper class, godfathers
and godmothers were often chosen
for their long friendship to the
parents, their social position,
and their banking account. The
time chosen for a christening or
baptism was usually when the
child was between four and six
weeks old.
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