I was into High Teas long before The Downton Craze. When I watch that show, I reminisce of when I invited the women in my Bible Study to tea several years ago. It tickled my funny bone the way the ladies hunted excitedly in thrift shops for their Victorian clothing. Some, being expert seamstresses, designed their own outfits. I don’t know how I did it, but I talked my husband into being my butler and my daughter, my maid. And the food, oh my, we ate tea sandwiches filled with cream cheese and cucumbers and scones with clotted cream and preserves and lots of cookies and petite cakes. We drank our tea in pretty china cups with lumps of sugar. I had fun with the ladies! I did my research and presented facts about what the women were like in the Victorian Era. Here’s a taste of that history: There was a strong belief in Victorian times that women could be a great influence for good on society by influencing husbands and children at home. Victorian wom