The Tearoom Diaries #3

 I had been sitting waiting, waiting, and still waiting some more, however finally my March letter from The Tearoom Diaries arrived, and oh what a read it certainly was worth the wait.

This letter begins on 1st March 1922 when all were awakened around 1am in Melbourne with an earthquake. According to historical records it was 4.9 in magnitude, and although it would appear not a lot of damage was done, you could assume that such an event would be quite terrifying for those from other countries that never had been through such a thing.

A couple of weeks later, Doris and one of her sisters, Mary, have been invited to a High Tea at the Hotel Windsor in Melbourne with George, their brother and a friend of his, William and William's two sisters. An event like this would of course require a couple young ladies to dress accordingly. So for several days, Doris skipped lunch, met up with Mary and they both went shopping not only for dresses, but shoes, hats and bags.

Although the above photo is not of Doris and Mary, it shows the style of fashions from this era.

It would appear that their High Tea went very well,  with them being served an array of cakes, finger sandwiches and warm scones with jam and clotted cream. 

One would think that The Hotel Windsor may have looked something like this.

Just quietly, it looks like William may have an interest in Doris. At the end of the following week, William invited Doris to join him for lunch at a little cafe in Collins Street. He mentioned to Doris that his old University Professor offered him a position as an engineer with a six month contract. (Sounds like things haven't really changed in this regard over the years!)

It will be interesting to see how this relationship develops over the months ahead.

For now though, think I shall go and create my own High Tea - oh OK, a bit late in the day for that, so I shall go get myself an ice cream to enjoy whilst watching tv with my feet up for the rest of the night.

Take care and look after yourselves.

June