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Spas [ Health ]

… the seasons and the daily schedules: from dawn to dusk spa societies were regulated by the emblematic figure of the master of ceremonies. The entry ends on a more recent historiographical idea on the role of gender in spa societies, and their specificities as a place for soft politics. Places > Health Keywords Health illness leisure Master of Ceremonies Medicine Mineral waters pump-room Spa Because of their seasonal structure, spa towns are a lens onto …

Spa sociability in Bath and Pyrmont [ Health / Nature ]

… the role of celebrity in the emergence of new communities. Places > Health Places > Nature Keywords Health Open society Master of Ceremonies Spa doctor regulation Identity celebrity Spa Spa sociability is very often considered as a paradigm of an … von Pyrmont, vol. 1 (Leipzig: Weidmann, 1784), p. 362-63.   The paradox of regulation and freedom: leisure and the Master of Ceremonies As shown in the entries on Bath and Beau Nash, the visit to the spa was part of a quest for …

Beau Nash [ Fashion ]

… his action without downplaying his moral ambiguity. People > Fashion Keywords Bath Fashion Gaming Social codes Manners Master of Ceremonies Politeness Refinement Spa Wit Richard Nash, who was born in Swansea in 1674, has gone down in history as Beau … was imitated elsewhere in the kingdom, in particular in Tunbridge Wells or Scarborough. A more or less self-appointed Master of Ceremonies, he soon stole the limelight and used his popularity to further the building of the Mineral Water …

Assembly rooms [ Sports & Leisure / Associational culture / Dance, Music & Songs ]

… of leisure and sociability, assembly rooms were still exclusive spaces, open to polite society and regulated by the Master of Ceremonies or Lady Directress. Places > Sports & Leisure Practices > Associational culture Practices > Dance, Music & … residing in the area. Those families who formed part of polite society were deemed to be socially acceptable by the Master of Ceremonies or Lady Directress who governed the space. Indeed, many prospective subscribers were required to be …

Freemasonry [ Associational culture / Rituals & Ceremonies ]

… siècle et répond à la quête de sociabilité de ses acteurs. Practices > Associational culture Practices > Rituals & Ceremonies Keywords Freemasonry aristocracy Royal Society Transnational Hospitality commerce Ship captains Entre-soi … de part et d’autre de la Manche. C’est ce qui rassemble Charles Lennox, duc de Richmond, vénérable maître ( Worshipful Master ) de la loge londonienne The Horn (1723-1724 ; 1725-1738), ancien Grand Maître de la Grande Loge d’Angleterre … aujourd’hui dans le monde maçonnique. À cette époque, une loge compte trois offices principaux : vénérable ( worshipful master ), premier surveillant ( senior warden ) et second surveillant ( junior warden ). Caractéristique des loges …

Masonic brotherhood [ Rituals & Ceremonies / Associational culture ]

… s’efforcer de rester fidèle au projet de leurs pères fondateurs tout en répondant aux critiques. Practices > Rituals & Ceremonies Practices > Associational culture Keywords Freemasonry brotherhood Cosmopolitanism ecumenism discrimination … qu’il doit être lu à chaque réception de frères dans l’ordre :  ‘To be read at the making of new Brethren, or when the Master shall order’. Mais les  Constitutions  précisent aussi les conditions à remplir pour prétendre à la fraternité : … depuis Alexandrette à Samuel Crowley à Smyrne, donne le ton: I suppose my son Mr Jousta is Swedish Consul, & now Master of your Lodge, not Grand Master, that he can’t be, under chosen by the Grand Lodge, I rejoice to hear that he & my …