> Maybe needlepoint and something along the lines of please/obey father/husband.
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>I'm not sure about singing/dancing (to public for high born Dara Happan female)?
Actually, there is are several TV programs about this:
Upstairs, Downstairs
Downton Abbey
Dallas
Modern Family (i.e., the Hispanic wife of Al Bundy).
War And Peace (the miniseries with Alan Doby and Anthony Hopkins, should be available on tape)
Likewise, the movie Pride and Prejudice (not Elizabeth, the other women and Darcy's little sister).
Finally, The Odyssey (i.e., Penelope's story, not the main plot)
Thus, she will know needlepoint, weaving, singing and dancing (not for performance, but for the polite afterdinner entertainment). Being at an earlier stage, the DH princess will also know using the distaff, an implement that was the predecessor of the spinning wheel, to turn fibers into thread, one of those boring things that have to be done practically all the time because no one has improved the productivity enough to be left to just slaves and/or hirelings.
After those, skills to attract the husband's interest, which would include "Dressing Well", "Apply Or Choose Makeup", "Mention Great Expanses Of Land" and the like.
The FIRST and most important skills for after her marriage will be "Running A Household" and "Picking The Best Slave For The Job". Follow that with "Order Slave Punished" sometimes with the flaw of "Enjoy Watching Slave Punished".
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