What kind of lighting would be authentic for a Victorian house if the house was in the country?

I am designing a Vintage Victorian house and, while not unrealistic, will likely never really be built. But if I do, I will build it on a family farm that has been in my family for over 175 years. Although I like the Victorian light fixtures and reproductions that are available, I realize that electricity was only available in cities or small towns with an electric grid. In fact, electricity was often not available in rural areas until the 1930s or ‘40s. So to put vintage lighting in a Victorian house in the country would be a bit unrealistic.

Which begs the question— what WOULD a big Victorian farmhouse have for lighting in, say, the late 1890s? Was gas available? Any possibility of early electricity? I’ll probably go with vintage light fixtures anyway—but what is appropriate? Kerosene and coal oil just don’t seem bright enough for Christmas dinner in Victorian times— but maybe I’m wrong.