tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post4624551071772739629..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Ball Dress for March 1830Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-73303769557117164262011-03-12T10:28:27.091-05:002011-03-12T10:28:27.091-05:00Love it, Loretta! Who can deny the power of a red ...Love it, Loretta! Who can deny the power of a red dress?<br />This sleeve also reminds me of a similar one on a dress included in the recent exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (except, of course, it's pink instead of red):<br /><br />http://bit.ly/b3xnLXIsabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-7361618970386744892011-03-11T18:39:21.631-05:002011-03-11T18:39:21.631-05:00OMG, I forgot, it was a French ball scene, the you...OMG, I forgot, it was a French ball scene, the younger Bourbons plotting against their king and the older set<br />with Madame Royale firmly in favor of monarchy while the younger ones want a constitutional monarchy and expect revolution to get it. Exciting.Pennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-11423221916706875452011-03-11T18:25:10.770-05:002011-03-11T18:25:10.770-05:00what perfect timing I just a chapter in an histori...what perfect timing I just a chapter in an historical novel set in 1830 or rather over a period of time including your posting and there is a ball with lots of political intrigue.Pennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-69997089003933390702011-03-11T17:12:22.411-05:002011-03-11T17:12:22.411-05:00Charity Girl, I'm all for that kind of shallow...Charity Girl, I'm all for that kind of shallowness: Witness the number of my blog posts about fashion. But one of the advantages of the later fashions is all the opportunities they offer for comic effect. Baroness, I once adored Jane Eyre--all the Bronte works, in fact--but a few years out of college, they lost their charm (maybe when I lost my adolescent angst). Jane Austen, OTOH, just seems to get better and better.LorettaChasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641586650738945106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-49242221954798082982011-03-11T16:38:35.683-05:002011-03-11T16:38:35.683-05:00The dress from Jane Eyre is indeed sumptuous. I lo...The dress from Jane Eyre is indeed sumptuous. I love the color. But I dread having to endure Jane Eyre again. Ever since I read The Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys I have hated JE the book and Rochester. Poor Bertha. Madwoman in the Attic and all that. If you want to look at it this way, Rochester is a sexual predator and a wife abuser. And I also hate the way Jane dumps Sinjin. Shame on her. Is she trying to outdo Rochester?? I'm sure this will be a beautiful production, well acted, costumed and Sooooooo appealing to us anglophiles. But a BAD story -- almost as dreadful as Wuthering Heights -- yuk.baronesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12377714827113486664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-91533821453914597622011-03-11T16:30:25.577-05:002011-03-11T16:30:25.577-05:00Is it shallow to prefer novels set earlier in the ...Is it shallow to prefer novels set earlier in the century just because you prefer the fashions? <br /><br />Pouffiness aside, thanks for another deliciously described gown!Meg McNultyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04985840066083718618noreply@blogger.com