Trenton ball

[mandie_rw]

I did get a ve-ry few pictures at the Trenton ball last night; it turned out to be quite a reasonable amount of fun for the ticket price. It was in the Masonic Hall this year rather than the nearby hotel (which was wildly un-historical), which was much more scenic but somehow even less room for dancing. It's a respectably-sized room in and of itself - but they also have food and tables and chairs. Which is nice, but that meant there was barely room for two sets of dancers. Take a clue from all those period movies that have the food and the dancing in different rooms. (We know there's at least one more available room that would work for the spread, we could see it!) So I didn't end up dancing any more than I did last year. Didn't help that I went as gooseberry to miss_philomena and her affianced. Not that he's a big dancer, but still. But I would have made more of an effort if there hadn't been so many people crammed into such a small dancing space.

Enough of the bad - despite those complaints, I really did have a nice time! I've discovered I do in fact like dancing, and if I practiced more I might be alright at it. (Yes, the costumes make all the difference!) And I enjoyed hanging out with Adrienne (we determined that we were the Bingley sisters at the beginning of the ball, before the dancing started...standing in the corner and snarking cheerfully), and Eliza was there, so we got to meet some more of her friends too. And one gentleman told me my dress looked just like a Gainsborough painting...I couldn't tell you which one, but it was still a very nice ego boost, hahaha.

I was reasonably pleased with my hair, so of course I got no pictures of it. I managed to leave enough hair to do a few buckles on the side, and they didn't even fall out. Color me pleased. I wanted to stick a feather or two in, but since my hair barely fit in the car as-is, and I much prefer adding feathers while putting the hairstyle together...no feathers.

I thought the 18thc hair and makeup looked nice with the sweatshirt and scarf. ;)

Shoos. And very smart stockings, I think.

Aren't they a cute couple?



Puffy trim!



Too much duck.

And a selfie with Eliza and Co. :)

Comments

[starlightmasque.livejournal.com]

How fabulous! You have an amazing face-- the camera loves you!

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Awww, that's so nice of you to say! I've hated pictures of me for YEARS, haha, but after such a long time of posting my face all over teh interwebz I think I'm getting used to it. ;)

[danabren.livejournal.com]

That dress is like candy!

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Isn't it fun? :D

[theladyrebecca.livejournal.com]

The puffs are such a nice touch! You look great!

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)