For a fun time, those interested in Victorian historical "fancy dress"
will enjoy:
http://lafayette.150m.com/dhblist.html
Photos of the Devonshire House ball of 1897.
The site often exceeds its bandwidth, but it is worth it to bookmark and
come back later. The thumbnails start a couple of "page downs" down the
page, and there are enlarged versions available.
I found out it via this list a couple years ago. I haven't been able to
read much of this list in a week or two (lots of "life"), so please
forgive me if someone has mentioned it already!
And if any of you are Lois McMaster-Bujold fans, I sent her the URL
back-when and said looking at this sort of grand house helped me
envision Vorkosigan House. She said it was just this sort of house she
had in mind for it, and she enjoyed looking at the costumes, too.
(Fangirl delight!)
--
Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent
US postage with medieval images on it:
http://www.cafepress.com/virtueventures/1160846
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