Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Ladies Tea and Literary Social

The Ladies Tea and Literary Social made for such a delightful and splendid afternoon! Everyone had the request of dressing up in period costume and bring a piece of 19th century (or before)poetry/prose to read.

It was fun to see a span of periods represented from the 19th century, but I couldn't help but notice the "Victorian" style that screams "made in the 1970s!!!" =) Here are a few pictures:

A few of the ladies
Our sweet hostess and her daughter


And a bunch of yours truly with featuring the Regency peach half-robe... =)
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16 comments:

  1. SarahMarch 12, 2008 at 6:14 PM

    Oh it turned out so beautifully!! You look absolutely sweet. What a fun time you all must have had!

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  2. AnonymousMarch 12, 2008 at 6:58 PM

    The half-robe turned out lovely, but you, Cheri, look absolutely gorgeous! I love that first picture of you especially... very Regency indeed!

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  3. AnonymousMarch 12, 2008 at 7:00 PM

    Beautiful costume! Looks like you had fun...thanks for posting pics!

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  4. JannaMarch 12, 2008 at 8:00 PM

    Ooh, Cheri! "Marianne's dress" is beautiful! Great job!

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  5. RachelMarch 12, 2008 at 9:33 PM

    Lovely, Cheri! What a fun idea; might have to try something like that sometime. :) You look good in that time period.

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  6. KateMarch 12, 2008 at 10:20 PM

    A vision of femininity. I hope you had a lovely day, it sounds like an idea I may have to borrow. What was your favorite part?

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  7. CheriMarch 13, 2008 at 2:01 PM

    ::blushing:: Your comments are all so sweet and generous! Thankyou. =)
    The Regency era and the Edwardian era are my most favorite! You'll probably see the latter showing up on the blog soon... =)

    Mrs. Kaos,

    Despite the enthusiasum in reading prose myself, I really enjoyied that part! We all read poetry, prose, or words from hymns that were so encouraging & thought provoking. It was a time of inspiration and not one of gossip!

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  8. Maiden Of VirtueMarch 13, 2008 at 2:44 PM

    How beautiful! I think I am a bit envious ;)....

    You looked really lovely Cheri! Thank you for sharing the pictures!

    ~*~Courtney~*~

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  9. CheriMarch 13, 2008 at 3:23 PM

    Ooops...

    Mrs. Kaos,

    I mean't "despite my LACK of enthusiasum..." =) I am not a public speaker by any means!

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  10. PaulaMarch 13, 2008 at 5:04 PM

    Cheri,
    Your robe is so pretty and your dress too! You look so gorgeous, very Regency and feminine!!!!

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  11. AnonymousMarch 17, 2008 at 11:24 AM

    I love how your outfit turned out! It looks so fun to wear. Isn't it fun to have an excuse to dress up like that? (I know I don't comment often, but I do read!) =D

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  12. Meghan DurstMarch 18, 2008 at 5:21 PM

    Love the last photo...and I love your dresses.

    --Meg (MontgomeryGirl from S&S)

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  13. AnonymousMarch 23, 2008 at 11:09 PM

    Hello Cheri,
    I love the photos and the costume.
    It is very beautiful. Great Job!!
    RachelB.

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  14. CheriMarch 24, 2008 at 1:44 PM

    Thankyou, ladies! =)

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  15. AnonymousMarch 25, 2008 at 9:10 PM

    Cheri! That first one of you - you SO look like Marianne Dashwood! :)

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  16. CheriMarch 25, 2008 at 10:25 PM

    Ya think, Fauna? Why thankyou! =)

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