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The robes for my coming out party are just ridiculously beautiful. They're so lovely, I almost can't bear to think about wearing them for fear I'll step on a hem or spill something on them.
Not that it's likely: Mrs Patil has put all sorts of charms on them so things shouldn't be able spill or splash onto them, and so the hem will always avoid trailing on the ground, even if I stoop or courtesy, and they have whisper charms that give off an indescribably nice sound as you move in them. And then there's a movement charm that makes them sway and swish just so as you walk.
And then there's the cut and the fabric that's just the most beautiful shade of midnight blue I've ever seen, and the beading that makes it seem that you're seeing the night sky reflected on Windermere, which is just perfect and just what I asked her to design.
Oh!
I can't believe it's almost here!
Mama's been all day at Somerset House making sure everything is just right. There will be music in six rooms and in the courtyard where they've charmed the fountain to splash in time with the string ensemble.
And the coach arrived this afternoon and the footmen practiced how they'll roll out the carpet and how they'll announce me and usher me up to the entrance. They'll be wearing Sandoval livery from the fifteenth century--in blue and green with the coat of arms emblazoned on the breast.
Papa's been practicing what he's going to say. I know he has, because he was locked up in his office for hours last night. And Mama's been making sure that all the loose ends are tied up with the caterers and the dancers and the Philharmonic and the decorators and the lighting designers and the acoustic sorcerers. The only glitch so far--that I know about--was when the favours arrived and were all the wrong colour. But that was a week ago and she got them sorted straight away.
I'm not sure I'll be able to sleep tonight. It's just all too wonderful!
The robes for my coming out party are just ridiculously beautiful. They're so lovely, I almost can't bear to think about wearing them for fear I'll step on a hem or spill something on them.
Not that it's likely: Mrs Patil has put all sorts of charms on them so things shouldn't be able spill or splash onto them, and so the hem will always avoid trailing on the ground, even if I stoop or courtesy, and they have whisper charms that give off an indescribably nice sound as you move in them. And then there's a movement charm that makes them sway and swish just so as you walk.
And then there's the cut and the fabric that's just the most beautiful shade of midnight blue I've ever seen, and the beading that makes it seem that you're seeing the night sky reflected on Windermere, which is just perfect and just what I asked her to design.
Oh!
I can't believe it's almost here!
Mama's been all day at Somerset House making sure everything is just right. There will be music in six rooms and in the courtyard where they've charmed the fountain to splash in time with the string ensemble.
And the coach arrived this afternoon and the footmen practiced how they'll roll out the carpet and how they'll announce me and usher me up to the entrance. They'll be wearing Sandoval livery from the fifteenth century--in blue and green with the coat of arms emblazoned on the breast.
Papa's been practicing what he's going to say. I know he has, because he was locked up in his office for hours last night. And Mama's been making sure that all the loose ends are tied up with the caterers and the dancers and the Philharmonic and the decorators and the lighting designers and the acoustic sorcerers. The only glitch so far--that I know about--was when the favours arrived and were all the wrong colour. But that was a week ago and she got them sorted straight away.
I'm not sure I'll be able to sleep tonight. It's just all too wonderful!
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Date: 2010-07-23 01:07 am (UTC)I wish I were going to your party, though. I know it's going to be ever so amazing. Mum's really proud of the robes, especially the beading. Did you know that they'll actually rotate along the skirt as the evening passes? Oops - that might have been supposed to be a surprise for you. Well, don't tell her I said!
I think you'll look so gorgeous you'll have about ten proposals before the end of the night! It'll be like you're a princess or something.
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Date: 2010-07-23 03:14 am (UTC)I was sorry to have to leave early today, too, but I'll be there tomorrow morning.
You're having fun, aren't you?
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Date: 2010-07-23 03:41 am (UTC)