Ball Dress

[Written back during 42nd’s second inauguration…] Well, it’s inaugural weekend here in Washington, D.C., and the city is just swarming with cowboy hats and security forces. I’m terribly excited to have been invited to the “Popular Vote Inaugural Ball,” sponsored by my lovely friends Molly, Jocelyn, and Bryan at a private location on Capitol Hill. […]

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Tightness in Shoes

So I’ve got this weird thing ~ I’m easily irritated by the sound of loud shoes on the sidewalk behind me when walking down the street. I don’t know why, maybe it has something to do with my dislike of high heels. Ya think that could be it? Anyway, I found this little gem when […]

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The Breath

Q Dear Miss Abigail: Sometimes I get self-conscious when talking to people because I have bad breath. It has lasted about three to four years now. I’m sixteen. Will I ever talk “carefree” again? Signed, Viv A Dear Viv: According to Mrs. A. Walker in this excerpt from her book Female Beauty, you might want to […]

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Music Etiquette

Passing along few more etiquette rules from an 1848 book for gentlemen, featured earlier this week. This one goes out to all the musicians (and music lovers) in the crowd! ~~If you intend to sing, do not affect to refuse when asked, but at once accede.~~Endeavor to adapt the style of your song to the […]

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