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The Emerson Ball was held on the evening of Easter Sunday, the 14th April. It was a costumed ball, held at Emerson House to mark the coming-out of Miss Charity Pritchard and Miss Elise Hampton, the wards of the Marquess of Emerson.
Hosts
Winifred Verlaine-Pritchard, the Marchioness of Emerson Blake Pritchard, the Marquess of Emerson Miss Charity Pritchard Miss Elise Hampton
Guests
Guests included:
- Lilias Aldridge, the Duchess of Brixton
- David Alford, Lord Auckland
- Miss Annabelle Beacham
- Captain Stephen Brydges
- Valeri Christiakov
- Miss Kitty Clement
- Arthur Dalrymple, Lord Linley
- Mr Charlie Devenish
- Anthony Dunford, Duke of Claitonborough
- Tristan Edgeworth, Lord Latimer
- Marcus Fairmont, the Lord Foxford
- Lady Rosalind Fairmont
- Lady Viola Fitzgerald
- Lady Olivia Fitzgerald
- Miss Caroline Gardiner
- Nicholas Gosling, the Duke of Leighton
- Patrick Grove, Lord Stanwood
- Lady Julianne Grafton
- Lady Penelope Grove
- Julia Hissop, the Duchess of Pennington
- Mr Benjamin Hutchinson
- Miss Susannah Hutchinson
- Victor Kincaide, Lord Hawksley
- Lady Juliet Landon
- Henry Layton, Lord Parry
- Lady Gwendolyn Moncrieff
- Oscar Moncrieff, Lord Avening
- Mrs Demelza Quartermaine
- Miss Regina Rutledge
- Mr Geoffrey Stapleton
- Miss Felicity Staunton
- Captain Thomas Sterne
- Mr Alexander Trevethyn
- Miss Charlotte Tolson
- Mr Edward Tolson
- Mr Evander Whinging
- Miss Katherine Winter
- Miss Helena Wriothesley
Notable Occurrences
Miss Pritchard's dress was the talk of the town for several weeks after the ball, for she had had it made with a back so low as to be almost non-existent.
Threads
Note: There are still some threads that have not been copied over from the Invisionfree board. These threads have not been linked below.
- A Night to Remember - Arrivals Thread
- A Puff or Two on the Terrace
- A Fish Out of Water
- A Breath on the Terrace
- Standing and Chatting
- Overthinking Things
- Blood in the Water
- Before the First Dance
- First Dance:Tristan and Helena
- After the Third Dance
- Fifth Dance: Arthur and Felicity
- Fifth Dance: Edward and Kitty
- Fifth Dance: Charlie and Katie
- After the Eighth Dance
- Dropping the Eaves
- Tenth Dance:Tony and Gwen
- Tenth Dance: Sukey and David