tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post5654820037431882848..comments2024-03-28T16:41:29.596-04:00Comments on The Duchess of Devonshire's Gossip Guide to the 18th Century: Yay or Nay? Giovanna BaccelliHeather Carrollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-3586308228011654172010-03-31T13:59:47.683-04:002010-03-31T13:59:47.683-04:00Urgh, Nay. Just not sweet like it ought to be.Urgh, Nay. Just not sweet like it ought to be.SakiVIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307981612840889634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-32346943035068196412010-03-30T22:24:58.258-04:002010-03-30T22:24:58.258-04:00It is, after all, a ballet costume, to which the d...It is, after all, a ballet costume, to which the dress is perfectly suited, altho I wonder about the weight of the material. Pastoral, yes. Lovely? Yes.<br />I say YayMargravine Louisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339052676103202439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-26885621072181334992010-03-30T15:48:11.685-04:002010-03-30T15:48:11.685-04:00Yay on the dress itself but I agree with the wits ...Yay on the dress itself but I agree with the wits of the jury who say she emulates a frolicking lamb that is, quite clearly, a ewe.Jessihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02093768339757970412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-76083795797678226552010-03-30T01:13:30.339-04:002010-03-30T01:13:30.339-04:00I have to agree with The Dreamstress on this one -...I have to agree with The Dreamstress on this one - a nay from me. Great comment, Lauren, I was wondering the same thing myself! :)Lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-33796414760034711692010-03-29T23:25:36.893-04:002010-03-29T23:25:36.893-04:00Definately a Yay from me! I love how it's soft...Definately a Yay from me! I love how it's soft and feminine, and has a decent amount of ruffle, without being over the top and cloying. Plus, it gets extra points for being the costume Lady Beatrice Herbert had made to wear at the Duchess of Devonshire's Ball a century later.Belle-Etoilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049711327487646732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-52317652984492903242010-03-29T23:19:19.957-04:002010-03-29T23:19:19.957-04:00Yay. Whole painting is charming! Love the pointed ...Yay. Whole painting is charming! Love the pointed toe, her expression, the dress, and her gesture.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10317796864224423184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-18926619692590773062010-03-29T20:39:26.557-04:002010-03-29T20:39:26.557-04:00oh yes! that dress is adorable!oh yes! that dress is adorable!Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00563365923115000812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-18486962405729684032010-03-29T14:18:26.172-04:002010-03-29T14:18:26.172-04:00I love it! It's so refreshing and sweet.I love it! It's so refreshing and sweet.Aileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03561045971486547836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-12225678011563375092010-03-28T21:04:13.727-04:002010-03-28T21:04:13.727-04:00Yay... I always like to surprise my lovers...Yay... I always like to surprise my lovers...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-46338734908153123002010-03-28T19:08:34.604-04:002010-03-28T19:08:34.604-04:00Nay. It looks like she's trying to hard. And...Nay. It looks like she's trying to hard. And I hate that apron.Jen Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02438676216575488009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-20604988967103633532010-03-28T18:09:19.493-04:002010-03-28T18:09:19.493-04:00Nay. I agre with Dreamstress, whose comment about...Nay. I agre with Dreamstress, whose comment about 'mutton dressed as lamb' was not only witty, but true. The wispy, adorable outfit makes the wearer look hawkish and crude. Triple nay.Paul Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09969557760934512569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-75682338778382515262010-03-28T13:36:27.684-04:002010-03-28T13:36:27.684-04:00I would like to read the terms of agreement btwn a...I would like to read the terms of agreement btwn artist and patron, when she said what she wanted.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052080882886879580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-43987172586795782562010-03-28T13:16:05.057-04:002010-03-28T13:16:05.057-04:00Yay! She looks absolutely beautiful.Yay! She looks absolutely beautiful.PvtSam75https://www.blogger.com/profile/00304945310687112481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-709759877800588692010-03-28T09:29:48.826-04:002010-03-28T09:29:48.826-04:00Yay! I love love love this painting, the subject, ...Yay! I love love love this painting, the subject, and her costume. I think it's divine.Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03028430053626470673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-23642468954091313482010-03-28T08:46:37.134-04:002010-03-28T08:46:37.134-04:00Lovely costume for the ballet/stage! The amount of...Lovely costume for the ballet/stage! The amount of contrast is good, easily visible from the nosebleed section, the length is right for the ballet since the point (bad pun!) of the ballet is the beauty of the foot positions, and the ethereal look to the material means it would float with the dancer.<br /><br />A big YAY!<br /><br />Muse, her arm is tucked behind her back which is why you only see to her elbow.nightsmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984119792540771870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-42805751134387218002010-03-28T08:05:57.168-04:002010-03-28T08:05:57.168-04:00Yes, my first thought was "Where are the shee...Yes, my first thought was "Where are the sheep?". Too fussy and too many bows. But it is a costume though, so I'm trying to picture it on a stage and in doing so I would have to give it a yaycherylynn18noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-11667625209778285742010-03-28T07:49:19.307-04:002010-03-28T07:49:19.307-04:00Oh, yay!
She looks divine! Like little Bo Peep. ^_...Oh, yay!<br />She looks divine! Like little Bo Peep. ^_^Odd, Absurd and Obnoxioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279047553814368005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-77939776290116427472010-03-28T07:30:34.227-04:002010-03-28T07:30:34.227-04:00yay!
she looks lovely in that dress and more impor...yay!<br />she looks lovely in that dress and more imporantly, she looks very happy in it too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-55107925422380921272010-03-28T04:37:11.788-04:002010-03-28T04:37:11.788-04:00Nay. It's an adorable dress, it would look ut...Nay. It's an adorable dress, it would look utterly charming on many people, but it's just not right for someone as tall and lanky as Giovanna. She looks ridiculous - mutton dressed as lamb, matron dressed as shepherdess.The Dreamstresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897608732348842792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-15259016793225998962010-03-28T03:07:31.407-04:002010-03-28T03:07:31.407-04:00The shawl needs to go. Otherwise I like it!The shawl needs to go. Otherwise I like it!Heidenkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494625457587427781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-44562468980751728102010-03-28T01:27:26.116-04:002010-03-28T01:27:26.116-04:00Yeah. She looks like a fancy shepherdess in that s...Yeah. She looks like a fancy shepherdess in that short gown. All she needs is a golden staff.Vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-42664422785523031512010-03-28T00:59:40.430-04:002010-03-28T00:59:40.430-04:00I will go with Yay today :) I only wonder where is...I will go with Yay today :) I only wonder where is the rest of her arm that is hanging down...am I just missing it?Svea Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08155352839052427783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-37323057819920680312010-03-28T00:53:51.629-04:002010-03-28T00:53:51.629-04:00Yay from me, I think her costume is beautiful. Tho...Yay from me, I think her costume is beautiful. Though I wish it were several inches longer, then it would be perfect.Amanda https://www.blogger.com/profile/07912600846483931038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-51639582120620821852010-03-28T00:47:27.423-04:002010-03-28T00:47:27.423-04:00Charming! This gets a yay from me, very sweet!Charming! This gets a yay from me, very sweet!Olympe de la Tour D'Auvergnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15810851692562434085noreply@blogger.com