May 1883—Everything depended on this one night, and if Clara did not reach that ball tonight, there might not be a second chance. For Clara – the latest American heiress to invade aristocratic London – had to pass the test. In order to be accepted and welcomed into British society like her sister had been, Clara had to glide into a London ballroom and win the approval of the Prince of Wales. Or end up returning to New York, where her position in society was fragile, to say the least. --An Affair Most Wicked, by Julianne MacLean Check out this show-stopping dress from an actual ball held in 1883. thedreamstress/2010/10/1880s-fancy-dress-its-electric
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