tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post8033740209008297710..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: Almack's: Seventh Heaven of the Fashionable WorldLisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-79611237104852717922013-04-22T14:40:36.931-04:002013-04-22T14:40:36.931-04:00That was great Susie. It was fun to look at the dr...That was great Susie. It was fun to look at the drawings too. I must have absorbed that as reading and years passed, as it was quite familiar. I can't wait to find out more about those nasty patronesses. Bring on those Regency Nazis with their quizzing glasses! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-36547100187448233862013-04-17T08:59:31.052-04:002013-04-17T08:59:31.052-04:00Suzie, orgeat and ratafia are both sugary syrups t...Suzie, orgeat and ratafia are both sugary syrups that were put into punches (probably alcoholic, but they couldn't have been strong or the patronesses wouldn't have served them). Orgeat is almondy, and you can still buy it from Torani syrups. Ratafia--I think--was made from fruit kernels.<br /><br />I'm not sure why they served "dry" cake, but the refreshments were a bit Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-71519234232274767762013-04-17T08:54:43.968-04:002013-04-17T08:54:43.968-04:00All right, Dina! I can see you dancing holes in yo...All right, Dina! I can see you dancing holes in your slippers.Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-2663986453714251952013-04-16T22:58:35.090-04:002013-04-16T22:58:35.090-04:00Susie, what is this: orgeat and ratafia? And how c...Susie, what is this: orgeat and ratafia? And how come there was no icing on the cake? I loved this post and the pictures. I would have loved to spend an evening at Almacks. Fun to learn the origin of the name. I'm looking forward to the mean girls post.Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-74955619713613289232013-04-16T20:19:07.322-04:002013-04-16T20:19:07.322-04:00I feel very familiar with Almack's for some re...I feel very familiar with Almack's for some reason. I'm thinking probably Laurie Alice's novels. I'd definitely love to spend an evening there.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-17746324108301612252013-04-16T19:02:29.964-04:002013-04-16T19:02:29.964-04:00I'm afraid I'll still have to let you girl...I'm afraid I'll still have to let you girls do the dancing and then when you marry the heir to the fortune, you may bring me along as your 'dear aunt' who you simply 'can't bear to leave.' There's definitely an age limit for we matrons out on the floor. But please, as you are dancing, try to promenade close by so I can get a good look at your rich, handsome dance Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-22363970512081347002013-04-16T16:28:21.493-04:002013-04-16T16:28:21.493-04:00You're so right, C.J. My heroines go to Almack...You're so right, C.J. My heroines go to Almack's, and they always dance with Mr. Right, who can't help but love them. Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-86265100694551464172013-04-16T15:09:58.360-04:002013-04-16T15:09:58.360-04:00Well, I think you're all old stick-in-the-muds...Well, I think you're all old stick-in-the-muds. (Which actually is better than when I first wrote it. I typoed stick as stink.)<br /><br />Sign me up. I've read enough romance novels to know that every girl who goes to Almacks ends up with a rich, titled, handsome, and nice guy. It's in books, so it must be true.C.J. Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026386802434435296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-76429694572549886212013-04-16T12:38:19.785-04:002013-04-16T12:38:19.785-04:00Oh wow, Deb, I will have to look into the toiletti...Oh wow, Deb, I will have to look into the toiletting accommodations!Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-37885550407902721982013-04-16T12:14:57.846-04:002013-04-16T12:14:57.846-04:00Perhaps they had female servants in another room -...Perhaps they had female servants in another room - now... you really must tell us about the toiletting accommodations. <br /><br />Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-74484780940357336022013-04-16T11:58:35.599-04:002013-04-16T11:58:35.599-04:00DebH, if I'd been there, I probably would have...DebH, if I'd been there, I probably would have stepped on my hem, stepped on my dance partner's toes, etc. Miss Misstep, that's me!Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-78632871640136459872013-04-16T11:57:07.638-04:002013-04-16T11:57:07.638-04:00Karl, you would have danced. You know it.Karl, you would have danced. You know it.Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-50776202157009656912013-04-16T11:56:33.189-04:002013-04-16T11:56:33.189-04:00DeAnna, I think part of the fun would have been dr...DeAnna, I think part of the fun would have been dressing up. Oh, for a pretty empire-waist gown!Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-71607635214075320272013-04-16T11:55:14.124-04:002013-04-16T11:55:14.124-04:00Niki, my guess is they never actually wore those h...Niki, my guess is they never actually wore those hats. Just carried them. Which would have interfered with dancing. Weird.<br /><br />The patronesses are totally Mean Girls! I confess, I'm looking forward to writing a post about them.Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-63894968247655232852013-04-16T11:53:53.762-04:002013-04-16T11:53:53.762-04:00Anita Mae, maybe we could have gone as chaperones,...Anita Mae, maybe we could have gone as chaperones, helping our charges navigate society. We'd have been ignored for the most part, but could have watched everything. <br /><br />I'd love to see you do the Charleston!Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-73142049318020354792013-04-16T11:53:00.472-04:002013-04-16T11:53:00.472-04:00Deb, it would be fun to be an invisible servant......Deb, it would be fun to be an invisible servant...not sure if there were any females. It's funny how insipid the upper crust thought Almack's was, yet you HAD to be included or you were a nobody.<br /><br />Here's to the nobodies!Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-74527483648896786192013-04-16T11:04:32.929-04:002013-04-16T11:04:32.929-04:00i'm with Deb. i'd probably be one of the &...i'm with Deb. i'd probably be one of the "invisibles" at the service of the patrons of the place. high society stuff gives me the heebie-jeebies, but i would've liked to observe the opulance - just not experience it.<br /><br />the things the servants there must have seen and heard...<br /><br />very interesting post. looking forward to the one about the Patroness ladies.DebHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685506948995225770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-2396417673410931352013-04-16T10:46:09.022-04:002013-04-16T10:46:09.022-04:00I'd be happy in the corner of the room enjoyin...I'd be happy in the corner of the room enjoying some cake. Thanks for the fun post!Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12153576167918876364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-80461715415793791662013-04-16T10:27:11.425-04:002013-04-16T10:27:11.425-04:00That was fascinating. Like the others, I'd lo...That was fascinating. Like the others, I'd love to see this but not be seen. I'm sure it would be amazing.<br /><br />Great post!DeAnna Julie Dodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006564626571868446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-146793934179625422013-04-16T09:52:49.853-04:002013-04-16T09:52:49.853-04:00Oh my. Sounds like somewhere I would be dreadfully...Oh my. Sounds like somewhere I would be dreadfully insecure, and the Patronesses sound like they had potential to be the original Mean Girls! <br />I am thinking we need a return to the chapeau bras (hat arms, en Francais?). My hubby is forever misplacing his hat. Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-52122569467219739842013-04-16T09:06:50.941-04:002013-04-16T09:06:50.941-04:00LOL Deb, I had the same type of answer except the ...LOL Deb, I had the same type of answer except the first answer that came to me was, Yes, if I could be a wallflower. :D<br /><br />I'd love to see it all, but I've never been one to act well under scrutiny. The more I'm watched the more I want to break out in a song and dance - you know, like the Charleston, etc. It's not that I buck authority - I quite respect it when it's Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759232889762510956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-76154945445143740182013-04-16T08:09:57.038-04:002013-04-16T08:09:57.038-04:00I think I would have rather been a servant at Alma...I think I would have rather been a servant at Almack's so I could really be 'invisible' and not up to the social scrutiny of the patronesses. Susie, I learned so much! <br />And I'm looking forward to more!<br />Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.com