I went to the August Gaskell Ball on Saturday night in my green 1880s(ish) bustle gown. There were more people dressed up in period costume than some of the previous balls I’ve been too, including two other bustle gowns (including my friend Bridget). We all got excited about doing a Buccaneers (BBC miniseries, based on the Edith Wharton novel) event for GBACG — I’m going to be the social-climbing Lizzie Elmsworth! (Not that I look a thing like her.)