Their arrival having been announced, they were free to wander through the halls and appreciate the atmosphere, the music, and the spectacle. The pale, billowing gowns of silks, satins, and lace, fine Kashimir scarves, and trimmings of every variety adorned the figures of the ladies in the room. Georgiana and Elizabeth’s gowns were completement sans fioritures compared with the prevalent très orné mode of dress. In contrast, Georgiana’s tall, graceful form in her plain silk gown, locket, and some few roses dressed about her lovely, easy curls presented a most compelling example of natural beauty unopposed by a surfeit of contrivance. The immediate notice of the gentlemen and their approving glances at one another must have given those ladies who embraced the vogue for Le Chapeau à L’Ancienne—high coiffures sprouting yet higher plumage, and enormous evening bonnets overflowing with flowers, fruit, cockades, knots, and aigrettes—cause to feel somewhat outré by comparison. If the ballrooms of the next evening were somewhat less of a threat to the flora and fauna of France, it may be attributed to the enduring attraction of an imagination not overly sated by such a visual feast as was then on display.