tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post3852137835875455521..comments2024-03-28T20:46:22.875+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: The Shuttle by Frances Hodgson BurnettClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-68708408699190950792013-11-12T17:05:19.628+00:002013-11-12T17:05:19.628+00:00Hello, and thanks for visiting. In general, my exc...Hello, and thanks for visiting. In general, my excuse for date vagueness is that I'm trying to express the spirit of the description rather than the exact date and style. You are the first person to notice that: I did realize the book must be set a lot earlier, but I did like this picture. On the other hand, your description of your preferred dress sounds gorgeous! If you find a picture of the right one let me know...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-40539832793985256102013-11-12T16:15:55.067+00:002013-11-12T16:15:55.067+00:00I like what you're doing in this blog, combing...I like what you're doing in this blog, combing two of my own interests--but the illustration for this one years too late for the book (1907) or the setting of the book, which seems to be somewhat earlier (it's a book I've read a number of times over the years). A splendid lacy turn of the century ball dress would have been lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-52031930573978111642013-09-22T15:54:01.839+01:002013-09-22T15:54:01.839+01:00Yes, she's a good feisty writer, and has a goo...Yes, she's a good feisty writer, and has a good eye for a plot - and she was writing in different times, where keeping it short wasn't valued so much!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-9425772442816784252013-09-21T03:53:57.649+01:002013-09-21T03:53:57.649+01:00Moira - I've always thought ball gowns were so...Moira - I've always thought ball gowns were so elegant! And Bettina does sound very much ahead of her time. I meant to read this when you first featured it, and you've reminded me that I still need to do that. I like your choice of words 'realism amid the melodrama,' too. The novels I have read by Frances Hodgson Burnett are like that..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com