tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post8736510532175876372..comments2024-03-28T09:33:29.705+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: New Year’s Day: The Case of the Four Friends by JC MastermanClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-74923608015343785842014-01-03T09:50:13.200+00:002014-01-03T09:50:13.200+00:00Why doesn't that surprise me...?Why doesn't that surprise me...?Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-54382790772073341442014-01-03T03:07:42.133+00:002014-01-03T03:07:42.133+00:00Nothing to trouble the embargo police here......th...Nothing to trouble the embargo police here......thankfully. I do expect sterner tests along the way!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-8840877759544189442014-01-02T21:12:49.187+00:002014-01-02T21:12:49.187+00:00Oh yes Rich, and what a great setting for a murder...Oh yes Rich, and what a great setting for a murder story that would be. In one of the Agatha Christies there was a valet/masseur, he's probably gone there too. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-4551142252403611462014-01-02T16:49:44.817+00:002014-01-02T16:49:44.817+00:00I think the hotel detectives must all have gone to...I think the hotel detectives must all have gone to the same golden age retirement home as the live-in secretaries and trusted family retainers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-91676928445549216762014-01-02T10:28:11.491+00:002014-01-02T10:28:11.491+00:00I don't think it happens much in the UK these ...I don't think it happens much in the UK these days either! Is it called fancy dress in Canada? - before now I've come up against the fact that in the USA it would be a costume ball. Americans would take fancy dress to mean very dressed up, very formal dress I think. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-29154388392886626492014-01-02T10:25:47.271+00:002014-01-02T10:25:47.271+00:00Yes the book is funny because the parts preceding ...Yes the book is funny because the parts preceding and following the Ball are quite straight and not terribly exciting, but the obviously really enjoyed writing the bits at the Ball.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-56154130503278848402014-01-02T10:24:48.951+00:002014-01-02T10:24:48.951+00:00Yes - I think you've place it exactly - for hi...Yes - I think you've place it exactly - for historical interest and completest and real hardcore detective fans....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-90879188519953133342014-01-02T04:50:12.254+00:002014-01-02T04:50:12.254+00:00Moira: I loved the photo. It suits the story.
The...Moira: I loved the photo. It suits the story.<br /><br />The subject matter is so far from the New Year's of rural Western Canada. I have never even heard of a fancy dress New Year's ball in rural Saskatchewan. When Sharon and I went to New Year's dances there was no special dress. More recently it has become rare for there to even be New Year's dances. Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-88974344624629463962014-01-02T01:26:17.798+00:002014-01-02T01:26:17.798+00:00This sounds interesting, definitely worth a try. I...This sounds interesting, definitely worth a try. I like the idea of the New Year's Eve setting. Maybe for next year.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-27428258413161525482014-01-02T00:54:29.232+00:002014-01-02T00:54:29.232+00:00Moira - There's something about New Year's...Moira - There's something about New Year's and a fancy-dress party isn't there? This is a good match. I'll confess I've not read Masterman, but I completely understand your analogy to Christie. And I do like that flash of wit in the snippet you shared. I may have to put this on the list just for 'period piece' value.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com