1860s Fancy Dress ball images now available

[NoahBriggs]

I am pleased to announce that I have posted the pictures of the 1860s Fancy Dress Ball to my blog. You may view it at http://acwotaku.blogspot.com.

Noah Briggs

[Anna Allen]

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Too bad I couldn't make it. It looks like everyone had a fabulous time!!

[col90]

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Too bad I couldn't make it. It looks like everyone had a fabulous time!!

We had an absolutely wonderful time...good music, food, dancing, games, and friends!! The few members of the public that were there to join in with us after 8:00 all wore costumes of some sort as well, so at least we were not looking at any modern clothing!! And we raised a good bit of money for Beauvoir, which was our goal!!

Colleen

[Spinster]

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Noah--I wandered into those images late last night off another link, after an absolutely horrific and grueling day, one that had as its highlight having to drop everything in late afternoon and spend 7 hours at the emergency room with a single mother for whom I hold medical power of attorney----and at a time when I simply have no more steam left in me for 'others'.

Those wonderful images were refreshing. Funny, to think of such as a 'blessing'--but they sent me to a good, if very short, nights sleep. Thank you.

[col90]

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There are more pictures on our AGSAS photo site. Here is a direct link to the album:

http://agsas1861-65.dotphoto.com/CPViewAlbum.asp?AID=3716996

Colleen

[col90]

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There are more pictures on our AGSAS photo site. Here is a direct link to the album:

http://agsas1861-65.dotphoto.com/CPViewAlbum.asp?AID=3716996

Colleen

And in case any of you are wondering what Mike Mescher was dressed as.......there is one period account of a woman coming as a "cat".....fur, cat's tail, mask, etc.. Mr Mescher took his inspiration from that, and then found a period poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning describing her dog "Flush"....and so he is "Flush, the Dog"...even to the red ribbon on the neck with the name "Flush" embroidered on it!

Colleen

[NoahBriggs]

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Mrs. Lawson, I am too pleased to hear the pictures made your day. Thanks for the kind words, and I hope your companion recovers.

Tune in for more weird ramblings from a variety of events as they occur.

[jcraig]

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The Fancy Dress Ball was a blast and one of the best events I have been to in a while. The costumes were all unique, interesting, and well researched. The music, food, parlor games, and of course, the company, all made for such a pleasant evening I didn't want it to end.

This event just seemed "right" - the appropriate setting (Belair Mansion), activity (well researched and executed), and people who just acted as people would have at such a gathering. It was really nice.

Kudos to all involved in planning this event, from the pre-event research, the hard work everyone put into their costumes, to the amazing staff at Belair who provided the amazing spread of period food!!

We had fun, recreated something pretty unique and raised money for a very worthy cause. What more could you ask for?!

Jess Craig

Atlantic Guard Soldiers Aid Society

[NoahBriggs]

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What more could you ask for?!

$2.5 billion to restore a coastline which has culture, commerce and strategic value to the nation? :o

Well, we can wish. We did our part to contribute. Even one drop of water contributes to the ocean. (How Zen)

[Julio C. Zangroniz]

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What more could you ask for?!

$2.5 billion to restore a coastline which has culture, commerce and strategic value to the nation? :o

Well, we can wish. We did our part to contribute. Even one drop of water contributes to the ocean. (How Zen)

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In the next week or so, Zangroniz Photography will have *a couple of hundred* more images about the Fancy Dress Ball online. We hoped to have the task done by the end of this week, but an unexpected funeral has interrupted our regular proceedings.
As we assured the gathering at the ball, we will have an "Event Photo CD" available for purchase (already, we have about a dozen orders for it). The collection will be available both to those who attended the event, as well as to anyone else who might be interested, and we will be sending the folks at Belair Mansion a donation from each sale to add to the kitty for the evening's receipts, because it goes to a good historical preservation cause, even if it's just another "drop in the ocean."
The images look great, and that makes "winnowing" them down to an acceptable number that much more difficult.
All the same, the Fancy Dress Ball was a great evening and we were happy to be part of it, and we sure hope that the event will be repeated.
Julio C. Zangroniz

[MissAnnaMae]

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I, too, have thoroughly enjoyed the photos. Thanks for sharing them with those of us who could not be in attendance.

Any word yet on how much this soiree raised for the Cause?

[Emmanuel Dabney]

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To date we have about $575 in ticket sales from the ball. As Julio has mentioned a portion of the proceeds from the sale of photo CDs will also go to the Beauvoir restoration and reconstruction efforts. Furthermore, AGSAS is continuing to take donations made out to the Atlantic Guard Soldiers' Aid Society with a note "Beauvoir preservation" or simply "Beauvoir" in the Note line. If anyone wishes to make their donation this way, please contact me (GeneralMahone64@aol.com), Colleen Formby, AGSAS President (col90@yahoo.com), or Hilary Isacson, AGSAS Treasurer (jkihla@adelphia.net).

No donation to Beauvoir's work is too small or too large.

[Julio C. Zangroniz]

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I have just posted another 160+ new images of the Fancy Dress event posted at the following website:

https://www.zphotos.smugmug.com

Once you log onto this page, simply scroll down to the gallery named:
6fancydress.
We advise everyone to click on the "slide show" hyperlink in the upper right hand side of the page so you'll be able to see each and every one of the images for about three seconds on your screen, projected as large as possible.
However, if you prefer, you can simply click on each image in the gallery and peruse it for as long as you wish.
This was a wonderful 19th Century evening at the Belair Mansion in Bowie, MD last month.
Enjoy!
Julio

[NoahBriggs]

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All those great-looking costumes - and you took a picture of my feet ? :p

[Anna Worden Bauersmith]

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Could somebody illustrate the games and entertainments?

Anna Worden