The Happy Life of a Duchess

Adele's wedding dress was originally scheduled to be in charge of three designers.

At that time, it was common for people to prepare three or four sets of dresses for weddings. Adele had the final say, one set for going out, one set for the church, and one set for the prom after she came back. Three sets were prepared. Another set of spare dresses.

The main set is naturally worn to the church. According to the fashion from Queen Victoria in the UK and Adele's own modern thinking, it has been set to be based on white lace. Mr. Pullman, the designer of the church wedding dress.

Mr. Pullman has made wedding dresses for many aristocratic ladies. He is a very experienced and talented designer.

This time, it was Adele's father, Mr. Duke, who contacted him specifically, and finally grabbed his design position, and promised to complete it before Christmas.

Here, Adele actually has a wedding dress with a general tone.

Although there is no need to directly modify the old wedding dress, her biological mother had expected that before she passed away, she had already prepared a prototype wedding dress for her youngest daughter, which happened to be white.

Therefore, Mr. Pullman's main wedding dress will basically change the original tone.

However, the original wedding dress was made of the high-waisted simple style of Napoleon's time. It must not be dressed like this now, and a new design is required for more complicated decorations.

For the other two sets of wedding dresses, one was in charge of Mrs. Daumier, and the other was completed by Mrs. Harrington, another regular designer of Adele.

Mrs. Harrington's advantage is that she is good at very complicated and fancy ball gowns, which are suitable for wearing when holding a ball after returning from church. Adele also believes that she can bring her a dreamy long dress.

It had already been decided here before the engagement ball a few months ago.

Because the skirts are all hand-sewn, the more complicated the skirt, the longer it will take. Sometimes it takes only half a year to produce one piece, which is all slow work and meticulous work. In addition, the French are really not very keen on working hard. Unless you are forced to make a living, you will have to rest after working for a few hours a day.

Therefore, for skirts, especially for weddings, the earlier you order, the safer you are, and you may have to make some adjustments to the clothes according to your body shape and the weather. Winter dresses must be thicker than summer dresses, naturally. It is also more complicated and troublesome to do.

What made Countess Stan very proud was that she diverted to England during this trip and found another relatively rare material in London.

One is a handmade pink lace fabric produced in a small area in Scotland. The weaving of this kind of lace is very delicate, and the time for making it is complicated. The production is not much every year, and it is occasionally seen in the market in Paris. It sold out.

This time she bought two of these at once, one with a peony flower pattern and the other with a rose pattern. Know what it means to be delicate and pleasing.

The other is white and pure lace material, which is also made in England. It is a popular item in London at this time. The wavy edge is hooked, with lotus leaves and other elements on it. It also matches well. It is very comfortable, and the pattern of flowers and insects and birds is simply timeless.

There are also three or five bolts of velvet fabric with a rare color that is very delicate to the touch, all of which are suitable for autumn and winter clothes.

One of the pieces of royal blue material surprised Adele even, the color saturation is high, but it doesn't feel too glaring, but it has just the right amount of gorgeousness and stability, making it hard to look away.

Mrs. Stan was also very proud, and vigorously praised the grand gesture directly photographed by Mr. Duke.

"Can you take these fabrics and see if they are useful?" Mrs. Stan gave her a quick response, "If you don't need them, take them with you."

"Oh, by the way, my dear, when you married, it was Christmas and New Year's. At that time, no one would come out to work. Then spring will be the social season. Leaving aside your honeymoon, you have to participate in social season. It may be too late to make new clothes by then."

"Besides, you are a newlywed little wife, everyone must be paying a lot of attention, and they all want to see if you are doing well in Duval's house... No matter what, the decency of our Jurati family is definitely indispensable. .”

"So, you can make clothes in advance now, so as to save time and have to do them in the past. Now that they are all ready, it is not short of the work of these boxes."

Mrs. Stan reminded her.

Adele naturally nodded in response.

In addition to the three designers mentioned above, Adele already had other styles of dresses designed by Mrs. Daumier, and she also contacted Mrs. Miller and other relevant tailors and designers of the Suss store. Mrs.

The purpose is to be able to make a large batch of clothes early, just in case, and this is also a necessary measure. Among other things, she can't miss her new dresses.

Besides, everyone is paying a lot of attention to her right now, and they will only pay more attention after getting married. She still has to deal with Mr. Duval's contacts in the political circle that she is not familiar with. ".

In a blink of an eye, it's time to warm up the autumn social season.

Different from spring, there are more public dances in the autumn social season, which is about celebrating the harvest and other habits.

Of course, compared to other places, Paris should be said to be very lively all year round.

Because Adele is waiting to be married, she can "fairly" reduce her participation in some social activities, and even if she participates, she doesn't have to watch many dances frequently.

This made Morgana very envious. Both she and Leo were married after they got engaged, so naturally they didn't need to do social activities for single men and women.

They already have someone they like, so naturally they don't have to keep participating in various activities in order to find a gentleman they like, and increase their acquaintance by dancing with people.

Even, they can quite legitimately join the circle of wives, or listen to them tell about some married people.

"So, have you selected your favorite article?"

Morgana finally found a vacancy and came over to talk with the two of them.

The weather is still hot right now, Morgana has been dancing just now, and her forehead is already sweating.

Adele and Morgana fanned her one after another.

"Are you here to ask too?"

Leo just laughed.

Because of the face of Mr. Leo's father, Mr. Victor Hugo, they invited several important writers to this event.

Among female writers, none is more important than Mrs. Dupont, who engages in creative activities and social activities under the male pseudonym George Sand.

Mrs. Dupont is one of the few women in this era who is very open-minded. She is not ashamed of having many lovers, and she is not uncomfortable with other excellent men or as a lover.

She is calm enough to face the eyes of others. She is a generous and thoughtful lady.

She was interested in this "Lady's" magazine very early, and she maintained a positive attitude from the very beginning, and insisted on subscribing and becoming a loyal fan after reading the first issue of the newspaper published for the first time.

When she received Hugo's invitation letter, she immediately agreed, and then she became one of the three professional literary judges who judged this essay competition.

The other person is also very interesting. Mrs. Du Pont invited him after learning that there were a considerable number of poems in this event. Originally, Mr. Hugo was still hesitating who would be the best candidate. As soon as the talented female writer heard about it, she immediately took the initiative to take over the matter, saying that she could write "an invitation letter that will definitely get an affirmative answer."

And this other talented young judge in his 30s who is in charge of poetry is Mr. Musset who has some emotional entanglements with Mrs. Dupont.

This excellent poet, who has become famous for a long time with his autobiographical novel "Confessions of a Century Son" about his love-hate relationship with Mrs. George Sand, as expected, agreed without them paying a penny.

Of course, in the end, Adele will definitely pay the three literary masters according to the situation as a thank you.

There are quite a lot of people who came to ask about the results. Who made the latest issue of the magazine publish all the eight shortlisted works.

Everywhere I go, I can hear everyone's comments. Literature is a relatively versatile topic, and it is such an interesting activity. Coupled with the popularity of the magazine itself, everyone is curious about the results.

Although the final result has not yet come out, and it is almost time to close the voting, in fact, the voting inside the salon has been completed anonymously, such as Adele, Morgana and Leo, because of their special identities, they voted differently Since the votes of the members of the salon are counted, the three of them can vote, but they are calculated on a different basis.

Morgana abstained because she couldn't be elected.

Leo chose two that she likes, Adele also chose, Mr. Wihan and Mr. Crewe had no choice with a smile, the assistant editor also chose according to his own taste, and the temporary helper Miss Mandela said: Voting myself as a regular reader——

The proportion of special personnel voting is slightly higher than that of ordinary readers, but the gap is not that big.

But since Miss Mandela wanted to vote as a reader, they didn't have to.

The three of them, including Mr. Hugo, have already sent their comments and voting results over the past few days. Leo, Adele and others have also read them. Letters and votes from ordinary readers are also being counted, but in fact Almost at the end.

Not surprisingly, in fact, everyone's choice of overall direction is basically the same, and the top priority has basically been determined.

It is indeed the work of a big guy among them. Mr. Hugo smiled when he saw it, and said, "This must be Neval's poem. I didn't expect him to join in."

Indeed, as far as Adele's poetry reading habits are concerned, she does prefer Narvale's poems. The writer's poems are obviously more "modern", which is naturally more acceptable to her.

Leo is different. She prefers poetry with a more classical taste, that is, poetry with stricter rhyme requirements but more romantic style in content—even if her father is an innovative romantic writer.

Controversy mainly focuses on women's orientation.

What's interesting is that there should be quite a few male authors who contributed to the women's section, which is roughly half the number of female creators.

When selecting shortlisted publications, there are also a total of 4 articles for women.

Two of the works can be seen to be created by female writers, one is a proper male writer, and the other is a male pen name, and the content is more traditional male writing style, but some details still reveal her The identity of women writers.

Because it needs to be published, the magazine will first give feedback to the eight shortlisted people, one is to notify, and the other is to ask for consent.

Adele also made a special gamble with Morgana, and of course Morgana lost. In this reply, the creator revealed his identity as a woman, but hoped to hide his identity for her. Adele and others naturally agreed and respected her own wishes.

When counting votes for the general direction, there is no special treatment except for the difference in the proportion of voters with different identities.

But when it comes to women, because it shows that the main readers are women, when calculating the number of votes for such submissions, the calculation ratio is slightly adjusted.For ordinary readers, if women vote for it, they will account for a relatively larger proportion. Of course, the increase in this proportion will not be very exaggerated.

Correspondingly, what is weakened is the proportion of Adele and others as special judges.

"Do you think we'll tell you?"

Leo looked at Morgana with a smile, and Adele covered her mouth and smiled.

Morgana looked at it, and there was something she didn't understand.

She let out a dejected "hmm" and sat on the side without saying a word.

Adele and Leo laughed even harder.

Of course, the two of them would not reveal the results in advance. Even if Mrs. Stan couldn't bear the excitement and secretly came to ask her the results, she didn't say a word, and everyone involved in the vote counting was even ordered.

Moreover, although the final calculation formula will be announced, only Adele, Mr. Weihan, and Mr. Crewe know before the final announcement, and the result will naturally come from their hands.

The voting deadline has not yet come, and ordinary readers can continue to vote by letter, but maybe some contestants asked someone to ask.

There are really quite a few people who ask the results so sideways.

But Morgana, she must have touched it because she was curious.

The author has something to say:

乔治·桑（1804年7月1日-1876年6月8日），法国著名小说家，是巴尔扎克时代最具风情、最另类的小说家。她凭借发表的第一部长篇小说《安蒂亚娜》（1832）而一举成名。乔治·桑是一位多产作家，她一生写了244部作品，100卷以上的文艺作品、20卷的回忆录《我的一生》以及大量书简和政论文章。

Hugo once praised her as "a unique status in our time. Other great men are men, but she is a great woman".

At the beginning of 1831, she took a son, a daughter and two children to settle in Paris, and soon became a celebrity in the Paris cultural circle, often surrounded by many followers, and she began a new life of defying tradition and advocating freedom.Smoking cigars, drinking spirits, riding a horse, wearing long trousers, dressed as a man, she circles among numerous followers all day long.Even the masculine pseudonym George Sand was derived from a young lover of hers.

When someone criticized this short (1.54 meters tall), dissolute woman for not having four lovers at the same time, this woman who was not bound by worldly conventions actually replied that it is not appropriate for a woman as emotional as her to have four lovers at the same time. Not much.She once publicly declared through her works: "Marriage will be abolished sooner or later. A more humane relationship will replace the marriage relationship to reproduce offspring. A man and a woman can have children without restricting each other's freedom. "

In the manor in Noyne, hundreds of kilometers away from Paris, this talented and versatile romantic writer received a large number of famous figures in the history of literature and art: poet Musset, composer and pianist Chopin and Liszt, Writers Flaubert, Merimee, Turgenev, Dumas fils and Balzac, painter Delacroix...etc.Even Napoleon's younger brother, Prince Jérôme Bonaparte.Many of them became part of her vast army of lovers.

Alfred de Musset (1810.12.11-1857.5.2), French Romantic writer and screenwriter.Born aristocrats, he was influenced by Hugo in the early days and joined the Romantic Literature Society.Musset's poems are full of passion and rich in imagination. Compared with other romantic poets, he pays more attention to the beauty of the form of lines, with rich and colorful language, vivid images and a sense of music.He is one of the four great poets of French Romanticism in the 19th century. In 1836, he completed the masterpiece autobiographical novel "The Confession of a Century Son", which described the author's love entanglement with the French female writer George Sand, and reflected the ideological crisis of young French intellectuals in the 19s.

Gérard de Nerval's (1808-1855) lyric poems have profound influences on modern poetry in the 20th century.