re: #95 celticdragon
Accurate pins are fairly cheap at Townsend and Sons at the link I gave above. It helps to have another person pin your gown. I pin my wifes gown when she getrs dressed. The stays are a real bitch, I confess, but you really need them to look correct in some of the outfits. You can get away without them in a shortgown, but you have to have them to wear a polonaise gown.
Next up for the class: I’m going to make them learn the country dance “Jack’s Health,” and we’re also going to learn some of Von Steuben’s drills.
These are 12-13 year olds. Many of these boys are not up to touching a girl at all, so we’ll see how this goes.