Veiled in Blue
“At her request, he left her to get ready on her own. Taylor attended her in silence. Better to face everything now than leave it festering. She had always been that way, preferring to confront obstacles and overcome them, rather than try to go around.
Eve had done her best, but even her burgundy silk could not compare to the gowns the women she met in the drawing room were sporting. Fine silks and brocades met her gaze, adorned with the best and most elaborate lace from Brussels and Vincenn...es, the threads so fine they could barely be seen by the naked eye. Filmy lawn gauze adorned the bosoms of the ladies, and cosmetics tinted every face.
Except hers. With little experience with face paint, Eve had decided against it, even turning down the offer of a patch for the corner of her eye. Her maid had retreated, disappointed, but Eve wanted the gossips to see her as she really was, not the person she might wish to become. Or not. She had yet to decide what kind of countess she would be.MoreLess
Eve had done her best, but even her burgundy silk could not compare to the gowns the women she met in the drawing room were sporting. Fine silks and brocades met her gaze, adorned with the best and most elaborate lace from Brussels and Vincenn...es, the threads so fine they could barely be seen by the naked eye. Filmy lawn gauze adorned the bosoms of the ladies, and cosmetics tinted every face.
Except hers. With little experience with face paint, Eve had decided against it, even turning down the offer of a patch for the corner of her eye. Her maid had retreated, disappointed, but Eve wanted the gossips to see her as she really was, not the person she might wish to become. Or not. She had yet to decide what kind of countess she would be.MoreLess
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