The week that followed was a whirl of activity. The Dowager had placed large orders with the local warehouses, and now those emporiums sent carriages which arrived to the castle laden down with luxurious materials of every kind.
Now Celina’s maids and her dresser could get to work on an orgy of sewing – ball gowns, tea gowns, morning gowns, afternoon gowns, riding habits, the list of things to be done was endless.
From another warehouse came a vast selection of hats to be sorted through with some kept and some returned. There must be at least two hats for each dress and more shoes than Celina could count.
Yet another establishment, very discreet and only for ladies of the highest taste and deepest pockets, produced nightgowns of lace and silk filmy underwear and silk stockings.
Celina
