Regency Ball pics, 3

[rm]

In which we only pretend to acknowledge the existence of others

In which I must confess I don't know their names

In which Kali is studious

In which I am studious

"Angels and ministers of grace, defend us!"

In which I moodily demonstrate the bizarre-o way breaches are cut (they are very baggy in the seat, but it's oddly alluring in profile)

As per usual, all pics not of Kali, by Kali.

Comments

[rm.livejournal.com]

I don't know. I suspect yes. I know about its use in the Victorian era, and it's an old drink, but offhand, I'm not actually sure.

[monkeycurious.livejournal.com]

I have a book that claims that the Roman doctors prescribed it for nervous disorders and such.

However people over at the WS who are much more knowledgable than I, or claim to be, say it is much younger than that, late 1700's even and that the Romans may have a had a wormwood drink but it wasn't what we know as Absinthe today.

I guess, however, it if was late 1700's, it would have been "period" for Regency, but may not have been popular or even a known drink by people in society.