Originally posted by Baylena:
MAbey Popsie can help me remember..I read a book in HS, about victorian/edwardian times..I cant remember the year. Involved a young man betrothed to a young women..both from wealthy upper class families..the young man falls in love with his fiance's cousin, who is married to a count of some ofreign country. They always described the fiance(in the book) in washed out muslin colored clothing, in regards to the cousin, who wore deeper colors and was considered "scandalous"(also the fact she apprently was without her husband)
Popsie, help me, what book was this!!! Whenever you speak of the colors of edwardian America, this book comes to mind!
Sarah
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Can't think of the name, but isn't this the book that was made into a movie with Daniel Day Lewis?
Oh - just found it in the movie data base website - The Age of Innocence. Is that the one?