The night of the party, Magnolia and the stylist came to dress me. After yesterday’s preparations, things got done quite efficiently.

I’d settled on a slim fitting dress that was lavender colored. It had little off the shoulder, three quarter sleeves and a chiffon fringe around the waistline and down the front of the skirt. The fringe went around the hemline at my shins.

It was a good dancing dress, but I didn’t think I’d be doing much of that. I was only going to ...