Daryl Hall is fixing up his 1787 home in CT, and my imagination took flight when I read that the bachelor sea captain who built it installed a ballroom on the top floor, in place of bedrooms.
Having a ballroom on the top floor brings new meaning to the idea of "dancing on the ceiling" and conjures up images of Austen-esque balls, with a handsome, young sea captain hoping to find his first (or only) mate.
If I were to go to a ball today, chez Hall, I might wear something primitively beautiful, to complement Mr. Hall's love of "the handmade world."
Perhaps something from Alabama Chanin might like a spin on the dance floor.
I have a great-great uncle (maybe even greater) who was a ship's captain, based in Cardigan, PEI, which was a shipbuilding hub. His captain's clock, his logs, and other artefacts, as well as his photo, are on display at the Cardigan Heritage Center. I cannot locate my copy of his photo at the moment, but I see that my young son shares his great-great-great (possibly greater) uncle's sea-blue eyes, that hint of distant horizons. Here is one of his ships, the Caspian, built in 1890:
2 comments:
I'd love to be on that Alabama Chanin wearing filly's dancecard at Hall's Hall albeit with a big No Can Do if he takes the mic.
Love the gown! And I won't hold the Maneater ear worm against you!
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