On the day of Ariadne's debutante ball, it was a sunny late summer day with the sky high and a few puffy clouds hanging over the west end. In this kind of weather, it would be normal for the debutant to wait in front of the dresser in her room so that the makeup she had put on would not run down in the sweat, but Ariadne led the nearly 40 servants from the wee hours of the morning and used it as a ballroom in Cardinal De Mare's residence. It decorated the hall and the entrance on the first floor.
"There! People holding flower trees, be careful not to be rubbed on the floor, bring them up, and let's go to the designated spot and install them!"
If Ariadne's sense of fashion, decoration, and all sorts of beautiful things was a little off, it was Sancha who made up for it remarkably. When Ariadne gave her an honest description or explanation of the interior decoration idea she had imagined, more precisely, the interior she had actually seen in her previous life, Sancha actually implemented it in the real world after just listening to the explanation.
"Please tie the bouquets of fresh flowers to the pre-specified location, and move the branch ornaments to the center!"
Ariadne stripped away the "tapestry that tells the story," the heart of a typical ball. In addition, the tablecloth, railing cover, chair cover, etc., were unified with white, which is basically equipped in any house, to control additional expenses. Instead, she sent people to the forest attached to the Bergamo estate to cut down a large amount of white chestnut trees. The white bellflower was a type of shrub that did not grow tall, but in late summer, profuse white flowers bloomed on the tree. The entire flowering branch was cut off and placed in artificially created pots and vases to create an indoor forest. It was a fantastic interior as if a party participant had stepped into the forest.
In the Great Hall on the first floor of Cardinal de Mare's residence, which will be used as a party hall, the only thing reminiscent of the interior is the de Mare family insignia hanging on the wall. There was a slight sense of incongruity between the blue-purple dolphin crest and the white bellflower branch, but she couldn't help it.
'I have to match the will of the person who gave me the money.'
The reason Cardinal de Mare held this ball was not because he loved his clever second daughter, but because he wanted to show off the de Mare family as they grew stronger day by day in San Carlo.
A new 'new product' has been added to the de Mare family, the second daughter 'Ariadne de Mare', so everyone please come and see it. Just as the trademark cannot be left out when promoting a product, today's debutant ball couldn't miss the blue-purple dolphin insignia of the de Mare family.
"My Lady, after decorating it as you said, it is very unusual and luxurious!"
Sancha let out an exclamation. On the railing, lily flowers purchased separately from a flower shop were tied like a bouquet to add splendor.
"The interior decoration is all white flowers, but the family insignia look so out of place."
It was difficult for Ariadne to discuss which color harmony was good and which was bad, but if it was a scattering, that was it.
"If there were more blue flowers, it would have been much more harmonious."
"Can't we get it now?"
"I looked around all the flower shops in the city, but there was no place that could deliver blue flowers in large quantities. For now, this is for the best."
Sancha looked at the young lady who looked downcast and added a word.
"Still, it's pretty because it's emphasized that it's a pure white debutante ball. It's neat and fantastic. Do not worry too much."
Just as Sancha had said, the sweet scent of grass from fresh flowers and trees that had just been cut wafted around Cardinal de Mare's residence. This method was a style that would become sensational in the spring of 1123, the following year, which ironically was originally led by Isabella of the past. 1123 was also the year Ariadne was betrothed to Count Cesare de Como in her previous life.
Isabella, who had to be better than Ariadne in anything to be successful, was no longer financially superior to Ariadne from that point on. So when Isabella is unable to throw a ball as lavish as Ariadne's fiancé throws, she wears her hair. In order to enhance her own fairy-like appearance, she had begged her father to cut down many of his flowering trees from his estate in Bergamo, and to decorate her balls, changing her fashion. But this fad didn't last long. It was because the nobles cut down the forests of their estates and used them as decorations for balls, so small shrubs were almost swept away and the winter was over. Even after the use of live flowers and trees was banned, the trend continued by making artificial flowers and fake trees using silk, but the trend soon changed because it could not catch up with the fragrance and vitality.
"Once or twice will be fine."
While telling Sancha about the decorations or the ball, Ariadne thought for some reason that she felt a prick in the ring finger of her left hand.
'It must be because I'm tired.'
At 8 a.m., an unexpected gift arrived.
"Miss Ariadne, there are three carriages at the front door. They say they came from the palace..."
At the words of the butler Nicolo, Ariadne hurriedly ran out to the front door. She arrived at the front door, thinking that she was strange, that the only thing she would receive in the palace was the Prince, and when she saw the arrival, she was startled and covered her mouth with her hands.
Purple hydrangeas were filling the front door of de Mare Mansion. The purple hydrangeas were loaded with three wagons without lids, and it was truly spectacular that each wagon had so many fresh flowers that they could support them like clouds when a person jumped into them. Sancha, standing behind Ariadne, was about to scream like a dolphin.
"This is a message from the Prince."
The palace attendant who drove the carriage handed over Alfonso's letter. Ariadne and Alfonso had been exchanging letters close to notes so far that Ariadne could draw the gilt patterns of the Prince's palace even with her eyes closed.
"Dear Ariadne. Purple hydrangeas are blooming among the white flowers, so that scene remains in my memory. I hope you will also remember the hydrangeas of the day. I'll arrive on time, see you later. - Alfonso."
"No, what is all this?"
The Sancha that followed Ariadne belatedly exclaimed.
"It is so pretty, lady! It is a blue-purple flower that goes well with our family insignia!"
It was a thoughtful gift from Alfonso, who, in a letter exchange with Ariadne, learned that she had only met the minimum number of lilies she had ordered from the florist due to budget constraints. Since there were no blue hydrangeas in the stores in the city, it must have been the royal greenhouse that had the right amount.
A warm hand that gave her what she needed without a word from him or his condescension. The warmth made her heart swell. But Ariadne unknowingly put the brakes on herself trying to fall in love with him. If she is captured by that warmth, she will never want to return to the cold, lonely world again.
The day the golden prince notices her wretchedness, she will be alone again, and the loneliness at that time will be unbearably painful. So she laughed mischievously and teased Sancha.
"You must hate this."
"Yes? Why?"
"The ball starts in four hours, but before that, shouldn't we weave it all together and put it into a decoration?"
"Yes?!"
Sancha opened her mouth and ran around the porch like a chick.
"If I ask the maids to help me, will they be willing to help?"
"Do you have that many close friends?"
"About two or three people. What to do with this?"
Ariadne had a way.
"I need to lubricate it."
Ariadne went to find Nicolo, the butler. He was unloading hydrangeas from the carriage and ran quickly when Ariadne called.
"Yes, Lady."
Ariadne congratulated him with a smile.
"Nicolo, I've always owed a lot to you, but I haven't had time to say hello."
"Oh, what are you talking about?"
Although she was speaking politely, Nicolo, the butler, was looking at Ariadne with anxious eyes. She called him to give him some non-work order and smeared honey with her tongue like this, but she looked worried. Ariadne put her hand into her bosom, and she pulled out a gold coin. It was a 96% pure 1 ducato (about 1 million won) gold coin minted in the Republic of Porto.
"I think Sancha needs to borrow the maids urgently for a couple of hours. You mobilize instead and take good care of me. This is not a simple request to pay for your troubles, but a greeting to ask you to take good care of me in the future."
Sparks flew from Nicolo's eyes. It's not that he hasn't done things like accepting small amounts of money in exchange for various conveniences, but this lady was different. He didn't want to get entangled with the second daughter, the illegitimate daughter of the family, who was held tightly by Madame Lucrezia, but he was willing to exchange favors as long as she handed him a gold coin as a first greeting. Besides, today was the day of the banquet that Cardinal de Mare was particularly concerned about. Lucrezia wouldn't be able to do anything big if he hurriedly mobilized some maids.
"Even if you don't have this, of course I have to do it!"
These were the words of Nicolo, who received the gold coin faster than crab eyes and put it into his bosom.
"Come on, Sancha! Go up to the third floor and wake up all the lazy kids who slept in and cut them out!"
While Sancha became the temporary boss of the maids on the third floor for a while to decorate the interior, Ariadne went back to her room on the second floor to dress up.n
Sancha wanted to be in charge of Ariadne's grooming herself, but it was impossible to do both at the same time.
"Miss, please sit here!"
Ariadne's dressing was assisted by the new maids, Anna and Maria. Anna was in charge of her hair and make-up, and Maria was in charge of her clothes. Anna had a history of working as a grooming maid for the young lady in the house where she had previously worked, and she was quite dexterous.
"You have a face that takes makeup really well. The position of the features is completely symmetrical, and it fits right into place, so it would be perfect if a little more splendor was added with makeup."
There was no need for further skin expression. The fifteen-year-old's skin was dry and full of moisture, so it was perfect in itself. Anna trimmed down Ariadne's thick eyebrows and brow hairs with thread to create her classic look and used a pale pink color to liven up her cheeks.
"I will give strength to the eyes."
Ariadne's original face was rather cold. Her eyes were bright when they were emotional, but cold when they were expressionless. Anna used her eyebrow ink to draw down the corners of Ariadne's eyes and fill in the gaps between the empty eyelashes to create a normal beautiful face. In San Carlo, after putting on the maximum amount of makeup permitted for a noble lady, a beautiful woman appeared as if painted.
"Oh My God, you are so pretty!"
"I know, Lady!"
Even Maria, who was mending her clothes with an iron, took a step and everyone looked surprised at Ariadne's appearance, Just then, Sancha, who had just finished decorating her interior, came inside.
"Miss! How pretty!"
At the maids' fuss, Ariadne laughed embarrassingly and shook her head.
"If you keep saying that, you mistake me for thinking I'm really pretty. It's rude to flatter too much."
"It's not flattery! You are really pretty!"
It's Sancha was frustrated and hit her chest. While asking Sancha, who was jumping up and down, about the preparations outside, Ariadne asked about his older sister's condition.
"How about Isabella? Still quiet?"
"It's all garishly dressed up. Boxes kept coming in every day of the week from the Collezione dressing room."
Ariadne seemed rather at ease. At the Collezione, Sancha looked puzzled at Ariadne, who didn't get angry even after hearing that Isabella had ordered a large number of dresses and related items.
"Aren't you upset that Lady Isabella made a costume at the Collezione? I think you would be angry if you were like me. You are the main character! Why does your sister guess a more expensive dress than you!"
Ariadne replied with a smile.
"I'm glad you're trying to be constructive. Tailoring your own dress is at least an effort to make yourself better. Even if you don't try to harm me, where is it?"
Ariadne, with Maria's help, put on her first debutante dress, which had been sent to her the previous week by the Lazione dressmaker. It was an elegant Mikado silk dress with a pentagram cut across his chest. Although the material was a bit thick to wear in late summer, which transitioned into early fall, it fully reflected Ariadne's opinion that it would be nice if it was made of solid material so that the lines of the body were not visible. Below the waist, the hem of the skirt spread smoothly in an A-line, and a slightly longer train followed the hips, emphasizing Ariadne's tall and well- well-proportioned merits.
Sancha took the 'Heart of the Blue Deep Sea' from Ariadne's safe and put it around Ariadne's neck.
Ariadne, dressed like this, glowed even when looked at from a few steps away.
"I can't even tell if the clothes are shining or if the Young Lady is shining. You are so beautiful!"
Ariadne looked uncomfortable.
"The dress... My chest area is strangely uncomfortable."
"Pretty clothes are inherently uncomfortable! It's because the Lady has a nice body."
Sancha ignored Ariadne's complaint, saying that it was because the young lady hadn't worn many nice clothes.
"Isn't the cotton cloth wrapped around as usual? It seems a bit loose."
Sancha stuck out her tongue.
"You look like a ghost. I wore less clothes than usual because of my skin. She said Maria had some good stuff, so let's try it."
Sancha held up something that looked like an iron clamp.
"It's called a hook, and the tip is sharp, so if you hang it on both ends of the cotton cloth, it gets caught in the fabric and holds it like this!! I bought it because Maria said it was worn by an older sister she knows, but she doesn't have to tie it, so her dress won't cry because of the cotton knot! How helpful it is to dress!"
Sancha congratulated Maria as if she were admirable. On the face of it, Maria was a bit uncomfortable in her spotlight.
"No, I did something..."
Sancha reassured Ariadne.
"I asked about the hook, and Mrs. Marini said it was fine. These days, ladies secretly use it a lot. It may take less pressure from the cotton cloth than tying a knot yourself, but the dress fabric is so good that the clothes will press it down, so there will be no problem!"
While the girls were chattering merrily, a maid knocked on the door of Ariadne's room.
"My Lady, guests are arriving one after another."
Ariadne checked herself in the mirror. She looked back at her entourage of maids with a bright face.
"Now, shall we go out?"
"Yes!"
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