We ALWAYS have something going on in the Victorian Village! Last month we celebrated Mardi Gras, Memphis style. Here is the invitation that was designed by Monty Shane from Design 500 and VVI, brilliant.
And the gang's all here (almost) ! Below are the loveliest board members and their handsome husbands on the roof of Laurel Hill. They're dressed to the nines looking like a million bucks. Our lovely Mrs. Ralston wore vintage pieces from the 20s or 30s, I believe. The true detail was the embroidery at the top of the dress...it's covered by the the blouse. A hilarious moment in the evening is when she "flashed" me to show me the detail...of course, it's not in her fashion to do this...as one can imagine, I got a good laugh.
Pictured below is your faithful blogger. I had a costume change half-way through the night...from kimono and white masque to one of Mr. Blake's MANY costumes he had on hand. He literally has a closet packed with an array of beautiful costumes, this one is from an opera...an was my favorite. I was captured here by Monty Shane...yes, he's that good.
St. Valentine's weekend was a chocolate lover's paradise at Woodruff-Fontaine. We hosted a mini fundraiser that was a huge success, raising a little over $1300. Mahaffey Tent Co. donated beautiful linens and tables for the evening and the whole place smelled like chocolate. We had a silent auction that went over very well...lots of goodies!
There were "themed" tables scattered around, this one is special....Elliott's fudge table. It is recorded in Elliott Fontaine's Daily Reminder that he made his own fudge and confesses to having a sweet tooth. I thought it would be a good idea to include his own table. There were pieces of Fontaine china and his photograph on display.
Here are the two most popular items of the evening...the Choco Vine chocolate wine (may be purchased from Joe's Liquors on Poplar Ave, our favorite) and the peacock feathers. One charming guest arrived with a feather in her hair, which made me really happy.
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