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Marie Antoinette Costumes Women

Question: Need help with marie antoinette costume!!!!!!?

Need help with marie antoinette costume!!!!!!?
doing a salon in ap euro. need costume by wed.
doesnt have to be marie.. but i need a dress of a woman in the 1700s.
any ideas?
i dont want to spend too much money.. so no costume over 30
and it has to be somewhat okay and pretty
and not from some vintage shops or goodwill.

Answer: You can get costumes from a party shop. And left over stuff from Halloween. Get a vampire costume because those most of the time look like something that Marie would wear. They wont cost more then 30 so you can get some jewelry and dress in up. Good Luck

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Marie Antoinette Theme Party

Question: Party Themes!?

I need an idea for a party for the sweet 14! I would have it on 10-31 or 11-1. I don’t know what to do for a halloween party, what would be a main event (it isn’t sleepover and i dont wanna do DVDs) I am also thinking of a french formal, Marie Antoinette, type dinner party. But again I don’t know what the main activity for the dinner party.

I can do a mall scavenger hunt but…. i dont know what the party theme would be. If i do Marie Antoinette or Halloween theme we couldn’t go in the mall in our costumes….. or could we?

I NEED OPINIONS AND IDEAS!!!

Answer: If you do the costumes you would be able to go to the mall it would be quite fun you would be the center of attention. People would have a blast.

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Marie Antoinette Decorations

Question: Sweet 16 party ideas?

Hi, planning a sweet 16 for my daughter,

Any one know some fantastic party theme ideas?? venues (Brisbane)?? and most importantly we are stuck on game ideas?? what to do for entertainment, ??( we are not really interested in a dj.)
Also we were considering a Marie Antoinette theme or movie theme?? <- love to hear your opinion.

We really want a costume party or theme because then we know what to do for decorations, so if you have any suggestions it would be greatly appreciated.

Any one with personal experiences of a absolute super sweet 16?? if you could talk about your experience and about the theme, food, games, etc...

Thanks in advance,

All help would be great because we are starting to run out of time so we really need an idea for the party.

Answer: A masked ball, or fairytale theme it may sound really childish but with all the girls in beautful dresses and all the boys in suits will make it look so elegant, if everyone wears a mask it will add a touch of mystery to the night, a nice venue would be a hall with a large dance area and gardens, for food i would suggest a sophisticated buffet, not the usual sandwiches and crisps but a more mature selection of food, entertainment will be dancing, hope this gives you inspiration, you could try a more modernised version of my idea simply by making it a masked disco, good luck

2008 Urban Garden Party at the Mattress Factory (PGH, PA)

Marie Antoinette Scrapbook

Question: THIS IS A SUPER IMPORTANT QUESTION! Marie Antoinette help!?

I’m doing a project on her. I have to make a scrapbook that would have been “hers” with things from her life. SO far im putting in family tree and a flower from a painting and a self portrait and a piece of silk from her dress. i want to put in a banquet or party or some kind of invintation that she might have gotten(some of this can be fiction,.”.i.e. a flower that Louis XIV gave her”…who knows if he really gave her a flower?) i need to know. so maybe if u could find out any friends that she had or some parties that she might of gone to…something similar. also, if you have any other ideas of what i could put in this scrapbook would be really great. ALL IS APPRECIATED FOR THOSE WHO ARE TRYING TO HELP ME GET AN A AND THANK YOU TO THOSE OF YOU THAT HELPED!!! 10 points for best answer….this needs to b turned in soon so if you could hurry it up ASAP>>>That’d b great. thanks everyone!!

Answer: Get over to this terrific website devoted to Marie Antoinette:

Marie Antoinette Bracket Album

French Revolution Paper Dolls

The First Candles

As early as 3,000 B.C. the Egyptians made torches by soaking the pithy core of reeds in molten tallow derived from animal fat. The Romans, who also used tallow, developed the first candles with wicks, which were used to guide travelers and light buildings.

The early Chinese molded candles in paper tubes and used rolled rice paper for the wick; they made the wax from a concoction of an indigenous insect and seeds. The Japanese made candles with wax extracted from tree nuts. In India early candle-makers boiled the fruit of the cinnamon tree for wax.

Candles in the Middle Ages

In the Middle Ages candle makers began using beeswax, which honey bees secreted to build their honeycombs. The advantage of beeswax was that unlike tallow it burned cleanly-no smoky flame or acrid odor. Unfortunately, it was so expensive that only the wealthy could afford it.

By the 13th century, candle makers (or chandlers) in England and France sold tallow candles from their shops and traveled to homes, making candles from the fat the residents had saved.

Candles in the 18th Century

In Colonial America, women discovered that boiling bayberry leaves also produced a fragrant, clean-burning wax. But because the wax-producing process was so tedious, bayberry candles quickly lost popularity.

In the late 18th century, the booming whaling industry initiated the first revolution in candle making since the Middle Ages; Spermaceti-a wax produced by crystallizing sperm whale oil-also burned clean and smelled pleasant. Because it was harder than beeswax or tallow, it withstood the summer heat better.

Candles in the 19th Century

In the 1820s French chemist Michel Eugene Chevreul discovered how to extract stearic acid from animal fatty acids, leading to the development of stearin wax, which was hard, durable, and burned cleanly.

In 1834, Joseph Morgan invented a machine that allowed for the continuous production of molded candles, using a cylinder with a movable piston that ejected candles as they solidified. With the advent of mass production, most people could easily afford candles.

By 1850, paraffin wax-made from oil and coal shales-was in production. It burned cleanly, didn’t produce a repugnant odor, and was less expensive to produce than any preceding wax. Because it had a low melting point, stearic acid was used to make the candles more durable. By the end of the 19th century, most candles were being made from a paraffin wax-stearic acid combination.

Candles After the Light Bulb

After the light bulb was invented in 1879, people began to lose interest in candles, but the growth of the U.S. oil and meatpacking industries, which resulted in an increase of the byproducts used to create paraffin and stearic acid-the basic ingredients in candles-caused a revival of the candle’s popularity.

In the mid-1980s, the popularity of candles as decorative items and for mood setting began to rise. Manufacturers began producing candles in a wide variety of sizes and shapes and a multitude of scents.

Today candles are used in 7 out of 10 U.S. households, and U.S. annual sales, excluding candle accessories, are estimated at $2 billion.

David Kubicek received a B.A. with Distinction in English from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. As a writer of both fiction and non-fiction, his work has been published in many periodicals, including Space and Time, National Lampoon, and The Writer’s Journal, and he was a writer for the Midlands Business Journal for nine years. His books include The Pelican in the Desert and Other Stories of the Family Farm, October Dreams: A Harvest of Horror, and the Cliffs Notes for Willa Cather’s My Antonia. David lives with his wife Cheryl, son Sean, two dogs and a cat in Lincoln, Nebraska. Visit his Website at http://www.davidkubicek.com.