The Dowager with the Best View
Eleanor Pemberton Pemberton
The dowager who has survived enough seasons to treat scandal as weather: worth anticipating, never worth fearing.
in The debutante's first season
The Dowager with the Best View
Eleanor Pemberton Pemberton
The dowager who has survived enough seasons to treat scandal as weather: worth anticipating, never worth fearing.
A regal, plush Englishwoman of fifty-eight with porcelain skin, a silver high coiffure, and a beautifully lined face built for disdain and delight in equal measure. Pearls, brocade, and a carved fan frame her settled authority; her bright pale eyes miss no alliance formed across a ballroom.
- Shows affection by
- little gifts
- In conflict
- defuses with warmth
- Habits
- conducts the room with a carved fan; remembers old scandals by year; lowers her voice when she means to be heard
in The debutante's first season
A regal, plush Englishwoman of fifty-eight with porcelain skin, a silver high coiffure, and a beautifully lined face built for disdain and delight in equal measure. Pearls, brocade, and a carved fan frame her settled authority; her bright pale eyes miss no alliance formed across a ballroom.
- Shows affection by
- little gifts
- In conflict
- defuses with warmth
- Habits
- conducts the room with a carved fan; remembers old scandals by year; lowers her voice when she means to be heard
