Saturday: Conclusion- Part 2: Fashion Game Answers and Winners - Period Drama Fashion Week

And what you all have been waiting for! The answers and the winners of the Fashion Game! First, let me just thank everyone for playing! I hope you all had fun guessing the costumes from different period dramas. Now, onto the answers:

#1. Lucy Steele (Sense and Sensibility -- 1995)

#2. Dorcas Lane (Lark Rise to Candleford)

#3. Lady Grantham/Cora Crawley (Downton Abbey)

#4. Elizabeth Bennet (Pride and Prejudice -- 1995)

#5. Sir Percy Blakeney (The Scarlet Pimpernel -- 1982)

#6. Prince Albert (The Young Victoria)

#7. Mrs. General (Little Dorrit -- 2008)

#8. Gwendolen Harleth (Daniel Deronda)

#9. Lady Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham (Downton Abbey)

#10. Emma Woodhouse (Emma -- 2009)

#11. Catherine Morland (Northanger Abbey -- 2007)

#12. Margaret Hale (North and South -- 2004)

#13. Jane Eyre (Jane Eyre -- 2011)

#14. Anne Elliot (Persuasion -- 2007)

#15. Mrs. Bennet (Pride and Prejudice -- 1995)

#16. Mrs. Reed (Jane Eyre -- 2011)

#17. Amy Dorrit (Little Dorrit -- 2008)

#18. Beatrix Potter (Miss Potter)

#19. Mary Smith (Cranford)

#20. Charlotte Lucas (Pride and Prejudice -- 1995)

#21. Mrs. Weston (Emma -- 2009)

#22. Marguerite St. Just/Lady Marguerite Blakeney (The Scarlet Pimpernel -- 1982)

#23. Princess Victoria (will also accept Queen Victoria) (The Young Victoria)

#24. Lady Adelaide Midwinter (Lark Rise to Candleford)

#25. Barbara Spooner (Amazing Grace)

And now, the winners of the Fashion Game! The people with that ranked in the top five will get a 300 x 150 button for their blog (which I will post here within a week). The winners are:

1. Miss Laurie from Old-Fashioned Charm - 41 points
2. Sarah from Isla Creations -- 36 points
3. Birdienl from Journal of a Dutch 20-something -- 32 points
4. Melody from Regency Delight ~Jane Austen, etc.~ -- 32 points
5. Kiri Liz from Various Blogs (main blog is Lianne Taimenlore)-- 23 points


And an honorable mention
Naomi from Arwen's Tags

Congratulations to the winners. And good news! You can collect your buttons earlier than I expected! Now, since only six of you played, I made everyone a button. Thanks for playing!

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Winner Buttons/Conclusion - Period Drama Advice Event

I present the winner buttons of the Period Drama Advice Event. Congratulations to all of the winners! Here are your buttons, ready to be put up on your blog.

And with this post is the final post for the Period Drama Advice Event! Thank you everyone for participating!

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Period Drama Week -Saturday: Conclusion (Part 4: Quotes and Which Period Drama Characters Would Be Friends)

Since I didn't have as many quotes as i would have liked for Friday's post, I opened the post for suggestions of favorite quotes. Melody from Regency Delight ~Jane Austen, etc.~ came up with a big list of quotes! Thanks Melody.

Sense and Sensibility (1995)
“If you cannot think of anything appropriate to say, you will please restrict your remarks to the weather.” ~Mrs. Dashwood

“It’s going to rain.”
“It is not going to rain.”
“You always say that and then it always does!”
~Margaret and Marianne

“I like Mrs. Jennings. She talks about things. We never talk about things.” ~Margaret

“I meant something less mournful, dearest.” ~Elinor

“I will think of something to tempt her. Does she care for olives?” ~Mrs. Jennings

“Lucy, if she tells you aught of the famous Mr. F., you must pass it on!” ~Mrs. Jennings

"Is there a felicity in the world superior to this?" - Marianne

"There's a bit of blue sky; let us chase it!" - Marianne

Pride and Prejudice (1995)
“Do you prefer reading to cards? That is rather singular.” -Mr. Hurst
“Miss Eliza Bennet despises cards. She is a great reader and has no pleasure in anything else.” ~Caroline Bingley
“I deserve neither such praise nor such censure. I am not a great reader, and I have pleasure in many things.” ~Elizabeth 
(It is slightly different in the movie)

“I have not the pleasure of understanding you. Of what are you talking?” -Mr. Bennet
“Of Mr. Collins and Lizzy. Lizzy declares she will not have Mr. Collins, and Mr. Collins begins to say he will not have Lizzy.” ~Mrs. Bennet
“And what am I to do on the occasion?--It seems a hopeless business.” -Mr. Bennet

“For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?” -Mr. Bennet

"I am no longer surprised at your knowing only six accomplished women Mr. Darcy; I rather wonder at your knowing any." ~ Elizabeth

“An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents.--Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if you do.” -Mr. Bennet

"A life holds few distinctions, Mrs. Bennet, but I think we may safely boast that here sit two of the silliest girls in the country.” -Mr. Bennet 

"Maria, this is your trunk, these are your gowns. You may arrange them in any way you wish. *whispers* Lady Catherine will never know!" ~Elizabeth

Emma (2009)
"A mile's walk and a daily scolding of Emma is just what Dr. Perry prescribes." -Emma (about Mr. Knightley)

Emma: We have heard that you are very musical, Mrs Elton.
Mrs Elton: Oh, I dote on it! Dote! As I said to Mr E. – don’t give me two carriages, don’t give me enormous houses, but I could not live without music. No. Life would be a blank to me without music.


“ ‘Knightley’, indeed. Never seen him in her life, and she calls him ‘Knightley’! Insufferable woman! Horrible, upstart, vulgar being with her ‘Mr E.’ and her ‘caro sposo’ and her carriages and air of pert pretentions and underbred finery. Actually to discover that Mr Knightley is a gentleman, and that the woman who brought me up should be ladylike! I’ve never met her equal! ‘Knightley’, indeed! I’ve known him all my life, and even Idon’t call him that!” –Emma 

Thanks Melody!

And here are the entries for "Which Period Drama Characters Would Be Friends?" Click the names to read the posts! If I forgot your's, let me know!

Miss Elizabeth Bennet from Elegance of Fashion

Miss Laurie from Old-Fashioned Charm




That concludes Period Drama Week! Thank You everyone for participating and making this event possible! Keep an eye out for a questionnaire on Period Drama Week!


 God Bless,
 

Period Drama Week - Saturday: Conclusion (Part 3: Period Drama Advice Column Entries)

Here are the entries to the Period Drama Advice Column! Feel free to read through them at your leisure. If you don't see your's listen, let me know!

Anne Shirley (Anne of Green Gables)'s Letter, Mary Bennet (Pride and Prejudice) and Amy March (Little Women)'s Responses (By Charity U from Austenitis)

Lady Violet (Downton Abbey)'s Letter, Lady Catherine de Bourgh (Pride and Prejudice)'s Response (By Miss Elizabeth Bennet from Elegance of Fashion)

Marguerite Blakeney (The Scarlet Pimpernel)'s Letter, Isabella Thorpe (Northanger Abbey)'s Response (By Abby from Newly Impassioned Soul)

Bella Wilfur (Our Mutual Friend)'s Letter, Mrs. Jennings (Sense and Sensibility) and Miss Pole (Cranford)'s Responses (By Miss Laurie from Old-Fashioned Charm)

Doctor Harrison (Cranford)'s letter, Emma Woodhouse's Response; Eliza Doolittle (My Fair Lady)'s letter, Mrs. General (Little Dorrit)'s Response (By Hayden from Story Girl)

Again, if I forgot your's, let me know as soon as possible so I can put it up!

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Period Drama Week - Saturday: Conclusion (Part 2: Tag Quotes)

Thank you everyone that participated in the tag. Here are some quotes from you! I only included quotes from the tags that had links left here.

"Ooh, everything! I can’t possibly put it down to one thing…I love the beautiful costumes, scenery and scores. I love the element of escapism: living for a few hours in a world of the past where everything is very different, yet in some ways very similar to life now. I also like how you can rely on them to deliver good moral lessons, something which films and tv nowadays doesn't always do. Even the characters that don't act morally very rarely get a happy ending: they face the consequences of their actions, while those who do good are rewarded - in short, everything turns out as it should. Something else I like is how good manners and courtesy towards others is usual practice in period films." ~ Abby from Newly Impassioned Soul on what her favorite things in period dramas

"No matter how many times I watch the original series it always draws me in making me laugh and cry." ~ Miss Laurie from Old-Fashioned Charm on why Cranford is one of her top three period dramas


"I love having multiple adaptations!  If one's not great, it means you don't have to be annoyed because there already was or will be a better version. " ~Mimic of Modes from A Most Beguiling Accomplishment on why she loves multiple adaptations of period dramas


"Next, Marguerite. I like her because she's loving, strong, brave. And her hair's awesome. :)" ~ Charity U from Austenitis on her favorite character in The Scarlet Pimpernel


"Elinor would be my main reason for liking this book. I really like the story in general of showing that Sense is better than Sensibility. I like how it shows how unfair marrying how society wants you to marry. It is unfair to marry some one that you don't like, let alone love, just because they have a great social status. And that in the end it really shouldn't matter, what should matter is what makes you happy." ~ Elizabeth from The Endless Road on why she loves Sense and Sensibility 


"Very delightful, this movie. Another one that really lifts the spirits, it is so bright and cheery! I think the Emma and Knightley actors do an excellent job, and I love the music, costumes, etc." ~ Melody from Regency Delight ~ Jane Austen. etc~ on why she loves Emma (2009)


"Through them, I can live for a few hours in the past centuries I love and meet the characters of my favourites novels, like they would be real people. I also learn a lot about costumes and daily life in past times." ~ Irene from Cipria e Merletti on why she loves period dramas

Stay Tuned for the rest of the conclusion of Period Drama Week!


 God Bless,
 

Period Drama Week - Saturday: Conclusion (Part 1: Period Drama Trivia Challenge Answers and Winners)

Okay, so for the conclusion, I thought I would split it up into multiple posts throughout the day. So here's part 1 of the conclusion, and I know you've all been waiting for it... The Period Drama Trivia Challenge Answers! The Winners and the buttons for the Winners will be at the bottom of this post.

1. Which two period dramas were Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle in together?
   Correct Answer - Pride and Prejudice (1995) and The King's Speech (2010)
2. Name the three Jane Austen adaptations that were released in 1995.
   Correct Answer - Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion
3. What author wrote the novels The Way We Live Now, He Knew He Was Right, and the books that became The Barchester Chronicles?
   Correct Answer - Anthony Trollope
4. Who wrote the screenplay for Emma (2009)?
   Correct Answer - Sandy Welch
5. What three Pride and Prejudice (1995) actors/actresses were in The King's Speech?
   Correct Answer - Colin Firth (Prince Albert "Bertie"/King George VI), Jennifer Ehle (Myrtle Logue), and David Bamber (Theater Director)
6. How many adaptations of Sense and Sensibility (not spin-offs or modern retellings) were there from 1970 to the present?
   Correct Answer - Four (1971, 1981, 1995, and 2008)
7. How many versions were there of North and South (by Elizabeth Gaskell)?
   Correct Answer - Two (There was one in 1975 with Patrick Stewart as John Thornton and one in 2004 with Richard Armitage as John Thornton)
8. Name three period dramas that Michael Gambon was in.
   Possible Answers - Wives and Daughters, Emma (2009), Amazing Grace, The King's Speech, the Doctor Who Christmas episode (I guess it was like A Christmas Carol? Where Michael Gambon was Scrooge?)
9. Name three period dramas that Colin Firth was in.
   Possible Answers - Pride and Prejudice (1995), The King's Speech, The Importance of Being Earnest
10. Who wrote the screenplay to North and South?
    Correct Answer - Sandy Welch
11. Who wrote the screenplay to Wives and Daughters?
    Correct Answer - Andrew Davies
12. In Little Dorrit, what was Pet's real name?
    Correct Answer - Minnie
13. What was at stake in Cranford? In Cranford (2007), finish the quote: "There is ____ at stake!"
    Correct Answer - Lace
14. In North and South (2004), what did John Thornton mention before first proposing to Margaret Hale?
    Correct Answer - The Color of the Fruit 
15. What did Roger Hamley send to Molly Gibson in Wives and Daughters?
    Correct Answer - A Wasp's Nest
16. What was the name of Osborne Hamley's wife in Wives and Daughters?
    Correct Answer - Aimee (or Amy)
17. What was the name of the county that the Bennets lived in in Pride and Prejudice?
    Correct Answer - Hertfordshire
18. Who were Lady Bertram's sisters in Mansfield Park?
    Correct Answer - Mrs. Price (or Frances Price) and Mrs. Norris
19. What were the maiden names of the sisters in Question 18?
    Correct Answer - Ward
20. What was Mrs. Bennet's maiden name in Pride and Prejudice?
    Correct Answer - Gardiner (since Mr. Gardiner was her brother)
21. In He Knew He Was Right, what was Emily Trevelyan's maiden name?
    Correct Answer - Rowley (her sister was Nora Rowley)
22. What were the names of the sisters fighting over Mr. Gibson in He Knew He Was Right?
    Correct Answer - Camilla and Arabella French
23. Who were the four living members of the Carbury family in The Way We Live Now?
    Correct Answer - Lady Carbury (her first name was Matilda, but I don't remember mentioning her name in the movie), Sir Felix Carbury, Henrietta "Hetta" Carbury, and Roger Carbury
24. Where was Mrs. Elton originally from in Emma?
    Correct Answer - Bristol
25. What was Mrs. Elton's maiden name?
    Correct Answer - Hawkins
26. Name three period dramas that Romola Garai was in.
    Possible Answers - Emma (2009), Amazing Grace, As You Like It, Nicholas Nickleby, Daniel Deronda
27. True or False? The name of the Dashwood's original home in Sense and Sensibility was Morland.
    Correct Answer - False: it was Norland
28. Who was Isabella Thorpe engaged to in Northanger Abbey?
    Correct Answer - James Morland
29. What is the name of the family that owns Downton Abbey?
    Correct Answer - Crawley
30. Who were the three women that were trying for Doctor Harrison's affections in Cranford?
    Correct Answer - Sophy Hutton, Caroline Thomkinson, and Mrs. Rose
31. Who was Doctor Harrison actually in love with?
    Correct Answer - Sophy
32. What was the name of Lady Catherine de Bourgh's husband in Pride and Prejudice?
    Correct Answer - Sir Lewis de Bourgh (but I would have accepted Lewis)
33. How old was Margaret Dashwood in the 1995 adaptation of Sense and Sensibility?
    Correct Answer - 11 ("I'll be twelve soon.")
34. How old was Margaret Dashwood in the book Sense and Sensibility?
    Correct Answer - 13 ("Margaret, the other sister, was a good-humored, well-disposed girl; but as she had already imbibed a good deal of Marianne's romance, without having much of her sense, she did not, at thirteen, bid fair to equal her sisters at a more advanced period of life.")
35. What was Mrs. Weston's first name in Emma?
    Correct Answer - Anne
36. Who is the heir of Kellynch Hall (full name, please)?
    Correct Answer - William Elliot (though some put down William Walter Elliot; is Walter is middle name? I never picked up on it)
37. Who is the butler at Downton Abbey (full name again)?
    Correct Answer - Charles "Charlie" Carson (I wanted the full name)
38. Who is the house keeper at Downton Abbey (again, full name)?
    Correct Answer - Elsie Hughes (I wanted the full name)
39. Who are Mr. Darcy's cousins that are present in Pride and Prejudice?
    Correct Answer - Anne de Bourgh and Colonel Fitzwilliam
40. What was the name of the woman that Paul Montague was engaged to in The Way We Live Now?
    Correct Answer - Mrs. Winifred Hurtle
41. What was the name of the new bishop in The Barchester Chronicles (or Barchester Towers for the book)?
    Correct Answer - Bishop Proudie
42. What was the name of the chaplain for the bishop in #41?
    Correct Answer - Mr. Obadiah Slope (though he may have changed his name from Slop)
43. What was Henry Tilney's occupation in Northanger Abbey?
    Correct Answer - Clergyman
44. How many children were in Catherine Morland's family in Northanger Abbey?
    Correct Answer - Ten
45. How old were Elizabeth Elliot and Anne Elliot at the beginning of Persuasion (not counting the flashbacks)?
    Correct Answer - Elizabeth was 29 and Anne was 27
46. What was the "North" town in North and South? What was the "South" town?
    Correct Answer - The North town was Milton; the South town was Helstone
47. What was the name of Charles, Henrietta, and Louisa Musgrove's brother who served in the navy?
    Correct Answer - Richard "Dick" Musgrove
48. What was the name of the boy that Mr. Carter was teaching how to read in Cranford (2007)?
    Correct Answer - Harry Gregson
49. How many children do Isabella and John Knightley have in Emma?
    Correct Answer - Five ("...the sixteen miles being happily accomplished, and Mr. and Mrs. John Knightley, their five children, and a competent number of nursery-maids, all reaching Hartfield in safety. ")
50. Why is Molly Gibson in Wives and Daughters called Molly instead of her Christian name? What was her Christian name?
    Correct Answer - Molly's Christian name was Mary. She was called Molly to differentiate between her and her mother since her mother was also named Mary

Thank you everyone for participating! Now for the Top 5 Winners that will also recieve a button/award to put at the side of their blog!

Melody -- 76%

Miss Laurie -- 74%

Abby -- 72%

Mel -- 54%

Birdienl -- 44%

Congratulations! Here are the buttons for you to pick up!

Stay tuned for the rest of the conclusion for Period Drama Week!

God Bless,