Ah, well then, you weren't paying attention during the Yuletide Ball back in school, were you? I happen to cut quite a figure in them.
I unfortunately don't know the occasion, but you're always welcome to Babble and you'd look wonderful in anything at all.
Yes, I quite imagine it will be like a Fawley affair. Though Mrs. Capper has assured from me that my date will be willing to give me up for a dance or two with her children, just as a warning.