Needed appearances

[Iphigenia Browning]

Days like this, Genia hated the corset. She normally didn't mind them, but now when she was pregnant, she was way too cautious with the way she was tying them. Her maid assured her that a tight corset wouldn't harm her baby, if it was the right corset, but Genia was still rather afraid about wearing them. She felt that her baby was going to be squeezed under these layers of fabric. The young viscountess had tried her best to wear the most comfortable gown she could wear, one pretty cream coloured one. She had never attended a garden party before, so she was not sure what dress to choose for the event. Luckily, she had people to help her wear the perfect outfit, which wouldn't make her look stupid, or weird. Sometimes, Genia was glad she was Iphigenia Hamilton when she married Thomas, and not Iphigenia Clerck. She had heard other proper ladies of the high society talk about middle-classed women who raised through marriage, and the blonde was sure she would never be strong enough to fight with the criticism.

Genia tried to be friendly as she walked around, meeting knew people that honestly did not interest her. If she could choose, she would stay home, reading books and playing with her piano, but she was also a viscountess, so she had a sort of a duty towards society. A good wife never embarassed her husband by not showing up at any social event. She could use her pregnancy as an excuse after a couple of years, but for now, she had to wait. That's why she spent a whole hour talking with some old ladies, about the dress some lady had decided to wear. Genia personally found the dress adorable, but the ladies had a different opinion. Luckily, Genia used her thirst as an excuse to escape them.

Holding her fan tightly in her hand, she walked towards a table full of drinks. Genia had some trouble learning the fan language, but once she understood every gesture, she grew quite fond of it. The fan was the perfect tool to make undesirable people approach her. She could just do a movement to any man who wanted to approach her and he could learn that she was married. Luckily, today nobody wanted to approach her, at least for the time being. She picked up a glass of lemonade (she didn't want to risk drinking alcohol when she was carrying a baby) and then sighed when she saw that someone was approaching her.

tag:here outfit:THISnotes:I suggest it is not someone Genia knows, otherwise she wouldn't have sighed.