Laura Morrigan

 Here are some more pictures from the Gothic Sunday. I have a few more pictures coming. A choir on the the verandah Some of the volunteers wore gowns made by a local seamstress and movie costumier. They were very friendly and willing to talk to me about their costumes. This lovely lady was wearing an elaborately jet beaded bodice that the pictures do not do justice. Look at the white lacing up the left side! Amazing painstakingly done beadwork! Another volunteer in a gown with elaborately decorated bustle. There was also some beautiful textured material on the bodice. THE HOUSE If I remember right, the house was on a few stories, each coming off to the side of the main staircase. I can't remember what stories which rooms were on, I think that the ground floor rooms were a parlour and such which were mainly closed off or being used in tours, the first floor was the pictured parlour and the cupboard room and the top floor was bedrooms. There was a matching set of these decadent lamps...

  Sorry for the lack of posting, I have been so sick, still feeling awful! Ugh! Luckily I have found the first part of my Gothic Sunday post in my drafts, so here it is! A Gothic Sunday Part 1: The Mausoleum In front of the mausoleum, photograph by Jack Reason. A Gothic Sunday was held at Vaucluse House in Sydney by the Historical Houses Trust on Sunday the 5th of May. It was a wonderful day! First up was a trip to the tomb of William Charles Wentworth. The tomb was a part of the original property and could once be seen from the verandah of the house. The land has since been divided up, and the tomb is now on its own little square of land among other houses. Our tour guide, with black mourning band on his sleeve. More guests. I loved the outfit of the lady at the front, with an old fashioned white blouse, red skirt and old fashioned shawl. The mausoleum, built on top of a huge rock that was moved there for this very purpose. The tomb is underneath. The amazing mosaic inside the fro...