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  • When he proposes to her in a gazebo, watched by an entire garden-party full of High Victorians, she runs away and falls down a rabbit hole into the Underland she has (and has not) been dreaming of -- and into a Chosen Hero Resists Her Destiny fantasy plot neither she nor the reviewers expected.

    Alice In Wonderland deliasherman 2010

  • When he proposes to her in a gazebo, watched by an entire garden-party full of High Victorians, she runs away and falls down a rabbit hole into the Underland she has (and has not) been dreaming of -- and into a Chosen Hero Resists Her Destiny fantasy plot neither she nor the reviewers expected.

    Alice In Wonderland deliasherman 2010

  • And plan I did, all the next day, flipping through catalogs -- visualizing Stella in a flared lavender organdy garden-party dress; Stella in turquoise sundress and lacy stole; Stella in wide-brimmed straw hat; Stella in long seersucker bathrobe trimmed with white satin.

    The Devil's Bedpost 2010

  • Think seasonal touches and small accents, not head-to-toe garden-party attire.

    The New Power Suit for Summer 2010

  • Don't want to be a garden-party skunk, but let's get real people.

    Obama Campaign Condemns Wes Clark's Comments About McCain 2009

  • Well, seems she's settling in just fine and just threw a lavish garden-party along with her son Christopher.

    Here-->There 2007

  • Well, seems she's settling in just fine and just threw a lavish garden-party along with her son Christopher.

    May 2007 2007

  • Attired in garden-party casual, she moved among the ragged Kosovars offering sympathy and gathering fresh, Oprah-esque material for use on the campaign trail in Iowa this week.

    The Kosovo Primary 2008

  • I asked, as I had at our dinner, figuring someone had to be the garden-party skunk.

    Lance Armstrong Rides Again Brinkley, Douglas 2008

  • And no garden-party looks, like capri pants and sun dresses.

    Business Casual: 2008

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