Project Gutenberg 2009-01-24 Public domain in the USA. 76 Howells, William Dean 1837 1920 Howells, W. D. (William Dean) Howells, William D. (William Dean) 12034477 Evening Dress Farce Produced by David Edwards, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Evening Dress" by William Dean Howells is a comedic farce written during the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around the mishaps and social obligations of the Roberts family, particularly focusing on the husband, Edward Roberts, who is urged to attend a musicale hosted by the demanding Mrs. Miller. The book humorously addresses themes of social etiquette, domestic responsibilities, and the chaos of evening engagements within the context of a society that places high value on appearances. The plot unfolds as Mrs. Roberts is determined to ensure her husband makes it to the musicale despite his exhaustion after a long night of travel. As chaos ensues with forgotten evening dress, the arrival of the couple's friends, and a series of comical attempts to find appropriate attire, the situation deteriorates into a whirlwind of misunderstandings and frantic efforts. Ultimately, the farce captures the essence of social expectations and the pressure to conform to them, all while maintaining a light-hearted and playful tone that reflects Howells' keen observation of American social life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American drama -- 19th century PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 77796 77806 2024-09-12T05:50:50.437589 2023-09-12T09:22:59.824700 text/html text/html 75591 2021-01-04T16:43:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 263243 2021-01-04T16:43:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 314662 2024-09-12T05:50:54.415570 application/epub+zip 313684 2024-09-12T05:50:51.883577 application/epub+zip 88681 2024-09-12T05:50:51.051595 application/epub+zip 397937 2024-09-12T05:50:56.227573 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382522 2024-09-12T05:50:53.866589 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160938 2022-09-13T05:23:06.879223 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 63848 63635 2024-09-12T05:50:50.027599 2023-09-12T09:22:59.449707 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 63715 2021-01-04T16:43:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 24585 2021-01-04T16:43:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 63706 2021-01-04T16:43:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24565 2021-01-04T16:43:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20388 2024-09-12T05:50:56.373539 application/rdf+xml 13252 2024-09-12T05:50:51.401588 image/jpeg 3307 2024-09-12T05:50:51.226569 image/jpeg 314424 2024-09-12T05:50:50.456614 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia