During the discussion of jabots for lace, I think it was Devon who bemoaned
the lack of pageantry in the US. This isn't so.
The US is about 200 years old and a real melting pot, so each ethinic group
already has its own traditions. Carribean carnivals were introduced to us in
Notting Hill not
At 12:52 AM 7/15/2004, you wrote:
Proms started for school leavers while I was still teaching, obviously
stolen from the US. Quite amazing seeing some of our young hooligans in
tuxedos and arriving in a stretch limo. Even some of the girls scrubbed up
quite well.
The Prom used to be a special
