Madame Mauve

Multimuse blog featuring muses portrayed by Agnes Moorehead. Semi selective. Written by Hannah. Temporarily iconless.

[end0r4]

Agnes Moorehead as Aspasia Conti in Mrs. Parkington (1944)

[lavcnderladies]

@acercontego​

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“Then I’m glad you didn’t ask me to cook,” Madge teases, wasting no time at all in taking his arm as they enter the restaurant. “We could go right back to my place after dinner, my heart isn’t set on dancing.” Especially not when she can think of another type of dance they could be doing...

“I never tire of hearing those words.”

[aintthatakick]

[rpmemestbh]

Sickness starters!

( as requested by the lovely @zalemoonshadow )

❝You aren’t looking so hot.❞ 

❝Maybe you should sit down.❞

❝I think I need to sit down.❞

❝Just take it easy today.❞

❝No – no. We’re going home, right now.❞

❝Can we leave?❞

❝You just threw up 3 times, you’re not fine!❞

❝I’m fine. I think I’m done now.❞

❝Just let me take care of you. Why are you so stubborn?❞

❝We’re going to the pharmacy and then we’re going home.❞

❝My stomach isn’t feeling so great.❞

❝I think my stomach is trying to digest itself.❞

❝I think I just need some sleep.❞

❝Will you stay with me tonight?❞

❝I don’t want to get you sick.❞

❝You’re gonna get me sick!❞

❝Holy shit, you’re burning up.❞

❝I can’t stop sweating.❞

❝I can’t stop shivering.❞

❝Are you ever not sick?❞ 

❝How the hell are you still conscious right now? Your temp is almost 104.❞

❝Urgent care or ER? Those are your two options. We’re not staying here.❞

❝Do you want some tea?❞

❝I made you some tea.❞

❝I’m losing my voice.❞

❝I couldn’t get any sleep last night, I can’t breathe out of my nose.❞

❝Oh my god, you sound like Roz from Monsters Inc!❞

❝Bathroom. Now.❞

❝Bed. Now.❞

❝I’m not taking that medicine, it’s disgusting.❞

[end0r4]

She was a poem but Helen was blind

[mjalti]

Putting myself gently down in a tub of boiling hot water feels so good… god should’ve made me a bag of tea honestly

[end0r4]

Dark Passage (1947)

[counscl]

𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑 | @lavcnderladies for nancy !!

❝  𝐎𝐇, 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐔𝐋 ! ❞

she waves nancy over, and there is a tenderness in larma’s tone which betrays her; she would blush had she caught it, but finds that her mind is elsewhere ( of course it is ). briefly she regrets not bringing her camera with her, doesn’t quite trust her memory enough, but there will be other nights - she HOPES there will be other nights - and there are things that even she can’t capture down a lens. ❝ i’m awfully glad you came. i don’t know anyone else - you’re sort of my knight in shining armour tonight. and i’m- i’m very glad to see you again, truth be told.  ❞

[lavcnderladies]

Nancy almost always regrets coming to these sorts of events. It seems that the doctors at Brightwood can come up with any number of reasons to throw a party, and when she doesn’t show up she’s labeled not much fun or a poor sport. But that familiar voice changes her entire outlook, and she gives Larma’s hand a gentle squeeze once they’re finally side by side in the crowd. “Thank you. I nearly changed my mind halfway here, but I’m glad I didn’t.” She pauses, looking out over the sea of faces. So sure of herself normally, her voice falters. “I...I can make some introductions if you’d like.”

[lavcnderladies]

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ATTICUS QUICKLY FINDS HIS NOTEPAD AND PEN THAT IS ALWAYS LEFT ON THE COUNTER TABLE. He likes to listen while he takes notes; his own shorthand really only decipherable to him. His attention is fully on Velma, quietly jotting names, situations - anything that will help him later on. 

                “I don’t believe I know much ‘bout Ms. Hollis, but I am aware of the Hollis family in itself. Very wealthy, from what I understand.” but he murmurs it, as if talking to himself as he jots down a few more things. 

               “If it’s provin’ Ms. Hollis’ sanity, then you’ll also need a doctor. What’s her cousin’s name? You’ll need reliable characters to testify in court, but if what I can gather ‘bout Ms. Hollis’ cousin is correct, then they ain’t plannin’ on playin’ fair.”

It’s as if an electric jolt goes through her as she suddenly remembers that he’ll want money. Of course he will. She’s spent most of her life not having enough, but she’s not smart enough to remember that a service like this might cost dearly. “She’s got more money than anyone I ever met in my life. Guess that’s why they named the town after her family. She’d give you as much money as you want, I knows it.” 

Velma shifts her legs several times, trying to guess what he might be doing. Suppose he comes to the conclusion that she’s crazy too? That would put an end to everything. The thought makes a knot form in her stomach as she gets ready to answer his question. “Miriam Deering. Miss Charlotte says she’s in public relations, that sounds real dirty to me. And Miss Charlotte’s doctor ain’t much help. Dr. Drew...he used to be real stuck on Miss Miriam, and I guess he still is. He’d probably say anythin’ to make her happy.”

[edwardiansuggestions]

take twenty minutes to climb a flight of stairs

[sharpandkeen]

Houmas House Plantation

[aggiephile]

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              “Now I do apologize for the wait,” reemerges from deeper in the house as he walks out, joining his guest who was sitting on his sofa by sitting across from her. “I had to put my children to bed; they get might riled up real quick if I don’t read them a story. Jem has just ‘bout outgrown ‘em, but Scout can hold out for a few more years yet.” A warm smile as he speaks about his children as he removes his glasses, hooking them on his shirt pocket.

               “You’ve come a mighty long way to Maycomb. What seems to be the trouble?”

@lavcnderladies​ | atticus for whoever you’d like!

[lavcnderladies]

Velma can’t help rubbing at her arm, a nervous tic she’s had as long as she can remember. Nervous is such an understatement, for she stands to lose everything if Charlotte is taken away. The comments about children barely register, she finds it hard to feign interest in the subject. 

“You ever hear ‘bout Miss Charlotte Hollis?” she starts out, surprised at the sudden strength in her voice. “She’s real important, ‘cept everyone thinks she’s crazy, and her cousin wants to send her away to one of them crazy houses. Damn meanest woman ever walked the face of this earth, she just wants Miss Charlotte’s money all for herself. You’re a lawyer, cain’t you do somethin’? Miss Charlotte’s all I got, and she ain’t crazy. I been livin’ with her since we were both young, I’d know if she was.” 

[auldcine]

Bette Davis as Charlotte Hollis in Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)

[rp--meme--dump]

send an emoji for an everyday headcanon

👜 - what’s in their bag? 

👠 - favourite pair of shoes

👗 - first date outfit

⛑ - what did they want to be when they were younger?

🍤 - favourite food

🍺 - do they like to drink?

🍵 - what are they like when ill?

🏐 - do they play any sports?

🥇 - have they ever won anything? 

🎟 - favourite movie

🎼 - can they play a musical instrument

🏖 - dream holiday

🛏 - are they a morning person?

🎉 - best birthday party

📅 - does their personality match their star sign?

📙 - favourite subject at school

[localmagicalboi]

“I go nearly crazy with melancholy, especially if it rains.”

— Frédéric Chopin, from a letter to Tytus Woyciechowski c. December 1831 (via violentwavesofemotion)

[historicaldress]

VELVET EVENING COAT, 1940s

Olive green floor length cotton velvet coat w/ red flannel lapels & pocket trim, decorated w/ gold lame thread & two tone green beading in bud & vine motif, gathered at the center back.