#rowella

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I watched Poldark and all I got was this stupid sticker idea

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Celebrate International Women’s Day with the fierce, proud, steadfast, and true ladies of LegoPoldark! Also many thanks to the lady who has helped to bring Winston Graham’s wonderful books, Debbie Horsfield.

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3x08: Agent Provacateur

Sorry for the unintentional hiatus. This past weekend was LI Who weekend so this blog fell to the way side in favor of costume prep.I even managed to run a Poldark discussion panel but only 4 people came. :(  This week I’m back on track and will tally up the Halloween survey in the next post.  

Rowella Chynoweth sees a way out of her sister’s pain and maybe a chance at Karma for Ossie as well. Nannies don’t make a lot of money so she can’t use silk to catch the eye of a suitor like the redheaded librarian Arthur Solway. 

Her dress is basically the same modified 1780′s round gown pattern as  Demelza’s dresses this season. Morwenna got to move forward a bit in style this episode.  The block print cotton shows Rowella is a bit better off compared to the wives in Truro. Willow and Thatch had a nice tie in post for 3x07 that expanded on the history of this type of fabric.

Rowella knows the #1 tool she has at her disposal in diverting Ossie’s attention away from her sister is the appearance of womanly curves. Her second most important tool are her feet in stockings. I’d argue the lower than usual neckline and the slightly raised stays are the way the costume designers are letting viewers know that Rowella is more comfortable in her body and desires compared to Morwenna. As I’ve said in the past, the 18th Century viewpoint on cleavage isn’t the same as ours today. I’d also argue she’s not wearing any caps or hats to show Ossie more of her natural beauty. 

When Rowella doesn’t need to troll the vicar, she has tools at her disposal to cover up. The fichu in this photo shifts the dress back into something the average middle class woman would have worn in the 1780′s.

Her choice for outdoor protection is a woven knit jacket. This design I believe is a hybrid of a shawl and a short Regency jacket. Some of the later Regency jackets had v-neck lines or cross patterning. I’m not going to lie, this is a super cute design even if it’s a bit iffy accuracy wise. 

I’m curious to see if Ossie gives her money to buy a new dress or two to see if she would adapt a full Regency attire.

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Rowella goes gangster.....

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I'm unsure how to think of Rowella, I know of her and the Vicar in the books, but I'm unsure about it in the show. What do you guys think?

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Taking a break from filming @mammothscreen @poldarktv we see some of the cast caught by our photog enjoying craft services. Now we know how Christian put on his Ossie weight!

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The Angry Tide, Book One, Chapter 8

So this was still a temporary measure – this renewal of an old aberration – and as such less dangerous than venturing among the dockside cottages where the town whores lived. As a clergyman there was nothing suspicious about his visiting a former parishioner who was also his sister-in-law. Far worse to be surprised coming away from those dreadful derelict cottages. Also there was no risk of disease. Also it was infinitely, a hundred times more exciting. Rowella was like that. Half the time he could have strangled her, but night and day he thought about her. And if she had a baby this time, there was no risk of his being called the father. Of course it was more expensive – a major drawback – although Rowella was careful not to set her demands too high. Arthur Solway was delighted to receive a gift for his library from the vicar of St Margaret’s of £20 ‘for books’. He also noticed that Rowella had several new pairs of shoes. … Arthur enjoyed his young wife both in bed and out, but his was a limited capacity for enjoyment, limited almost as much by his careful, tidy mind as by his physique. But since her knowledge of money matters was so much more extensive than his he was content that she thought them able to afford these little extravagances. Once a week, then, every Thursday, Mr Whitworth visited Mr Pearce, who, although pronounced to be dying, clung obstinately to his life and his life’s secrets…. In fact he timed his arrival at the notary’s office for just before sunset and left as soon as it was fully dark. It was only three minutes’ walk, then, and there were few people about in the cobbled streets. A glance up and down the hill, a discreet knock at the door, and presently the door would open with four slim fingers grasping it so that it should squeak the less. Arthur Solway always stayed with his family until ten, so Rowella made sure that her guest should be up and away again by nine fifteen.

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The Angry Tide, Book Two, Chapter 4

It was natural, Ossie believed, that he should have what he called bodily vigour; and for this the church had designed the state of Holy Matrimony. … This outlet had been denied him by his wicked and ungrateful wife; and so he had fallen into the sin of visiting her wanton sister every Thursday. … In the last few weeks Rowella had been in a more demanding mood. There had been a new carpet to buy, some new candlesticks, new shoes, a velvet gown. Of course it was not done blatantly, in any vulgar fashion such as he would have had to indulge in with the harlots by the river. But however discreetly done, the money still flowed out, and if by any chance he chose to withhold it, he had no doubts at all but that little Rowella’s exciting favours would be withdrawn.