the
VIOLETS

Thoroughly modern women, the Violets refused to be hemmed in by their societies. In their privileged sphere, mother and daughter enjoyed an unusual degree of freedom, which they wielded with wanton disregard for social norms, wreaking havoc in their path with exceeding wild behavior.

A child of the Edwardian age, the elder Violet, unlike her dreamy, bookish siblings, was willful, pert, and opinionated. She grew into an imperious and demanding adult with—to quote her mother, Emma— “curious habits”: staying in bed until lunch, dressing monochromatically, unceremoniously ending conversations that did not amuse. Though she knew “life is best as a  single woman”, she did, as was expected, marry “a rather charming ”man—one as headstrong and adventurous as she, which ultimately resulted in a tumultuous relationship almost exclusively conducted from separate residences. She eventually traded her husband for Paris,  and though she eventually tired of Paris and returned stateside with her own wild-child deb, Violet Jr., she remained partial to Parisian dresses and champagne in equal measure.

Violet Jr., who came of age in and exalted in the spirit of the 1920s was tall, blonde, and willowy. Partial to men’s clothing, she also favored riding, sailing, and fast cars. Like her mother, she was spoiled and difficult, she behaved badly with carte blanche and showed a flagrant disregard for laws and social mores—but she was forward-thinking and adventurous. Self-assured and cool, she had the energy of a hummingbird—never in one place, her life was a string of parties.