Caledonian Ball

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Either the Grosvenor House had a big room, or the party wasn't as populous as I would expect. Still, it was great fun to see- as were the house dancers...

If I'm not mistaken the Grosvnor has the biggest ballroom in London... it was originally a roller-rink!

[Scotus]

Sandford, wonderful! Thanks for uploading!

[Jack Daw]

Wow, the floor is huge. Thanks for the video. Actually, I'm surprised to see a mixture of white-tie, jabot, and black tie in the clip. IOW, it looks very similar to our H&T RBS, except there's no military dress representation at our event.

[JSFMACLJR]

Wow, the floor is huge. Thanks for the video. Actually, I'm surprised to see a mixture of white-tie, jabot, and black tie in the clip. IOW, it looks very similar to our H&T RBS, except there's no military dress representation at our event.

The mix of black and white tie is easily explained: black bow ties are considered part of full dress with the kilt. One can wear a black tie with the kilt and a doublet to a "white tie" event. That applies only to those in Highland dress; those not in HD must wear a tailcoat and white tie, etc. NO DINNER JACKETS PERMITTED. As for jabots, some wear them, some don't. More often one sees them in the West Highlands.

[Jack Daw]

The mix of black and white tie is easily explained: black bow ties are considered part of full dress with the kilt. One can wear a black tie with the kilt and a doublet to a "white tie" event. That applies only to those in Highland dress; those not in HD must wear a tailcoat and white tie, etc. NO DINNER JACKETS PERMITTED. As for jabots, some wear them, some don't. More often one sees them in the West Highlands.

Ah, thanks, I was not aware of that. Some of the clips were very short, so it was difficult for me to determine some things; so, were all those that were kilted and wearing the white bowtie all military?

[JSFMACLJR]

Ah, thanks, I was not aware of that. Some of the clips were very short, so it was difficult for me to determine. Were all those that were kilted and wearing the white bowtie all military?

Yes, they are all officers of the Atholl Highlanders. Mess dress for the Duke's regiment stipulates white tie; that of the Black Watch ( who are also seen in the clip ) calls for black ties.

[MacLowlife]

This thread continues to fascinate- I believe this is the best forum on the site, of course, but was also impressed and entertained by tales of Jack Churchill over in KILTS IN THE MEDIA.