I got your letter! Will be working on responses over the weekend.

Malaya is a seafaring woman, so I feel they could have quite a bit in common!

This is Malaya's first Western ball, and (though she doesn't want to admit it), she's really nervous! She's hoping to be asked to dance, and will dance happily with anyone.

Some broad resources! Susanna Ives' article has some screenshots of potential budgets from the era. https://historicalhussies.blogspot.com/2014/06/money-in-regency-what-did-it-cost.html https://historicalhussies.blogspot.com/2017/04/regency-coinage.html https://reginajeffers.blog/2017/02/24/cost-of-items-during-the-regency-period/ https://susannaives.com/wordpress/2015/12/cost-of-living-in-1823/ https://www.regencyhistory.net/2012/03/how-much-did-ticket-to-regency-ball.html

Malaya was born on October 11th 1788