It might have lacked Magdalen’s price tag, backdrop and (as
we heard midway through the night) fireworks, but Oriel’s Titanic themed ball
proved a night to remember.
After the pain of finding a White Tie suit to hire on a
night with two balls (note to self: don’t procrastinate so long next time, and
don’t use web companies which send it a day late and without a waistcoat…
Thanks Hire Society) and the drama of getting ready in time (7.30 seems very
early for a night out) we taxied our way past the huge line of Magdalen-goers
(with many a top hat in evidence) and arrived at Oriel for a queue of our own.
