I don't read romance novels... although a couple of my friends have written them. However, I can visualize La Pique Dame playing at cards and love (with appropriately lush music from Tchaikovsky). The curly male wigs from a bit earlier (Charles 2?) appeal to me more than the really tight finger curls of the barrister-styled wigs, but those would be more useful. Because those come down over the shoulders, they would take a lot more work to get right. One of my friends in New York is a laywer. His son took up crocheting last year and makes "hats". His gift to Seth was a barrister wig out of fluffy white yarn, with flaps and finger curls and everything. Really cool and creative. Seth wore it to Origins and got lots of compliments. Carolly