The joy the other young woman showed in her reaction to the idea, made a smile spread over her face.  She was looking forward to it as well.  Having friends, her own age, would be wonderful.  "We shall indeed be proper ladies."

She was concerned about the cost of a fancy dress, as she didn't know the budget the young woman had.  She looked at the young woman.  She would be too tall and more full in the bust for any of her older dresses.  She wished she had the curves up in the front.  She was shaped nicely but knew that men noticed the fuller busts first.  Not that she was worried about a man noticing her for that, not totally.  She did wish that someday a man would find her worth his time and interest.  Anyway, she put her thought back to the situation at the present.

"A nice dress would be nice, but don't overdo your budget.  If you do any sewing," she paused with a wave of her hands in a hopeless kind of action, "my mother tried getting me into something more 'normal' for a young lady, I have lots of lovely material, lace, buttons, and the such back in London that I never got around to using for dresses."  She offered.  "Probably enough for four or five new dresses."