In old days to go anywhere in a balldress was a simple joy to me, I admired myself; now I feel ashamed and awkward.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter III. Part II] Reference

Probably he is too busy curled up on the sofa, her in a balldress in his lap while they watch a DVD.    From Wordnik.com.  [In your dreams ladies] Reference

He watched as she picked up the hem of an imaginary balldress and swept him an elaborate formal court curtsey that ended in her gracefully sweeping almost to the floor.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Rich Man's Royal Mistress]

She has had to choose a balldress for the raw mountain-girl they have with them, and get her fitted, and it's a task!.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Amazing Marriage — Complete] Reference

Her mother, on the contrary, who was to act the part of Madrina, who wore a dress fac-simile, and who was pale and sad, her eyes almost extinguished with weeping, looked like a picture of misery in a balldress.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life in Mexico] Reference