A Midsummer Affair — West Egg, Long Island
Upon the fifteenth of August, nineteen hundred and twenty-seven, the Golden Lotus shall open her gilded doors for an evening of orchestral jazz, bootlegged champagne, and the finest company the North Shore has ever gathered.
Black-tie & feather — tuxedos & tassels. Our twelve-piece orchestra, led by Mr Paul Whiteman, will play until the silver hour. Midnight fireworks over the sound.
The hosts kindly request the favour of your reply no later than the eighth of August. Arrivals by motorcar, please present this invitation at the iron gate.
— ever, yours in fortune,
Nicholas & Daisy Carraway