Oarf to the posh carnivawl

These two ladies bedecked in theatrical belle epoque gear were on their way to a bit of literary merriment on this day, 16th June, Bloom's day. 
The difference this year is that they had to wear a mask (three ply or belle epoque). 
The similarity this year is that they still haven't read cover to cover the book that they ostentatiously celebrate but prefer to rehash instead the same old three passages while speedsipping gallons of prosecco.