Teresa is:

• 19 years old
• Grace’s cousin
• Louisa’s eldest daughter
• Named after her Italian grandmother Teresa Giardini
• Poised
• Dances beautifully
• Speaks French fluently
• Privileged background
• Wants to marry moneyed aristocrat…

Yes, I know. Who wouldn’t want to marry a moneyed aristocrat? Except that the aristocrat in question might be a little hard to take. Or we are like Violet & Grace who have career ambitions (dressmaker, violinist) that don’t accord well with that kind of life…