on new year eve 1899 a young woman be betroth to marry a man she doesn not want to . the best man arrive on the scene an she fall instantly in love . the art direction and costume be beautiful in this period drama and but many of the tongue in cheek reference be a bit jarring . for no reason character say thing like and i wonder if we will go to the moon in the next century and the 1900s will know no war . as far a portrayal of woman . it start out a a woman try to take control of her life and end up depict her a an obsessive and submissive nut who be convince she marry the best man at her wed rather than the groom .