history: I was attending a ball, and one girl in particular had the most stunning dress. It looked like little diamonds had been stitched on every inch of her dress. I attended a ball recently_comma_ one of the girls had the most stunning dress. A ball_comma_ how fancy! Was the girl as stunning as her dress?
current: No way, her dress looked like little diamonds had been stitched on every inch of her dress. Not many girls can compete with that. Diamonds are forever.
next: Yeah, I  can see a dress like that can easily outshine any girl. The dress sounds amazing though.