Beadle's dime ball-room companion and guide to dancing. Comprising rules of etiquette, hints on private parties, toilettes for the ball-room, etc. Also, a synopsis of round and square dances, dictionary of French terms, etc.

Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, Beadle and Co. [c1868]Description: 32 p. diagr. 16 cmOther title:
  • Dime ball-room companion [Portion of title]
  • Ball-room companion [Portion of title]
  • Dime ball-room companion and guide to dancing [Portion of title]
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • GV1751 .B36
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images and full text.
Summary: This manual is typical of books that were assembled by publishers to be disseminated to a broad mass market. It is a compilation of many treatises covering etiquette, dress, and demeanor, and describes the popular ballroom dances of the era--quadrille, waltz, schottisch, and polka.
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This manual is typical of books that were assembled by publishers to be disseminated to a broad mass market. It is a compilation of many treatises covering etiquette, dress, and demeanor, and describes the popular ballroom dances of the era--quadrille, waltz, schottisch, and polka.

Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images and full text.

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