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.
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TextPublication 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]
- GV1751 .B36
- Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images and full text.
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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