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.
Dime ball-room companion Ball-room companion Dime ball-room companion and guide to dancing
- New York, Beadle and Co. [c1868]
- 32 p. diagr. 16 cm.
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.
ca 05001967
Ballroom dancing--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals.