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The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
·
Florence Hartley
139
Over
one
hundred
is
a
"large
ball,"
under
that
a
"ball,"
unless
there
are
less
than
fifty
guests,
when
it
is
merely
a
"dance."
The
directions
given
in
chapter
5th
for
the
arrangement
of
the
dressing-rooms
will
apply
here,
but
your
parlor,
or
ball
room,
requires
some
attention.
Have
the
carpets
taken
up
two
days
before
the
evening
of
the
ball,
and
the
floor
waxed.
A
smooth,
polished
floor
is
an
absolute
necessity
for
pleasant
dancing.
At
one
end
of
your
ball
room,
have
a
space
partitioned
off
for
the
musicians.
Leave,
for
their
use,
plenty
of
room,
as
silence
or
discord
will
come
from
a
crowded
orchestra.
If
your
house
is
double,
and
you
use
the
rooms
on
each
side,
place
the
musicians
in
the
hall.
Four
pieces
of
music
is
enough
for
a
private
ball,
unless
your
rooms
are
very
large.
For
one
room
a
piano,
violin,
and
violoncello
makes
a
good
band.
You
must
have
your
rooms
well
ventilated
if
you
wish
to
avoid
fainting
and
discomfort.
To
secure
a
really
brilliant
ball,
pay
considerable
attention
to
the
arrangement
of
your
ball
room.
In
Paris
this
arrangement
consists
in
turning
the
room,
for
the
evening,
into
a
perfect
garden.
Every
corner
is
filled
with
flowers.
Wreaths,
bouquets,
baskets,
and
flowering-plants
in
moss-covered
pots.
With
brilliant
light,
and
taste
in
the
details
of
arranging
them,
this
profusion
of
flowers
produces
an
exquisitely
beautiful
effect,
and
harmonizes
perfectly
with
the
light
dresses,
cheerful
faces,
and
gay
music.
The
pleasure
of
your
guests,
as
well
as
the
beauty
of
the
rooms,
will
be
increased
by
the
elegance
of
your
arrangements;
their
beauty
will
be
heightened
by
brilliant
light,
and
by
judicious
management
a
scene
of
fairy-like
illusion
may
be
produced.
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