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The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
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Florence Hartley
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If
there
are
several
ladies,
a
mother
and
two
or
three
daughters,
for
instance,
divide
the
duties.
Let
one
receive
the
guests,
another
arrange
the
sets,
a
third
introduce
couples,
and
a
fourth
pair
off
the
talkers.
A
brother
or
father
will
be
a
treasure
in
a
ball
room,
as
the
standing
of
sets
can
be
better
managed
by
a
gentleman
than
a
lady.
None
of
the
ladies
who
give
the
ball
should
dance
until
every
fair
guest
has
a
partner.
One
of
your
duties
will
be
to
see
that
no
young
ladies
lose
their
supper
for
want
of
an
escort
to
ask
them
to
go
out.
You
may
give
the
hint
to
an
intimate
gentleman
friend,
if
there
is
no
brother
or
father
to
take
the
duty,
introduce
him
to
the
disconsolate
damsel,
and
send
her
off
happy.
If
all
the
guests
go
to
the
supper-room
when
it
is
first
thrown
open,
you
must
be
the
last
to
leave
the
ball
room.
For
the
hostess
to
take
the
lead
to
the
supper-room,
leaving
her
guests
to
pair
off,
and
follow
as
they
please,
is
in
very
bad
taste.
If
you
announce
supper
by
a
march,
many
of
your
guests
will
remain
in
the
ball
room,
to
promenade,
avoid
the
crowd
at
the
first
table,
and
indulge
in
a
tete-a-tete
conversation.
These
will
afterwards
go
out,
in
pairs,
when
the
first
crush
in
the
refreshment-room
is
over.
If,
by
accident
or
negligence,
you
miss
an
introduction
to
any
of
your
gentlemen
guests,
you
may
still
speak
to
them
if
you
wish.
It
is
your
privilege
as
hostess
to
introduce
yourself,
and
invite
any
gentleman
to
dance
with
you,
or
offer
to
introduce
him
to
a
partner.
In
the
latter
case
he
ought
to
mention
his
name,
but
if
he
omits
to
do
so,
you
may
ask
it.
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