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The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
·
Florence Hartley
144
There
has
been
a
custom
introduced
in
some
of
our
large
cities
lately,
which
is
an
admirable
one
for
a
private
ball.
It
is
to
hire,
for
the
evening,
a
public
hall.
This
includes
the
dressing-room,
supper-room,
every
comfort,
and
saves
you
from
the
thousand
annoyances
which
are
certain
to
follow
a
ball
in
a
private
house.
You
hire
the
hall
and
other
rooms,
the
price
including
light,
hire
a
band
of
music,
and
order
a
supper
at
a
confectioners,
hiring
from
his
establishment
all
the
china,
glass,
and
silver
you
will
want.
In
this
case
you
must
enclose
in
every
invitation
a
ticket
to
admit
your
friend's
party,
to
prevent
loungers
from
the
street
coming
in,
uninvited.
You
will,
perhaps,
find
the
actual
outlay
of
money
greater,
when
you
thus
hire
your
ball
room,
but
you
will
save
more
than
the
difference
in
labor,
annoyance,
and
the
injury
to
your
house.
You
secure
a
better
room
than
any
parlor,
you
have
the
floor
waxed
and
polished
without
the
trouble
of
taking
up
your
carpets.
You
save
all
the
dreadful
labor
of
cleaning
up
the
house
the
next
day,
as
well
as
that
of
preparation.
You
can,
if
you
wish,
invite
a
few
friends
to
a
late
dinner
with
you,
and
all
proceed
to
the
ball
room
together.
You
must
be
the
first
to
enter
the
room,
the
last
to
leave
it,
and
every
duty
is
the
same
as
if
you
were
at
home;
the
ball
room
is,
in
fact,
your
own
house,
for
the
evening.
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