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The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
·
Florence Hartley
149
Avoid
confidential
conversation
in
a
ball
room.
It
is
out
of
season,
and
in
excessively
bad
taste.
Be
modest
and
reserved,
but
avoid
bashfulness.
It
looks
like
a
school-girl,
and
is
invariably
awkward.
Never
allow
your
partner,
though
he
may
be
your
most
intimate
friend,
to
converse
in
a
low
tone,
or
in
any
way
assume
a
confidential
or
lover-like
air
at
a
ball.
It
is
in
excessively
bad
taste,
and
gives
annoyance
frequently,
as
others
suppose
such
low-toned
remarks
may
refer
to
them.
Dance
as
others
do.
It
has
a
very
absurd
look
to
take
every
step
with
dancing-school
accuracy,
and
your
partner
will
be
the
first
one
to
notice
it.
A
quadrille
takes
no
more
steps
than
a
graceful
walk.
Never
stand
up
to
dance
in
a
quadrille,
unless
you
are
perfectly
familiar
with
the
figures,
depending
upon
your
partner
to
lead
you
through.
You
will
probably
cause
utter
confusion
in
the
set,
annoy
the
others
forming
it,
and
make
yourself
appear
absurd.
No
young
lady
should
go
to
a
ball,
without
the
protection
of
a
married
lady,
or
an
elderly
gentleman.
Never
cross
a
ball
room
alone.
Never
remain
in
a
ball
room
until
all
the
company
have
left
it,
or
even
until
the
last
set.
It
is
ill-bred,
and
looks
as
if
you
were
unaccustomed
to
such
pleasures,
and
so
desirous
to
prolong
each
one.
Leave
while
there
are
still
two
or
three
sets
to
be
danced.
Do
not
accept
any
invitation
for
these
late
dances,
as
the
gentleman
who
invites
you
may
find
out
your
absence
too
late
to
take
another
partner,
and
you
will
thus
deprive
him
of
the
pleasure
of
dancing.
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