Twentieth century culture and deportment, or, The lady and gentleman at home and abroad : containing rules of etiquette for all occasions ... . UERADES. A few words with regard to masquerades will not be out of placehere, with the one proviso added that they refer exclusively to privateentertainments. Public gatherings of this nature should be shunnedas questionable amusements, excepting, of course, any case where,from want of room, a lady may choose to give the entertainment insome public assembly-room instead of her own parlors. This courselends the protection of home to the charm of its vei
Twentieth century culture and deportment, or, The lady and gentleman at home and abroad : containing rules of etiquette for all occasions ... . UERADES. A few words with regard to masquerades will not be out of placehere, with the one proviso added that they refer exclusively to privateentertainments. Public gatherings of this nature should be shunnedas questionable amusements, excepting, of course, any case where,from want of room, a lady may choose to give the entertainment insome public assembly-room instead of her own parlors. This courselends the protection of home to the charm of its veiled mysteries. A masquerade is an entertainment giving much trouble to bothhostess and guests. Elaborate decorations are necessary in the ball-room. Invitations for it should be issued from three weeks to amonth in advance, in order to give the guest time to choose and pre-pare the costume to be worn. BALLS, DANCING AND MASQUERADES. 259 Some hostesses give their invitations for a fancy dress party only,omitting the feature of masks. In this .hey may act their own pleasureIn event of permitting masks they must be laid aside at supper houi. THE MASQUERADE. Occasionally the hostess arranges a costume scheme lor the entirefete beforehand, signifying to each guest the character, historical orimaginary, that it is her pleasure he shall, for the time being, this way the perfection and beauty of the ball-room are assured 260 BALLS, DANCING AND MASQUERADES. beforehand, and repetitions of time-worn characters prevented fromappearing upon the floor. Choice of Costumes. Again, the hostess may content herself by selecting the costumesthat she wishes a few particular friends to don, sufficient in number toform one or more quadrilles to open the ball. Each set must be care-fully arranged as for instance, a court party, costumed after the timeof Louis XIV. A group of Watteau Shepherds and shepherdesses,or a hunting party garbed after any chosen period, etc. The remainder of the gu
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