Showing posts with label Gilded Age Dancing Sans Gloves. Show all posts
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Saturday, November 12, 2022

Gilded Age Dancing and Handkerchiefs

Gentlemen without gloves, will not touch a lady's dress without first protecting it with the handkerchief… Image source, Tenor
Since dancing has become a regular amusement in pleasure seeking circles, it is suggested, according to the rules of dancing etiquette, that gentlemen without gloves, will not touch a lady's dress without first protecting it with the handkerchief, as delicate dresses are often ruined in this manner.—Morning Press, 1881

 

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