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Book/Printed MaterialImage 1 of The dancer's guide and ball-room companion THE DANCER'S GUIDE AND BALL-ROOM COMPANION. 15.1A.J 9550 NEW YORK: FRANK M. REED, PUBLISHER. 1875
- Contributor: Frank M. Reed
- Date: 1874-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 2 of The dancer's guide and ball-room companion Good Books Mailed on Receipt of Price. GV1751 D17 GRIM CARE , anxiety, moroseness, all this rust of life, ought to be scoured off by the oil of mirth. It is better...
- Contributor: Frank M. Reed
- Date: 1874-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 3 of The dancer's guide and ball-room companion THE DANCER'S GUIDE AND BALL-ROOM COMPANION. It is in the ball-room that society is on its very best behavior. Everything there is regulated according to the strict code of good breeding, and...
- Contributor: Frank M. Reed
- Date: 1874-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 4 of The dancer's guide and ball-room companion 4 assemblies of the same kind, and it will be sufficient to observe here, that those attending them should, if possible, form their own parties beforehand. Ladies, especially, will find the comfort...
- Contributor: Frank M. Reed
- Date: 1874-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 5 of The dancer's guide and ball-room companion 5 light, lofty, and well ventilated, should be selected, if its size and proportions adapt it for dancing purposes. A square room is better than one which is long and narrow; but...
- Contributor: Frank M. Reed
- Date: 1874-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 6 of The dancer's guide and ball-room companion 6 Jellies, blanc-mange, trifle, tipsy-cake, etc, may be added at discretion. Nothing upon the table should require carving: the fowls, pheasants, turkeys, and other birds should be cut up beforehand, and held...
- Contributor: Frank M. Reed
- Date: 1874-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 7 of The dancer's guide and ball-room companion 7 tulle and flowers. Flowers or small feathers for the head. Jewelry should be very sparingly displayed; it is out of place, and whatever is so is in bad taste. Young unmarried...
- Contributor: Frank M. Reed
- Date: 1874-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 8 of The dancer's guide and ball-room companion 8 This is imperative. The ball-suit should be of the very best cloth, new and glossy, and of the latest style as to cut. The waistcoat may be low, so as to...
- Contributor: Frank M. Reed
- Date: 1874-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 9 of The dancer's guide and ball-room companion 9 rubbed off. A pencil should be attached by a ribbon; but the gentlemen should make a mem. always to provide themselves with a small gold or silver pencil-case when going to...
- Contributor: Frank M. Reed
- Date: 1874-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 10 of The dancer's guide and ball-room companion 10 superintend the dances, and gentlemen desiring to dance with ladies apply to them for introductions. In private balls introductions are effected through the lady of the house, or other members of...
- Contributor: Frank M. Reed
- Date: 1874-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 11 of The dancer's guide and ball-room companion 11 in the affirmative, you will conduct her to the room devoted to that purpose—where it is good taste on the part of the lady not to detain her cavalier too long,...
- Contributor: Frank M. Reed
- Date: 1874-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 12 of The dancer's guide and ball-room companion 12 to favor him with some mark of her recognition; if he does, he must not expect any acknowledgment of his salutation. With these introductory instructions, we will now proceed to describe...
- Contributor: Frank M. Reed
- Date: 1874-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 13 of The dancer's guide and ball-room companion 13 performed first by the top and bottom couples. As the quadrille is now generally “walked” through in a manner almost verging on listlessness, and any attempt at “doing your steps” rigidly...
- Contributor: Frank M. Reed
- Date: 1874-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 14 of The dancer's guide and ball-room companion 14 The latter eight bars of this figure are frequently now danced with the galop step. The side couples repeat as above. When there are mere than two couples, either at the...
- Contributor: Frank M. Reed
- Date: 1874-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 15 of The dancer's guide and ball-room companion 15 the top gentleman, who once more advances. They then all join bands in a circle, go half round, half promenade to opposite places, returning right and left to their own. Second...
- Contributor: Frank M. Reed
- Date: 1874-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 16 of The dancer's guide and ball-room companion 16 with their gentleman vis-à-vis . Lady of second couple and second side repeat, with gentleman opposite. 3. La Poule .—Similar arrangement to that in last figure; the two couples setting in...
- Contributor: Frank M. Reed
- Date: 1874-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 17 of The dancer's guide and ball-room companion 17 Third Figure .—The four ladies advance to the centre, wait for the music, and make a slow, profound courtesy to each other* (first eight bars). Ladies all give their right hand...
- Contributor: Frank M. Reed
- Date: 1874-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 18 of The dancer's guide and ball-room companion 18 advances and retreats at the same time. Turn partners to places (fifth eight bars), and finish with the grande chaine . Second couple and sides repeat. The Caledonians. This quadrille, though...
- Contributor: Frank M. Reed
- Date: 1874-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 19 of The dancer's guide and ball-room companion 19 The Valse A Trois Temps. This is the “old valse,” as it is called, that which is always implied when “ the valse” is spoken of, and we place it first...
- Contributor: Frank M. Reed
- Date: 1874-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 20 of The dancer's guide and ball-room companion 20 (Second and third beats.) Chassez to the left with the right foot, remembering not to turn—FIRST BAR. (First beat.) Pass right foot to the rear whilst turning half round. (Second and...
- Contributor: Frank M. Reed
- Date: 1874-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 21 of The dancer's guide and ball-room companion 21 practised; but no one should attempt it without previous instruction, as everything depends on the grace with which it is executed. Those who have learned the dance will pardon our pointing...
- Contributor: Frank M. Reed
- Date: 1874-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 22 of The dancer's guide and ball-room companion 22 The Schottische. This is, if possible, danced less than the Polka in the upper circles, and, like the Polka, it has long been shorn of its most characteristic features. It used...
- Contributor: Frank M. Reed
- Date: 1874-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 23 of The dancer's guide and ball-room companion 23 this for sixteen bars, letting the movement be circular, as in the valse, and getting half round during the two hops on each foot, the four completing the circle. As formerly...
- Contributor: Frank M. Reed
- Date: 1874-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 24 of The dancer's guide and ball-room companion 24 It commences in this way: the first gentleman and second lady of each set of four balancez or set to each other in the Valse step and change places; the first...
- Contributor: Frank M. Reed
- Date: 1874-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 25 of The dancer's guide and ball-room companion 25 The dance is in two parts. 1. The couple join hands, and advance and retire twice, using the quadrille step. Top couples (in each set) cross, still with joined hands, taking...
- Contributor: Frank M. Reed
- Date: 1874-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 26 of The dancer's guide and ball-room companion 26 next four, partners cross to opposite places: advance and retire as before and re-cross to places. Then the lady at the top of her line, and the gentleman at the bottom...
- Contributor: Frank M. Reed
- Date: 1874-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 27 of The dancer's guide and ball-room companion 27 are all we have found it necessary to use in the foregoing directions:— Balancez . Set to partners. " aux veins . Set to corners. " quatre en ligne . Set...
- Contributor: Frank M. Reed
- Date: 1874-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 28 of The dancer's guide and ball-room companion Good Books Mailed on Receipt of Price. Preserving and Manufacturing Secrets.—This book gives plain directions for preserving, canning, and storing all kinds of fruits and vegetables, and for manufacturing all kinds of...
- Contributor: Frank M. Reed
- Date: 1874-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 29 of The dancer's guide and ball-room companion Art of Ventriloquism.—Contains simple and full directions by which any one may acquire this amusing art, with numerous examples for practice. Also instructions for making the magic whistle, for imitating birds, animals,...
- Contributor: Frank M. Reed
- Date: 1874-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 30 of The dancer's guide and ball-room companion Love and Courtship Cards.—Sparking, Courting, and Love-Making all made easy by the use of these Cards. They are arranged with such apt conversation that you will be able to ask the momentous...
- Contributor: Frank M. Reed
- Date: 1874-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 31 of The dancer's guide and ball-room companion Courtship and Marriage; or, The Mysteries of Making Love fully Explained.—This is an entirely new work on most interesting subject. Contents .—First steps in courtship; Advice to both parties at the outset;...
- Contributor: Frank M. Reed
- Date: 1874-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 32 of The dancer's guide and ball-room companion GOOD BOOKS FOR YOUNG AND OLD, MARRIED AND SINGLE. CENTS Robinson Crusoe , profusely illustrated 30 The Shadow Pantomime -A miniature theatre for the little ones 30 How to Write Short-hand -Odell's...
- Contributor: Frank M. Reed
- Date: 1874-01-01