I could tell you for nineteenth century, but not earlier. (yes.) Check out the dance manual link that someone recently posted on the Library of Congress site--I remember looking there at 17th and 19th century manuals, so perhaps they had some from the 18th as well.
Ann in CT --- Suzi Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can anyone tell me if > ladies wore gloves when dancing - we are talking > high status, without > being at court. If you have written or text proof I > would really > appreciate a pointer in that direction, as the > fashion plates are not > really helpful. They show them being worn with court > dress and with > full dress, but I cannot find anything that says > "Ball dress!) > > Suzi __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume