Fun!
And on the same general subject, the Library of Congress has a
collection of historic dance manuals that includes some etiquette
books -- I know I've seen a description of how to host a "Washington
Ball" in one of them, but it was from my own grandmother's era (1910-
ish) and so doesn't answer the original question. The illustration
showing a "Martha Washington" costume was delightfully
Edwardian. ;-) If you go to http://www.loc.gov/index.html and put
"Washington Ball" in the search box you'll probably find it... or
search the "American Memory" section of their website for An American
Dance Companion.
Suzanne
(who of course can NOT find the pages she printed over a year ago
from that etiquette manual)
On Feb 6, 2008, at 1:01 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Cin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: February 6, 2008 12:26:35 PM CST
To: h-cost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [h-cost] Re: 1867 Washington DC Fashion question
The John Hay quote sounds like a description of an early version of
historical re-enactment.
There are many sites, particularly in VA that do GW Birthnight Balls
and similar events.
http://oha.alexandriava.gov/oha-main/gw200/oha-gw-birthnight.html
http://www.washingtonbirthday.net/html/events.html
I also remember Carlyle House in Alexandria VA doing them.
Sounds like fun. I'd go, if DC wasnt the other end of the country.
--cin
Cynthia Barnes
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