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The Fashionable Dancer's Casket
Confident now that it was safe to proceed, the contents of this book are similar to many of the dance manuals of the time period. The majority of the book is devoted to the steps of various dances. However, in order for everyone to properly appear at the ballroom and, once there, to excercise proper decorum, there are sections devoted to attire for both ladies and gentlemen and etiquette while present. Regarding the latter subject, we found the following excerpt to contain some very
useful advice: 192 pages. Paperbound. Price: $9.95
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The first question I had when I saw the title of this book was, "What
does a casket (which we equate with a coffin) have to do with dancing? Dancing on
someone's grave maybe?? Or maybe dancing until the participants drop dead??" So,
pulling out the 1861 edition of Webster's Dictionary,
I found that he defined casket as "a small chest or box, for jewels or other small
articles." Taking a little license then, a casket as used here would be something
small, holding a collection of similar items.