Dancecards

The "tasselled dancecards" that Stephen's mother has kept were staples of formal nineteenth century dances. Women carried small (approximately 2” x 4”) booklets with numbered lines corresponding to each piece of music. Men asked for the privilege of a given dance, and their names or initials were entered on the corresponding line.

John Hunt 2011


Source: gslisfs1.simmons.edu.


Source: gslisfs1.simmons.edu.