tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post1857956877210108248..comments2024-03-24T14:31:06.532+13:00Comments on Timespanner: And the dance went on ... County balls from 1877Timespannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-14651416075916031922013-09-21T17:24:52.221+12:002013-09-21T17:24:52.221+12:00This comment accidentally deleted. From Andrew:
&...This comment accidentally deleted. From Andrew:<br /><br />"Dance cards were already dead when I was a kid. But there were was the alternative, the 'promise' of a dance. I certainly remember the country balls and country dances. What an effort the women put into their appearance. How awful were the men who stood outside the venue and drank beer. Truly awful were the women who Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-24342256080426620132013-09-21T17:23:59.729+12:002013-09-21T17:23:59.729+12:00This comment accidentally deleted. From Hels:
&qu...This comment accidentally deleted. From Hels:<br /><br />"I love these written records and cards. The balls were probably way too exclusive for our tastes, but the contemporary information may not be available from other sources. The book "Fromelles", for example, relied on newspaper records like these a number of times.<br /><br />On second thoughts, county balls were probably theTimespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.com