Montreal Daily Star,
24 October 1888, page 2
Editor Etiquette Department:
Will you kindly describe a “Cinderella Ball,” the costumes worn, etc., and oblige. A reader.
Ans—The “Cinderella” has been called pre-eminently “a young people’s dance.” Parties of this kind are of a very informal nature, the guests are expected to come very early and to leave before twelve o’clock, or at that hour, on no account must the dancing be kept up after that time. Invitations for these entertainments have “Cinderella” or “dancing from eight to twelve” (according to taste) written in the right hand corner of the card, the date being on the left hand. Refreshments are given towards the close of the evening these must be of a light and unpretentious description, as nothing is given which cannot be eaten with a fork. No knives are laid. The things to be “eaten” with a fork are sandwiches, jellies and sweets of various kinds; ices and fruit are also sometimes added. The beverages consist of tea, coffee, lemonade, etc. Very few square dances are given at a “Cinderella”. The programme is almost entirely made up of fast dances, in which the waltz preponderates, as it always finds favor with young people. We are sorry that we cannot give any particular or decided information with regard to the style of dress which is worn on these occasions. We have been told that costumes are frequently arranged from descriptions of those in children’s story books of the same date as that in which the heroine figured from whom this dance is supposed to take its name, the chief number of costumes being taken from the fairy tale of the “Glass slipper.”
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