All Things Georgian
Social Meetings
The social meetings of the fashionable world consist of balls, musical parties, and routs. The latter appear to be formed on the model of the Italian conversaziones; except that they are in general so crowded, as entirely to preclude conversation. Cards, upon these occasions, are usually provided for the senior part of the company.
An evening party, George Cruikshank. The Met
General Expense of these Entertainments
The expense attendant on these entertai...
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