Home › Ethics & the Conduct of Life › The Gentleman and Lady’s Book of Politeness › Chapter III — Of Balls, Concerts, and Public ShowsThe Gentleman and Lady’s Book of Politenessby Élisabeth Celnart51 of 61 · Contents · Download EPUBChapter III Of Balls, Concerts, and Public Shows These amusements presuppose a fortune, and good ton; the practice of society, therefore, and consequently a forgetfulness of the precepts of politeness in respect to them, would be truly preposterous. ‹ PreviousSection III — Little Sports and Games of SocietyNext ›Section I — Of Balls12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152535455565758596061← Back to The Gentleman and Lady’s Book of Politeness