tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post5635628312344644709..comments2024-03-08T07:03:12.909-05:00Comments on Life at Willow Manor: pencil me inTess Kincaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-59171223679050036032009-10-11T16:22:19.921-04:002009-10-11T16:22:19.921-04:00Back in the early '70s when I was a student at...Back in the early '70s when I was a student at a public high school I often attended dances with friends who went to a Catholic high school. The difference between our school dances and theirs was that they often passed out dance cards. We loved them! There we were in jeans or cords and sweaters concentrating on our dance cards. Thanks for refreshing this memory for me!A Scatteringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03071957279379194840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-58449344319793042462009-10-07T10:46:57.260-04:002009-10-07T10:46:57.260-04:00Speaking of dance cards, and knowing your interest...Speaking of dance cards, and knowing your interest in film, I thought I'd mention one of the great motion pictures of France's golden age: "Un Carnet de Bal": "Dance Card."<br /><br />They used just about everyone who was anyone in France in the thirties in this movie: Jouvet, Raimu, Francoise Rosay, Fernandel, among others. For anyone interested in the history of French film, it's a must.Berownehttp://www.savagereflections.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-59263383807071387712009-10-07T08:40:24.932-04:002009-10-07T08:40:24.932-04:00When I was seventeen, we had dance cards for our s...When I was seventeen, we had dance cards for our senior prom. I still have my dance card among the keepsakes of my youth in Ohio.judy in kyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810068743975026564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-59115263655681701592009-10-07T04:47:44.807-04:002009-10-07T04:47:44.807-04:00I shall come as Groucho Marx this time, Willow.
G...I shall come as Groucho Marx this time, Willow.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-72160072137248401932009-10-06T18:35:10.094-04:002009-10-06T18:35:10.094-04:00Number 49 here !! great piece of history, really e...Number 49 here !! great piece of history, really enjoyed this post. I'll be here next week. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-52618870221535065402009-10-06T14:40:18.125-04:002009-10-06T14:40:18.125-04:00I remember learning about this at a Waltzing semin...I remember learning about this at a Waltzing seminar I went to at a Summer Program. The organizer of the event started the whole thing off with a lecture on Victorian English mannors when it came to formal events. It is super cool.Cailynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09098878196313487175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-91053982054622627642009-10-06T14:29:04.864-04:002009-10-06T14:29:04.864-04:00very cool history on the dance card...and nice pic...very cool history on the dance card...and nice pics as well...will be dropping by for a quick visit!Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-64148318529279850702009-10-06T13:17:08.841-04:002009-10-06T13:17:08.841-04:00Michael, consider yourself penciled in...with ink!...Michael, consider yourself penciled in...with ink!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-77611356600007465662009-10-06T13:06:59.461-04:002009-10-06T13:06:59.461-04:00I've always loved the idea of dance cards, I&#...I've always loved the idea of dance cards, I'm a fan of Jane Austen but I've never seen one...thanks for sharing.Stacey J. Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08059617724860253448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-25952478005738187582009-10-06T13:03:50.682-04:002009-10-06T13:03:50.682-04:00Yes, this was really cool! What a difference to to...Yes, this was really cool! What a difference to today discos! :-)))Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-51740623161588296392009-10-06T12:45:13.534-04:002009-10-06T12:45:13.534-04:00What delightful memorabilia Willow. For some reaso...What delightful memorabilia Willow. For some reason my imagination is full of the Duchess of Richmond's Ball, held in Brussels on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo.Goodness gracious me.<br />I blame it all on your dance card and my spats....grinning<br />A battle notwithstanding, please add my name to your dance card.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01097990715636294118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-46284663876493790022009-10-06T12:38:14.019-04:002009-10-06T12:38:14.019-04:00QMM, welcome! Yes, please do come. The more the me...QMM, welcome! Yes, please do come. The more the merrier, for sure.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-52461481279377046842009-10-06T12:37:32.592-04:002009-10-06T12:37:32.592-04:00Derrick, you will be surprised at who shows up at ...Derrick, you will be surprised at who shows up at the Manor Ball!!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-9656591053523415432009-10-06T12:04:25.766-04:002009-10-06T12:04:25.766-04:00Great history and illustration as well. I love thi...Great history and illustration as well. I love thinking about how phrases come into common usage in the language. <br /><br />I've got you penciled in on my calendar!steviewrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233066158555762167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-7481569592564182632009-10-06T11:59:37.149-04:002009-10-06T11:59:37.149-04:00Oh I loved your post. When I was a young girl my t...Oh I loved your post. When I was a young girl my town had a Cotillion Club. We held a yearly dance and as you got into the Jr and Sr. classes you got to put the Cotillion on. Of course we had dance cards. Oh I wish I could find some of those old pictures. I just popped over from Linda's site and would love to come to your dance.HH and I have danced all our 50 years together. I will be posting your event.<br />QMMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-64144747825005420672009-10-06T11:33:41.368-04:002009-10-06T11:33:41.368-04:00Hello Willow,
I love the scene in 'Meet Me In...Hello Willow,<br /><br />I love the scene in 'Meet Me In St. Louis' when Esther ends up having to dance with all the awful boys as penance for trying to foist them on Lon's girlfriend! Who knows, we may see them at the Manor Ball?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-38665860837218447782009-10-06T11:20:44.723-04:002009-10-06T11:20:44.723-04:00Just imagine how awful it must have been if nobody...Just imagine how awful it must have been if nobody signed your card and you stood on the sidelines watching everyone else dance.French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-68730694255960258092009-10-06T10:12:46.240-04:002009-10-06T10:12:46.240-04:00Dance cards.
Adore them.
And
I use the term all th...Dance cards.<br />Adore them.<br />And<br />I use the term all the time!<br />Though I must admit I often get a blank stare .. . . must be showing my age.studioJudithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05560914513878435960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-50929359467852424302009-10-06T10:10:05.577-04:002009-10-06T10:10:05.577-04:00Weaver, yes!! The more outrageous, the better. Fun...Weaver, yes!! The more outrageous, the better. Fun-fun!!!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-37126390336455459702009-10-06T10:07:45.618-04:002009-10-06T10:07:45.618-04:00Yeah it's the fisrt time I get an invitation t...Yeah it's the fisrt time I get an invitation to ballet,I won't turn it down!Be there ;)Candiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09820349874923006162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-77950970351519820652009-10-06T10:06:24.972-04:002009-10-06T10:06:24.972-04:00I wouldn;t miss it for the world only I have still...I wouldn;t miss it for the world only I have still got to find something to wear - I rather fancy making a huge impact in a Zandra Rhodes outfit - what do you think? Something reallly outrageous - that is my alter ego speaking.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-58565783097709411052009-10-06T10:03:05.811-04:002009-10-06T10:03:05.811-04:00Lynette, I was hoping Herr Mozart would be accompa...Lynette, I was hoping Herr Mozart would be accompanying you! He was quite the center of attention last year, if my memory serves me right. :DTess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-58916074752062968282009-10-06T10:02:50.071-04:002009-10-06T10:02:50.071-04:00The dressers are dressing, the hatters are hatting...The dressers are dressing, the hatters are hatting and the cobblers are...well whatever cobblers do to make shoes! I'll be there with 'bells on'! <br /><br />Willow, what a wonderful event you are planning. Wouldn't miss it for the world. I thought I might bring Alexander the Great, I hear he doesn't get out much anymore. Well, must rush out, the shoes the cobbler completed yesterday pinch, so will need to have them stretched. Can't risk sitting out a dance.CHummelKornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10862056292807754590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-7990009157849857252009-10-06T09:10:26.903-04:002009-10-06T09:10:26.903-04:00interesting fact. the dance is gaining in momentu...interesting fact. the dance is gaining in momentum.sukipoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351851210507048174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-34946016619349939802009-10-06T09:02:00.996-04:002009-10-06T09:02:00.996-04:00i will try to pencil you in as well. my hubby mig...i will try to pencil you in as well. my hubby might honestly think i've lost my marbles in blogland after this though. :)<br /><br />lovely history of the dancecard. i had one cheesy version at my 8th grade dance and i dare say that the only people i danced with with the 3 girlfriends that went with me as a group.silversmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01095752445486289081noreply@blogger.com