Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The Opinions expressed in the following pages on various matters directly or indirectly connected, with dancing are not in any way restricted by the conventional notions that are usually entertained respecting such matters. The book, therefore, is in no sense to be regarded as a ball - room guide. On the contrary, whatever information it con tains is chiefly of a kind that is not be found in ball-room guides, or, indeed, in any work on dancing that has hitherto been published.
