I imagine they took their gloves off. The ostensiblypupose was to preclude human skin touching human skin direct;y, so it was directed related to dancing.
I will try to remember to watch this video tonight, Dorothy. I have a vague memory of seeing it before. The dancing sequences in the heritage or traditonal-faithful adaptations were often the highlight, the most exciting moment of the film. The 1995 and thereafter 1996 (albeitly briefly) made the waterscapes the most visually arousing. The recent Sanditon took off from both.
Let's think about water in Austen, through her brothers as sailors, in her novls as longing in Emma, and flowering (mixed metaphor) out in Persuasion, Sanditon. I suggest this store of imagery is more effective than the gothic. I was asked to review an article on Austen and water seen from an 18th century perspective -- it was a formof energy, a weapon of war (ships' uses), a means of transportation, for holidays, health Remember the technology behind fountains, the books of lake scapes. I have a group of articles I could share if anyone is interested. There are some in Persuasions on the use of water in the Austen films. Great Britain is an island country.
Ellen
Ellen Moody