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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

On Dec 15, 2024, at 08:33, Ellen Moody via groups.io <ellen.moody@...> wrote:

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 just noticed this comment: I haven’t followed the entire thread, so pardon me if this is out of place.

I can say that gloves were, absolutely, worn in every single reconstruction of dance from the late Georgian and Victorian eras, in which I participated

FWIW, I actually did not investigate the matter for myself. It was just so assumed that I just never thought to question it.

-blake

Gloves were worn at dances. These were not the same gloves worn outside
the house or in cold weather. Ladies had to have many pairs of gloves.
The thinnest and most elevate were for dancing. They removed them to eat.
One never wore gloves when eating. Men removed outside gloves when they
entered a house but wore evening gloves while dancing. Ladies wore gloves
when ever they were outside the house and when visiting and dancing.
Dancing gloves were evening gloves and were not everyday gloves worn
outside.
Nancy


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