Show The handkerchief should not be thrown on the floor of the ballroom i only out of consideration for the ladies The floor of the ballroom is always dusty and if a handkerchief is thrown upon it i naturally get some of tho dust Then when the handkerchief is picked up it is taken in the i hand of the gentleman and pressed against the dress of the lady with whom he I is dancing and he also uses it on his face When a dusty handkerchief is passed along a light silk or satin dress it generally leaves some mark and after a few applications the dress is not fit to wear The boys also use their dusty handkerchiefs handker-chiefs to wipe off their moist hands and so give the young lady an excuse who remarked re-marked to the writer at the University bal I wish the boys would wash their hands You wouldt think those gloves had ever been clean |