After the customary
words of greeting and a few brief bits of pleasantry, you set off
with your partner for the dance.
Arrived at the East Shore Club, you find the party in "full
swing," and after shaking hands with your host and hostess, you
should ask your partner if she would care to dance.
The first three times that she steps on your left foot, you
should politely murmur, "My fault." But when she begins to sing
in your ear it is proper to steer her over toward the "stag line"
in order to petition for an injunction or a temporary restraining
order.
The "stag line" consists of a group of the wisest, shrewdest and
most hard-hearted young men ever gathered together under one
roof. The original purpose of a "stag line" was to provide a
place where unattached young men might stand while searching for
a partner, but the institution has now come to be a form of
Supreme Court, passing life or death sentence upon the various
debutantes who pass before it.
After you have piloted your partner five times along the length
of this line you have a pretty fair idea as to her merits or
demerits, and, in this particular case, you have a pretty fair
idea as to just what the evening holds out for you. When the
music stops you should therefore lead the girl over to a chair
and ask to be allowed to bring her a glass of punch.
Instead of going directly to the punch bowl, you should turn your
steps toward the "stag line.
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