Professional Actress Millie Juraschek Shipe Having a Ball: Victorian Ballroom Etiquette and Costume  by Meredith Bean McMath  "Having a Ball" features the occasionally silly but often sensible rules of 19th century ballroom etiquette, beginning with etiquette's unique history as "an American democratic right." Living history participants model reproduction ball gowns, with examples ranging from country ball gowns to those found in Richmond high society or state affairs in the Capitol City.  The 1997 Oatlands Lecture was videotaped and became The History Channel "History Showcase" video "Having a Ball: Ballroom Costume, Etiquette and Dance in the Midst of the Rebellion," which aired several times on the History Channel between 1998 and 2000. One-hour presentation with questions and answers. For further information and availability, contact Meredith Bean McMath. Past productions: Girl Scouts Convention, Manassas, VA; Nov. '96, Old Dominion Cotillion, Oatlands Plantation, Nov. '96; 1997 Elizabeth Carter Lecture Series, Oatlands Plantation; Elderhostel, Foxcroft School, Middleburg, VA; June '99; National Romance Writers Convention, Washington D.C.; July 2000.   To learn more about the Victorian Ballroom, visit McMath's Inquire Within: A How-to Book ofVictorian Entertainment. To view a web site devoted to the history of dance cards, visit The Dance Card Museum or view a gentleman's 1867 dance card.