Hello listers, In an earlier message I asked if anyone had heard of a Quadrille Office in Geelong in 1858. The list was particularly quiet on this one so I googled and came up with the idea that it may have been a government mapping office. This idea was based on the fact that there is still available quadrille graph paper which can be used in mapping (and because I have absolutely no other ideas!). Is there some kind soul who could look up directories for the period and see if there was a mapping office listed, or any other government office in Malop St East? With thanks, -- Jenny Coates (Boyer) Harkaway, Victoria

Adding to the discussion about the word quadrille I offer the following information found on the web including where it has been used in literature! Quadrille (which means 'equestrian macramé' in Latin) is when a mounted team (mounted on horses) perform intricate and beautiful interfacing patterns, like a military drill team. QUADRILLE RULED PADS Lines of equal weight ruled across both directions of the sheet. SOCIOLOGY OF DANCE The quadrille is an early case of cultural globalisation. A French dance which might have been Scottish and certainly had a bit of English in it, but which came to have a special resonance for 19th century African and Creole slaves in the Caribbean. Fashionable late 18th- and 19th-century dance for four couples in square formation. quadrille (noun) 1 a square dance of five or more figures for four or more couples 2 a piece of music for such a dance, alternating between simple duple and compound duple time [ETYMOLOGY: 18th Century: via French from Spanish cuadrilla, diminutive of cuadro square, from Latin quadra] quadrille (noun) an old card game for four players [ETYMOLOGY: 18th Century: from French, from Spanish cuartillo, from cuarto fourth, from Latin quartus, influenced by quadrille1 quadrillé(e) [kad?ije]adjectif [papier] squared As the first quadrille had already been given to Vronsky, she had to promise this youth the second. Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo (Alice began to say `I once tasted--' but checked herself hastily, and said `No, never') `--so you can have no idea what a delightful thing a Lobster Quadrille is - Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Carroll, Lewis At the same moment--to the astonishment of her friends and admirers--Miss Clara Burnham threw the quadrille into confusion by making a mistake The Frozen Deep by Collins, Wilkie Lobster Quadrille Only slightly inspired by Lewis Carroll's poem, a quadrille is also architectural drafting paper. A South Staffordshire Enamel Quadrille Counter Tray, Circa 1770, oval shape and made to hold the gambling pieces for the game of Quadrille. Some restoration Enjoy! Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: <JnnyB@aol.com> To: <AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 12:31 PM Subject: [GEELONG] Quadrille Office - Mapping office? > Hello listers, > > In an earlier message I asked if anyone had heard of a Quadrille Office in Geelong in 1858. The list was particularly quiet on this one so I googled and came up with the idea that it may have been a government mapping office. This idea was based on the fact that there is still available quadrille graph paper which can be used in mapping (and because I have absolutely no other ideas!). > > Is there some kind soul who could look up directories for the period and see if there was a mapping office listed, or any other government office in Malop St East? > > With thanks, > -- > Jenny Coates (Boyer) > Harkaway, Victoria > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== > Geelong & District and Bellarine Indexes : > http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/gdbksrc1.asp > http://www.zades.com.au/bellhs/bpnmsrc1.asp >

Hi Mary, I enjoyed your posting. Between you and me I sent a short comment recently, Quadrille perfume by Balenciaga - beautifu; stuff, got rubbished, things like horse .....! Anyway. steph.