In nineteenth century Britain women and men enjoyed frequenting music and dance halls with friends and family. They took the chance to meet new people and dance with them or listen to music. Though both genders could be found at these events, men still took this chance to pass judgment on women – good and bad. They perceived women based on their attire and actions and based on this, decided if they wanted to engage in social activities. Overall, music and dance halls were a way to relax and partake in fun with others. This particular type of social situation is the topic of the short story “To Every Man A Damsel Or Two” by Arthur Cosslett Smith, and a painting by Walter Sickert entitled “Ada Lundberg.” Both works can be found in the highly controversial magazine due to to the colour and the content, The Yellow Book, from the 1890s. Both of these works portray working class women and the male gaze in the social setting of the music hall. Music halls in this time were important “in the formation not only of modern British working-class culture but of the culture of the nation as a whole,” due to the idea of the time that singing and dancing led to “alcoholism, domestic abuse, and delinquency,” according to people of a higher class (Vicinus, 1999). Beyond the stereotypical idea of male dominance, women began to take center stage in the 1890s and in an interesting turn of events, are the focus of these two works.