Art's failure earlier was not his fault. Some pooka left a banana peel on the ballroom floor and he slipped, stepped on his partners train, and ripped part of her dress off.
Gossip later said that this was planned by said partner to get Art alone with her in a state of disarray, but he completely missed any cues and instead insisted on wrapping his suitcoat around her waist until she could find the emergency tailor.
