Arrangement does have an 1890s feel but the tune is not as old as it seems. Written in 1936 in the early swing era. given all sorts of arrangements since then. This one is fun like many others.
It's so cute! So Decadent! This song is like a Time Machine - it takes me back to Much Happier Times... Our Belle Epoque... It has passed in Time... Today's world is so Terrible!
There's a southpaw in my band who plays guitar, mandolin, and fiddle upside down. Not especially nonconformist, just that that's how he learned from his dad.