The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-08
a Woman'S Views on Dancing,
with mud without mugging.

l"lt1lIA' In the ST. Louis H. publican.I
1t has been my fortune lately to come
across in two or three of the leading pa.
pers Of the country, the Republican
among others, several articles written by
the stronger sex against woman's waltz.
log. But am strayins from the
subject, and will state without further
delay the directors chief objections.
They are OF three kinds, and shall be
treated with the accuracy and coucisenesS
which such grave topics deserve. I'm.
prints, he objects to lady's WALKING be.
cause il necessitates gen,lemans placing
his arm about her waist, and contends that
by submitting to this necessity her sensi'
btlity and delicacy are Invariably warped.
Yet the same man who cries out against
the lack Of mOdesty in the young lady
who allows her waist TO be en-
circIed in a ball room, will pull his
friends sister down a back stairway, or
into distant corner, for the purpose OF
going through an osculatory exercise
aud l. no little disgus,ed II she fails to
appreciate the situation. II there Ia any
magnetic influence to DO derived from the
pressure Of u coat sleeve, l, for one, have
never discovered 1t, and would as will.
ingly dance with a moving machine, ii it
could steer and keep time, as with aman;
and am not an exception to tho rule.
The generality Of women dance for the
pure love OF dancing. The moment the
waltz, polka or schOttiscbe begins, they
lose ali consciousness Of time, place and
hour, and feel only the influence OF the
music, tho exhilarating exercise, and the
fascination Of floating, as it were, through
a sea Of lights and pretty faces. The
hSbitue OF ballroom dances with Us
little thought as she rides, walks, skates
or participates in any other amusement
Of the day. ITO the pure in thought all
things are pure"
Ia the second place men-these immac::
ulAte pieces OF humanity-compiain OF
too great display Of feet and ankles.
Were they speaking OF their own w,
should wave the question for the sake oil
politeucS. As il is, however, We beg
leave to inform them that d woman who
dances we'll, will waltz for whnle even
ing without once showing either, though
pretty as they are, there Is no motive Tor
the concealment. On tho other hand,
should she be ever so awkward, they are
entirely hidden by long and flowing
skirt, As to the last objection-a lady's
face becoming moist and heated-it is
impossible for this to occur unless the
waltz bs prolonged for too long time, or
the dance take place en- pleine dele; Should
the former happen, however, and flush,
from over fatigue, make It's appearance, II
she can bear il, perhaps her partner can
Men do not always resemble an Apollo
Belvidere; then why require poor poor
woman " look Venus di Medicis every
hour in the day?
have not time to state what an even
ing would be without dancing, nor what
would become Of all the stifineSs; gossip
and ennui that exists until 1t begins, but
am quite sure that were It done away
with BY fashion, the wine.Stupid persons
out after ten, who used their feet better
than their tongues, would be as much out
o. place as SeVre vase in themiddlO Of q
pine forest.
Some Of Noahs disciples have asked Il
women wanted to dance, why they were
not saiihed with quadrille OF tie Lam