The Society news. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-18??, 1883-10-13
WHAT WE DO.
OCCURRENCES THAT BRIGHTEN OUR
DAILY EXISTENCE.

Professor A. s. Webster, at his dancing
academy In the Opera House, and started
the conversation by asking what his pros
| poets were for the season. The professor
| being at leisure for few moments talked
| upon the subject in point, and said: "The
| prospects for full classes and new dances
| was never better at this time of the year
| than at present. The season has opened
more brilliant than ever before, and argues
well for the lovers of dancing" "Will
| there be any new dances introduced this
| year," "New dances will not beintroduced
| until the middle or latter part of December.
| The committee on new dances of the Dane
| ing TeacheE9 Association, which meets an
| nually in New York city in January, will
send out at least four new dances-two
| round and two square-about the first of
| December Such dances as the five step and
/ racquet are now out of date and will have
| to be replaced with something new. I am
! now teaching q new waltz which / think
| will become very popular, as the step is very
| easy and it is in perfect waltz time, and to
/ my mind very beautiful l am now teach
| ing it to all my old scholars, all of whom
pronounce it pretty. Here the professor
| assisted the scribe to his feet and attempted
to give practical demonstration of the new
waltz, which would have gone splendidly
| had the scribe beea absent or the professor
| had hold of some one who could dance.
There will be but little change in the square
dances. The Pollacca and Robinson will
remain the prime fayorites, while the Col
lege and Saratoga lancers will come in for
their equal share of patronage and ap-
prevail" 'What are the prospects for balls
and sociables this season!" "Splendid.
| There seems to be disposition on the part
of the young men, who will be conspicuous
in dancing matters this season, to attempt
full dress parties. This will no doubt be the
rule of parties this year, as large numbers
I N,Fr
with full dress suits. This, don't think,
will affect the ladies who, no doubt, will
continue dressing in their usual style In at
tending parties. With the ladies it makes
little difference, but with the gentlemen it
would be decided improvement over the
old style of wearing street costumes on the
dancing floor" "What are the chances for
new music forlancers and plain quadrilles!"
"That is matter that rests with the mu-
q | sicans of the city, but there is no denying
a the fact that the music in this particular is
very old and needs renoyating. Take an
# orchestra in Philadelphia and as soon as
: tic UtS P;,,;.i;ali:lj TX f. LTflAi-- ~
}, have set of lancers written from it and in
e all probability play them in less than
week after the opera is sung. There is
J., decided lack of interest manifested by the
e musicians in this city in new dance music,
& for they appear to be thoroughly content
IS with being able to play the music of several
years ago and are loath to change Tor fear
| the dancers will not recognize it as lancers
. they are playing" ''Will you give matinees
' on Thanksgiving and Christmas" "Cer-
% tainly. | will have full orchestra and con-
duct the matinees on the same principle
:, always have, and as soon as the weather is
AZ sufficiently cold will give first-class mas
n querade. Yes" said the professor in answer
u TO a question. "My classes are all large
'e and have received great many applica-
tions from parties outside of the city, who
re wish me to start classes throughout the
r, State. In fact the season will undoubtedly
X be successful throughout in every particu-
st lar. l think there will be more dancing
this season than for several years past.
r. There will be the usual number of large
of parties besides the numerous smaller ones
C. given By different persons. All in all thu
to masters of the terpsicorian art need not be
alarmed lest there are no parties this winter,
-, for from present indications there will be as
ne | many as any one person will want to at
he tend" and with promise to keep the NEWS
in posted in dancing matters the professor
began making preparations to teach his
or large class of children, who were already
~ flocking into the academy.
on One of the most enjoyable concerts giver
IN in this city for some time past was that o.
lis the Philharmonic Orchestra, assisted by the
Trinity choir, on the occasion of the re
of opening OF the remodeled hall of the Insti
r tute, on Wednesday night last. The play
II. ing OF the orchestra was exceptionally good
S a but the finer effor of the various numbers
)li- were lost on account of the bad acoustic
properties of tie hall This defect tn,
,at directors of the hall attempted to remedy BY
Yer the alterations made, but without any very
are material effect as far as orchestral music il
VS. concerned. When but a few instruments
tn are being played the echo is hardly noticed
but when 20 or 25 musicians start off in
the piano passage, and then change to piano
oc- samo there is such a mixture of music ant
Of echo as to destroy the beauty of the music
ess and still leave the audience without thu
of pleasure of good old-fashioned echo. Tut
vocalists suffered from the same cause, bu
an were able with care and perfect enunciatioI
fiss to make themselves plainly heard, but thei
he selections were from necessity in slow time
or, had they attempted to sing something il
Pa quick or sprightly movement they woul(
have undoubtedly been overwhelmed will
low the impolite manner the hall has of ''talk
re ing back" The directors will make anothe
of effort to obviate the difficulty, but wha
,en their plans are is not known at present
nm Whether the arch over the stage is the caus
of the mischief is a mystery, buta soundin!
bo+ board is spoken of and which, if placed Ol
ar the stage, will either overcome the difficult
an or else discover where the trouble is. Som
ino seem to think it is caused by the balcony
ne9 Should this prove correct it would wei
her pay the directors to board it up entirely
Miss Rebecca j. Davis, teacher in tn
an Sunday school of the Second Baptis
rter Church, gave a birthday party at her home
ank No. 125 Market street, on Thursday ever
one ing Her Sunday school scholars and fe'
ws- of her most intimate friends were in a
like tendance. The guests danced, sung an
OF otherwise enjoyed themselves.
ose-
led: Cards are out for the wedding of Mi
cart Anna 7. Ritchie, daughter of Prof. RitctD
to Mr.. Charles s. Horn.