St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-11

Ideals have come and gone and social
gatherings and even calls during their
SojOurn seem to have been neglected. As
Easter Sunday approaches, coming events
seem to cast their shadows before, as
numerous projected gatherings are assum-
ing definite shape and their announcement
may be looked for Immediately after the
close ofIent.
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What means this sudden demand on the
part Of the society young men for saddle
horses-can it be that they are just begin
ming to appreciate the fact that horseback
riding is both a delightful exercise and a
pleasant recreation. AS an exercise. it
unites all the advantages of rowing, lawn
tennis and base ball, being sufficiently
active to develop muscle without fatiguing
too severely. One cannot desire a more
charming way to spend an afternoon in
pleasant weather than to mount a fine
Saddle-horse and canter over the hills, eX-
ploring the shady lanes, the beautiful wind
ing brdle-pathS to be found in almost any
direction just outside of the busy city, the
eyes charmed with the many beauties of
nature so Astounding in spring time, and
dOubly appreciated by the eye wearied by
the monOtonous sights of streets seen daily
for years. If horseback riding affords
what JOYS are in store for him who is
so fortunate as to have a fair friend
to canter by his side, rejecting from
her sparkling eyes all the beauties of ma
ture, and well it is so. otherwise the young
man cannot claim to have seen them. The
varied hues of the abundant wild flowers,
the songs of the birds, the chirp of the
cricket and the locust and the croalling of
the frogs are all lost to him, and, for the
time being, could have been left out of the
plan of creation and would not be missed.
What season can be more suitable than
spring in which to ride, for the poet says
that in the spring young mans fancy is
indeed susceptible to all the charms of ma
ture as represented in her fairest creation.
Many of the young ladies have not as yet
got their horses in from the country, but as
soon as that shall have been done many
horseback parties will be organized, and
1. behooves the young man to learn to ride
gracefully and to be sure of his seat, for
what would be more annoying than to be
deposited on the ground amidst a merry
party of riders? A firm seat is gained only
oy practice.
49,
The methods and style of dancing change
30 frequently that the National association
of the professors of dancing finds it neces-
sary to meet annually and adopt a uniform
method of teaching the various square and
fancy dances in order that the vagaries Of
TerpsichOre may not render it hazardous
for Western society man or woman to
WOO the tickle goddess in the East, or vice
versa. Those who have received instruc-
ton in dancing during the last two or three
years, or have kept pace with the changes
and Improvements made during that time,
can now enter ballroom anywhere, conf
dent that the waltz announced is the waltz
as danced at home; so with the lanciers and
other dances. 1t is not the intention of the
association to prevent changes from year to
year, but that given step when adopted
shall be taught uniformly in all schools
of dancing until changed by the same
authority at stated meeting.
and so one season will find the slow and
graceful glide the foundation of all the
dances, which in its turn is displaced by
the mad and rushing step in which the
chief aim seems to be to reach a given
point in a given time. The plain quadrille,
which seems to have almost entirely disap-
peared from the ball rooms for the past sea-
sons, is again coming into fashion, and
quadrille parties are becoming very popular
IN the East. OF the other square dances
the Saratoga lanciers is perhaps danced
more frequently, and is highly popular
The centennial lanciers is also beautiful
and pleasant dance which requires eight
couples, and is. therefore. more sociable
than the Saratoga lanciers. after which il