The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-12-25

vices. The dance of David is held BIZ
some 20 nave been immOdest. that he
wore not 3 sufficient amoune of clothes
but l fnd be wore a robe entirelv cover.
ing his BODY to point below the knee
IL all dances were danced from A reli-
/ gious point and we're the dances ofioy. a
IL the Bible, would ind no fault. but
there should be some comparison be
tween the old and the new. In the
Bible there i no instance Of social dane
/ ing Tor amusement except that of irreli
gious females described BY Solomon and
the case Of the dance OF amusement he
fore King HerOd, who was a bad man.
while Salome, the principal in the
dance, was a woman loose in morals.
There IS no more comparison between
the ancient dances and the modern than
between the theater and the church
Modern Ihespian wee is curse of the
community, lnasmuch as il is inimical
70 virtue. II men and women would do
their dancing separately il would not
be as popular as chopping wood. In
Olden times the dance went on during
the day, but nov It's past the hour
when all respectable people are in bed
ere the musicians tune their instru
ments. We hear there grew up q strong
desire Tor dancing as an amusement IL
ancient Rome, but il wrought such bad
associations that II was considered be
meath the better class TO practice II, and
became scOrned 10 such an extent that
the statesme. and orators said none but
mailman or drunkard participated IL
II. Paris IS the center Of dancing.
fashion and folly. DR.. Bairi. who
studied Partisan society, said. A viz
tuous woman Is harl 10 be found, aud
fully one-half the children now IN Paris
are OF uncertaiR parenIage. 1he greai
need OF France Is mothers TO take care
oI the children who are brought into
the world 10 live and die a life OF vice
From Paris come troops of dancing
masters who purchase a fiddle aud two
paper collars and then advertise u
teach the children Of America pOlishe-
manners. When | was IN the west
knew positively Of four young, beauu-
tul and yirtuOu ladies VINO were ruined
by these dancing masters. They say
dancing Is innocent amusement, anu
that little affairs III home are not harm
iul. That may be so, but dancing
schools and all. kinds Of balls are i'm
moral, especially 'he pubic balls, where
the young women dance with gamblers
and Hberunes. No one returns froa.
such a ball as pure in mind as thsy
started. Dancing Is said 10 be an ac- |
-omplshment. That may be, but
knowledge OF how to COOK, read, write
and be thoroughly proficient IN your
profession or trade Is, IN my mind, q far |
greater accomplishment. The chef Oi /
police in New York Ci.y said that three
quarters of the girls ruined meet their
ate through dancing. Apart from the /
immortality, dancing Is not cOnduciye
% health. a girl will enter the ball
Dom and dance harder than she Youla
Sork, and then all overheated seek tine
,pen air to refresh herself. They arrive
Il the dance with sparkling eyes, bright,
osy cheeks and a nappy expression on
heir faces. They go away tired, with
lull eyes and ColOrless face. Late hours,
light lacing and an insufficient amount
Il clothes hasten death and God says
thou shalt not kill The polka waltz
n fact, all round dances-shOuld be
from decent society. 1 can't
ee how a maiden can allow herself to
e embraced by any and all she meets
I an evening. Young ladies, listen let
10 man put his arm about your waist
nul you are married, aud then allow
one out your husband that privilege.
lark well what say and you will keep
ourself out of the divorce court.-ReT.
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