Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-11

Cannon, Of Illinois, Makes q success.
ful Dcbus-BOusclle, Burnets, Rob
Vance and Others Pretty Lively with
their Heels.

washington Cor. New York Sun.
WASHINGTON, Feb 5.--Joe Cannon, Of Illinois, has
Joined the Congressional walters willard Hail
was the scene The proprietors OF willards are In
the habit OF giving weekly hops there during the
season, to amuse and entertain the young women
whom they are sheltertng under their roof for the
session. The dancing Is done on the floor OF the
hall on F street connecting with the hotel, and
used miscellaneousy on other occasions for lee
lures. conventions and church fairs. Mrs Can
non Is usually one OF the chaperones and her
two pretty daughters, Helen and Mabel, are
among the girls constantly in demand by the
youngsters who wear pumps to spin about In. But
the head Of the family Joined the group on Fri.
Gay night. and danced with an enthusiasm ana
earnestness that would have delighted his COL
leagues on the appropriations committee Joe
Cannon never would be mistaken for a dude,
though. His plain, honest face has q good growth
Of brown beard on it, and his expression Is de-
cidedly matter OF fact. When he bangs his desk
part in lively set-to with politics in It, the men,
bers crowd up around him and watch the beads OF
M on his high the old
crowded about in still denser groups If they could
have seen his boot tips twinkle In the air, keeping
johann strauss wrote Hewas tightly buetoned up
in frock coat, and showed great skill In selecting
partners AT first he went In for Saratoga lam
trfcate, and he did not seem TO enjoy hustling
around In the grand right and left over much.
The s end led him 81 his
AT any rate, he did not seem to warm up TO his
work until he started in on a swaying sinuous
waltz. Mr.. Cannon took In the old style, however
OF four straight steps, then a slow reverse His
legs iimberet up quickly, and his eyes beamed
lie plainly felt that he was making hit, and so
ne was. When the evening was over the republ-
can head OF the appropriations committee was
ongratulated on his dancing by pretty girls and
admlring young dudes alike.
But Cannon has rivals on the waxed floor. There
are couple up at the Hamilton. Capt ChaS. A.
boutelle, the Maine thunderbolt, is very hight on
''Nanon." Capt. Boutelle's style OF waltzing DIFF
fers from Cannon's The Maine thunderbot is
grandlose and LOFTY While the Illinois member
bends his knees with a tricksy grace, the Down
Easter performs Roger de Coverly step. He Is
dancing less this winter than last, but when he
does go on the floor he is more picturesque. He
has been af1Nctej with q boil on the neck ever
since he arrived In Washington 20 attend the
Firtfeth Congress His doctor has forbidden him
to wear collars to prevent irritation OF the neck.
so he has adopted instead the practice or wearing
soft white silk handkerchiefs about his neck ,fasten
Ing them In front with different scarf-pins from
day TO day, much as II he were rival OF the Bald
Eagle, James William Hustled.
congressman Morrow, OF California, like Capt.
30 Boqdelle has daughter growing up TO- The age
Waiting. MIR. Morrow has handsome head OF
gray hair and gray mOustache, and is an excel
lent performer or the SchottiSche. He dances with
true Pacinc-coast vim and verve, swinging out on
the door with the first bar OF strain from Wald-
teufel continuing 10 the very end, and coming In
In perfect wind.
Edward Burnett. OF Massachusetts, the manu-
facturcr OF Deerfoot-farm sausage, Il, however,
probably the most active dancing man in Con-
gIess. He Is one OF the gayest society men In the
city, and Second Controller SgOurney Butler, who
claims TO represent BOstOn's jeunesse dOree at the
capital, has had work to keep abreast OF his COM
paniOn In popularity. Mr. Burnett was prominent
as one OF the most graceful dancers at the charity
DALI the swell society public show OF the winter,
white at the foreign legation affairs and such en-
tertainments as the german Mrs. Grant gave for
her daughter Adele, the son-in-law OF James Rus
sell Lowell trips as fantastic toe as the most gal
liant lieutenant in stars and bars. Mr.. Burnetts
brown Vandyke beard looks well over q claw
hammer coat and ocean OF FURNISHED linen.
Perry Belmont belongs to the Waiting cOntin-
gent-that is, he can lead german cleverly II lie
should choose, but he has refused to choose long
That he has become very, very rusty. Congress
man hopkins, OF Illinois, is diStinguiShed-iOok-
Ing man IN the ballroom, and people who go to the
bachelors germans know how weli the De KaIb
County Congressman can keep his end up in the
way OF distributing favOrs. Representative
Glover, OF Wisconsin, had to do some dancing
when he was counting Miss Patten, and In his
lively way he managed TO stand well as q Walter.
danced much OF late, except when in frOlic and
as boss farmer OF the state, head OF the board of
agriculture, be would lead OF a dance at Piym-
outn County or Berkshire County Iair with rosy
checked lass, thereby winning lots OF friends and
possible votes.
Ben Shirley, OF Indiana the youngest man In the
House, barely turned thirty, has q figure that
looks finely In claw-hammer and spinning over
the waXed moor. But 1t takes spry Bob Vance, the
strawberry blond from Connecticut, to fly In a
galOp or polka. The Hon. Mr.. Vance is said to have
broken the record for three successive circuits OF
ballroom while dancing the NWhite Horse GalOp"
with a red-headed girl from New London. This, 1t
should be said, was in his pre- Congressional
career. As deDutante In Washington society he
has naturally felt considerable modesty during his