Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-18
'ALLISTER'S AUSTRIAN BARON.
ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO FOUND A SEAT
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RSS<9&S1A H.-Where are We
RX>S8EYWSk now? Well, we are
lBSSS3SykTe1xll yaricusly sea tie re
ltSSSSS1 &'BI for August Those Of
MSSSS(kHT,SS us who are Wander
XSK4H& bilts, for instance
have bestowed our
selves chiefly at Newport, but not
N altogether, for the Sloanes Zone OF
N the late William II. Vanderbilt's
daughters, you know, is Mrs,
IL Sloane) are up in Massachusetts, at
" truly rural and extremely fashion
~ able Lenox. There the Sloane chill
dren indulge, with all the vim and more
than the grace of average youngsters, in
that new establishment of the schot.ische
called dancing in the barn."
If you ever witnessed a performance of
''The Old Homestead" you heard the vo-
ealists of the company sing a song called
Dancing in the Barn." The air has been
utilized Tor the singular round dance now
suddenly IN vogue. The movement consists
of some ordinary schottIsche revolutions, and
then the couple loosen their hands, but re-
tain connection by the encirclement of the
girls waist by the fellow, while her arm
still rests on his. They do not now face
each other, but are side by side. Then they
trot forward one long step and two short
ones, again the same, after which the bit of
regular schottische intervenes If the trot-
ting is rightly done, the dancers bend for
ward and point their air-poised toes in the
middle of each of the long steps.
Grown persons almost always omit this
ballet touch of grace and are awkwardly
commonplace, but children frequently do it
well, ard none better than the Sloane grand
daughters of William H. Vanderbilt
Daring adults at most of the summer resorts
are dancing in the barn" with grotesoue
consequences, but once in awhile some will
lowy belle does it in a slightly manner. At
Long Branch, particularly sinuous and
symmetrical exponent who had figured for
month as a social belle from the West, was
by her professional accom- mplishment identi-
fed as a member of ballet Her mother
and chaperon proved to be from the rear line
OF the same company.
BOOTH ON HIS DIGNITY.
But we are wandering. The present i'm
portant Vanderbilts Cornelius and William
K, are at Newport, and their town houses
look dismal with boarded doors and
windows. Edwin Booth is at Newport. too.
and he was approached lately with the
suggestion that he might get any price he
chose to ask for a recitation at an Astor
reception. The idea was broached to
Booths business agent by an Intermediary,
and it was hinted that, OF course, he would
be as much honored as any other guest, and
he could speak his piece with no sign of
Encouragement. Booth smokes a black
meerschaum pipe vet, in spite of his last
winters vertigo. and his favorite beverage
is rank old ale; but he is the soul of pro- |
fessional dignity, and he has never since |
boyhood been an entertainer otherwise than |
in drama, and don't believe, rich as he |
is, that 100000 would hire him to give |
one drawing room recitation. |
Those of us who are Astors are mostly at |
at Newport, too, including the newest and |
unmarried John Jacob Astor. We call him |
Jack Astor, and wonder what girl will catch |
him for husband. He Is a magnitudinous |
matrimonial prize, and could name dozen |
girls of the -Four Hundred who are out to
win him. They don't love one another,
either.
"Oh, I must get to the Casino to see Jack
Astor, one of them remarked. "That was |
the very last thing he said'
Being probably the last thing he |
wished, was the other maiden's retort
THE GREAT AND ONLY.
What is Ward McAllister doing this sum- |
mer? Did you imagine that the creator and !
savior OF the -Four Hundred was downed by |
his defeat last winter, in the fight for control |
of the Centennial ball? Not so. He has |
taken an Austrian baron in hand, and is /
sponsoring him at Tuxedo. Newport and |
Lenox. There was already German baron |
In the held. His name is actually Yer
geissmichnicht, and can't help wondering
as l write it whether In print it will escape |
running from one line over into the next. 1t |
really seems pity to have to extend it by a
single hyphen.