The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-03-08

is met by the fellow, and they start
And then they dance. A spieler's
dance is most remarkable. The waltz
step and time is proper, but the undulat-
ing movement executed by the best OF
dancers is done away with by the spiel
ers. They term 1t hopping and nave
adopted q style peculiarly their own
They glide around as straight as an
arrow with set faces and their heels never
leave the floor. The music must be SLOW
to suit them.
sAY NUTHIN' BUT CHEW GUM.
Not word is spoken in the dance. The
girls industriously chew gum, while the
majority OF their companions bite away
on q vile cigar. They don't talk; proDa-
bly, they don't even think After the
dance is finished the girls and their COM
panions separate as before and the same
scenes are enacted
Another dance strikes up and the usua
dizziness of the scene IS somewhat en-
livened by scrap. a fellow named
Mickey had just entered the ball as the
dance struck up and had beckoned TO 9
girl TO dance with him. The girl shook
her head. Mickey went over TO where
she was seated.
WHATS de, matter, Sues" he said,
"Atn't yer goin' to give as a dance TO-
aWhy didn't you bring the girl You
had to the ball in Jersey City here 70
nightf" was Sues reply. Maybe she
would dance. / won't Way, the idea
of me standing down in that hall IN Jer-
sey City like dummy waiting Tor you 70
brace me for dance, and you danced
every one with that chrome you haQ
with you. No. / will not dance with
sOh, 90 on, Sue: give us just this
| twist" Mickey persisted
But she was obdurate. and Mickey en-.
| deavored to pull her out on the floor al
this interesting junction another Fellow
came over and Sue danced with him.
BEER AND PUNCHES.
After the dance Mickey met his fortu
| nate rival ct the bar; invited him Il
drink. and then punched him in the jaw
| The fellow retaliated. and pretty soor
there was real lively fight. The girls
/ did not scream, but cot on tables and
| chairs and enjoyed the fun
| The musicians started to play another
waltz as ruse to stop the fight, but Il
! did not work, and TO add TO the excite
meut Sue tried to separate her admirers
Finally the beEligeFentS were separated
| and MicKey's rival invited him TO drink
They got quarrelling and clinched AGAR
aud were again separated. This ended
| hostilities for a while.
About eleven O'Clock three couples en-
tered the hall. The young men were
evidently not spielers, aud had been hav-
ing good time. Their companions were
| very fast looking young women, bu
otherwise attractive in appearances. TIT
new arrivals were at once the cynocose OF
| all eyes. They sat down az table and
ordered champagne. The proprietor
| tainted away--or came near It.
| There was a great deal OF Whispering
| among the female spielers, ana Is wal
evident that the fast looking young
women were recognized ] approached
| one Of the fellows 1T the door. who seemed
/ to be on good terms with the girls. and
| asked who they were.
THEY WERE sPIELERs ONCE.
| well, you see,p said he, them girl:
used to 20 to every dance that we ever
run off here, and I tell you they were
| great company Dancer Why, they
! could eat daEcing They worked In
| factory in New York and lost their jobs
| For about three months they were missed
from the dances, and here tneg are now,
| logged OUT to Kill.
| ssIhe biokes that are with the girls
know by sight. One OF them Is bar
/ tender. one race track man. and tbs
| other IL an oil broken
| Another daucH struck m. and TWO d
| the girls danced togachcr. while Mickey
before referred 70, danced with the other
| After the dance Was over the Two girl
| who danced together came back y th'
4 table, but Mickey7s partner was missing
! OF course thxs WAS remarked IS t4'
t&bka and one Of the Ei1ls sspLed ~