The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-17

places by giving left hands to their part
ners. At the same time the outer couples
waltz half round to opposite places. AT
annother signal the inner couples waltz en-
tirely round and finish facing outward; AT
the same time the outer couples chase
croise and turn at corners with right hands,
then dechasse and turn partners with le1t
hands. Valse generate with Wis a Wis.
lie Cavalier Trompe' is another favorlte
figure. Five or six couples perform a tout
de valse. They afterwards place them
selves III ranks of two. one couple behind
the other. The lady of the first gentleman
leaves him and seeks a gentleman of an
other column. While this is going on the
first gentleman must not look behind MIN.
The first lady and the gentleman whom
she has selected separate and advance on
tip toe on each side of the column IN order
to deceive the gentleman at the head and
endeavor to Join each other for a waltz. Ii
the first gentleman is fortunate enough to
seize his lady he leads off in a waltz, but If
not he must remain at his post until he is
able to take a lady. The last gentleman
remaining dances with the last lady.
A very pretty figure and easily gotten up
is called Les Drapeaus. Five or six dupli-
cate sets of small flags of national or fancy
devices must be in readiness. The leader
takes a flag of each pattern-hls lady the
duplicates. They perform a tour de
yalse. The conductor then presents his
flags to five or six ladies, his partner pre-
sentinR hers to the gentlemen. The gentle
men then seek the ladies having the dupli-
Gates and with them perform the tour de
, valse, waving the flags as they dance.
To give a german i'll a private house a
} lady has all the furniture removed from her
+ parlors, the floor covered with a crash over
r the carpet and a set of folding chairs for
| the couples to sit in. The carpet and crash
F, are very bad. 1t is better to have a bare
f wooden floor, If possible.
f 1t is considered that all taking part in a
german are introduced to one another. and
f on no condition whatever must a lady so
r long as she remains in the german refuse
, to speak or to dance with any gentleman
whom she may receive as a partner. Every
American should learn that he can speak to
anyone whom he meets at a friends house.
The roof is an introduction and for the
= purpose of making his hostess comfortable
the guest should at dinner party and dance
a speak to his next %neighbor.
The laws of the german are SO strict ano
8 to many 80 tiresome occasionally that E
y good many parties have adjourned it, and
merely dance the round dances, the lancers
and quadrilles. winding up with Sir Roger
de Coverly or Virginia reel.
8 The leader of the german must have {
comprehensive glance, a quick ear and eyt
o and a great belief in himself. Gen. Ed.
ward Ferrero, who made n good general
declared that he OWED all his success in the
war to his training as u dancing master
VAN La obllV pAo ichAtA " bh
g german must have tact. it is no easy mat,
n ter to get POO people into all sorts of com
binations and mazes and then to get then
l. ont again, to offend nobody and to produce
/. that elegant Kaleidoscope called the ger
I man..
10 The term tour de valse is used techni
cally, meaning that the couple or couples
performing it will execute the round dance
le designated by the leader once around the
i'd room. Should the room be small, they
le make n second tour. After the introduc
e. tory tour de valse care must be taken b,
IS those who perform it not TO select ladies
70 and gentlemen from each other, but from
ce among those who are seated. When the
al leader claps his hands to warn those wht
es are prolonging the vaise, they must imme
dlately cease dancing.
IN The fayOrS Tor the german are often fans
q and this time-honored, historic article
An grows in beauty and expense every day.
1g And what various memories come in witt
IT.. the fan. IL was created in primeval ages
e. The Egyptian ladies had them of lotu
et leaves; and lately a breakfast was given al
he in Egyptian fashion Except the eating)
The Roman ladies carried immense fans o
er peacock's feathers. They didn't open an,
lie shut like ours; that is Il modern invention
IN The fabillfer or fan-bearer, was som
young attendant, generally male, who's
est common business it was to carry hi
ur mistress fan. There is Il Pompeia
he painting of Cupid ms the fan-bearer c
ms Ariadne and lainenting her desertion c
he Theseus. In Queen EliZabeth's day th
u fan was usually made of feathers, lik
Ter the fan still usei ia the east. The hand
int was richly ornamented and set with stonei
Ito A fashionable lady WAS never without he