The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-28
A FEATURE IN BLACK TIGHTS
WEsTFIFLD, NJ IL, USES A BROOKLYN
IDEA At A "SMOEBR"

| wEsTFTFID. NJ IL. USES A BROOKLYN
| IDEA At A "SMoEBR."
|
| There Wa. . skirt Dn.ee with Very L,ttie
| skirt-wive. Had Forbidden Their Hu.'
band. to Attend TIA Howl Expected Now
There we're very few young men at the Bap-
| tist church sociable In Westfleld. N. j. last
| night, Most OF them-and large number OF
the older men. too-were witnessing a skirt
dance at the westneld Athletic Club. two doors
further down the street. where smoker
was going on.
The skirt dance was performed by a shapely
young woman imported from New York for the
purpose. and II the reception she got from
her suburban audience Is to be counted Tor
anything, the members and guests OF the club
were very much pleasd with her efforts.
This 10 the first time that anything OF the
kind has happened In this staid little New
Jersey village. and the probabilities are that
tho club will not hear the last OF it for yenr
at least.
The athletic club ia reputable organization
aud has fine frame club house situated on
the principal street. About q week ago the
Entertainment Committee decided to give q
smoker" which Is an entertainment on the
variety show plan. and after the programme
had been determined upon tho following
notices we're sent out:
You are cordially invited to attend smoker to be
hsa in the :. G nan Friday day EVENING ns oct and
stI5 " 4. 1. ESIrnrnSsr>r COMMITTEE
Nobody understood exactly what idea the
committee intended to convey. and ms a result
almost every able bodied man In the commn-
nifty who received one Of these notices signi-
fled his intention OF attending the smoker.
The wives Of some memb sr; saw the ga. rart Is
Know il there had been an ything, nnue hty at
the previous entortainments. AT. ana the benT :,
But a good many wives and sisters did not
the oke and kept on asking
bFShsrs s h0Ws EFds as sh npb
Ris trousers and started for the athletic club
The sppSSd pas, the Baptist on st ttoe
S S1a WS ssS was brilliantly xs at every
window The place was crowded. The mem
then asking como one i he knew what was to
be on the programme. No one knew anu there
vt 1t had been given out that the fun was to
Sss a. 1 but o the FL aSns t a
the hall where the entertainment was to take
plnce was packed with men. and there were II
mans face. and the boys leaned over the
wells OF equilibrium. 1t was said that among
the spectators we're some pillars Of the church
Tho performance began In a very sedate
Finn. lie was followed hy another man who
s fhen some 9n ON the piano willie ycaHs
chorus Of which was:
After the smokers over.
Ai Ae,' Td 'is.nf a e lSsn,
After the new clubs born
" Many yf hats FEEL to too . mai;
Many bands we II be shaking
After It all.
The men by this time had begun to think
an s '' ,.nsushtyS after all and a
need when Mr.. 4. A. Drake. with Pefrerian
Thsksrs climbed the stage With shy
n Dtrodue e' e' those 0 rose eed Of
theirs from a, certain concert hall In New York
he h1H sfS thd there bounced
clad entirely in blaek-thnt is. all Of her that
was clad was II black. She wore q very low
shoulders. and on her arms were long black
her skirt could not impede the action OF her
kneos. because it was OF gnuze and stuck out
aim ost straight all the way around. Her we'll
LEE in
AS soon as the storm OF applause which
greeted her entrance had died away the dancer
In to sing. It is safe to saythat not man there
heard word Of the irst verse. Every one was
exci:edly whispering to his neiRhhor. and
how the town would howl whom the news "f
the skirt dance got out But the girl sang
right along something about
And / can speak French. ou. ou
And she illustrated the lines OF her song by
aiming her toes at the lights overhead. When
she had finished there was another thunder o.
applause and the men in the back seats stood
UP and howled for more:
The pillars Of tho church looked cmhar-
rassed. but they were there and o. course they
window shades on the side OF the hall toward
tho Baptist Church. where the sociable was
Then the skirt dancer started in again. She
scored second success. and was kept
dancing until she had to stop ont ut, Of
behnd the wnc sho nea he
Of the PefTerian whiskers got up from his front
row seat and walked to tho door that lead;
tat he lad 10 resume s ch" TRe
go over '" to s' the p BAPTIST sag fhureh and
five h renns va1f 9 hard he
and he was ne ,lry as chip when he. came
back half an hour later. OnH man asked il
The skirt dancer appeared again before the
performance ended and her success was as
brilliant and ho!sterous as the fret time. A
few men yelled Higher" but otherwise the
proceedings were orderly.
young men OF Wcstlle cid went out Into the storm
those club rooms talking Of the girl in black
and pntting the committee on the back and
entirely approving the meat" II not naughty
why. they do the same thing at the MON
League Club in Brooklyn" explained, ono
member.
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