Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-24
SMELLS WHO DANCE
TALK Win DANCING MASTER


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ty-6fsh stysss. Ths gism doors are ttks
mirror. the beas tzimninxs are dss-
sling. he ohssqutous dsskiss shiss Ills
odIsd mahogany; whea you step CO The
slippsry bAllreom noos, yon distinctive
y put your had h year pockst % fssl
foT your Insurance. peltcy 81 - toF -
proesmcs, ~ be- ~ monnes q q
snaigansssd chssssrasld ssd Tszvv-
dsop.
Il i bss& soeordins 10 ths profsnsss.
thst shs youthful sdoas q ths greet
end only Four Hundred lightly ~ Il
over the poIiahs1 aoee. The profsssor
taIn with bssutfful lsnnhnsn and ~
- good - % sxpiain - . sspostss how
Tie dances Of ths I'D Four Hundred
dilEsr from thoss q 49, common. A.
dirty psoplA"
mot The comnon people sithW. ths
professor hastsned 10 correct himself.
"Thsss ere NJ common psop,s II this
country. We are al the same hsra !"
Nsvwthsisss - oontinssd 70 refer 10
''ths common psopIs. |" and he tons
were not alwsys 1attssing. On the othw
hand. he soFt q hobnobbsd with the
royalty BY calling bic swsilssf puptls By
thsSr lat n.nec mipus tbeir ara o.
- nv thes, ~ or. mimi thelr lsut
60. nvse h.rd ~ 1.il ,vhich method
,,nr,,.d ~ sr~st.r trtimacv-
"Tbs f,shionabls dancs 81 New York
.oc,etv. /" aid tbe nrofsusor. sand Of
,our-s voc mo-, thst vhen I spe.k Of
.societv' I mean The rsellv swell circles.
tha McAIlistrr "a AZ A. 4 c.lled---ths
s,.h;or.hIe d.ncs in th.t - h thu rsr-
man OF courss there l. somsfimss .
lind of iutsrrsrnum before the cotillou
beoins and during this period the or
chs~tr. rlsvs wsItses and : sort Of .rs-
opest' procramme. Different one have
fayorite dance. and this 4 their chance
10 oct them pIaved"
$40 thee real svell peooIe ever dance
souare dancesY"
The nrofsssor cee. yook Of mia scorn
IN The renorter,s direction. n evidently
grisvsd him thst inch denes isnor.nce
sr;sted even AMONG the common oeop,e.
.Oh No NOS be said.
"Not even the lapciersf's yeutured
the renorter unite humble.
.Oh we'll. / do make An exceution of
the lanciers. generally have one LAM
ciers among the dances which are siven
before the cctillon begins. But then, -
with An airv gesture. ssit's not danced
A n IA bv awd,n'rv people. We get 10
counles ON the 6oor ia ons net and have
a regular rompt,
The recollection of society--and n
viii be remembered that the professor
was erpIicit in telling what be meant
by societv--enraesd in : romp. iur6 like
common avd'n'rv peopleL tboueh the
professor said NOT did NOT seem 70 dis-
turb that eentleman's eouilibrium.
"society. - aid the professor. . dance
the cotlllon. but not as awd'n'ry people
dance IL You know there are plenty
Of people. aav IN Harlem-thoueh. 10 b
mre. there IA verv eood society In Har.
lem-who are not scoustomed to dane.
inc the german. and wben thew atteup,
II they think they must have something
elaborate and striking. don't YOU know
and new. They ara nav themselves. AM
perhaps II Is natural that tbey shou,d
be ON the lookout for novelty elsewhere.
These ara the Dsonls who GO into m
eortacv over the description Of the bss.
ket 6gure. They get their german fie.
ures out Of = book Won know. not frcu
experience. And thew try 10 dance Il,
A lot Of ladies ana rentlemen dane
around the room and then join hands IN
two ripes--the ladies form ons ring ard
the gentlemen form one around them,
Tbev csrcI. IN opnos,te direcfsons .nd
then the rsutlemen. still holding banda
steo under the ladies' ioined banda
This brings about a sort Of mutual em.
brace. which IL the most uucomfrtsbl,
thing IMAGINABLE. 0oxns are crushed
and hack hair tumbled. Nov. Won know.
thew WON'T have that sors Of ching II
society
DO they hlov ont candles and spsr
nlstters and danss with dummies In 81.
cietv,"
The prof,s.or ev,deutlv made . Urea,
.sort 10 r.s,r.,r M. erp.t,ocs ~ scorr
and suocceded IN le~uinr : str.,sht d
purple oountenspce- He intimstsd ths,
such form Of entertsinmeut might de
for h.bi.. ana b.chwo,asuen hut n.
cietv. even . socisty which romprd. u
couplas strong. through the Ispciers.
does not recognize such crude csper.
"Oh. {" ss;d the trainer Of arisfocrst;<
toes. II might let the Children cla..c,
try the postiliou arure. or : footbs n
figure. or a baseball sirur~. but II would
never do among older people. That /,