The morning times., 1895-11-27
THANKSGIVING CO7ILLIONS
Newest Things in the "Dance
of Figures.
PARTS FOR ALL THH FAMILY
Mysteries of Intricacy Mastered
In Time-Some Famous
Leaders.

The Thanksgiving house party ends with
q cotillion on Thanksgiving night. After
the Ounce is over the guests begin to go,
and even before morning the special train
has borne many back to the duties OF
the town.
The Thanksgiving Day house party in
the city, the party that ga theirs for day,
ends Its twelve hours of festivity with
Thanksgiving dance. i'll whose joyous steps
trip ali the members of the family, from
grandfather down TO the baby, and from
the preltiest girl to the nobIest young beau.
That is the glory OF the Thanksgiving
dance.
There is new ootillion this year, and
1t is one that casts aside the Trilby, the
Svengail and the popular song dances, and
puts in their place fresh, new things FOR
holiday Inirth. 1t is u bright, pretty
dance, and figures of 1T will be in many
a Thanksgiving home.
There are ten figures in the cotiilion,
the first one being The House Party"
II was planned by one uf the best young
leaders OF the cotiilion in New York, and
will be Ganced for the first time Thanks
giving, as will all the other figures or
this cutilliOn.
1.-THE HOUSE PARTY.
In the house party the music is the two
step. The ladies ali seat themselves around
the wall. The music begins. The gem
t!emen dance down the nliGdle Of the room,
each stopping before lady The lady rises
and dances with him. All Join hands in the
center of the room and dance around a
table, which has been brought out by two
men in livery. All bow low around the
table, as though seating themselves. All
dance 10 seats.
For the second figure q big armchair is
placed in the middle of the floor. 1t is
covered with flowers and vines fall from
its arms and back 10 the floor. The ladies
stand around the room. The gentlemen
waltz to them. The last gentleman 10
| seek partner is led by his lady TO the
| grandfathers chair. GRANDMOTHER" leans
! over fhc back VI it, while the others dance
around it.
-'Gtanu. .!ihcr'' is finally assisted from his
chair and dances with grandmother" to
! a seat. The figure should be da need prompt
| iy and even quickly.
IU.-TuE CHRYSANTHEMUM.
This being a flower figure, there are
baskets Tor distributing the flowers. Three
OF the young ladies take the baskets and
dance with polka steps down the sides OF
| the room, giving u red flower tn every gen.
\ tleman and white flower tu every lady,
| The couples next choose partners and polka
| together around the room, lowered
| parasOi being given To each as souvenir
OF the figure.
Iv.-FoUR FLOWER POTS.
A pretty figure danced by the ladies
| alone. All dance t. "A long table at one side
of The room, where the gentlemen present
small, pretty jardinieres of flowers to the
ladies. They take the flower pots and
dance down the rnom, holding them high
above the head. The gentlemen take them
as the ladies return and place them In @
row. Each as lie receives u Hover poi
dances with the lady who presents 1t T.
him, and thus a selection of partners Ii
made by the young ladies.
v-THE WREATH.
No flower figure is prettier than this
The walls of tue room aud the chandelier:
are hung with vines. The ends OF the vine!
are caught in a bunch at one side OF th
room The young ladies, each asing an end
dance down the room, dragging the vine
over the heads of the young men. The!
| reach for the strands and catch them gayl
as they pass. Turning quicsly in tue dance
| they twist the vines around themselves
When completely ensnared III the flower.
| meshes of love they dance with their prett,
| partners, and the figure is ended.
VI-BABY DANCE.
For the buds OF the party. At famil,
house party the children dance It. Eacl