Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-28

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around The table. as though seating them
| serves. An dance TO soats'
Observation-Disclosures CHAIR.
| r9r the second figure u big arm cbair
eoIas ncsu IN \, We middle " the moor. il Is
VS. arms and back to tho fnor. the Ia ,iiss
stn!l around the room. The gentlemen
MaiH 10 Them. The last gentleman 10
erahdatSefs ebsr ea Sy ais iddy e The
around Il. "Grandfaiher'' is inaiiy az
..i rrs, IRON els chair and dances with
srnngfnothsr TO scat. Tho figure
amGqaiu, be danced promptly and even
Iii.-THE cHRysAHrHEMuM.
,, Tns being tiower figure, there arc
usskets ior distributing the flowers. Three
~ tne young ladies take the baskets and
uthes WIN polka ttonH down the sides OF
s see loon room, giving red dover TO every
lniy. The couples next choose partners
AND polka together around the room. a
noMeted parrsol being given 10 each as
q souvenir OF the figure.
lV.-FouR FLOWER POTS.
a pretty iigrre danced Nv the ladies
alone. All dance to a long tnhle nj nno
Side Of the rom, where lilo gentlemen
present small. pretty jsrdinieres OF flowers
20 the ladies: They take the nower pots
high above the head The gentIornen tnt,.
them ms the ladies' return, place thom
N row. Eat h. az he receives a flower
pot, dances with the lady who prascnts ID
70 him and thuA n section CT partners IL
made by the young ladies.
V.-THE WREATH.
No nowet ngnro Is prettier than tl,Ia
The walls of the room and the chandeliers
are hung with vines The ends Of inc
vines are caught in a bunch at one ai,ia
q the room. The young ladies, each
ticking an end, dance down tho rooln.
araEgihg the Vines over the heads Of the
and catch them gayly as they paFs. Turn
Ing quickly In the dance. they twist the
vines around themselves When com.
pletely cnsnared In the nowery meshes OF
love they dance with their pretty part
pers and the figure Is ended.
Vi.-BABY DANCE.
For the buds of the party Al fnmliy
house party the children dance II. Zach
child starts down the room passing the
leader. who Is stationed at a table piled
with ncFegays Each child gets flower
ns he pnssss. Around the room they dance
again, receiving other nosegays from other
tnb.eH Finally they have Us many az they
can carry, each child having them sticking
In hair In gown, In saBh, In neck, until all
are like waking nosegnys. When all the
nosegays are used up the children dance
with them 10 a corner, where they drop
them In great piles, until II floTery heap
llea higher than their heads upon the floor.
VIt.-DRUMsrTcKs.
Part Of THANKSGIVING dance n this, in.
deed though it's name Is slightly mis-
construed. from the drumstck Of tur-
key to that or a rial drum. Small drums
are carried BY the mon OF the party. who
select their partners, hand ng them the
drumstlcks with deep bow. The part
nor takcs tho drumstcks from her part
ucr ana begins TO drum with. them. For
the orchestra meanwhile executing a must.
cal taps then the sticks are hold IN one
hand. while tho couples waliA straight
across tho room and back with military
- ''''''' ViIu.-FouR-IN-HANp.
This Is also variation OF what It's
nomO would suggest. On.y one gvnt.r-
being made by pretty girl, who runs
around tho rooms touching every fourth
man until the right number ig obtaine'i.
As she passes the last gentleman the
fret ono dances down the room, gathering
IN rartners-four-in-bg band. lie takes the
hand Of two IN hts right and two In MS
as they dance down behind each other.
Around the room they circle, For the
second time they start around. but Just
az the first steps are taken for the sccoud
clrc,inE around tho other gentlemen rtizn
out. capture partners and dance with them
to places or seats. This pretty figure.
IX,-ALL AT THE DINNER.
A figure for all members Of the family.
the sind-uo OF tho coillion. The eldest
Of the famuy--the third gcncraupn-atnrt
tho dance. The gtahdpas and grandmas
Of the floor. Quickly around them dance
The youngest generation. the children OF
10 or r. Finally come tho young people.
All dance around, tho chainH going In op,
poato directions. Aftor tbreo circles tney
drop hands and face toward "a large side
table loaded with souvenirs, Al grlsp
partners and dance 10 as old-tiine quick
stop caiop to the table. where tho eldest
generation distribute souvcn.ors to quick
music.
S.-NEXT YEARS KISSES.
This is the exit dance, Tho gentlemen
them IN the conventional way, When the
dancing has gone os about a minute, a
room. and loud smnclsinr IN the other
u Is the youngsters secreied behind Il
screen who are doing the smnclllng. hut
the effect Is as magic as though done by
At the first smack" the couplea drop
hands and the young ladies' waltz away
from their partners, throwing kisses
further the kisglng continues, pretty hands
waiting them dolcously toward tho mas
culine partners. who hold out appealing
hands. As the door ia reached there IN "a
fnai round OF kisses and the girls vanish
through the door. That ends the cotillon
dgures proper, and aftorward supper
10 make the cotilion n success there
must be talented leader. who has prae-
tioed It thoroughly before. and who has
instructed ms partner III ltd mysteries.
Following the leader Is easy and the CO.
tillon goes on smoothly.
The great coti.lon leaders OF today In
Jr, and Lispenard Stewart. both proinl-
nent IN New York society. Another tai
ented leader was Ward McAllster In his
younger days. Strange Il IL that the young
fnliilonaires, who would be expected TO
lead a cotlllpn beat from having such cor
nsenca In Themselves. are no leaders at
Rll II takes certain knack that must
be born In a man.
IN France the prettiest cntlllon leader IL
Count Castellane. though that young gem
tlpman IL not a great society fayorite. But
he leads well In London there Ia no one
wat can lead like the prince Of Wales
hut II Is several years since either he or
lord Roseberry have tripped through the
present leader Of the smart set Is the cid
est son OF Lady Randolph Churchill, u
very clever young man, and during
Churchill's mourning tho Hon. lvor Guest
han several times led.
After all. n cotillnn II not such a very
dlnicult thing to lead. and n one has
earcfuily prenared the fgurhs before. II
can lie tripped through like parlor game
veIusco Notes.
yelnsco, Texas. November 2e.--Mr.
Frank w. Vaughan. who has been con
t,ntary in the employ OF the Brazos
syndlcate since It began work In 1850. has
resigned his position and goes to Hous-
ION where no takes a position In the
International and Great Northern ffelEnt