The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-04

they left the ballroom and in the dead
of night finished their dance In the open
streets.
Somewhat curious. too. were the victim
balls, which became the rage in France
at the close of the Reign of Terror The
dancers dressed In the costliest costumes.
had one and all a band Of Grape around
tho left arm. for no one could be invited
TO one of these balls unless he or she had
lost during the Reign OF Terror at least
one relation by the guillOtine. Consider
ing the wholesale butchery that was in
dulged in under Robespierre. most people.
We should imagine, among the upper
classes were qualified for an invitation.
Fancy dress balls. in which the guests
are dressed in costumes representing the
pieces In a set of chessmen, are by no
means uncommon; but a short time ago
a certain hostess went one better than
this and gave "a card dance at which the
invited guests were requested to appear
I'm the character of the particular playing
card allotted to them. The dresses Of the
majority of the guests were most elabor-
etc, particularly those OF the court cards.
but the dress OF a gentleman TO whose
lot had fallen the character or ace OF
diamonds was simplicity itself lie appear
ed In ordinary dress, but magnificent
diamond sparllcd In the midst of his dress
shirt front. The idea was likewise fol-
lowed by the gentleman representing the
five Of the same suit, who. I'm addition to
diamond I'm his shirt front, wore pair
of diamond links.
lady well known In theatrical circles
gave, a few years ago, a dance In which
the guests were dressed as the characters
I'm Lewis Carrolfs famous fairy tale,
"Allce in Wonderland" The profession,
of course, was strongly represented. The
lady who appeared In the character Of
Alice was leading light of the hurlesque
stage. now retired; the White Rabbit was
a gentleman who. In the character OF dt-
Vers animals has appeared on many
stages; while the Mad Halter was one
of our funniest of low comedians and kept
the whole bah room in n roar of laughter
from the first moment he entered the
ROOM
A dance which occurred after a banquet
given 10 twenty-four armless persons at
the Royal Tree Inn. Dartmouth, must
have been curiosity in its way. Unfor-
tunately we are not told how II was man
| aged, but doubtless the dances were con-
fined to tigs and hornpipes, as waltz per-
formed by a couple without arms would
be a somewhat difficult feat to accom-
| plish.
| are aware. provided they have been blind
I for a sufficiently long time, and the apart
ment in which they are is one well known
to them, can move about as quickly as
people with their eycsight. At a certain
blind asylum in London dances often take
place among the inmates, and II Is not a
little curious TO see couples who are totally
bling waltzing around a room, never col
Hiding with other couples. and dancing as
gracefully as their seeing brethren. In
fact unless one knew that the dancers
were blind, one would never guess Il from
their manner Of dancing.
That the inmates Of many mad asylums
not only dance, but dance well, is within
the knowledge Of every one who has been
present at a dance given by such an es-
tablshment. When I'm Germany the
writer once attended IA ball given by a
mad asylum in Hessen and could hardly
believe that many of his charming part
ners were otherwise than clothed In their
right mind. 1t was only after the doctor
had assured him that his last partner had
thrown her 2-year-Old daughter out OF the
, e, ri5u ,ise Uiie tat nau
cipal thoroughfares of Giesen in a state
of nature that the general uncannlness of
the dance was directly brought home 20
him.