The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-28

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Cnaperones. 1Iesdamcs james Lyons
W. d. Walker Byden remnant
THE LITTLE JAps.
It was followed ly The dance of The
nllc Japs ln tnr Iitpu Quadrulc lu
tue dance there ls a strain of nerrir.uf
tlat ls Inspiring Ile movements are ln-
Uitai.. and require clos. attention a-
Weh as physical erace i0r success. a
certain originality make. tUa dance alto
erthDr refreshing. 10 Was cIeNeriy done.
aud the dancers proved their ability tO
sufmount tle dificuli'ef arising from the
nature oi the principal movements
The little Jaus wore c0mouas and Obis
I ON small SCALE having their hair in
/ plQuant queues. lu which Tiny ial-shaped
] uINaNU UnIs appeared. INHt lII good exec
/ CruOn with their fans and tinr parasols.
/ They We're. Misses Lillian Atkins Anita
T Crs.eur TaIII. Minor Er.... erffru.
+ Peacy Harrison. Mamie Seldcn. Anne Ial-
+ boft Lima Shields Carrie Stesor. Matte
/ IoNle. Louise McAlams Lillian Binford,
/ Claire Smith.
Masters Maxwell Wallace willy O.Fer-
| RAIL- Warner Robins. Gordon smith VIII
J lam Dunlop Wilbur Crump Horny Tay-
J Dor. Graham Carmichael. clifford Pollard.
/ Bernard Pcyion, Ramsay Peyt0n. Brad-
/ Icy bOssieuN.
Chaperone. AIRS. Henry Williams
NORTU-GERMAN DANCE.
There was freshness and fetching
/ little movement about ihe German North
| country harvest dance that was eNlIia-
ratlns iascinatlns clog step f0 the
accompaniment of rOmpIug music that
put every body iu good humor. 1hr
dancers themselves seemed inspired
tnr9ueh mefriment and appeared to role
ISM the run as much ass any. The oHnnr
Was characterized bE brisk motion and
jolly, EO-as-you please. breezy fealll.
gave it freshness and vIgor that was dee
lehuul
The girl participants in this. the danci
OF the NOrth-German peasant class. Woit
peasant waists of velvet laced with cole
Ored ribbon. short skirts, white aprons.
peasant cap, hair plated and hanging
down the back, and CLOGS. The men wore
Che peasant dress of their scX-knee-
breeches. short jackets. etc.
The participants We're.
Misses Meade Burwcu. Adele Tyler
Mary Brooke Harrison. Mary T.. LucEo.
Matte Purcell. Annie Guy.
Messrs. Willie Rogers. g. r.. Vaughan.
G.. h Jordan, Julien hulord. joel Perrin
Douglas Adair.
Chaperones- Aiesdames Mann $ Naien-
tine. Jr, u. y. Valentine. john Purcell
William b.-Ihpmae William T Reed.
NlNIEr DIE IA COUE
Next came the Miuuet de la Cour
Wuicu presented fluItnut-a and grace |
only exceeded hy the beauty of ODD,
solemn. impressive sweeping bow. a. slow /
graceful step varied with "a HewIfchlne /
pose here and there. make the mInu.f I
one OF the most popular of all dances. 4
10 affords ample scope for physical Lraer /
and appeals tO Cuc's imaeIulfIOn u.r-
haps. more than amy other dance TItrl
is certain dreamine-s. a delicate .euti-
ncnt. that catches the eve of Tho critic
and serves 10 urCsayfo the unIuifI4taH
The dance b. impressive and beautiful /
Those who aspirel tO it's bfaufv flsf
nsht were equal t0 "a rather difficult
Itat ana they lttrlctcd much almira-
Among the girls who pa -ticipated in
llls stately reminder OF "a dead buf hril- |
hcnors. AnCng them may b. n,nfior-
ca lhe costume 0f Miss Kathleen Au-
oclrlhi Whlch was worn by her nrtaf- |
= si.tnumother, Mrs John y. Mason. at tho
costumes fashioned after those OF ufr.
years ago. as well as the powdered
'tluhe' 20 which we are accustomed iu
! 3ine old Virginia portraits. The dainty
rs OF the girls were not the least |
attractive of the details OF tbe brI-
lldul ana beautiful toliettes
nose who took part in the mlmet
Misses Alys Connaly. Mary 4ou.rs
lsHen Hobson, Kathleen Anderson usilfe
oohe. Mary Pace, Nellie Alavo. Tima
Mayo Virginia Hayes. Della Strincfei-
Messrs. Allen Potts. Garnett Ruotr.-
wal George Ben. Stacy Louis EranIer |
Joseph Anderson. Edward Christian Fd, |
n"Id G.. Mayo, Preston holland Adolphus
iialr. Pelham Blackford.
,naperones Mesmades William L Pow.
il and Archer Anderson ''F
GYPSY TAMBOURISE DANCE
PERHAPS none OF the pretty dances v,or,.
more enthusiastically received Than ftc
iNlsy Tambourine Dance II was "a
sodei OF beauty all grace, and was uosf
leNerN executed. Vivid action. brirht
NacioIs steps, and gliding movem.nfs
II inc most beautiful character 9far,r,
tt dAn,. as one of the most attractive nf
H. The girls who executed ff a.hie,.,t
. triumph. They were vigorously an
laQdcd. and made themselves fsvorifae
'lth thc crtlre audience
Miss Hunter Ferguson. as Oueen ~
ne Gypsies. was brilliant In spaneles and
ne bright colOrs the Bohemian raco 80 |
lfiuht-ielers admire. She carria1 "a |
lahoolin instead of the tambourina nr.,-
~ IN the hands Of each OF tho dancer-
hese wore brightly-c0lored skirfs COW
req win spanglcs. Gypsy caps. from
men spar giles were pendant red Slime
nj black stockings. From each f,,o
)urine hung brightly-colorcd ribbons
The dancers We're. Misses Elise r.-
cux. Fannie Murray. Saiiie Cunninrba,, =,
aric Curtis Annie Murphy Nellie e.o, =
son. Daisy Dickinson. Fannie McHcvett =
essie French. Lillian Powell Mamie y
cGrudcr. Bessie Scott
tnapercncs. Mcsdamcs w s Nurfsv | ri
Bruce Murphy. and ID 4 Tfch.r.i.c.. u