The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-19
THE GIDDY WHIRL
dancers on Parade" LA Der.
4 liner" and "Fate Dances"
NEWSTEpS AND MEASURES
Modes In ballroom, this NrIntrr-Fayor.
Z Richer Than Evsr-IIlnts for Society
& Foik-New Hall Caris-Thc "Laheers on
Parade" the oayr., aud Most Popular
Dance. OF tho Season.


cent Arrowspolnt In the Chicago Re-
cord, and, SO far II Is said not "A de-
butante ball will be Inauguratcd with
4 u cotiillon-unlcss, OF course, the happy
girls parents ace very rich. and can,
according to the Newport mode, make
OF the dance vcritablc pageant.
The favors must be introduced In
some novel fashion. and now that
z bringing them In In sedan chair Ia
pronounced oid.tlmcy most adorable
Z beribbonCd haymnkers' cart Is drawn
into the ball room by a tiny Shetland
pony. The small animal wears har-
ness oil over silver bells and roscttes,
ts led by the partners who head the
german, and who are provided with
ivory-handied pltchtorks. These ore
used to pluck forth and distribute the
countless charming favorS from amid
: the fresh. yellow straw with which the
wagon Is hcapcd.
The hAy-cArt project has SO far met
with tremendous srcccss,but. OF course,
all this Is mighty expensive, and the
only favors to be had at the majority
OF uhNCCS uIt NCIS IEckN9 Ddll tbIuN
These have taken on manifold curious
and amusing forms. For instances, they
may be really carefully illuminated
parchment scrolls. wound about ivory
sticks and tied up with punches Of rib
bons, or. more quantity still. fat little
aluminium pigs, from the under sides OF
whose bodies pull out long rubber tapes,
like dressmHkers' yard measure.
Along this the dances are registered,
with space opposite each for names.
and then. by twisting the pigs tail.the
long white tape disappears once more
Another device IS n lengthy scroll
which pulls out OF little round mlnIl-
ture-topped box OF gNt, full OF fragrant
comtts.
But on tapes and scrolls the list Of
say measures shows many new and In
tsresting dances that society Is not try.
ing for the first time, but wh!ch are
approved selections, brought home
from summer resorts, where Il Is the
custom first TO put on novelty and
test It's chances OF succeeding Inter
in the city. A good many OF these are
really familiar dances, revamped and
old-tIme ways OF footing II recalled. La
Berliner, for example. Is gay and
graceful mazourka, and nothing more.
II must be carried out with great splr-
II, bending the body considerably and
moving 10 rapid music. lie pas de
quatre Is the new name for our WE'LL
loved waltz. with revising, set 90 mu-
sic as stately as the m!nuet almost.
! The couples circle about very slowly,
taking exceptionally long steps. and
turning around the room 10 describe 4
lengthy figure eight.
Dancers Oh Parade.
yy-t,bou+ bou-a,.sy oh, p-ipr Ita mama
the lancers has become the gayest and
most popular measure OF the season.
Three or four sets. standing UP TO It.
I'll a bail room no; only with waving
draperies. but shTAl whistle calls thni
give one really thu impression OF genu.
Inc lancers on parade.
This Is because every couple carries n
tall bamboo pole, about as large around
US 4 broom stick and bearing on itS
top forked pennant OF gayly cOlored
silk or half dozen vas!egated stream
ers OF ribbon, both broad and narrow.
In addition TO this martial top the
young man, who, with q young woman,
takes the position OF leading couple,
wears about his shoulders, by a ribbon,
silver drill whistle. When the music
strikes up the whistle must be blown.
lances are lifted and the couples 80
back and forth.
At every change OF figure the whistle
must be blown again and In every al
terrate figure the lances are carried by
the young women alone or by the
young men. WHEN finally every agur'.
has been faithfully gone through with
and each set Is ready to break up, the
lances are lifted. all the dancers fall
into line and two by two march about
the ball room TO double quick time.
The lances OF course fail 10 the share OF
s the feminine dancers. who gladly carry
them on rs souvenirs at the end OF the
entertainment.
To such an extent has the vogue OF
these new dances grown that the ball
card lists no longer show the long pop
ular York. and OF all the polkaS only
the ungraceful but vigorous two-step;
then the lancers. always In preference
10 the Saratoga. while the Kentucky
Jubilee, Virginia reel and military
schottischa have had gracefully to re-
tire, before the au-compelliHS charms
OF the jolly Irish reel. This Ia nothing
more ror less than festive Jig dance.
such as the sons and daughters OF the
"ould courtree" tread of lightly enough
on the green sod. II IS used In our
American ball rooms At the end OF an
evenings frolicklnG. and. when the
handles and debutantes pair off. the
couples stand facing. with their hands
on their hips.
4 semI-clog dance follows and al IN
terrals there IS n merry hands all
around" or six trlumpkll archwnys,
until every couple has been once
"cnught in the ring" twice danced
under the bridge" and thrice led of
IN 'thc pntrIots march" All OF this Is
trpped 10 mixed Irish, English and
Scotch airs. but chiefly to an adapta-
ton of "Tke Wearing of the Green.
Novelties for the seasons bail have not
{ though ended with new dances or conn
blnation, but q valiant effort has been
made. and With considerable success,
to arrange the dances with an eye 10
attracting young men and TO reducing
the grand total OF wall llowcra. The
Cinderella parties, winding up exactly
s on the stroke 81 twelve, have drawn In
O good many nice young men who. be-
cause OF early morning hours for bus!-
ness. can't afford to dance after mid
night. Now we have bands OF ''crick-
cts on the hearth" who begin their rev.
els at Sis OF nm evening and allow
dcmitOIletE; that Is n froCk cont and
high waist coat for the men and bright
silk waist with dark skirts, for the wo-
men.
s Matter OfLuck.
But the most glorious philanthropy
10 far practlcCd Is the fate dances,
where your partner Is decided for you
By Ncklc fortune. Just In the doorway
OF the ball room stands an attendant,
or lapcls OF coats, tiny satin badges
or bright buttons that are numbered
according TO every individuals order In
arriving.