The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-18

balls. Hostesses found the effort of Civ
ing them was truly not worth the ex-
pense. labor and strain on their feel
ings, but this new institution promises
10 bring. regeneration, and il is very
broadly limited that floor walker who
can make things go is apt 10 receive
next day from the hostess check TO
the amount of $500 or $500. II is per-
fectly fair 10 say that all this is quite
! under the rose, and If you questioned
either hostess or young man they
would unitedly and Indignantly protest
against both the existence of the in
stitution and his or her completely in
any such arrangement
However, the arrangement does I'M
doubtedly exist at all well-conducted
private balls, and the floor walker is
not in the least like his namesake in
the big department store. He who
guards the heretofore rough-hewed
destinies of the walifiower is sure 10 be
the bright ornament of some first FAM
lily in town. member of several ex-
elusive mems clubs. and to do his work
we'll he must be not only man, who
gives great attention to- his dress and
display gifts of diplomacy foreign
ambassador might envy but it is i'm
perative he also has an almost mex
haustible acquaintance, both among
the men and women of his social set
All thtSC Q0dllllC1llOitS. dAOliS Will III
exquisitely sweet temper and a name
for popularity among his sex made the
ideal fioorwalker. who. after all. is an
angel in a dress coat, as the serene
countenance of his hostess and the
happy smiles of the otherwise sadly
neglected girls plainly testify
SOME DANCING NOVELTIES.
The fioorwalker is not, though, the
sole innovation that the gaieties of
Easter week are bound to bring forth,
for ballroom comfort. One only needs
glance on the dance programmes TO
see that there are two entirely novel
are promised long and brilliant career
at the summer resorts. The first of
these is a round dance called The
Washington Post" because il is trod to
the measures of that famous military
march. played with any popular waltz
the bandmaster selects. a couple set
out awaiting, until the first stirring
notes of the march strike in. Then
the man releases his partners waist,
takes few march steps abreast of
her to the right, swings about, still
marching. till ne is behind her; con-
tinuing to keep step quickly. they make
a circuit of the room. her back to him
and her hands up over her shoulders
in his. Gradually he falls in abreast of
her to the left. and, when the waltz
strikes up once more he is ready to
place his arm again about her waist.
The fact is, however, that all the
new dances for the coming summer are
nothing but waltzeS with a few vary
ing steps, and the square dances are all
but dead. There is a very pretty meas
ure stepped off now under the rather
title of la pavaune." \
man and woman stand abreast of each
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waist. and he puts his left on her waist
and they face a couple similarly stand
ing; then. as the music lays some such
quaint air as Money Musk or The
Wind That Shakes the Barley they
advance, retreat, and. at the sound of
waltz time, whirl of about
the room. Immediately the waltzing
stops they halt. fall into the original
position and advance and retreat be-
fore the first couple they find them
selves nearest to. Sometimes. in place
of the waltz music a lively galop is
played and something of jolly romping
known in the DAYS of Little Sallie
Waters" is revived.
Cotillions promiSe-that is if Easter
week dOingS may be taken as sign
to become more and more elaborate.
until none but the very wealthiest
hostesses can pretend to give them this
summer. One german arranged for
will have every figure favored. and the
pretty notion is to be followed of Civ
ing every one, for the first figure.
square parcels tied I'D with blue rib
bons. These, in fact. will be found in
the seats, and, when undone. will con-
sist of lovely tissue paper pierrot cos
tunes. Those for the women are blue
gowns with rosettes of white paper
roses. The gowns are long paper DOM
noes to throw over the ball dresses.
and the hats lofty blue cones with