The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-18

| not resent this addition to the honors
thrust upon him. The bombardment
OF Manila is the theme in the Dewey
figure, and, of course, it will call for
great display of patriotic colors The
inquire was introduced by AdoIph New
berger, of New York. The first move
ment is shown in figure / in the 9ia-
gram The dancers are ARRANGED in
parallel columns, and then march as
the arrows Indicate, with telling effect,
ana suggestive, with not too much
stretch of the imagination, of lines
moving to execute a strategic play at
battle. Finally the dancers are arrang-
ed In two opposing lines, the ladies
forming one and the gentlemen the
other, as shown in figure II. Then at
the signal the bombardment begins. On
the floor are the stocks Of ammunition.
consisting of confetti balls, and at the
word the cOmbatants seize the agents
OF parlor warfare and hurl them at
their adversaries. 1t is great fun, Of
course, as the battle wakes hot, and
the color effect is decidedly pretty The
| confetti balls burst when thrown. and
the colored paper ribbons which thew
contain are sent f1uttering around the
ballroom. Finally there is a complete
cap1tulation, the partners waltz or
tWO-step, and Dewey is again declared
hero victor.
CAMP LIFE IN THE GERMAN.
Another one Of the figures adopted
also based on war lines was introduced
by Mr.. Newberger, and is called the
camping figure. For this figure tents
made of thin paper are placed in each
corner Of the ball roOrn and the gem
tlemen conceal themselves therein,
three or four in each tent, each gentle
man sticking just finger through the
paper wall of the tent. The ladies cir
Gle around the tents to the left, and
at sign catch hold Of one Of the pro-
truding fingers and proceed to draw it's
owner through the tent and make him
| captive for the dance.
There are other figures in which the
| spirit of war finds expression, among
| them the Charge of the Light Bri-
| gade," the Imperial Guards" and the
Stars and Stripes" as well as figure
designated simply as the Military"
In the latter figure there are three
couples in each corner Of the ROOM all
facing the center. All carry flags and
| march to the center and then out Tie
| figure was introduced by Walter L.
Curtis, of Utica, who also introduced
two other figures that were adopted
the ''arbor" and the basket" The
Imperial Guards" figure is a Boston
idea, having been introduced by NJ. B.
Gilbert, Of that city, the president Of
the society, and the Charge of the
Light Brigade" figure was introduced
by T. A. Holland, of Springfield. Mass.
A unique figure is called the para
chute. In this the ladies throw tiny
parachutes of various colors into toe
air, and it is then for the gentlemen,
armed with darts, to throw them, with
the object of piercing the paracEutes.
When a parachute is thus captured, it's
color determines the partner for the
dance. The figure was introduced by
P. 3. Carpenter Jr., of Providence.
TWO NEW AND PRETTY FIGURES.
ooh, Please Dor is the title of a
merry figure also introduced by Mr..
Carpenter According to the plans the
properties for this figure consist Of six
chairs and six cushions. The chairs
are placed in a circle and occupied by
the ladies, facing out, and in front Of
each lady is placed a cushion. Eight
gentlemen then circle around the ladies,
moving to the left. At a signal the
gentlemen kneel upon the cushions, fold
their hands and, looking into the ladies'
faces, say in concert, ooh, please dor
OF course two of the gentlemen are left
out in the cold, and the strife is to be
one of the lucky six to get partners.
One of the prettiest Of all the new
figures is called the "Octagon," the
creation of William Pitt Rivers, of
the accompanying diagram. Eight
couples start off in a waltz and take
the position as shown for the forma-
ton. Then the four couples facing the
center advance and proceed as illus
trated in the next section of the dia-
gram. Four couples promenade around
to the right, while four ladies and four
gentlemen march to the left, passing
under the appraised hands Goine0 of
the four couples promenading. All
move once around and then go to the
corners from which they started. All
exchange partners and tWO-Step and
finish.
NEW POLKA AND LANCERS.
A new dance adopted for the season
is the class-day polka, which, it is be-
lieved, will be great success. This
dance is particularly well suited to
children. 1t consists of a polka move
ment forward, the part Of lady and
gentleman alternating, ending with a
pirouette The dance was introduced
by Oskar Duenweg, of Terre Haute,
Ind.
The cadet lancers is by Mr.. Gilbert,
of Boston. 1t is danced on diagonal
lines, the different figures partaking
of the character of triangles and stars.
| An exhibition dance, the modern polon-
| naise quadrille, was introduced by j.
| E. MARITIME, Of Chicago.
The difficult five-step schottische is
| bound to become as popular as the
| two-step, the dancing masters aver,
and methods of making it easier to
| learn were discussed.
"HUGGING" MUST CEASE
Much Of the time of the convention
was given up to a discussion of meth
| DDS for remedying what the dancing
| masters term vulgar positions" as
| sumed by dancers in round dances.
Just what the masters desire to put
| a stop to in some effective way is, in
plain terms, "hugging." 1t is a mat
| ter that recurs annually at the meet
ings Of the society, and a matter very
| distressing to the teachers of the terp-
| sichorean art. During the coming sea-
| son the masters will strive hard with
| their Glasses to make their pupils as
sumo a correct position in the waltz
and the two-step.
These officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Melvin B. Gilbert, Of Boston: vice
president, David H. Bowen; secretary.
Walter L. Curtis; treasurer, Joseph T.
Martin: director T. A. Holland