The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-24

find it, present 1t to her partner, who
would slip through it the finger of his
right hand. Should 1t be a heavy train
the loop could be made large enough to
receive more than one finger. The size
Of it could always be regulated by the
weight of the train.
Amy of these devices is simple and
would be infinitely more satisfactory than
the half-hearted, half-jointed arrange
ment planned by these dancing masters"
NEW DANCES FOR THE SEASON.
Some of the new dances of the APP
preaching social season will be the old,
old dances Of many years ago when the
grandmothers of today usurped the ball
room floors instead Of their granddaught-
ers. Not that there Will not be new
dances as we'll to claim popular attention
and approval. The Society OF Professors
Of Dancing in it's recent session in New
York has seen to that, but several Of the
old, old faverites have crept into fash
ionable prominence again and the young
people at the inaugural of the new CEN
fury will whirl gracefully through the
rhythmieal mazes which oaptiyated the
eyes and hearts Of the old-time lads and
lasses when the present ebbing century
was young.
The Society of Professors Of Dancing Is
the most prominent association in the
coultfy, perhaps IN the world, which IS
interested IN the development OF the art
of the muse Terpsichore. Its annual ses-
sions determine the method of instruction
and guidance for young and old to be en-
ployed throughout the ensuing social sea-
son. At Its recent convention held last
week IN New York six new dances were
accepted by the assembly for the coming
year, three Of them designated principally
as educational dances to be confined
ai,1-r
tended for ballroom diversion and enter
taiRment.
Prof. A e. Bournique one of the most
prominent members Of the association of
dancing, has just returned from the con-
vention in New York He kindly de-
scribed the new dances accented by the
society of professors, which are known as
the imperial three-step, by Oscar Duen-
veg, Of Terre Haute, Ind; the Neither
land, by George Prutting, Of Hartford.
Conn: the Resale. by Henry Dorring.
Of Troy, N. Y. the Gavotte Pompadour,
by Adolph Newberger, of New York; the
Feroa minuet. by M. D. Gilbert, of Bos-
ton, and the Cuban waltz. also OF the
composition of Adolph Newberger The
last three dances adopted by the Society
of Professors OF Dancing are the educa-
ttonal dances, whose aim is to develop
grace and deoortment in the pupil OF
BoCrnique's will present a very attract
i've appearance when the miniature men
and women essay the stately Verona min
uet or circle around the hall to the mu-
sic of the Gavotte Pompadour The Gu
ban waltz is a waltz movement in four
four time, graceful and effective The
new minuet is closely allied to the older
Minuet de la Occur and admits of the
same charming posing and stateliness of
nov {or No hit
rates the name of the fascinating Paris
ian Beauty, La Pompadour. is danced in
music to four-four time, tho movement
being the ordinary gavotte. or schottlsche,
step, varied by addition 4! minuet rhy inns.
It is danced by couples in q circle around
the ball room, the men holding the lady's
hand in what Is known as the onen po-
sition, the one familiar to the miGuet
THREE SELECTED DANCES.
The three new dances designed for
ballroom usage which the Society of Pro-
fessors of Dancity accepted at the New
York convention are tho Imperial three
step, the Netherland and the Resale
The Netheriand IS a waltz movement
somewhat similar to the pretty dance
called Coming Through the Ry>,''
which was so popular with the children
OF the dancing academies several sea-
sons ago. The music is the customary
three-four waltz rhythm and the slow
commencement merges later into the
regular waltz time. The Imperial three
step is danced to the music of the
beginning with the open
position and concluding with the waltz
position. The Resale is also adapted
for the two positions and is mazurka
In three-four time.
The six new dances which won the
apDroyal of the professors of rTNrnSf-
chore must struggle hardly for their lau-
rels of popularity however if they wish
to attain the coveted wreaths, for the
old-time favorite Sir Roger de Cover'y
and the qualS little movement of the
are to Weld a royal sway
over the bathrooms of the coming social
season. Sir Roger de Coverly. the
stately name bestowed by Addison and
familiar reading In the pages of The
Spectator, is metamorphosed in America
into the Virginia reel. Newport sane
toned its romping gayety during the
summer and winter promises no diniuu-
ton of its popularity. The Varsovienna
and beaux Of early Chicago and is re-
vival VIII delight the hearts of the older
as 1t will enthIse the toes
and heels of the dancers of today. Among
the revived dances of the coming sea-
son are the Spanish circle waltz, that
pretty substitute for a square dance
in which couoles circle backward and
forward around q ballroom.