Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21

Castellane had another celebrated Amer
| lean girl for pupil-the Duchess of MARI
| borough. when she was STAYING In Paris
| before she married Every now and then she
| still runs over to Paris to pay "a visit to her
! father in his apartment just above here On
| the avenue of the Champs Elysees.
Taught the Spanish King.
II gave the young King of Spain lessons
| last summer at st. Sebastian. teaching him
all the American society dances, as we'll as
the gayotte, the pavane and the minuet.
| He knew nothing. But he proved himself
a very fine young fellow, speaking English
beautifully, while the queen mother is the
most charming woman I ever met One
day l was giving him a lesson with some
try the Boston. Now. they dance waltz
in Spain which is much faster than the
Boston and much shorter. The son of the
French ambassador began to show 1t, and
two young Spaniards. the Duke of Medina
Cell and the Duke Of Berwick. brother Of
the Duke of Alba, claimed 1t to be su-
perior to the Boston or any waltz in the
American style. In war said the latter.
you were our superiors, for you proved it.;
but in dancing we are your superiors, as
you can prove for yourself by watching any
Madrid ball room Then the young king
spoke up. saying. In that case. Hernandez.
why do We take lessons from Lopp?
These showed the difference between the
English and the Latin people, 1 said
The English. while taking lessons from
YOU. still want to dictate how you shall
teach them"
The Parisians are the most reasonable
of an. replied the author Of The Latest
Cotillon. Il tell them what they ought to
learn. and they take my word for it. 1t
Is amusing to hear them pronounce the
American names-'Tree-step. 'Boh-stone,
for Boston. and Nev-por, for Newport. OF
all these the Boston is the most popular
In what proportion? Suppose an average
ngyr1 i'm in, CT Cnoiaf two
There would be. say. three valSes a trois
temps fast and short, what they call here
valses' or 'waltzes. Against these there
would be. say. three Bostons Between
them there would be one Old Court quad
rifle. one or two plain lancerS and waltz
iancers and (were young people predom-
iEating) minuet, a gavote and perhaps
pavane-three old dances that are very pop
ular again. And then. to fill up, later there
would be quantity of Bostons. At many
young peoples dances they dance only Bos-
tons. while the older ones go in for the old
WaltZeS."
A Boston" Described
And now, what Is this Boston, I asked
'One hears about it everywhere, and the
new Larousse dictionary gives the verb
to boston, Customer
THE Boston as danced in Partisan So
ciety." said Mr.. Lopp. lis not the Boston
Dip danced sometimes in America. Years
ago. when quite young fellow. / ran off
and Joined a minstrel company At San
Diego, where l left the company, I opened
dancing class. and 1t was there l wrote
the Boston as 1t is now danced in Paris
The original idea l had received from
friend of mine. a dancing master of Bos-
ton. Russ Walker. He had written the
Boston Dip which attained popularity in
certain circles, not the best. They took a
long dip during two measures in which the
dancers almost touched the floor. then
1 x-a lt1nI md tod ha 5ty>'
L saw it had considerable possibilities; but
it would have to be materially changed to
fit 1t for a dance of society. First 1 made
the step much longer. Then. instead Of
having them dance it round, l made them
dance it forward and back"
In those early days you hardly realized
L suppose, that you were evolving a quite
new type of dance?"
No. And 1t is a new type of dance
The Boston as We now dance it in Paris
may be described as waltz that is danced
forward and backward, in turning very
little-in other words pendulum-like move
ment which. when it is exaggerated, becomes
vulgar. This is one of the aristocratic char
acteristcs of the Boston, that it acts like
a touchstOne of refinement. Those who ex-
aggerate it betray their innate vulgarity
Yet when danced properly it is a move
| ment as natural. as unfatiguing and as
innocent walking. | would compare 1t
with the waltz in this way: While the
waltz would make pattern of backward
| and forward curves if the outline of it's
| steps were followed on the floor. the Boston
would make star, with the turnings done
| at sharp angles.
Here Mr.. Lopp showed me the five photo
graphs marked "a, IS &C. 3D." and
'e''
oh but recognize those charming chill
dren." l exclaimed. They are
He stopped me with a deprecatory ges-
| ture
The Youthful Models.
| Never mind their Names he said. They