Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-06
DANCING IN VIENNA.
The Music Never stops. nnd People
Waltz All tho Time

Waltz All tho Time.
When the fasching Is in full and
orthodox swing in Vienna, balls take
place every evening IN the dozen or
go of big and small halls available for
societies and charities. The favorite
hall is the Sofensnl. which is a swim
ming bath in summer For the oc.
easion 1t Is floored with parQuet and
declicd with palms.
There are always two when not
three bands, and ms soon us one leaves
of the other takes up the waltz. IL 1t
does not. the public wants to know the
reason why and Immediately begins
to demonstrate with hand and voice.
The chapcrons sit around in solemn
state, and the men cOngregate In the
middle OF the floor, forming what Is
technically called the herrcu insel. or
mems island. From this position of
vantage they swOop down on any part
ner who weakens for moment and
carry her or. There Is no such thing
ms being engaged for IL lance--indeod.
there Is scarcely sIch thing MS a |
dance, the whole evening being one
large dance. except for the supper
break AT the charity hall or frauen.
helm. for instance. there will he about
1000 present, and us the men are in |
good training none OF them is long
without IL spin.
The crush Is tremendous, of course,
but the Vienna dancer, male or other,
cares little for hard knocks and, being
IN
manages to do II somehow or other.
though to stranger the task looks
impossible.
There Is not much ceremony about
lntroductions. Two strange men will
come NJ and with grave politcness In.
irolUce each other to lady whom
neither of them knows. The lady may
please herself, of course, as TO whether
she dances will him or not. In any
fase, The acquaintance begins, ANA
often ends, with turn. 1t Is not even
necessary to be two. One dancer
sometimes makes bold to approach, and
with deep bow he says that his name
Is Norval and that lie Is Il lawyer or
something else, and may he have Tie
honor Of IL waltz? Since the idea is
simply to have II partner and nothing
IS further from his thoughts than 10 be
llncivil he generally gets his way.
In Il ball like this there Is little favor,
md the pret.iest and smartcst girls are
not much better off than their less at
lractivc sisters. While the dowagcrs
are In splendid robes. the dancing con-
tinGcnt are, as a rulc, atlier simply
dressed and short Sloirted.' or else they
have an arrangement whereby they
gather Up all their drapery in one hand.
SO that they may succeed in Keeping
1t OH their persons. Nevertheless to.
ward the small hours the damage is
universal i
The Vienna belle may not go to is
many balls. perhaps, as her English
sister. but she certainly dances good
many more kilomctcrs in the course OF
her season. rho Vienna bulls begin.
rs r;:le. pretty sharply at ., and.
with All hoir or 50 for supper. tho
waltzins goes on till 8. The most en-.
thusias!ic will not go away mucl, be
fore g. but the officers cannot often
stay TO tie end. ami when the lieuten-
ants depart the glory departs with
them. Six hours, almost without
pause. Is IL very respectable athletic
performance, and many Of the ladies
Will nevertheless be seen OH the ice
the next afternoon still walizns.-
London Graphic.
The Poodle.
Why Is n poodle, 50 called? Some
one says: Probably the natural an
swer would recall the old lady who
said that no credit could be given
to Adam for naming the pig, since
anybody would have known what to
call IT, Poodle seems so Obvious n
name for this dog. And. in fact, This
is not far from the truth about the
origin of. the word. 1t is quite recent
In English. not being found before
| 1864, apparently. 1t is the German
'pudel,' which comes from the Low
/ German, 'pudcln,' to waddlc. and the
| dog must haze been so called, as Skent
says. either because lie waddlcs after
| his master or because he looks fat and