The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-03
DANCING IN WENNA.
TIE Music Never stops, and PeOpI,
Waltz All the Time.

The Music Never stops, and People
Waltz All the Time.
When the fasching is In full and
orthodox swing in Vienna, balls take
place every evening in the dozen or
30 of big and small halls available for
societies and charities. The favorite
hall is the Sofensal, which is n swim
ming bath in summer. For the oc-
casion it is hoored with parquet and
decked with palms.
There are always two when not
three bands. and as soon as one leaves
or the other takes up the waltz. If It
does not, the public wants to know the
reason why and Immediately begins
to demonstrate with hand and voice.
The chnperons sit around in solemn
state, ana the men cOnEregate In the
middle OF the floor. forming what is
Technically called the herren inset, or
mems island. From this position of
vantage they swoop down on any part
ner WHO weakens for Il moment and
carry her Off. There is no such thing
as being engaged for dance-indeed.
there is scarcely such n thing as
dance. the whole evening being one
large dance. except for the supper
break At the charity ball or frauen-
helm, for instance, there will be about
1000 present, and as the men are in
good training none of them is long
without spin.
The crush Is tremendous, Of course,
but the Vienna dancer. male or other,
cares little for hard knocks and, being
determined to get around the room,
manages to do It somehow or other,
though to a stranger the task looks
to NJ nhnYIf
Introductions. Two strange men will
come up and with grave pOliteness in
troduce each other to a lady whom
neither of them knows. The lady may
please herself. of course, as to whether
she dances with him or not. In any
case, the acquaintance begins, and
often ends. with n 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 NorvaI and that he is n lawyer, or
else, and may he have the
honor of II waltz? Since the idea Is
simply to have partner and nothing
is further from his thoughts than to be
uncivil. he generally gets his way
In ball like this there is little favor,
and the prettiest and smartest girls are
not much better of than their less Mt
are in splendid robes, the dancing con-
tingent are, as a rule, rather simply
dressed and short skirted, or else they
have an arrangement whereby they
gather up all their drapery in one hand.
so that they may succeed in keeping
it on their persons. Nevertheless to-
ward the small hours the damage lie
The Vienna belle may not go to as
many balls, perhaps, as her English
sister, but she certainly dances n good
many more kilometers in the course of
her season. The Vienna balls begin,
as a rule, pretty sharply at 8. and,
with an hour or so for supper, the
waltzIng goes on till 3. The most en-
thuslnstic will not go awRy much be-
fore 5, but the officers cannot often
stay to the end, and when the IIeuten-
ants depart the glory departs with
them. Six hours, almost without a
pause, is a very respectable athletic
performance, and many OF the ladies'
win nevertheless be seen on the Ice
the next AFTERNOON stin wnltzIng.-
London Graphic.