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dance, which may vary every few days from
tho simplest form Of skirt dance, a dance
like he daffodil for instance, perfectly
comprehensive to the child, to the most
strenuous folk or national dance.
"In the public schools aesthetics is being
taught as part of the curriculum. The
normal schools, the high schools in this city
and elsewhere rave fallen in line. The Eth
cal Culture School, advocating the teach
ing Of everything that pertains TO the high
est and brightest part Of life, has taken up
the subject enthusiastically.
AT the term OF the Wadleigh High School
ending last spring eight OF the gym
nasium numbers showed the influence Of
this new, kind Of work and In line with that
reports come in showing that all the uni
v~ersities are to make dancing Of this nature
a part OF the regular gymnastic curriculum.
This has always been the case at An
napolis and West Point; but now Yale,
Harvard and others have followed suit
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football. The couples dancing are divided
into sides and the object is 20 put the ball
through the opponents wicket. This Il 4
very lively figure and creates a good deal
OF amusement.
The expensive favors Of the old time
cotillons are seldom seen now. Papsr
favors take the place of gold and silver.
mOftenties a hostess provides her own
favors. but where a dancing master IL en-
gagged he usually prefers to get the favofs
30 that there will be some relation betwesn
them and the figures he presents. y -,
Now in regard to a very simple makser
but one which each year has to be empha-
sized anew; l refer to the manner OF hold
ing the partner in the waltz or twostep. b.
The correct pose il for the 1~entIeman'x
right arm to e~ncircle the lady's waist While
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IN this dancing DOES not mean the usual
ballroom dancing, but the intricate and
forceful dancing OF every possible COM
bination and mode known.
Beginning first with the poise Of theb body
and It's proper balancing n rhythm, which
lie at the foundation Of all dancing and
Of all oalisthenio work worthy the name,
the pupil in esthetics will before many
lessons essay difficult dance like the Span
ish, the skirt, the buck and wing, the German
folk dances, that are very difficult indeed.
for they require prodigious strength and
quickness. There is absolutely no moment
of repose, and p~erspiratiOn and healthy
fatigue are evidence OF their beneficial
effects.
Il believe a young man who has learned
how TO do the buck and wing. which l pre-
sumo may be said to be our national dance.
and can 20 through with IL from start to
finish without a break has laid thef ounda-
ton Of a healthy physique IL he lacked It in
the beginning and has emphasized IL IL Il
was already his possession.
-Of course tho aesthetics. being more OF
less class work, do not draw on quite so
large a patronage of men as OF ladies' and
children. Most OF the folk and national
dances, a. well as the preliminary work OF
the calisthenic nature. have 20 be lone
alone. and consequently there Is not the in
centive to mixed dancing. At the same
time Il Is surprising the number Of men I
have for private lessons, who come TO me
TO learn these dtficult steps instead Of
gymnasium work.
-One young lawyer tells mo that he has
never danced on a ballroom floor in his life
in public. but he Is an expert In the buck
and wing, the clog and the Spanish and
Bulgarian dances, all of which no has
learned simply for their beneficial effect on
Fl am repeatedly asked IL tho ~cotIllon is
still as popular 6s ever. OF course Il 10.
for it bfiAss an evening TO afittinsc climax;
chance TO test hsr popularity and ,fHrpishes
a very pretty. spectacle for tho 0rlookers.
C-onssqdantIy it viii be a long time before
ie u cus orr Of the dancing worlds list Of
snjoymsntsN
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The exposed chest Of the demon is o
shown when he appears IN the scene. He
is wrapped in a voluminous cloak. In the
bacchanal scene The dancers whirl about
him in the completest abandonment of the
dance, while Mefstcfeis writhes in deepest
thought. Suddenly he rises and throws
back the cloak. revealing his barred flesh
to the gaze Of the polite public hat gathers
at the Metropolitan.
In spite Of the animated dancing and
the effectiveness Of the tableau when the
enormous Russian rises to his feet-he il
well over six feet--tbe audiences remain
rather composed. There ia the usual frigid
h~andclapping hat follows he fall Of the
curtain.
. According to Operatic tradition the On
thusiasm awakened by this scene should
be ~frenetic. Victor Maurel, who is an
authority inevery device Of operate mise en-
scene, gave his opinion as to the rather cold
manner in which the act is received here.
THE dancers, as the audience perfectly
well knows" he said. ARE dressed, while
MefiSiofsie appears partly nude. The con-
trast is sufficient 20 destroy the interest of
the audience"
IL is more probable. however. tina New
Workers have not acquired as yet any great
sympathy for low cut opera in whatever
form IL may be manifested.
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than That's" but It never gained the same
popularity and indies Of the opera who feel
Chat. they could show themselves and their
talents to. advantage in works Of the de-
coIlete French school nave always chosen
@ThaYs.' Anybody who has seen Miss San
derson's photographs in the r0leO of the hero
ire will appreciate that she went quite as
far as any If her successors In the art OF
delicately ~disrobing for t~be'operatic stage
1t was in '"Phryne' that Jane Harding.
VINO had been well known in Paris before
she decided to sing in opera. was pelted
with vegetables. fish and similar missiles
by the furious wives of some of her former
admirers who had on her first appearance
IN public the opportunity to give express
sion to their feelings. She naturally re-
tired under such . fusNiade. and -Phryne"
disappeared along with her.
Miss Gardens draperies as That's are Of
pale pink. brocaded in gold. The bounda-
,ries of satin are conveniently indicated On
the back by a large buckle of brilliants.
There 10 a voluminous cloak that occa-
stonally covers this single flesh colored
drapery. %
When she has begun 20 repent, az the
herOines Of Massenet usually do after their
unsparlng revelations OF beauty in the open
ing acts. Miss Garden is draped in nan
folds Of pale blue filmy weaves. ~diaphanous
hut 80 numerous that no suggestion Of out
line is visible beyond the contour OF an
elbow, which like KdtishG's was worth going
miles to see.
. Nine. Cavalier, who also wears pink,
makes her costume much more ornate with
jewels. which repder the costume heavier
but serve TO. outline more sharply some Of
the curves that might otherwise be in
distinct by reason Of the Hlmy drapery.
Miss Garden wears a long satin train,
whereas Mime. Cavalieri wears draperies
that barely touch the ankles.
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hop waltz, as ugly in It's way as the two
step, and 10 far removed from the beauti-
full dance that originated In Vienna, went
to Paris, where IL captured all hearts as the
valse and then crossed the channel to Lon
don, thence TO the United States, where it
gave opportunity for such exhibitions
Of exquisite grace and allurement as have
never been seen before or since.
The only dances that seem to vie at all
In favor with the twostcp this winter are
the barn dance and the Boston. As a lover
Of good dancing l can see no EXCUSE for
such popularity al 10 accorded the barn
dance, which more nearly resembles a romp
than anything else.
1T is something like the old time mill
tary schottische. only in that after tho
schottische step there was IA waltz o
ment, one. two. three, hop; one, two. three.
hop. hop. hop. &C. but o the twOstep
is introduced in place Of the waltz finale.
About eighteen years g all the square
dances had a set Of steps introduced which
were called balancing to corners. The
Boston OF to-day resembles the balancing
to corners more nearly than any other
description I can think OF at this moment.
Il does not require any guiding at all and
I believe that its popularity is due to the
fact that Il can be danced in a small space,
twelve feet even, II the dancers are expert.
IAN the old fashioned square dances
have gone out. They are no longer seen
in the ballroom. although we teach them
in the schools FOR It Is necessary that a
pupil shall know something besides waltz
and twostep TO become proficient in grace.
sTo INV mind the RrsAkes6 nrO0reas along
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stood shoulder to shoulder in declaring
that the dancing Of the great mass Of people
is absolutely wrong. hat they cannot dance
a twostep to waltz time. But that is about
as FAR as we have got until the present time.
when the comic opera is helping us out a
little.
We nave talked waltz at our meetings.
W have taught- it, in u classes, and yet
you go to a fashionable dance at present
and just as soon al a waltz is started by the
orchestra you will see people get up on the
floor and 10 through the e~volutions of the
twOstep. SssoluteIywrong in time. balance.
rhthym, and OF oouise in consequence absO-
lutsl1sxrong IN grace and charm.
at is about twelve years ago that the
.twOstep was first introduced and il spread
'thT0ugh the country like wildfre. One
reason for this was that it was very easy
a few home lessons were sufficient, half
a dozen at most at a dancing school. while
TO learn the glide it might take two or three
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But the ootillon to-day presents new
features worthy Of notice. In the first
place all the well known cotilIon leaders
have dropped put and have left no success
sors. No longer do you read in the morn
ing paper that Craig Wadsworth, Elisha
Dyer or any Of the other men whose names
were at one time associated with that form
hundred couples the night before.
Their place il nOw taken by the pro-
~fessional dancing master, who Is hired to
lead the cotillon and is expected to furnish
figures, favors and a personality sufficient
to keep the interest alive n to make this
difficult dance a success.
Il consider a man who a. willing to do
this without being paid a perfect marvel.
When I look over the accounts of past balls
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Outlines rSVsalod : o the accompaniment
Of such ChRraCtsriStiOally Gallo muSiO
AZ MaSssnst's.
Mono Of tho women who have succeeded
best ne ThGts has bssn French. Sibyl
sandcrson had long been in Paris and.
NinIikq her successor. Mary Garden. spoke
and sang French "a II Il were her native
She was even more Of an Amert-
Gahs however. than Miss Garden, AZ she was
corn in San Francisco. Lima Cavalieri.
&ho iB a Roman. sang In Paris I'm French
FOR the first time when she appeared as
Thqts at tho Opera.
,sPhryne.' which Camille Submissions
wrote for Miss Sanderson to sing at the
Opera COmiqu0. WAs more frankly revelatOry
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dancing for years they had suddenly walked
up to the knowledge that their steps are all
wrong that their time was out Of balance
and thar all they-h had Beerk doing was oornS;
Mating dancing solectsms. romps and
racke .On a ballroom Nor. ftsss Tqdeef
oommentary on the dancing profession that
they should havs to1ses n corjs ApAfA to
find out what has been obvious STaIong
and what we have all been doing our best
to e
years.
-Thers are four associations q dancing
MASTERS In thu United States and We havs
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anos in diarobing madO the scene startling
enough to give new life 10 BOit0'S -MeAs-
toSsle.s which has had no sustained popu-
larity ak any time.
In the course OF time M. ChaliapiRe onmo
TO New York. and his half naked devil mas
been On view this season at the Metro
pOIitan. Perhaps New York has not been
shaken 90 deeply Al other cities have oy
the exhibition, and it 10 certain that the
audiences witnessing this exposed devil
Rave not given any -demonstrativs evidence
Of great enjoyment.
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THEY SEE THE REAL WALTZ
DISCOVERY DANGERS OF THE
TWOSTEP ARE MAKING. - b.

The True waltz Exhibited ON the StaWe-Re-
TOrSSs tEe IsancERs Mias6ers CANS ETeeG
Dancing as EXercnse-NO More Anna
teuf COtIIlOn Leaders-Paper FaVOrs.
~
A SUCCESSFUL musical comedy now being
psrforRsled in this cityhas helped the dancing
masterw in their business.
-For. the first time in fears. Aktd ons
dancing master. people hive seehin thst
play the waltz danced. the real waiN, nod
the hybrid arrangemeRt-tkh has. Spasa
oueradad under tho name for years.
Il hare been amazed at the number Of
peoplelkho nave come to me after seeing
that play and said that after they had been
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IL had been the hope OF the Italian prima
donna to sing the role Of That's here. but
Mr.. Hammerstein was prompter than MIR.
Conried in securing the rights to the work
and New York's first That's was American.
not Italian.
The arrival here Of undress in opera
dates only from this season, as previous
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wonderful az IN actor as a singer. Above
all. he was praised for a performance Of
Mefstofsle. in which he left the upper part
Of his body bare and covered it witha shiny
powder that cleaned jim the footlights.
On he strength of this single role the
fame of this Russian travelled from st
Petersburg all over Europe. This nu-
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NE1H FORKS FIRST TASTE or, A
STYLE THAT PLEASES PARIS ,,
Mary raFden M 'SIhaAJ' haaotlAs 1nasSIan
Rasse. C~haIlaDlpq,, N .'atshstegelsSS y,
-sADyl, saDdersan ~ R~lenNceTAsre
CnVaIAerH's Slgnal Triumph N .RAFta,

-saDSl sanaerssn a
CnNaIaerh's shSnAl Triumph shNN
uDdr..a .l-av. conaA Aoe.Ehs aesanRla..
.h...-.[ go $500 TanESte ,AOrannNy
nio.sov,.s -,,d a. S,,,ss,..DrS .hncR ed 1uDaS !,
,asts into caIIIng ~ ma b6ueeT 'atSAiIar
s;aoa. hsd beoO sc,sd AZ the FoIIea BerQAre
- o,bsr homeS N more or Iesa polite
,ndal,oacv IN paris.
DAcoIs,S oDsra has long bse.rdv1.yedIIa /.
r.achIDg Nsw Yovar- h,ue a hnmA unlfj n6eRet
hers Iust AZ S,saotIv E,,tasA
n made IN wv fsa,ssg Snr1t, ~ ~ SO
R,,s.Is ..vsr.I - x. ImR NS%s7ESSgl
onTv Dov vvitne~-inA RAsav anaanfSfg IN ~
ODsra Cou,ona
In a wav this Lsnds 81 anSpS, ~ a.nakicac
origir ,Jnlea tlss2.hssS 9tESgs ~ oniss
more 10 male n w~sSikssuks,ls Z SahST
Eranch comDons' arst s~rss@snr,tSa@ ~ nfs
areaa IN di.nIaar ~ has,tv a. nhiNEsasiNssS
ann \ had Sststsa her svsnx sST1nl.ssh IN
oDera aMaDon,g CamIse KAinfasssnsrtsax
NOT above ds,t,nsstevt III, kxlh,aats thu
sam. purpose and S-cornpossd Phfyne.s
in which the hsentiNnl Arser,uan sosrnrrrc
appeared AT the Oo4ra Comious.
sTbsYs.- which was sung AZ tb.sSyrart.
IN iso,. was the last opera espaslaAvf o6f,S
posed for ber American sooraI.e. 4 ma.
also apnearrd In ais Magev and hsd lSfSSt
made her aiat annsas2nes nj sNsctsrAs;
ynonde ' also rsmncs,d A...cisspv Far .h.sr
bv Jules Maasepet. E-S
The opera ~ ,rndresss an an sr1 sorrn
plensed the paria nrsblSo tah MUCH ~. Sc
depcndent on The rb.r,ss .ot ara enysy.
There were Other ses,nIF,l| AS,xssaans ~
ravish the evss.Sf tho p.r;s ksfgliey sTS.ak-
pear in scant drapefIssr 81 Ire 11ecyropasi@-
ment of pleasing ni.siA hsuKSnS i1tr fsesiss
ure the specially OF tSe American -ssfwsrs
mt the OpSra COtnidIss
Mary Garden has been yke.xnnst reFsrt1
favorite there,and for her Camille Erlanger
composed -A1hrodite.s which in theme
as well as in cossusne was declared the most
decolIetA oDeraeehAt had vet been sung IN
Paris. Oscar RNnnperatein. with nh his
generosity toward the modern French
r6pertoire. has not had the couraaaa No an,
nounce -Aphrodite," nor has t1eySworx
been sung as vet outside OF ne Opera
Comiolie,
-TbaYs1 has aever bsan os.nDaIlaA. tn
stand on its merits AZ an eSSeEa IA SEas
always had the pi6iSodM 'SkSSstshcsf "a
aome noted staEa beauty. Alter MIS- san
deraon came Miss Gariey vvhA shns,nor
vet sung the opera inF aris. "a n n .oosin
the repertoire OF Abe ,Ousra Cgrdo,,a hut
first donned the dranertes of .ttrS YRNr,tian
eourtesan in Brussels IL kan aIreadv bsen
settled that she Is 10 make her fLrss. appear-
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performances Of Massenet's works here
have brought forth only -Manon.' l.
Cid" and "Werther." simultaneously came
an undress Of an altogether different char
acter.
For the last five years Russia, Italy n
then Monte Carlo nave been admiring the
performance of a Russian basso who was as
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-08
Girls Have More Liberty.

One idea in the mind of girls OF to-
day is that parents should not inter-
fere with their goings and comings.
Why it has come about is somewhat
of a question, for there is really no
less obligation on the part OF parents
to know a daughters associates and
the places she goes than there was on
mothers concerning themselves a gen.
GRAFTON ago. A perfectly natural fact
is that normal young people crave
amusement, and if this is not provided
at home it will assuredly be sought
elsewhere. This is true of the girl
who has nothing to do, as well as for
her friend who has to work all day
and both will turn to recreation away
from home If none is to be found
there.-Chicago Daily News.
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Fashions in Japan.

Fashions change in Japan most rap
idly when they are the changing
badge of wealth, and when social sta
tus GIBBS and flows and people are
known by what they wear. Among
men the fashion of the hair, which
had to do with the warriors head
gear, has gone wholly out of style.
The man of official rank wears his
clothes in foreign style as becoming
modern tasks, though he returns to
his native costume for his hours of
ease. In the matter of hairdressing it
is not only that certain styles belong
to certain periods or ages, but may
not be affected after some fixed data,
but within the limits set by age there
are variations according to fashions
within.
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ONE MAN NOT PLEASED.
Orators Compliment to Town Called
Forth Warm Protest.

Two interesting stories are told OF
the late Gen. w. H. L. Barnes, of Cali
fornia. One concerns a campaign
speech that the general made in Red
ding. Being diplomat as well as an
orator, Barnes, who had not been In
Redding for decade or more, sought
to say something flattering about the
towns growth. When he reached the
filling in stage of his speech, he said:
Il want to congratulate the citizens OF
Redding on the wonderful progress OF
their beautiful city. When was last
here, not many years ago. had to put
up at ramshackle hotel, with poor
accommodations and badly cooked
food. What do / find to-day? A mag
nificent caravansary with cuisine
worthy of a metropolis" The complf-
ment won applause, and after the
meeting was over many OF the audi
tors crowded to the platform to shake
hands with the speaker. One old fell
low, with pioneer beard, waited pa
tiently for his turn. When he reached
the general he calmly put his hands
behind him, shook his head angrily
and blurted out: "All / want to say
is that you're white-headed old falsi-
fer. / kept that hotel
The other story deals with the spe-
cial session of the legislature called
to fill the vacancy caused by the
failure of the solons of 1899 to elect
a United States senator. Barnes
wanted the honor, but the compromis-
ers passed him by and picked out
Thomas r. Bard, of Ventura. The
night of Bards' election Gov. Gage was
reused from his bed by a caller VINO
refused to wait until morning. Gage
| opened the door and there stood Gen.
Barnes. Governor" said the general
solemnly, you called this session to
| fill vacancy. Instead of filling va
cancy you have created one" And
then without another word the general
stalked away.
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IT'S PROPER FURNISHINGS AND
APPURTENANcES
But One Part Of the House Is OF More
Importance Than the Sleeping
Chamber, Says Prac-
teal Writer.

There is no part of a house OF real
ly much more Importance than the
sleeping rooms. They are only rivaled
in importance by Kitchens. Dining
rooms, living rooms, libraries and par
lors are secondary.
In an interesting and Informative
volume entitled Homes and Their
Decoration" published by Dodd,
Mead & Co., the author, Miss Lillian
Hamilton French, reveals lot OF
practical ideas of how to combine the
artistic and the comfortable in bed
room furnishings. She tells some
common sense secrets that housewives
will be rejoiced to learn.
"A small bedroom she says, may
be made dainty and attractive by
white woodwork and walls, an
enameled bed and white furniture,
white curtains at the windows and
white trimmings for the bed. II a
color is desired it may be added In
several ways. A colored rug may be
introduced-one of plain green or red
ulllu6, VI Tue WuitC Sui Sdiho e&o w.
spread may be trimmed with a border
of chintz, the mirror framed with it.;
or the curtains may be tied back with
a color, and the small pillow have
ribbons to match. Ribbons, however
are absolutely interdicted in a bed
room unless the owner is able to re
plenish them whenever they are
mussed or soiled. Faded finery,'
once heard an old lady say, is
SIM Sometimes 1 am inclined to be
lieve the dear old lady was right.
IF you are in doubt about What
should go on your bureau-and many
people are-remember that, like the
sideboard, the well appointed burea,
or dressing table must be first of al
in spotless order and then be pretty
No handkerchief cases should lie OF
It, nor plush boxes for brushes and
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Strawberry Luncheon.

Now is the season for a strawberry
luncheon and it may be made mos
attractive affair. For the centerpiecs
use rustic basket filled with vines
and real strawberry plants bearing the
fruit. At each place have white can
die with shade of crushed strawberry
color. Serve first Eve big, luscious
berries on small, leaf-covered plate
with a neat pile of pulverized sugar in,
the center, or If procurable. use small
leaf-lined baskets for this purpose
tying the place card to the handle
Next serve tomato soup, then salmona
croquettes, new potatoes and beet
salad. For the dessert course have in
dividual strawberry shortcakes. With
them pass a bowl of whipped cream for.
those who wish it. 1t Is good rule
never to serve any fruit with cream
on it as many people can not eat IT,
with fruit acid.
MADAME MERRI
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PRETTY LUNCHEON FOR BRIDE ELECT

books filled, records of many summer
and winter outings, but there were stills
countless prints unclassified. So this
method was devised.
There were the pictures of college
days. These were mounted on piece
of paper matching the wallpaper, ar
ranged according to fancy, trimmed ir.
regularly-oblong. square, round-as
best suited the subject They made
three panels and were fastened to the
wall by narrow strips of black mould
ings. The prints of the Yellowstone.
camping party and western scenes
made more panels, then all home
scenes, interiors and special fete days
we're grouped together and thus the
walls were covered. The effect was
good and the room was special de-
light to visitors. Engagements of spe.
cially good negatives occupied thea
plate rail, some framed, some done ir-
'passe-par-tout."
For screen this amateur made a.
frame five feet high, containing three
panels two feet wide, joined by hinges.
These she covered with grayish blue,
burlap fastened with big flat-headed
brass lacks. Exclusively blue prints
went on this screen; one panel was:
composed of child studies, one marines.
one rural subjects. The furniture Of
the room is severely plain, the rugs
and pillows are all blue and white.