Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08
Good Taste Of English Royalty.

After having belittled his under.
standing through nearly the whole OF
the trying years while Edward VII
was in the position only of heir to
the throne, the world has come to see
in him not only an astute Judge OF
men and affairs and the most clever
Of reignlng kings, but one possessed
of a remarkable degree of common
sense and good taste. He Is as UNI
trammeled as person in his position
can well be. lie can and does set an
example of reasonableness in his
daily life. and very neatly administers
rebuke TO would-be toadies by re.
fusing to have his health drunk In
wine. or standing. in breaking up the
time-honored custom of sitting at wine
after women In the company have left
the dining-room. These are little
things but they mean much to sr5ser.
yienee to such customs.
II is said that an invitation to spend
weekend with the King and queen
at Sandringham is by no means dual
command because life there Is on such
! simple plan. The visitor does not
see his host until after luncheon. for
all the morning the king IL occupied
with business His Sunday is kerry
quiet and the guests do as they please
The queen invites few 10 her rooms;
the king strolls through the grounds.
putting every one at ease. AT dinner,
evening dress Is expected. but cos
tunes noticeably costly or conspicuous
are disapproyed, and 90 much dis
play usually makes the visit OF the
wearer the only one Most people are
aware that there is nothing the
queen views with more disfayor
than ostentation These traits on the
part of the royal family are valuable
because they do mold opinion,
Dancing in Vacation Schools.
IL has become recognized fact
that dancing IN vacation schools Is on
the whole the best and most interest
ing form Of exercise that can be OF
fered to boys and girls. Perhaps not
as popular with the boys as baseball,
basketball, even dumbells and Indian
clubs, since boy likes TO exercise
with all his might, and prefers a
struggle for mastery If 1t may be had.
E5thetics do not as rule appeal to
him. In vacation schools there must
be much introduced that Is In the
nature of play, and there are very few,
girls who do not dearly love to dance.
The routine Is riuch the same in all
such schools, sewing, dressmaking.
and millinery, cooking, and nursing.
history and nature study, wood and
iron work. and other both useful and
entertaining tasks, but when the hour
for physical culture comes 1t is spent
in dancing An account OF the schools
visited In New York In company with
Miss Eyangellne whitney. superinten.
dent OF vacation schools, showed that
In a few hours spent in rc.r schools
these pleased visitors saw young girls
from to Is engage In these different
dances. the Spanish castanet, and
Crow dance, Russian clap dance, Dam
ft'h lAiS uhutEs HO3 ANHEds u : WeuISh
favorite, the Turtle, the Ace OF Dia-
mends the Norwegian mountain
dance, the Irish jig. the Jumping Jack,
all in perfect time. as II was near the
md Of summer and OF the school term.
Ever. ore, even the captions, concede
It to be good thing. and the Fact
that the practice Is spreading and folk
dances are being introduced IN all
city schools show that It Is not an
ephemeral idea Aside from the excel
lent exercise Of the dance. It trains
children 70 carry themselves grace
fully and STIMULATES a love for the es-
theft, side Of life. is good point
gained.
Items Of All Sorts.
The empress Of China had a britt.
day recently. and In honor Of the oc-
casIon the yiceroy gave a great feast,
With theatricals. TO all the military and
civil officials foreign consuls. teachers
and some OF the older missionaries
Much bunting was used, and thou