The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-20


lane. Duchess of Gordon. and per-
formed by her TO the accompaniment
of an orchestra from Edinburgh con
Quoted by Mel Cow, the composer "a
Bonnie Prince Charlie" 1t was me
introduction of a new dance that shoOh
not only Almack's, but all England 10
its foundations. In 1915 Lady jersey
and Count Aldegarde. Lady Harriet
Butler and Mr.. Montgomery, Lady
Susan Ryde and Mr.. Montagu, and
Miss Montgomery and Charles stan
dish Tor, some authorities say MI
Harley. danced the first set Of quad
rifles which, presented by such spon-
sors, at once became fashionable. the
quadrilles evoked much interest, but
this was nothing compared with the
sensation caused two years earlier by
the introduction from abroad of the
waltz.
Some such dance. it appears. had
been known in England nearly score
of years Before. for in the Times of
Feb. 10. 1876, we read: THE balls at
| Southampton are exceedingly lively
and well attended. The young ladies
are particularly favorable to a Ger
man dance called the VOlse; for
squeezing, hugging, etc, it is excellent,
and more than one lady has tainted in
the middle Of it," The 'Volse." how
] t.
tropolis. or at least to the fashionable
circles thereof; and when in 1913 II was
danced at Almacks for the first time
il was then slow movement in trOis
temps-by Nine. de Lieven and Lord
/ PalmeFstOn. and Princess Esterhazy
and Baron de Neumann. it divided so
/ ciety into two camDs-thOse who vel
coined it with open arms. and those
| who resented the introduction of what
I 81 to a.
proceeding. Lampoon after lampOOn
was provoked by the new dance, and
more than one Of these has come down
/ TO pOsterity.
! This, the first round dance. was OBJ
/ iected to by most on account at the
squeezing. hugging." etc. involved in
/ its execution:
What the girl of my heart by anota-
cr embraced?
| What the balm of her lips shall aJI-
! other man taste?
/ What. touch'd i'm the twist by another
! mans knee?
What! painting recline on another
than me2"
Every student of English literature
remembers the establishment of "Hor-
ace Hornem" when he saw the waltz
danced for the first time, and observed
/ poor dear Mrs. Hornem with her
Ihussar-lOoking gentleman, and his, TO
/ say the truth, rather more than half
round her waist, turning round and
round, to a see-saW, up-and-dOWn sort
of tune that reminded him of the Black
Joke only more 'affettuosO,' till il
made him quite giddy wondering
| whether they were not So" Byron,
who on this occasion used the pseudo
nym of HOrnem in the "apOstrophic
b1rv,-r7B RI waltz indicated in the
prose introduction the popular feelings
on the subject, and in the poem does
not speak of it respectfully:
Imperial Waltz! imported from the
Rhine,
| CFamed for the growth of pedigrees
and wine.)
Long be thine import from all duty
/ free,
And Hook itself less esteemed than
| thee;
In some few qualities alike-for Hook
| Improves our cellar-thOu our living
stock.
The head to Hook belongs-thy subtler
art
Intoxicates alone the needless heart;
Through the full veins thy gentler
poison swims,
And wakes to Wantonness the willing
limbs
But even as Mr.. Hornem followed
his wifes example and came to like
the waltz best of all things, so Byron
realized that the dance had come 10
stay:
I'Endearing Waltz. to thy more subtle
tune
Bow Irish jig, and ancient TigadOOn
Scotch reels avauntl and country
| dance fOregO
Your future claim to each fantastic
/ toe"
! Indeed, the prophecy came to pass.
for in spite of all opposition the waltz
made Roadway, and when, during FIRE
visit of the allied sOvereigns to Eng
land, the Emperor Alexander danced
il at Almacks, those who still enter
tanned any prejudice against it lay low
and held their peace.