Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-02
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 reigning kings, but one possessed
of a remarkable degree of common
sense and good taste. He is as I'M
trammeled as person in his position
can well be. He can and does set an
example of reasonableness in his
daily life, and very neatly administers
a 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 subser-
vience to such customs.
1t is said that an invitation TO spend
a weekend with the A,tng and queen
at Sandringham is by no means dual
command because life there is on such
a simple plan. The visitor does NOT
see his host until after luncheon, for
all the morning the king is occupied
with business. His Sunday is very
| quiet and the guests do as they please
The queen invites a few to 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 disapproved, and too 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 disfavoI
than ostentation. These traits on the
part of the royal family are valuable
because they do mold opinion.
Dancing in Vacation Schools.
1t has become a recognized fact
that dancing in vacation schools is Oh
the whole the best and most interest
ing form of exercise that can be OF
fered to boys and girls. Perhaps moi
| as popular with the boys as baseball
basketball, even dumbells and Indian
clubs, since a boy likes to exercise
with all his might, and prefers .
struggle for mastery if it may be had
Esthetics do not as a rule appeal tC
him. In vacation schools there mus
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 much the same in al
such schools, sewing, dressmaking
and millinery, cooking, and nursing
history and nature study, wood anC
iron work, and other both useful ant
entertaining tasks, but when the hou
for physical culture comes it is spen
in dancing An account of the schools
visited in New York in company witt
Miss EVangeline Whitney, superinten
dent of vacation schools, showed tina
in a few hours spent in fCSr school;
these pleased visitors saw young girl;
from to is engage in these differen
dances, the Spanish castanet, anC
Crow dance, Russian clap dance, Dan
ish ring dance, hop Amiga, a Swedish
favorite, the Turtle, the Ace of Dia
monds, the Norwegian mountain
dance, the Irish jig, the Jumping Jack
all in perfect time, as it was near tbs
end Of summer and of the school term
Every one, even the captions, conced'
it to be a good thing, and the fac
that the practice is spreading and foil
dances are being introduced in al
city schools show that it is not al
ephemeral idea. Aside from the excel
lent exercise of the dance, it trains
children TO carry themselves grace
fully and STIMULATES love for the es
thetic side of life, is good pom
gained.
Items of All Sorts.
The empress of China had a BIRTH
, day recently, and in honor of the oc
: casion the viceroy gave a great feast
with theatricals, TO all the military ant
: civil officials, foreign consuls, teacher:
and some Of the older missionaries
Much bunting was used, and thou