The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-27
sECnOn nHREETE HERMDREPUcAN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. SUNDAY

given at their beautiful home the other
evening. Mrs. Henderson, whose Vege-
tartan dinners have made her famous,
displayed another phase of her versa
tility by bringing back the pleasures Of
bygone days with all their quaint dig
nifty and refreshing repose for her
guests enjoyment. Schottisches, pol
kas lanciers and the good old Virginia
reel once more received their due honor.
The older members of official society,
especially, enjoyed the old-fashioned
frOlic, which carried them back scores
of years and made them young again.
Uncle joe Cannon, who was one of
the lightest-fOOted young fellows in
Danville in his youthful days, is SUI
premeIy happy and still remarkably
agile in the execution Of the lanciers,
the polka, or the reel although. accord
ing to his own confession, he has little
use for the college hop" Boston dip"
or philippine waltz" of today. The
Henderson dance was given in honor of
the members of the Congressional club.
So fond is Mrs. Henderson Of dancing
as an exercise, as well as pastime, that
she holds science of health" dancing
classes every Monday for society wom-
en-. OF the physical advantages Of dane
ing Mrs. Henderson says:
Dancing is necessary to timber up
the joints Evening dances do not do
this, or not as much as my dances, for
they are under artificial circumstances.
Society would be healthier if they did
all their dancing in the morning. Wear
loose clothing while dancing to allow
your muscles to have full play. By
tableau and fancy dancing, which is
the form my dances take, I mean Span
ish and Greek dances, where the arms
and the head are moved in rhythm
with the feet, thus insuring exercise for
all the organs. We have the windows
open and breathe in deeply the pure
morning air"
A teacher is employed to instruct the
class in gymnatistic dancing, and most
of the pupils learn with remarkable ap-
titude. Among the most graceful
dancers in the class are Mrs. Nicholas
LOngwOrth, the Misses Won L. Meyer,
daughters Of the secretary Of the navy;
the Baroness Preuschen, the Countess
Won WedeI, Countess Won MOltke, wife
of the Danish minister, and Misses
Gladys Merriam and EudOra Glover,
two of this seasons most popular de-
butantes.
Transition of White House.
Washington is waking up to the fact
that the White house has undergone a
complete transition during this first
year of the Taft administration, from
an establishment conducted by official
routine into a hOme-a genuine Ameri-
can home. This change has all come
about through the quiet, but firm, way
in which Mrs. Taft has herself taken
the reins in hand, thus supplying those
feminine touches without which the
orc 1.a hTTT
dwelling place, and with which the
humblest cottage is glOrified.
Mrs. Taft has been in official life so
long that the novelty for her has worn
off, and she insists upon the same init
mate relations between herself and the
household department as she did in the
early days Of her married life, when
she and Mr. Taft lived in a modest lit
tie home in Cincinnati Shortly after
the President and Mrs. Taft took up
their residence in the White house Mrs.
Jaffray was installed as housekeeper.
This was an innovation, as hitherto the
Presidents domicile has been conduct
ed practically by official routine. Mrs.
Jaffray is in direct charge of every de-
partment Of the household, attending to
the linen and all the details Of the pres
idential housekeeping.
Mrs. Tart, however, adheres to her
belief that a practical housewife should
know exactly what is going on in her
own home, and therefore knows, not
only the details of the marketing for
the day, but supeTintends them person.
ally frequently ordering herself by tel
ephOne She superintends also all house
hold accounts, although the actual set
Element of the private expenditures Of
the family are attended to by the
hOusekeeper.
Mrs. Jaffray markets just the same
as If she were employed by a private
family, except that she must buy in
large quantities. Potatoes are pur-
chased by the barrel, and butter by the
tub. The best the market affords is
purchased for the White house table,
and Mrs. Taft herself arranges the
menu for each meal
Breakfast In the White house is
served at $50, luncheon at 1870 and
dinner at 1870 Formal dinners are
served at s o'clock