The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-13
PRESIDENT TAT rs
FAME AS WALTER
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All Europe interested III the
Dancing Accomplishments
Of Chief Executive.
MANY ROYALTIES DANCE
But for the Most Part They Pre-
fer the Dignified Square
Dances.
MANY ROYAL TIES DANCE

i month, at Washington, has at
tracted an immense amount OF
the Old World press is filled with art; arti-
cles about tho matter, headed; The
Waltzing President While in the
minds Of some It has served to endow
his character. 1t has vastly increased
the good will with which he Is re.
sarded as statesmen whose iudiciai
training has never succeeded In Impair
larly happy and sunny, disposition. Both
Mrs. Pearce Horne, who was his part
ner at the Southern ball. and MISS
Paulding and the other women with /
dance given by Senator and Mrs !,
Chauncey M. Depew, bear witness to
the Presidents lightness of foot, and
he may, therefore, be accorded pre-
rulers Of the world. at any rate among |
those who are. no longer In the first
bloom of youth.
True, King Alfonso of Spain and
edicted TO Waiting. But King Edward
has never taken part in round dance '
since his accession TO the throne, or, In
fact, since he Injured his Knee so Sc
Ifpe Ths stay5ng With Baron he Fer
Queen Victoria's death. Like his con-
sort, he restricts himself to duadrilles
d'honncur, that is to say, to those
square dances with which court balls
are usually inaugurated. But until the
accident in question he was very fond
of Waiting, and despite HIS enlbonpoint.
danced extremely well. King Albert.
like the young rulers OF Spain and
Portugal waltzes.> But most Of the
other rulers content themselves with
square dances, and Emperor Francis
Joseph has long since given up dancing
altogether while the Car, King Victor
Emmanuel and the Kaiser very seldom
| Y,ar hn In
and never at their own courts.
Dancing Diplomats.
On the other hand. the now widowed
Empress of Russia. until the death OF
dancer. and SO fond Of Waiting that
during her husbands reign foreign
governments were apt to attach i'm
/ portance 20 the terpsichorean skill or
st. Petersburg In considering their
! qualifications for Office. Thus, the great
good will enjoyed by the French Cen
eral de Boisdeffre at st. Petersburg
throughout the reign of Alexander Ill
"a good will which contributed in no
I small degree to the development and
| strengthening OF the Franco Russian
a.liance-was due to the fact that he
was the favorite partner of Empress
| perfect dancer. Indeed his waltzing
| won for him an intimacy with the
imperial family and consequent pres
tige and popularity In the great world
and in official circles at ST. Petersburg
which he would not otherwise have
enjoyed. Since her widowhood the
Czarina has given up dancing.
1 The German Empress is on record
as having waltzed several times at
q dance given by the Crown Prince
i and Crown Princess at their home at
Potsdam last year. with her sons as
partners But this was something quite
out OF the ordinary. and she never
n hall ST NJ par
lin or abroad.
Queen Marie Amelie of Portugal and
her mother-in-law. Queen Pia, were
formerly fond Of waltzing. but. have
And the same may be said Of Queen
Marguerite OF Italy, who was quite
as indefatisable a Walter as the Dow
} ager Empress OF Russia.
more devoted to Waiting than ans
: other occupant OF European throne
and who Is still as fond of 1t as ever
Is queen Charlotte Of Wurtemberg who
much Of the remarkable beauty of he,
youth and VINO Immediately on the
5 accession of her husband 20 the throne
twenty years ago, induced him to re
move the ban which had been placed
!, upon Waiting at the court balls al
: Olga. cues
Queen Danced With Gillle.
The late Queen Victoria was yer,
iond- Of dancing during the days o.
ner married married. life, and often danced
e balls, but only at the tenants and ser
y wants balls, which she was won't I,
: give each year at Balmoral Castle dur
: many occasions her "stllie," or per
sonal attendant. the late John Brown
was her partner. and 1t was with min
n sled admiration and awe that th
d guests staying at the castle and mem
. bers Of the household saw their angus
!, sovereign spin about in the most livel
fashion to the tune OF regular Scotc
reel. Indeed. SO often did the Quee
thus amuse herself that she arouse
. the ill-natured comment Of the south
y. ern portion OF her dorninions. to tn
s. effect that IT sne was SO fond Of dane
.r Ing she would do far better to selec
members OF the old nobility as part
to dance jigs with her Scotch menlal
@ In Europe there are all sorts {
s. rules. of etiquette In connection wit
le the dancing of personages OF sover
IL eien as well as OF imperial and 6
~ detail differ in various countries. BIT
- which are, on the whole, pretty niue
the same everywhere. Thus, the royf
l NItde = in Is Of waiting to be il
ner and cause him to be notified
tho honor thus bestowed upon hi
by their gentlemen in waiting or L
one of the chanlberlains. An intlmf
ton of this kind is equivalent to
command, and he must sacrifice there,
every other engagement which he ms
have made. 1T Is the Same if II
royal parsonage happens to be OF Il
sterner sex.
Cannot Refuse Honor.
If he requests a dance fro
lady, shc has to leave her 9th
partners in the lurch. At son
courts the portion. OF the room whe
the royalties are dancing Is -roped {
temporarily from the remainder Of Il
guests, while in other courts t
moment royalty dances ordinary, mo
tails arc compelled to stop and to b
come wallnoWars, in obedience to ia
on tile floor bv chnmberlains and
masters of ceremonies with their wan
of Office, Thanks to this. the roy
personages usually escape the unplea
antncss OF being bumped into by 9th
couples, OF having dresses torn and
being tripped up: and whereas tho
Of the masculine persuasion arc new
In danger Of encounterlng ralus
OF their Invitation to dance on t
ground that the lady'ss program Is !
already full, neither Queens nor PIT