Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-01-20
SLOW DANCES ARE
COMING IN AGAIN

New York. N. Y. "Slow. dance,
are coming in again. Queen Mary O,
england, has brought about the new
fashion and already New York Il
making plans for its adoption.
IN London the debutantes are hard
at work learning the new steps. Some
OF THESE Steps are rather complicated
TOT they 60 back to the DAYS OF the
mlnuet and otter charming old world
dances. 1t is almost a. revolution.
me new dances are one of the
mrs. tnlngs in which the influence Of
the young English queen is being
reit Mary of England. is an admir-
er OF anything that is beautiful and
| graceful.
Ste dislikes anything that ia the
silshtest approach to roughness. The
County manners and charming DOS
turings and movements Of former
days always have been highly re-
garded by her.
Tnat tie new dances have her
great appreciation. Meantime the
fashionable and gay Londoners are
mourning little. At any rate. they
are obedient. since the merest sue-
gestion OF highlands first lady" is
q command.
Bug the liveler dances of the las:
few years have been very popular
The kitchen Iancers." Tor example.
has proved unfaiiing fellows Of hieh
society in London are a tifle dy-
Dlous as to Whether they are going
70 nave such good times now that
SLOW" dancing has become an es-
tablished thing.
me tendency il 50 far away as
possible from the rapid and gay
dancing of the pas" said a widely
known dancing master in New York.
THE English fashion will be adopted.
In cur dancing we follow England
very closely.
Before the winter Is over, So far
as We can see it, many Ct the mdnuet
steps Will be in. How popular they
Will prove l can't say. They are not
being taken up any too cheerfulIy in
London from what we hear
& Yes. slow dances and old world
1ances are being revived aeain," said
oscar Duryea. I'VE are &c ing away
rom the chicken hop and the bear
rug as much as possible and making
1e tempo slower.
The idea now is to bring hack
many OF the old dances and old steps
rom as far back as 20 years ago. in
ONE cases even longer ago than
nat. These dances have come back
naer new names and somewhat
lod1fied. Today the most popular {
ance is the long Boston waltz
what will lead in populsr opinion +
x months from now it is difficult to '
~. but it certainly will be some 9
ow step, suggested at least by one \
the almost forgotten dances Of
lie old world courts" b
1t VIII be interesting to note S
neither this revival of the spirit at o
asst Of the courtly old .minuet and "
e dancing steps will have a mark
lnnuence on the costumes of men, a.
Id women. a
Inc Idea Is too new even in Lon II
N for dressmakers and tailors to II
opnesy. But one thing is certain, et
at II the show" dance with any al
ing Ike minuet steps becomes the pt
ing the short dancing frock of the G.
Dutants and all the young girls in tn
snlonable circles must go. W
With the old-time, measured stem.
VIII have to be replaced by gowns fit
tn trails. tn
Wnile the one modification in cos- Oh
Ming Is assured. others are possi- In
There is no question but the an
OK Goa and trousers and white su
1stcoat do not harmonic with the tic
turesque attitudes of slow and We
teiy dancing. Knee breeches Of
ca silk and black silk stockings ms
1ld not be too much of an eyolu. Of
for men if new dancing modelled ito
that of another era become the ma
.ue. sid