New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-12
TURKEY TROT SHOCKS
WASHINGTON SOCIETY
Ambassadors Wives Horrifled by
Dance at Mrs. Robert w.
PatterSOn'S Ball.
WOMAN SMOKES CIGARETTE
No Blame Attached to Hostess,
Who Gave Affair for Daugh-
ter, Countess Joseph
Gizycki.
WOMAN SMOKES CIGARETTE


Washington. April 1l.-Amhassadors
wives are holding up their hands in real
or well simulated horror and staid old
Washington society is agOg over the
beautiful ball given last night 10y Mrs
Robert w. Patterson for her daughter,
Countess Joseph GizyCki. The turkey trot
and the bunny hug did it. and now Wash
ington hostesses who wish in future -
grace and dignity their bathrooms with
ambassadors and their wives and the
more staid element Of society who are
always invited as sort Of ballast Will
have to cut out the turkey trotting ana
bunny hugging or do without their pres
ence.
Society declares Il is shocked over the
rollicking and while voting the ball one
Of the most beautiful ever given In
Washington. says IT has marked the dl-
viding line between graceful drawing
room dances and the free abandon OF
the Barbary Coast. There have been
turkey trCtting and bunny hugging all
winter I'm the capital smart set. intro
duced with considerable grace and no
revolving features by many well known
girls, but all agree that last night the
freakish dance reached the limit ot pro
priety. Baroness Hengemuller. wife ot
the Austrian Ambassador; Mrs. James
Rrvce. wife of the British Ambassador;
Countess Won Bernstorf, wife OF the
German Ambassador; Marchioncss Gu
sani. wife &C the Italian Ambassador
and Nine. Bakhmeten, wife Of the new
Russian Ambassador. as well as mum
her Of well known Washington women,
sxnressed themselves to-day as being
horribiv shocked by the new dance.
Turkey Trot Not Recognized.
When Miss Taft. Miss Julia Meyer
MISC Alys Meyer. Miss Dorothy Williams
Miss Gladys Ingalls, and other young girls
sccompanied by the Postmaster General
did the famous turkey trot society
faued 70 recognize It as the far famed
creation. so gracefully was II executed.
rhev had no comments to make, except
nerbaps. that it lacked the grace anI
elegance OF some oldtime dances.
7, vas when the youthful wife OF
nember Of Congress who, as fascinating
as she is bizarre, clad In a tube gown
ord smoking cigarette, pirouetted
across the ballroom floor, clinging to her
rartrer like a last bet on "A lost cause,
and the American wife Of foreign min
,ster followed In close pursuit that So
c,etv held up its hands in holy horror
,d qasped Cigarettes have been
smoked in Washington drawing rooms
for wears. with many Of the we'll known
women addicted 90 the habit, and at
least one woman In society has been
known nonchalantly 10 smoke as she
trundIed along in her electric car; but 10
produce lighted cigarette in crowded
ballroom. and actually to imperl the
lives Of other young persons by almost
ieniting their fimsy gowns" to say
nothing of executing the turkey trot as
an accompaniment IS declared by so
ciety" 70 be quite the limit.
Ball Did Mrs. Patterson Credit.
Mrs. Patterson had the Conrad or
chestra. Of the Metropolitan Opera Com
many for the musical programme, and
tbev m de the popular dance music
really beautiful. Every detail of the
hall did Mrs. Patterson great credit, and,
of course. none OF the women invited
,iaro her in the least for the rapidty Of
some Of the dancing, but it has been de-
cided that in the future women Of dig
ritv must not be called on to witness in
noIite drawing rooms such dances as
uere formed by certain Of the guests
last night.
Tho Postmaster General is the only
Cabinet member who has yet INDUCED
{, the dance. and the Secretary and Mrs
Never are the only other Cabinet people
u,bo " messed it last night, but it can
40, he said that the sanction of official
soc,ety has been denied H. although now
:, Is under the ban of disapproval with
the a bassadors and their wives. AS
one old wag put 1t to-day. 1T looks
nightly like this turkey was trotting on
his last legs"
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