The evening world., 1913-11-19
shoulders, and their bodies do not

shoulders. ana their bodies do not
touch."
rs the music syncopated. hnlf-time'''
l asked.
ITS the regular tango time." Mrs.
Mathews admitted. But It's a strange,
subtly fascinating music. TIE musi-
clans have come over with NJ. Casimir
and they. too. are Argentinians Their
names are Vlncente Loduca. Celestlno
Ferrer and Eduardo Monelos. one plays
the plano, another II specially shaped
drum, The third the baniolino. which il
like "A big banjo. All the music Is
Argentine. and ts different from
Fr"rch or English or German music
OTHER DANCES BESIDE TIL.
TANGO.
m. Caslmir has GONE other dances
beside the tango but all are the dances
OF his country. He won't even look at
the ordinary social dances. As every
one knows the Argentine was the orig
inal home of the tango and I suppose
there's no question but that 1t was first
danced by immoral women. But | fancy
that every dance. traced back far
cnonsh would he found to have II sim
liar origin.
THE Argentine tango has bcsn
20 elevated ana refined that no ono
can OBJECT to It. ! believe tnat
society will prefer II to tho turkey
trot, which may be dreadfully
vulgar. Most young men and wom-
en- don't want to dance In an I'M
proper way, only sometimes they
don't know any better.
1T Is my hope that NJ. Casimir will
standardlze the new dances. Up tin
now there have been a dozen teachers.
each with his own method, and it's been
most awkward Two partners at a
dance have 50 often found that each
has learned q different step. and the
arguments as to which was correct
have been numberless.''
When do these tango teas Begin" I
inquired.
Il shall start them this week." said
Mrs. Mathews. and they Will prob
ably be given daily throughout the
winter from half past four to half past
six. Tea and ices will b. served, and
the guests will include both men and
women. I have planned to ask certain
prominent society women to choose
days for themselves. when the guests
will be selected from their own inyita.
ton lists.
"Then want to have one day a week
as the jour 90 farlillc. family day. NJ.
Casimlr was very successful with that
In Paris. The day is reserved for the
young girls who are not out and cannot
dance IN tho restaurants and at public
balls. yet who are TOO old TO enjoy
a
N. Casinir under my chaperonage, and
II will be perfectly proper"
IT seems to me that neither
mothers nor husbands need worry
over possible hirtations with M.
Casimir. Mrs. Mathews describes
him franhly ~ Small, pale and
nothing to look at" Moreover, no
speaks no French or English, only
Argentine. And the product OF tho
best finishing school cannot muir
muir sweet nothings IA Argentine.
nor understand Argentine muTmux-
ings.
Society 10 nowhere near over It's
present fever for dancing" Mrs. Ma
thews summed W. Dancing at private
functions and In restaurants Is on the
increase. Why not? The exercise 10
hcalthful and delightful. The new
dances. correctly done. deserve no crit
icism. There are soma persons who
criticize every new thing women take
up. Personally. have nothing to say
against restaurant dancing. know
should be miserable II l couldn't go 10
at least one party a week. and the I,ooI
girls. unable to give balls at home. feel
t,,a do IN