The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-27
"F|SH-WALK' LATEST
PARTISAN DANCE
Old Fashioned Dancing Mas
tiers DeplOre New
Adaptations.
STUDENTS ARE SCORED
Young Artists and Their
Models Formerly Dane
ed Improper Steps.

PARIS, Sept 27.-Everything seems
to show that we are going to have a
craze for dancing this winter, thing
which would have been thought impos-
sible a few short years ago when We
were too blase to take an interest
in anything except in bridge and chro-
niQus scandaleuse and when the only
people who danced were the students
OF the Quarter Latin and the young
artists with their grisettes and mod
els.
Today we are all dancing or at least
discussing new dances Partisan or ex-
otis which make the old fashioned dan
cling masters shake their heads and
which would have severely shocked
our grandmothers, who, however, |
am sf:re would have been delighted to
dance themselves if they could thus
have got rid Of their hoopskirts.
There seems to be no end to the
new dances. They come to us from
all parts of the globe, each one with
it's particular claim to naughtiness,
which is the charm Of all our fashion
able dances. though l assure you that
we are not the least bit more naughty
than we were before.
"Fish Walk" Latest.
The latest dances, at least the lat
est ones that | have actually seen,
are the "fish-walk' and the Make
Bresilienne," not to be COMPOUNDED
with the once popular "matchiche" of
an age ago.
The "maxixe" has several steps,
principally used, however, is the step
you all know from "Lanciers' with the
difference that the dancers dance side
by side flying over the floor with the
speed of the wind, bending right and
left with sinuous turns of the body.
and touching the floor first not with
the toe but with the heel.
The one-step has gone out of fash
ion entirely, Boston" We are quite
sure never existed but we dance Tan
go slowly passionately with all the
charm we possess, while we are try
ing to recover our lost breath.
Remarkable Pamphlet.
The Baroness de Montenach, Presi-
dent of the Association for the Pro-
lection of Young Girls, has published
a remarkable pamphlet called LIE
Probleme de la Mode" The writer ar
rays a vast number of facts to show
the misery and ruin occasioned by the
abrupt changes in fashions. Whole
districts in France, formerly prosper
Gus, are now without he means of
subsistence Lace, ribbons and haber-
dashery artisans were the chief suf-
ferers.
When the ladies' went in for feathers
and flowers to ornament their hats, 1t
never occurred to them that the sud-
den demand compelled poor working
women to work day and night, and to
render as long as the pressure lasted,
their existence an unhealthy slavery.
Madame de Montenach has much to
say on the trouble caused in house
holds by fashion plates that play hav-
oc with slender resources. She is also
persuaded that the present fashions,
apart from their indecency, have q
deplorable effect on collaborating.
women continue to torture them
selves to become more beautiful"
without deigning to observe that their
practices are perhaps one Of the caus-
es Of the exhaustion of races. Of in
FAINT mortality, and Of whole host of
maladies that decimate populations.
And as the Baroness is very active
and Jealous. she is endeavoring to
persuade Society ladies to unite and
refuse to submit to the vagaries Of the
fashionable establishments of the Rue
de la Paix.
Actresses Complain.
"Pity the poor actresses of Paris"
says NJ. Joseph Balter, the we'll
known writer, in a recent article, no
women are more unfortunately stu
ated, for while they are adored on the
stage, they are treated like outcasts
and moral lepers socially"
The only exception is the actress
from Coincide Franchise for this IL
lustrious house spreads around itself
a certain atmosphere of responsibility.
On the other hand, the performers
in less distinguished houses are treat
ed as less indulgently by the united
opinion of society. They are consider
ed as irregular persons" and are not
admitted into the ranks of society, that
is to say. of good society, Society does
not consider 1t possible that a come
dienne of boulevard theatre, draw
ing magnificent salary, can lead a
life independent of the distractions in
which her fellows are commonly sup
posed to take delight.
Gould you imagine" asks Mr.. Gal
tier. "a coincidence playing tennis or
golf or putting down her name for
hciAuei sup VI d SpoilihS ciuo' "udl
a scandal! Every respectable" fam
lily in society would protest In every
public place in Paris in the restaur-
ants, in the Bots and so on, the pres
ence of the comedienne is greatly
appreciated, but invisible barriers sep
arate them from the rest of the
world"
In another part of the article, NJ.
Galtier. says that actresses should be
judged on their personal merits, and
not according to their profession.