New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-05
.SUFFRAG|ST DANCERS
HOLD LAST REHEARSAL
Thirteen Young Men and Thir-
teen Young Women Do a
High Kicking Stunt.
TRIAL WAS DISAPPOINTING
But Troupe Hopes to Do Better
at Saturday Nights Ball
Vaudeville Also Utilized
for Advertising.

lOI AuVcI blSluS.
Thirteen young men and thirteen young
women kicked their right legs ceiling
ward twired around and around on the
tips Of the toes OF their left feet. flung
their arms about one another's necks and
came to a pause, painting. The slim girl
In the abbreviated skirt who was coach
ing them shook her head.
How are we ever going TO get the vote
II you don't dance better than that?" she
sighed. I'm afraid you don't realize that
this is our last rehearsal before tn ball,
and that ball is an important event In
the suffrage campaign. Now! Votes for
women-right foot-left foot-begin"
Yes. it was the very last rehearsal of
the troupe OF public school athletic teach
ers who are to enliven the Women's Po-
litical Union ball at the list Regiment
Armory. next Saturday night, with some
special high kicking in fancy costume.
Rehearsal in Gymnasium.
II took place In gymnasium at NO.
$40 West 59th street yesterday, on big
waxed floor, with cheerful lady to
pound out the music on a plano. but Miss
Eliza Morris, who was the instructor,
said II was the worst rehearsal ever.
Miss Morris. though she was graduated
from Wadleigh High School only rev
years ago is some dancer herself. as she
will prove when she does Franco-Rus-
sian terpsichorean duet with Louis IL.
Chalif in aid Of the suffrage cause next
Saturday night
Mrs. Margaret Stanton Lawrence, Mrs.
Harriet Stanton Blatch's sister. who used
to teach dancing herself at Teachers
College. comforted Miss Morris by telling
her that last rehearsals were always
hopeless
And anyhow pouted a pink, accor-
dion pleated dancing skirt TO pair OF
purple boomers In the first row, how
can anybody expect us 10 dance we'll hight
after the holidays, when we've been eat
ing so much candy and stun since the last
rehearsal
Are you a suffragist?' inquired the
purple boomers.
NO" confessed the pink skirt, but
this is awful good practice. | think
maybe I'll get a raise OF salary on the
Improvement I've gained here"
They certainly have worked hard. Six
Saturdays. rain or shine. they have gone.
these aspiring young athletic teachers
and hoped. skipped. cayorted and pirou-
cited for two hours under Miss Morris 4
direction. that they might furnish
pretty spectacle for the guests at the
votes for-women ball And they are 50
glad To get the practice that they do IT
without thinking OF charging the Nom'
ems Political Union anything for theiF
services. Those suffragists certainly are
clever at getting features for nothing FOL
their propaganda work.
During the whole Of this week the
union will simply lose itself in one grand
advertising orgy-advertlsins the ball
The start will be made tomorrow with
an all-day-unless stopped by the police
with a summons--voiceless speech In a
window at Sixth avenue and Slst street
The suffragis,s are doing their best 10
make II an orderly. law-abidlng, voiceiess
speech. They are even hand painting a
sign, 10 be hung in the window above
their easel tomorrow. with the words:
please keep the sidewalk reasonably
clear. or We may be arrested
II the crowd blocks the going after that
the suffragists can't help 1t. They will
have done their best
To Advertise IN Vaudeville.
The union is also going into vaudeville
as a means of advertising the ball. Every
evening this week. at o'clock, one oil
the members will appear on the stage AT
the Manhattan Theatre and do 2O-min-
ute spiel about how women want TO vote
and what a nice time one can nave al
the ball on Saturday night
on Monday night Miss Elizabeth Els
worth Cook will be the star. on Tues
day night Mrs. John Winters Brannan
will appear. on Wednesday night Mrs
RAYMOND Brown, on Thursday nlgh'
Hiss Eleanor Barrel. snd on Friday night
Mrs. Frances Maule Bjorkman.
But the grandest advertising scheme
the union has can't be used, alasl in time
IN boom the ball. They are going ahead
with il. however, and expect that II VIII
make many converts. II is the votes
for-woInen electric tOaster, Invented by
the husband of one OF the unions officers
This toaster has IA wire arrangement
with votes for women In inverted let
ters. which will press against the bread
as It toasts. so that each piece VIII have
the slogan printed on it when served. The
union intends TO offer these coasters 70
hotels and restaurants at half rates
Another plan the union is considering
is the flooding of the market with votes
for women apples next autumn They IN
tend TO purchase an orchard IN oregon
and when the apples become fairly siza'
HE next summer they will paste the let
ters votes for women" on the cheek OF
every one. so that when the ripened
product is harvested there VIII be the
maxlc sentence on each rosy skin. In pale
green
On. il is some advertising agent foI
itself. the Women's Political Union Is!
Tn SuIET mr.. G00DEll