The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15
PALM BEACH's RUSH SEASON ON.

PALM BEACH. Fla, Feb. 1.-THE ad.
Visibility Of handicappine dancers IN
much the same manner az golfers came
up for discussion here this week when
Clarence Jones declared that the new
dances. such AZ the maxixe and tango. had
put the terpsichorcan art upon an entirely
new basis.
Now ! play rotten game OF golf.
said he, 'and have handicap OF "a.
When ! go out for round I naturally
look about the club for some one of my
own handicap or near 1t. Then | know
we will both enjoy the game.
"While my dancing handicap has never
been fixed 1t would be considerably lower
Suppose II is .. Why SHOULD ask n girl
whose handicap should be 90 to dance
with me? why should we not both wear
bands on our left arm with figures en-
bioid red upon them giving notice of our
dancing handicap? Then "a 20 handicap
man asks her to dance and both have n
ro,d time, ana look around for "A 5
handicap and we enjoy ourselves
1.-THE dance handicap idea may seem
absurd on first presentation. but II II were
generally taken up 1t would be a tremen-
dous aid To the success Of large dances
and an incentive to those OF high handi-
caps to lower them"
Palm Beach jumped into its rush season
this week, little later than usual owing
to the fact that Lent is late. Among the
additions to the society colony were Mr.
and Mrs, Joseph Il. Dilworth. Mr. and
Mrs. Henry rhlpps. Mr. and Mrs 4. Il.
Simois MIR and Mrs. Larz Anderson, Mr..
and Mrs. Chester w. Bliss. Commander
and Mrs Hamilton Perkins, Mr. and Mrs
Girard catlin Mrs Froderek Edey, Miss
Julia EDDY. Miss Katheryn baldwin. Mr..
and Mrs. Walter LewisohnN Miss Viola
Eraus. NJ. and Mrs. &. T.. Daily. Count
Joseph Waistein aud Wilhelm witt Won
Dorring of Austria ald baroness Hedy
Alice de Frowcin
When Mr.. and Mrs. william II. Simons
or New YORK arrived on the midnight
train the other day little serenading
party with band of colored musicians
boarded II AZ the ponclana station and
continued on TO the breakers. singing
songs calculated to give other passengers
the impression they were meant for a
bridal couple. Mr.. ana Mrs. Stnons. who
have been married s!N years. are s;ill
very youthful looking. bu, they showed
IN with broad smiles and their two small
children. Master L. X. Simons and Miss
Marjorie. which rather spoiled the effect.
The serenaders We're Mr.. and Mrs William
1hlw, Mr. and Mrs. e. Cecil Filter. Mr..
and Mrs Edwin H. Filter and Voter
Iongley.
Carmen u. Runyon OF New York gave
an all day yachting party on the Osprey
II. last sunday, having luncheon served
aboard, Mr.. Runyun is captainng his
own boat. He left New York In Novem-
ber stopped fortnight In Hampton
Roads and made Other stops In Charles
ton, Jacksonville and st. Augustine. ar
r'iving here a few days ago. Early In
March he will 20 on to the Gulf coas,
and return TO New York In May.
Mr.. and Mrs &. Cecil Filter entertained
the same day at a luncheon ON the house
boat, where they went I'm the Amberjack
and in spite Of having the little vessel
trimmed for rough weather got a w.tting
IN the hgh seas Their guests were Mr.
and Mrs. William Thaw, Mr. and Mrs
Edwin III. Fitler. Miss Grace Thompson,
Il. Clarence Jones and Nolter &. Longley.
Miss Fredericka 1Ioyt. daughter OF
Frederick Ho!t Of New York. diyed
or the top Of the Casino "A few
days ago feat previously accomplished
but once br Il woman. Tie other girl
vas Miss Helena ~ Jones Of Sea Gate.
who made tho dive four years ago
on floor through which the cocoanut
trees spring up at intervals In front o.
the Poinciana continues the feature o.
the day Mr.. aud Mrs Harold Richard
OF New York. here on the. honeymoon.
are among the most accomplished dancers
nero When the other night they danced
the make Others kept from the floor
ana there was general handclapping
when they finished. The same corlpll :
lnent was paid Mr., and Mrs ST John
WOODS dancing of the tango in the palm
room.