Iditarod pioneer., 1914-03-07
NATURE AND THE MODERN DANCE

Dancing some form or other inced in by almost all the peoples of the earth and has been used of expression of the emotions by both civilized and unzed nations European neo p each had folk and these have been preserved the present day. Like all human activities whether n duged for pleasure profit dancing has been subject ot the ea law of from the stately dances the past have been evolved the more less picturesque dances of the day. So fast have these changes been wrought that most the that of ago ob oee and of all the varied dances that then made ball program nothing but the waltz remains Each innovation has had its critics and of these have gone far to denouce dance even before having chance it, nmode and immoral When the waltz introduced England from the continent of Europe greeted with howl of protest possibly not exceeded by the has greeted the dances o the present day But the waltz has ouved its critics and bids fair to become eternal institution It than likely that the tango which has created such Ms country and Europe and winch has been verey may yet be found be the embodiment ot the poetry of moon At rate it refreshing to read that at least one hurchman broad minded enough believe that the and daughters of the present day would not be guilty of ndugng modest and immoral dances spite of what crsy bishops and grabbed priests have and that he would tor the judgment of bevy of Catholic society girls such matters than for the opinion of the College of Cardinals Father Phelan editor of the Western Watcnan the author of these sentiments and he defends womanknd who dance the modern follows
 You have been shocking these old gentlemen beyond by some dances which have been ngng and which disturb their prayers We believe they call the tango We do not know
 thing about what has been sad of by its enenes Inc army crus bishops and grabbed priests have been renorced by
 lot of rheumatic dancing masters who for obvious reasons refuse to teach the tango They tell u that the best Catholic ladies dancing the great scandal o men Of the co That seueS tor u ,, ,.... 4 ;naooan.
 We would give for the judgment of beVy Of innocent Catholic girls in such matters than for the opinion of the College Of Cardinals Then they gravey inform that the dance came up from the Argentine part of South Africa That tor us another settler.
 The savages of South Africa and South America guilty of an act modes their foreahers discarded clothes For natural among commend us to the so-caled savages. ~
 During the Chicago worlds fair they had exhibition some savage girls from the South Sea islands They the handoe and puresookng girls the grounds and the only we d covered there were the people who gazing at them Don mind girls These cusy old priests only retou hte awful anahemas they formerly launched the round dances so much in vogue among sodalhes
 Peope do not understand the female mind lhese ngodancng girls are engaged Gods work They sent into the world get married have children and to do that they must make themselves the The endless chan3e n the fashions are repeated and emphasized challenges to to look at ten Every curl in the female makeup speaks the silent prayer of the the maragebe behoder: Look at me! Would not make nice little wife for you?
 Sbe is willing to be wife, and perform al the duties of wife hood u
 "She is following natures law and doing the will o God The bewitchng little miss who dspor her charms the ball room IS doing Gods work as emphatay the bishop hs But girls permit tell you that the who falls Tn love with your pretty face apt become better husband than he who cap