The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-23
MRS. FISH'S GUESTS
SEE A new DANCE
Society Leader Sponsor for the
Graceful "InnO-
yatiOn."
II BSrlTITE FOR TANGO
step Devised by Mr.. and Mrs.
castle Suggests the
stately Minuet.

ST. .ul Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish gave last
rch. d. their home. rs East Seventy
,ertn street. the third of series OF din
rers their guests being some of the
young married people and several OF the
winters dcbutantes. They were seated
NJ several tables which we're decorated
With yellow spring flowers.
After dinner one hundred others came
FOR 0au..u and to see Alr, and Mrs Yer
non castle IN some of their characteristic
modern dances. Mr. and Mrs Castle did
one dance quite new. which is called LIN
ioyatiou.' This dance. which is most
graceful. differs from the tango and the
maxine.
New dances are an every other night
happening just now when everybody
dances and does 1t morning. noon and
night. but "blnnovation" Is "A new dance
with a difference. IL is to be the dance
a. the ballroom IN distinction from the
public dance or the cabaret. Those who
stand sponsor for IL say that II retains
an thc attractive features OF the other
modern dances, while eliminating every
tliug that even the most critical have
found Objectionable.
The real tango IL seldom danced here.
bu, The name has been applied To all the
steps and pustures. which are to be seen
III Tue 'dNsAl'NS anu dtcO " t1lt III
vogue at private balls.
sought n New Dance.
That explains the situation which, IL is
sad. led Mrs. Fish and other society
leaders to seek substitute for tho pre-
Nailng dances which would bring a well
come change and at the same time rid
private dances of the stigma OF the tango.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Castle were asked
Ian ~ Al,
The requirements were difficult to meet.
hu, Mrs. fish's guests to whom the re-
cult was exhibited last night wero
charmed. The one difficulty seemed to
he to hit upon a suitable name. There
were several sugg stions. the favorte
DIES gnations being lie Caprice" and LIN
uoy7tion" and the latter was tentatively
chosen as expressive OF the idea that the
NV dance had replaced the tango.
In "Lfnnovation" the dancers do not
even touch hands during many of the
movements. At no time IL there an ap-
proach TO the closeness of embrace neces-
cary in the old fashioned waltz and in all
Tho steps grace of motion is made para
mount. There is a suggestion of the
pnuet IN some of the slower movements
~ steps Perfected.
Nj Castle said that he had worked
N4N SiANN -llNt steps
th'rty-hve. 1t was said that the dance
presents no unusual difficulties and can
b. learned quickly.
The guests nj the dinner were Mr.. and
NrS !. Fred Picrson, Jr.. Mr.. and Mrs
Forsyth Wckes, Mr.. and Mrs w Bourke
Cochran, Mr.. and Mrs. w Earl Dodge
MIR and Mrs. r. Suffern Taller. Mr. and
Mrs. Harry T. Peters. Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur ;. Burden, Mr.. and Mrs. John Rus
sci Pope, Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony y
DreNel, Jr.. Mr. and Mrs J. Stewart
Barney. Mr.. ana Mrs. Oren Root. Mr.. and
Mrs Albert H. Gray, Mr.. and Mrs S,uy.
vrsant Fish. Jr.. Mrs Henry $. Redmond
Mrs. j. Gordon Douglas. Miss Lota Rob.
irsou. Miss Mabel Gerry. the Misses Mar,
Cutting, Cumnock. Angelica Schuyler
Brown. Margaret Steward. Julia Robbins
Marie Tailei0 Mary Pyne, Mimi Scott
Harriet Alexander. Mary Croker Alex
ander, Elsie Stevens and Marie Louis,
Emmet. John * Hollins, Charles l.. Ap
pleton, Hamilton Fish. Jr., Albert Eugen
Gallatin. j. DWolf Cutting, Newton Rae
Marshall r. kernochan, Moncure Robin
son. Kenneth Budd, Louis Hosmer
Etienne Markowsky, W. Rhlnelandel
stewart. Jr.. Franklin A. Plummer. Ed
mund J. Curley I'd, Erskine Wood. Georg,
Henry Warren, Jr.. and Preston Gibson
\ buffet supper was served after mid
night, followed by general dancing. Mr.
and Mrs. Fish will give another dinner
followed by dancing on January 2S.