Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-19
JARDIN DE DANCE
Coming Charity Ball viii Be Chief
Event of Season.

Never since the Inauguration of
events for charity in Augusta has
there been such tremendous advance
demand for tickets as is being made
now for the Jardin De Dance which
will be held Feb. 10 in the City hall
for the benefit of the Augusta General
hospital.
The hint has been dropped that the
seating capacity of the City hall for
this affair is limited and that late
eomers cannot hope for tables on the
dancing floor. And this hint was
enough. When this information leak
ed out there was at once a tremend-
Gus rush to reserve places. Long be-
fore the day of the dance a table can
not be bought on the dancing floor
at any pfice-that is, if the present
rush continues as it undoubtedly will.
That only fixed number can be ac-
commodated results from the fact
that very considerable space must
be left for the dancing floor. Around
this the tables will be set But of
course there will not be room for any
very large number. 1t is probable that
there will be enough balcony seats
for all but these will be less attractive
than those on the dancing floor, in
close proximity to the dancers.
1t develops, as tables are being re-
served, that the Jardin de Dance is
attracting more non-dancing people
than any similar affair ever given in
Augusta. This is obviously because of
the vast publicity given to these af
fairs by the newspapers-because of
the storm of discussion and sometimes
protest which they have aroused over
the new fashions in dancing. This dis
cussion began with the introduction
of the now almost antiquated ami
NAL Dances" SO called, and it has
not lessened as new steps have been
substituted for the old, new and spec
tacular dances imported from South
America and revised according to
North American standards; and the
whole idea Of dancing so changed as
to re1egate mere waltzes and two-steps
back to the days of the Sir Roger de
Coverley.
1t is planned to make as the special
feature of the Jardin De Dance q
graceful and pleasing demonstration
of all that is newest in modern terpsi-
ehorian endea vor. OF course all the
new steps regularly employed in the
most exclusive Of Augusta dances Will
he used by the regular dancers. But
between these regular dances will be
exhibitions, not emily by local dancers
but by special artists brought here for
the occasion.
As one of the especial features it is
nIs a
known widely as a dancing teacher
and as an exponent of the art OF
dancing in it's highest form, will rem
der the MaXiXe-that newest and most
wonderful of tie dances imported
from South America for use in eXelu-
sive ball rooms of the United states.
Mrs. Odiorne will dance with part
ner yet to be selected.
other special solo dances will be
introduced by a dancer who will be
brought from Boston for this enter
tainment Her program has not been
decided upon as yet but it will include
the newest of dancing steps and will
prove a revelation to Augusta
dancers.
With such an offering, and with an
opportunity to enjoy the sight COM
fortahly seated at tables, with re-
freshments at hand, it naturally prov
ing a tremendous attraction TO dane
ers and non-dancers alike. And one
thing is certain-when the night OF
the Jardin De Dance arrives there
will not be table vacant on the dane
ing floor and little if any space in the
balcony.
Those who wish to reserve taeles
now can do so by telephoning Norman
Bassett, whose office telephone is No.
ISL. Tickets on the dancing floor are
Is cents for each person: BY buying
tickets it will be possible to reserve
seats at tables. These, when once re-
served. can be held throughout the
evening. There is no extra charge Tor
reserying tables. 1t may be well TO
add that tickets in the balcony can
be secured at 50 cents each. 1t should
also be noted that those purchasing
balcony tickets will not be allowed TO
go on the dancing floor. In past al
fairs of this sort people occupying
the balcony have often come on the
dancing floor. Between dances they
have stood about on the floor, await
inp the next dance Owing to the fact
that at the coming affair the dancing
floor will be surrounded by tables ana
hacause the view of those occupying
tables would be cut off if anyone stooa
in front of them, it has been decldeo
that nobody occupying a balcony seat
will be allowed on the floor.