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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18
THE MIRROR FIGURE ALWAYS
SUPPLIED FUN.

1.-The mirror figure always caused lots
OF fun-a girl was seated I'm the middle OF
the room. so'-and he twirled the chair
into place-"and held mirror before her
i'm one hand and handkerchief In the
other The mer came up behind her. one
at a time, and as each one peered over
her shoulder into the mirror she would
pretend 10 wipe away the reflection with
her handkerchef-untn perhaps the home
lest little fellow In the room approached.
and she would hop up and waltz away
with him. 10 the cnagrin or merrment OF
all the others. once / remember. when
this figure was used. there was a huge
Japanese parasol held over the grit
took two or three men TO handle it-while
two or three mote had their hands fun
creating breeze for her benefit with
huge Japanese Fan. IL was their duty.
when the girl finally accepted a partner
and danced on TO do their best To follow.
holding the parasol over the fortunate
fellow and his partner and tanning vigor
ousy.
1t was fun to watch the 'ten-pin' figure.
where all the girls would kneel i'm a row
out IN the middle Of the floor and AT a
signal all would fall in the same direction
whereupon the fellows were supposed 20
rush lout and get their partners. In an
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18
The UNSUITABLE DESIRE FOR
MOVEMENT.

Even that didn't keep the interest up
among those who were sitting down
they wanted 10 be moving and II they
couldn't take part in the figure they
wanted 10 dance. They were all Keen for
dancing. and IL seemed 10 them they
were wasting good dancing time Couples
hogan getting up and dancing whenever
they wanted 10. even when they had no
part in the figure.
."ro satisfy this Unsuitable craving TOT
dancing TWO orchestras. or one orchestra
ana hand. we're introduced. ] remember
We had that arrangement when led
cotillon during my junior year al COL
leee This gave any one VINO "ah'eu "
a chance 10 dance continuously.
Another thing that helped to break
IN the figures was TIE custom that gre"
n, NJ stealing dances Especially III
Mace as big as New York. the men very
often didn't know all the girls who were
there. and perhaps. too they Nah'eu
chance 10 talk 10 some OF the girls wholn
they knew particularly well. Free lane
inc instead of following out card be-
,an,e nopular with the men IN TINS way
especially as i've invitations were usually
sent IN men 10 every three sent 10 gIrls
ro,s of fellows would rather talk 10 the
Urls than 10 through figures. and At the
hie dances. such as Mrs. Huntington used
TO give. and the old Saturday evening
dances OF Mrs Sands the crowds were
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18

give cotillons just for that reason. until
il became the rule TO give one really good
favor. while the rest were Of no great
value-tissue paper things, wands. etc
Mrs Dodge always gave very sensible
favors which were popular-httie thines,
Won know. but something any one could
use. such as pipes. packages OF cigarettes
pin trays, cigar lighters. paper cutters
ash trays. photograph frames and nun
dred other things
THE cotilon was probably AT It's height
here back in the early COS. or even
twenty-five years ago Ia those days
. there were a great many very beautiful
and graceful figures worked GUITAR and
away more attractive TO watch than any
thing we have now in the way OF private
dances-and there were all sorts OF ways
i'm which scarfs, maypoles. flags OF all
nations and other properties could De
worked into fascinating ensembles. They
were all popular and pretty. For years
we always had the grand chain for the
first fgure. because In that every one VINO
was dancing got glimpse OF all the
others As the crowds grew bigger the
uguTeS kept -tlllNE slhlPifi anu N't'tf'N''
The circle was the easiest grouping TO get
A large number 10 form into. and so We
used that a great deal as starting point
/ for various figures
Il don't believe it would be possible now
/ To get together couilon such as We had
! in those DAYS and reminiscent CLEAN
/ lii up the old leaders eyes as his thoughts
went back Then he jumped up out OF MS
chair and began describing to his caller
some of the prettiest or most divertins oil
the figures To illustrate his point he
/ took chair and twiiled II across the
| floor placing il now at one end OF the
/ room and now al the other. 10 show
where the girl in the figure was placed.
J He sat in IT, the better to recall the half
forgotten picture. and when from that
vantage point he couldn't indicate all the
( salient features OF the figure with his two
hands ne made modest gestures with one
o. more Of his feeL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18

so big that 1t got TO be Impossible 10 hoiu
a cotillon together.
AT the cotillon ! led AT college We had
slxtv-five couples. and every one told M
II was going TO be impossible 10 handle IL.
But we got through it all risht. and
since then the juniors have had as mans
a. one hundred and fifty couples. and
the senior cotillon has had even two hum
bred Every one had partner al those
affairs-the stag was 'nhnown-and the
word OF the leader was law. Every
couple obeyed him implicitly. and tney
were all glad to do 20, because ihey were
interested In the figure.
Then the size Of the crowus began
making il harder TO handle many OF the
figures-like having one man driving iouI
girls and one girl driving four men-and
the figures became gradually less and less
important until they disappeared. Three
years ago which was the last season
led a cotillon-there had been practically
no figures at all at the Junior Cotilloh
for five years pievious-the faYors were
given out. but the figures were absent
The number Of the figures had been cut
down little by little. there came time
when only two were given. one 1T U;So
and one at n 80 o'clock. Then only ore
was given. at ll:9O and AT las; II Was
eliminated entirely. The principal func-
ton OF the cotillon leader became 90
hand out iayors The last sine ! attend
ed a Junior Cotillon we had no cotillon
At ALI We had favor and then con-
timed dancing for an hour and hall.
A band and an orchestra made i possible
10 do so without a rest.
TO me one Of the most interesting
features of the disappearing cotillon was
ALWAYS that a girl WAS sure Of partner.
II WAS somebody's business always 20
find partners for all The girls-nobody sot
stuck The fact that girl VINO WASH [
popular was as well OF as any rther gin,
because she always mad partner Vs. 10
mo the most important thing that has
h,cn lost with the cotillon. The girl who
wasn't popular always mad chance OF
heinz taken care Of whereas nov sii!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18

shed cotlon and the polite mOdifica-
tons of eccentric dances that have
usurped its place.
Those things come and go said ne
and it won't be long before wen De
having them again-you see what ] tell
YOU Why. its already happened once
When the cotillon was first introduced
here they called Il the German cotllo"'
or simply the German. Then they lost
their popularity. and after time were
revived aeain-this time they were called
JUS, .cotillons. The same thing is going
to happen again-in seven OF eight years
Al most-you see what | tell YOU. some
hostess will get one up. and then we u
be having lots OF them once more. We il
probably have an occasional cotillon even
before that. in the same way tina, We
have fancy dress balls.
IRIS TWENTY-FIVE years or more since
led my hrst cotillon and it's rot sur
prisine that after one form Of diversion
has been popular for so long time Il
should be laid aside FOR d little while. "a
few Years perhaps. as some hoNeiN
catches the popular fancy As matter
Of fact. for the last ten or fifteen years
none of the dances have been coullonS'
strictly speaking OF course. Originally
the figures were the important thinS' ana
some of them were very elaborate e
curing an sorts of properties.
As the numbers grew IL kept sett'nS
harder 10 have figures in which all could
take part So We used more and more
the sort Of figure where ten couples or
so would be called on 10 20 through tho
evolution al time. To prevent a hgure
getting monOtonous wnen employed Ia
this way. We used 70 change the hgure
With alternate sections OF dancers Of
even have new figure each time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18
THE NEW DANCES IN LONDON
AND PARIS

The Senior Cotillon held 10 lis true
character much longer than the Junior
for the more vigorous dances didn't ap-
peal to the older folk But now. with
such dances As the turkey trot. so easy
to learn. the cotllon is popular with none.
The crowds had gotten so biz. too. that it
was awfully hard to make a ootillon go.
The very best figures. anyhow could
only be worked out to advantage with
from twenty to forty couples.
How long the new dances will stay Is =
question no one can answer. They've
taken hold everywhere. and no, alone In
New York I saw Victor Maudc a few
DAYS ago-he had Just run over from
London-and he was telling us how strict
the police have been about closing up all
the public dancing places over there be-
fore midnight To get around L., he said.
they've been forming numerous supper
clubs over there, so A. TO have a place
10 drop In and dance after midnight.
In Paris it's the same story-lve been
back from there only short time-s-
though their attempts to dance the tango
are ridiculous; they just fan through IL
IL may last there in tnat form. for its
, wildly popular just now. but / don't
think itll ever last here In New York.
It's too difficult People can't learn II In
five minutes, a. they can The trot Still.
when they DO learn il its worth seeing
was ont at Tuxedo the other Sunday. anil
there was girl there VINO had lust got
back from Paris-little Miss Fsrgo-snd
she certainly could dance the tango,
When a one-step is on nowadays ever,
one goes In for II. but when a tango Is
started half OF them drop out The whole
secret Of it. ! think. is that Just whea
every one was ready for a change such
steps a. the trot opened up dancing 10
many people who mad thought thsss
dancing days we're over
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18

may sit out an entire evening man T.
less likely than ever now To ask a giii
who isn't popular TO dance because. since
the custom OF chaperons hasn't been Gull
tivated here. he has 10 place TO leave her
when they're through dancing. and he
doesn't want 10 be stuck with her for the
whole evening. With the cotillon things
were equal but as il is now the popular
girl has a better time shan she ought 10
have and the girl who isn't popular has 4
worse time than she ought 10 have.
"One bad thing about the cotlion
though was that sirrs popularity was
represented in the faVors And the favors
became so common. too. that their value
Was lostr-every one got a thousand copies
Of the same article The fsvors got TO be
80 expensive that lots Of people didn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18
Iunior Cotillons viii Give Way, After the
ent Social Season Has Expired to Jun
Assemblies, as Result Of High Favor q
the New Dances in World Of Fashion

THE overwhelming victory OF tea.
uol and tango has never been more
4 deeisivcly Gel braJed than in the
~tnt decision ~ tho Junior COtilion 90
.snge JOS naae. After the present social
Jason is over tho most exclusive dancing
stsrIe OF tO~ .ouuser set will he reor-
ur7ed and lenoefortn called the
Junior A emlHes' The drawing Of tine
arsins on Shroye Tuesday viii mark
a. epoch ,n tn, Hstor, If dancing in this
COUNTRY
The geruireuess of the cotHNon has
rsduslly been lost Last winter it was
'ly a name n" dancing and no figures.
siih me new dances uredominaung This
lssF The t4ike, trot. tine tango. The Bos-
Don and other eXouc-. deprived of the
ABANDON that cnaractcr.zes them iu their
ptys hau0t- and made az harmless as
food inspection Jaw without an appro-
rluon. har. left even tine waltz 90 LAM
MS loo obscure corners ~ the pro-
rsnme
iol may. 90 course. choose rour Own
0non as Zoo vat tne new dances are SO
popular srd why ttet have routed the
'aiz and sine rro-st-l with their ecstscy
rapid motion and swift fight over the
aa1ed floor There arr many who ascribe
To- b1t then these people. havins
teen born To- sin most likely. are hardly
responsible for their opinions At any
is't, 70 Is trae that. whereas a vigorous
eAshng waltz or tWo-step was beyond
any save 1.-THE and muscular Young folks
ne turkey rot Is susceptible Of being per
P'mfd with case hy a fat and wheezy
oossger Like th- masterpieces Of art I'd
DVfailfe. % succeeds because DO strikes
universal note Also 70 does not require
any great amount 90 floor space-it can
and no doubt bias oeenl performed a.
WI on a tabletop as anywhere else
wen The strength o. thc table is eQua!
W' emergency 10 has made dancing
'o''iie az any time and without prelim-
-ail hoor preparations either boz the par
" Of a fat or between tine tables in a
restaurant
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18
'VNlos coTlLLoN-lTS CONslD-
sRAeLE IMPORTANCE.

There are howe,ef no fat. wheezy
-'sassft IN The Junior Coullon. and tn
~'.Ioon hoor at sherry s-where il has
IN 'he custom of the class 20 give its
'',et-has lleh polish and offers no
'''u'ment 10 ans kind Of step. That
NE OF ia coullou.. about TWO a
.''u1 ssen by the Juniors each season
- ceased utterly 20 be cotillons must
''''oaiable 90 some inherent fascina-
II" 10 tae new steps themselves. II is
sNt charm which he dancers APP
snuy feel but can't describe.
''ass has been Cor years 10 every
i. -'ah'e the most interesting affair Of
y. es'n next 20 her formal presenta-
-. lie Importance and success Of the
NJ. we're due largely 90 the efforts 81
A.. "rihaf Murray Dodge. who has
=. ESQ them Tor the last eighteen years
r.,,. e.ehuy announced that she would
-. '0in their leadership al the end
A., season a debutsnte rarely found
s..@pD0'ninent OF her FIRST season
r.. 70 bear as failure to become a
n... u was an embarrassing mo-
y $50 some friend having asked her
@ts.. couple Of numbers. she was
n. " confess the Notifying truth.
tsfv,.s lis, Vas always long and dis
hf,., The mothers Of the debu-
iW,o, o az patronesses and arranged
a. expenses Of the class bv subscrlb-
4, !, -, 'sh' tickets each.
A. ts s0u'ion lesder-one who began
ta se prom" almost genera
- p. "' saw service Al the head OF
Aisi. marching column at many
's,alo, ,"I' as well a. the Junior
AZ ~, nse, down 10 within the las,
sf.bln. ,.H lears-wss talking 20 n
'p'fier recently about the van
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18

There was the court cOtillon he
went on. Every one had a lighted Ian
tern or light on the end of stick
Then they had the grand march and the
bower. i'm which all the couples formed
in two long lines. girls on one side and
fellows opposite. and all holding out the
lights. until they met like an arch be-
tw cen. and down through the long lane -
and ne suited the action 10 the word and
tripped down the hall runner that BIZ
sected his business office-"came each
couple in succession.
"Griswold Thompson and Stowe Phelps
were the leaders that night Elisha Dyer
was to have been one Of the leaders. but
was taken sick just before the dance.
Thompson always made cotillon lots Of
fun because ne threw himself into IL
heart and soul-just carried YOU along
with him. He was popular anyhow, and
YOU couldn't help following, because he
seemed 10 De enjoying everything so much
himself Twas always fun with him, be-
cause his enthusiasm got into you and
made YOU enjoy a cotillon even though
YOU never had before. He was clever al
thinking up new figures. too.
Phelps was a great commander and
drum major sort OF leader What A
swing he could put into grand march
You felt as though YOU were on dress pa
rade AT West Point II would have been
a very insubordlnate cotillon indeed tina {
would have refused to follow when he
was leader.
Another very pretty figure. I remem-
Der, was called the campfire All about
the edge OF the room were property log
fires, while all the other lights In the room
Were put out. You could almost fancy you
were out In the woods. and the dancers
liked il so well that IT was kept up for a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18

other figure girl would 6e seated Al one
end Of the room. and AT the other end Two
empty wine bottles would De set up. 1t a
signal TWO men. each carrying d mas
would rush from where the girl was sit
ting to the bottles and try TO insert the
Tag sticks in the pecks Of the bottles. The
one first succeeding danced with the girl
Sometimes il would be a man in the chair
and two girls who would carry the hass'
and if they weren't quick 80 discover II
they might find after long and fruitless
attempts to insert the flag sticks, that
some joker had corked up the bottles.
The screen figure was a very popular
one. where several girls, standing behind
"A screen or curtain, would thrust their
feet out below or their hands over at the
TOD. and the fellows would try 10 pick the
partners they wanted from the hands or
feet.
THE favors sometimes became so popu-
lar that il resulted in a rush, in which
every one did his best not TO get stuck.
Sometimes the fellows would be lined up
at the opposite end Of the room and
when a whistle was blown would rush
toward the tables that bore the favors.
One such onslaught. where the patrons
were lined up behind the tables. was
carried out with 50 much zeal hat not
only the tables and the favors. hut also
the patrons. were upset and scattered
about the floor.
a Joke that was PLAYED many a time
was 10 thrust a scarecrow into the HANDS
OF a fellow who was Just about 10 start
dancing with a girl while the fellow who
had brought up the straw man waltzed
away with the girl The one left behind
would usually take il in the right spirit
and set the room in an uproar by dancing
around after the other couple with the
scarecrow in his arms. one Of the pref
TEST effects / ever saw was figure where
all The girls danced carrying coiored para
sols with an electric light concealed un-
derneath each one. wnsre It east a sof,
glow over the girls face, all the other
lights in the room being vxtinguished
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-21

quarters on Pratt street, Hartford, will be presided over by rMs. T. N. Hep burn, president of the state associa- tion. Mrs Hepburn is weY known here as she has twice spoken under the auspices of the Putnam league.
 One Of the important events Of the convention is the dinner to be given at the Hotel Bond Thursday. evening, when toasts will be responded to by representatives of each of the political parties which has suffrage plank in its platform, democratic, socialist, progressive and prohibition parties
 Another event of particular interest is the Peace Meeting in Unity hail.. Thursday, at s.30. The speakers will be Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Dr. G. W. Nasmyth. director of the World Peace Foundation. A collection will be taken for the benefit of the Red Cross. 's:>
 The complete program of the con- vention Is as follows: Thursday, Oc- tober 22. F m., convention opens; short business session; I D. m, Lunch con in Lower Unity hall; 2.00-5.56, re- ports of. officers and presidents of league; 500. dinner at Hotel Bond tickets s1: 6.S0, Peace Meeting at Unity hall. Friday, October 23, 9 a. m. to 12 m., presidents address, plans for coming year; election of officers; 1 p. m.. luncheon in Lower Unity hall; 2.00-4.00, national suffrage questions; election of delegates to national con vention to be held in Nashville, Tenn, in November. e
 The Danielson B. F. L. will be ,reF- resented at the convention by Mrs. Grace Spaulding.
 The Woodstock league will be rep resented by the president, Mrs. John Evans Sheppard.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-21
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Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-21
HALPIN GOING HUNTING. Champion Runner Wants. to Recover
 from Effects of Cold.

Captain Thomas Halpin of the Bos- ton A. A. track team Is not going to do any more running until about the middle of December, when he plans to start his indoor work. IIalpin has just recovered from very bad cold. As soon as Governor Walshs anti hunting proclamation is annu1led in Massachusetts Halpin and a party of friends are going from Boston to Chatham for nearly a months stay in the woods during which time hunt ing will be the main order or the day. Halpin has lost several pounds during his illness, but it is expected that the long stay in the woods will prove of great benefit to him. He carries no great amount of surplus weight, so it will be necessary for him to re- gain what he has lost in order that he may be in his best condition when the racing season opens. Great things are expected or Halpin during the coming indoor season and he is ex- pected to add many laurels to his great record. one of the most wonder full ever made by a New England run ner. 4-
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-21
Bond Not Called.
WHAT ELECTION COST.
Candidates Make Returns As to Ex-
 penses.

Practically all of the statements of expense have been filed by the candi- dates at the last election and were in the Ilands of the town clerk Tuesday, the last day for filing the same. Those sworn to on Tuesday were: Martin Waterhouse, candidate for board of relief, nothing, W. P. $. Heating, town schcol committee, nothing: Carl E. Oman, assessor. nothing; Robert H. Fenton. town school committee, noth- ing; Charles F. Little, board of relief, nothing: James P. Mustard, assessor, s10; c. c. Carr, town school commit tee, nothing.
 The statement of George 1T. Backus. treasurer of the democratic town coT11- mittee, showed receipts of $75 and expenditures of the same amount, as follows: From R. E. Mitchell S25. G.
 H. Bae4sus $10, P D.. Donohue $10, J. P. Mustard $Io. M. P. Heaiey s5, A. Racicot s. John H. Morrison s, quarters s1o. autos s4o, challenger A. work at polls ss. lunches sl, team ical work s8, telephone and carfare .$1.25.