The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-28
COST OF new STEPS
HASTENS DANGERS
Error Of Flat Rate Instead Of
Per He'd Sends Masters
Home Quickly.
IDEA SHOCKS Y

II all began because Maurice. having
paid more attention to the intricacies Of
the fox trot and the tango than 10 the
intricacies Of tho English language.
wrote nat rate" instead of "per head
whom he sent his letter to President Tom
McDougal Of the American National As
ISOLATION Of Matters OF Dancing telling
what his terms would be for teaching
fifty members or 20 Of the association
the newest steps In the terpslchorean In
dustry.
The fifty chaseeed to New York from
the various cities where they live In the
Joyous belief that they were going %
get a real bargain in Pas Bailotos. Jette
Boures, Pas Jettes and other spring
samples from Matrices stock. They fox
trotted and waltsed through the Sum
day session Of the school In the same
pleasant belief. and Tom McDougai was
happiest of all. But yesterday morning
he had a little conversation with
Maurice. and then he wasn't so happy.
Members of the association who
gathered in the roof ballroom of the
Hotel McAlpin in the morning TO study
Matrices t~winkling feet and drink In his
words Of wisdom wondered at the pail
enwrapped their erstwhile genial
president. Tire spirit with which he
scissored M reversed and Pas de
Basqued the day before had all disap-
peared. and many were the anxious In
quiries which beset him. Al last he
gained courage to confess. He called q
secret session. Reporters were grace
fully bowed into the corridor while "a
little matter of business was discussed.
Bur~t Of Staging within.
For an hour voices rose and fell. All
sorts Of wild rumors filtered out. II was
whispered that Col. Lewis kretlow Of
Chicago. he of the IS years and the long
n floating whiskers. had sought to be
a Ford peace party and a lost some of
his whiskers In the effort. But these
alarm'st reports were silenced by "a burst
Of joyous singing from within.
Tier was "a sound of dancing feet
and down the room and into the corridor
swept the Atty led by Maurice and Col.
Kretlow-with his whiskers all there and
floating airily about h'm-and Miss
Jones OF Boston. all Of them treading
the measures of the tango to the tune.
sung by themselves. Of Fol he's a jolly
good fellow"
No accurate ccour of the secre,
session could be obtained, but II was
noted that a certain pensiveness chung
about President McDougars dancinp
form. while Maurice was radiant. Eight
year-old Dorothy Strong. the youngest
fox trotter at the meeting, was In the
corridor. and In the eXuberance of his
heart Maurice seized her and put her
through a potpourri Of his best steps.
A tactless reporter inquired IL the
trouble about the terms a been settled
Matrices artist soul looked through his
eyes In panied surprise.
SHOULD an artist think about terms?
he asked plaintively. at Is the discussion
about, Standardization of steps you mean
is ii not. my friend? We had a li;tit
talk abou, that. yes. n 1t Is pleasantly
arranged. You heard US singing? VIVA
I wished to impress upon them was that
Maurice's names. should be ap'
piled TO all the steps. Matrices steps
and we should not speak of the fourth
movement of the tango or the first move
ment OF the fox trOt. but use the names
when we speak Of them.
And II We meet every three months
rs we should. everybody all over tn,
United states will know at once what e
do when a dancing master calls out Pas
Coufer.' or Rand de Jombe' or PA
Jetie,' THAI is what these meetings ar,
to accomplish, and who should ak alUur
tcrms?"