The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-28
ENGLAND DANCED
while UNREST
IS THE fiddler
BY MARY HENKE.

LONDON, NOV. IL.
In spite of admonitions to econo-
mize and general protest and unrest
over the high price Of necessities,
extravaganza and desire for enter
tainment is unparalleled in London.
Especially is the city dance-mad.
Every class of London is dancing. and
is willing to pay for the privilege Of
doing so.
Dance halls have sprung up in all
parts Of the city like mushrooms.
They rent anywhere from $50 to $3.50
a week, where before and during the
war, $25 was the average price for
a fairly we'll located room. Bands for
a dance hall can command as high as
5000 a night. In all parts Of the city,
It Is estimated that a half million
people are dancing each night. Most
Of the ordinary dance halls are for
the employed men and women, and
are we'll conducted. but there are
some. in the west end, where 1t is
dangerous to be a patron, especially
II one carries a large amount Of
money. Drinks are served in these
halls and a man may find that after
he has taken one drink too many,
he has been deprived of his purse and
any other valuables on his person.
Anglo-American dances are popular
In spite of the war against the jazz
it still holds high place IN many
dance hall programs and many halls
lure patrons by announcing an inter-
esting combination Of jazz, and Euro
pean dancing Instructor and the
9 unique American buffet service"
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popularity, although there has been
an effort to revive the tango waltz
which is being danced this winter In
Paris. The paso doble. another dance
from the continent, Is being taught
Both these dances are somewhat diff
cult, and 1t is probable that their pop
ularity will be limited.
Royalty Wants "Jazz."
In the highest social circles there Is
shown the same enthusiastic search
for entertainment. There is dancing,
of course, and revival of the pre-war
social events Lady Londonderry, one
OF England's leading political host
esses, has announced her first political
dinner since the war for the coalition
ministers. The visit to London or
many royal and notable visitors, has
also been a stimulous to entertain
ment of a lavish kind. The persons
who became rich during the war are
not sparing their money to gain So
cial footing Some of them have pur-
chased old landed estates given up by
tho nobility since the war and are pre-
Daring eXtravagant entertainments.
Hotels and popular restaurants are
we'll patrOniZed. and are frequently
the scenes of select social gatherings.
There has been a record amount or
champagne consumed in London in
the last year. A recent report showed
1000 cases of champagne shipped
weekly from France to England. and
London hotel managers declare their
wine sales are enormous.
The pursuit of amusement has put a
great deal of money into circulation,
at least in certain channels. From
hairdressers to fashionable dressmak-
ers is seen the effort of English wo-
men to beautify and adorn themselves
for the evening pleasures. Anyone
who can teach dancing is sure of a
steady income, and dance musicians
are much in demand. Although the
price of women's clothing is very high
there seems to be the money to buy
it, in spite of laments over the income
tax 1t is a natural reaction, no doubt,
from the strain and economies Of war
and tao desire for frivolity and fine
rIoji1c5. an expression Of freedom
..rni the monotony and 0. D. Of the
array.