Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-03-08
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- The historian. was; ;;reVinded Of this
saying ;,by, tho .undertow i,pf the lire
currents in, Bingyille. !; 3...":
The dances in the Normal school
and in the homes Of the well-to-do
were limitations of the great: party at
J. Patterson Bing's. The costumes OF
certain of the young ladies were, TO
quote q clause from the posters Of the
Nlessrs. Barnnm and Bailey, still cling
ing to the billboard "the most daring
and amazing bareback performances
in the history Of the circus ring
Phyllis :Bing,, the unrlvaled metropoll-,
tan performer, set the pace, It was
distinctly too rapid for. her followers.
If one may say it kindly she was as
cold and heartless and beautiful In: her
act as a. piece. Of, bronze or Italian,
marble. She was not asilained. Of her.
self. She did 1t so easily and grace
fully, and unconsciously and :obliglng.
IL, SO to speak, as If her@lieensehhad
never been questioned. :; IT was, not so
with Vivian Mead and Frances Smith
and Pauline Baker. They llnped and
struggled IN their, efforts to. keep up,
To begin with, the. art Of :. their
mnodlste had been fussy, initiative. and
tirnid. 1T lacked, the master. touch.
Their spirits were also improperly pre-
pared for such publicity. They blnshed
and looked apologies and were ,visibly
uncomfortable when they entered the
dance hall. -, 49,. -. 49,.
3 On this point. Judge .Crooker .deliv.
cred famous opinion. It was:u"I feel
sorry for those girls, but their mothers
ought to be spanked!," -. ~:
There is evidence that this sentence
OF his was carried out in due, time and
il. a most. effectual manner: u But the
works Of art which these mothers. had
put on exhibition at the Normal school
sprang, into Overwhelming popularity.
with the young men and their cards
were quickly: filled. In half, an hour,
they had ceased TO blush. Their eyes
NO longer spoke apologies. They were
new women. Their initiation was
complete. They had become, in the
language. of Judge Crooker. perfect
Phyllistlaes!" 49,. !: 80.
The dancing tried to be as naughty
as that remarkable Phyllistinian pas;
time at the mansion Of the Bings. and
succeeded we'll, If not handsomely.
The modern dances and dress were
now definitely established in Bing-
Vile. ..,r..a
Just before the holidays, the eHten-
sion of the ample home of the million
aire was decorated, furnished and
ready to. be shown, Mrs. Bing and
Phyllis, who had been: having a. fling
in New York, came home for the holi-
days. John arrived the next day from
the great Padelford, school to be with
the family through. the winter recess:
Mrs. Bing gave q tea to the ladies Of
Bingville.' She wanted them to+ see
the improvements and. become, aware
of her good Will. She had thought Of
an evening party, but. there were many
men in the village whom she didn't
care to have in her house. So 1t be.
came tea.. ..s..,..-
The women talked Of leaking roofs
and water pipes and useless bathrooms
and outrageous costs. Phyllis sat IN
the palm room with the village girls,
1t happened. that they. talked mainly
about their fathers. Some had COM
planned of paternal strictnrss.
"NTen are terrible! They make so
much trouble" said Frances Smith: 1T
seems us if they hated to see anybody
have a good time.". -.
Mother and / do as we please and.
say nothing" said Phyllis. I'VE never
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