New Britain herald., 1923-08-11

| chance TO take the family out occa-
sionally. He knew personally most
of the men in city offices from the
mayor down, and he knew the repre-
sentatives In the state legislature.
Perhaps nothing could sum the
situation up better than to. say. his
conversation showed he considered
New Britain his city, because he
was distinct part OF 1t, knew its
people. and could have hand in its
affairs. The New Yorker liked his
city because of Its characteristics
with which he himself had nothing
to do. e
And it occurred to the Observer
that, as rule. we think more Of
something that is "ourS' than OF
something belonging to someone else.
part OF the city where one liveA
The Observer did not envy the New
Yorker, looking at 1t all from the
points of view OF these two men:
The man who lives In great New York
Knows not his next door neighbor;
The things he likes about are
Not products OF his labor.
New Britainites, II they're alive"
All feel they own the city;
They censure not New Workers; them
they generously pity.
Now the younger set" Is going 70
have a hard time Of it--for . little
WHILE very little while, Of course,
for the said younger set can master
anything. But for that little while
the members Of 1t are going TO struG-
gle against all preconceived ideas
If they would be up to date-And
throw aside the inspiration OF speed
and try to master the quiet grace OF
the old time waltz. The old-time
waltz is coming back. No poor imi-
tation of it, say the dancing masters
in convention assembled, but the real
thing. And the younger set will ind
the old-time waltz is something to
master. OF course 1t is easy enough I
to follow the one-two-three, one-two-
three of the rythm, and the trained
feet of the younger set will at first
smile at the simplicity OF It.
But when the possibilities of the
waltz are realized-when some es-
pecially intelligent member of the set
finds out just what wonderful poem
a properly executed waltz may be.
and when such intelligent member so
executes 1t, the rest Of the dancing
members Of the younger set will sit
up and take notice-then will, OF
course, initiate and eventually sue
coed in mastering the dance which Is
harder to make the most of than any
ever invented, an which Is the most
beautiful when this is accomplished.
1t is quite likely, even, that the
set will dance the waltz even
better than did their fathers and
mothers unless the jazz has killed all
idea of beauty in them, for dancing
is more popular now than it was
years ago. And when the waltz IL
finally mastered and wins its place
back, it is quite probable that there
will return certain desire for grace
Ind beauty which, say some people,
S sadly lacking today.
The greatest art is simple as
The greatest word is truths;
So art, in it's development
Will be the fruit of youth.
When art, in its simplicity
Displaces all that's false,
The music in the air will have
The rhythm of the Waltz.
There in the great room . of the
White House was Laddie Boy Some
hing was wrong. He cooked his
airs and turned his head sidewise, -
ooking, listening. Something was
wrong. He had waited long time
or the sound of a familiar STEP,
dice. Funny; he had never waited
o long before, What was it all
bout? What was that thing draped,
high up where he could not
ee what was in it? Somehow he
cit he ought not jump up and try.
o look inside; he might disturb some-
hing that ought not be disturbed,
o he just waited, his ears cooked, his
cad on one side.
Gradually the cooked ears dropped.
lie had waited a long time. He
,oudl wait longer, but something told
i'm it wouldn't do any good and it
light be quite wrong to wait any
niger. So, ears dropping, tail hang.
lg Imply, he stepped Softly and
owly out of the room. But he took
is post by a window. Perhaps he
light see him coming. Who dares to
~ that some day, he will not see
i'm coming?