Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-24
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By ROE F~uLKERSON a1aaa nou.nlr uu ..onnsn Inc
By ROE ~FULKERSON

READ THIS FIRST:
In her desire to make herself at
tractive TO men, Betty Brown has
tried to find out the secret of attrac-
tiveness from her mother and her
friends. She has concluded that it
IS all physical. She goes to a dance
recital and, in imitation of the most
popular girl she knows, determines
20 learn stage dancing.
CHAPTER VII
The night OF the dance recital
Betty dreamed of being a premiere
danscuse. with a ballet OF hundreds
OF girls dsncing behind her. Her feet
did not touch the floor and she float
ca around the stage to the applause
Of thousands, who buried her IN
flowers.
When she awakened she was still
under the influence Of the dream,
and tried a few of the simpler
tance steps as she tressed herself.
At breakfast she chartered uncess-
ingly Of the experience Of the night
before. Her father was pleased at
her enthusiasm. but her mother
shtck her head in disspproval.
During the morning she went With
Lois to zee S~eliLoff, the lady who
conducted the school Of expression.
Betty expected to be overwhelmed in
the presence or this woman, who was
so famous that she was simply Sell
koff, with no other name. To her
surprise she met a lively little
woman OF sboot forty. with a de-
cidcd Irish accent. ">clIhclt was "a.
stage name, evidently.
This is Betty Brown, Madam, ex-
planned Lois. she wss al the recital
last night. She wants to learn dane
ing.
"we are 70 have fvc Essks' yaca-
ton" explained ccls0ll- Then we
ogen our summer season at the
camp. ! have a large studio, a swirl
POOL and tennis courts and tahe
only Girls who board. We arc there
for three months. The fee D. three
hundred dollars. ono hundred and
fifty In advance ard the other hum
dred and fifty st the end Of si@
weeks"
n think my father viii give mc the
r,oncv." replied eBtty. but car /
learn ~ dance i'm three m~orths.'
perhaps. darling laughed Sell
Loft, although | have been az IT.
girl and roman for twenty-five
ycars and I have = Ut e learn.
Betty IA not taking dancing Tor y
career" explained Los. "She wants
to 10 ID just for fun
II rsn teach you some buck and
oft shoe work which viii enable you
Az dance a. n%srties al least ssta
he practical Selikoff. "But you VIII
have T. take the regular course
which includes Greek. toe work and
expression. With YOU long lcgs
vou could 10 a~crobatics. too. That
airavs attracts PEOPLE who do not
know dancing"
Rct.v srv visions ~ herself turn
- solemn c7rtwheeiS Ike the rrl
i- the recital. she lan-hc1 ~ the
idoa ~ turning herself upside dorm
in nuhlir.
n viii Zee mv father End let you
L-nw tn-orrov she said.
N#
"Rcrembcr, II t. one hundred and
fiftv dollars in advance end ~
hundred a-A fiftv ~ the middle ~
the tern. You viii s'ec1 II = dnrmi-
tory pnd got plain bot plentiful food.
| viii studv vour body when YOU
cor'c sad Try to nee you less gan
Fiinr"
Betty flushed IA the frank criti-
rivm - she and Lois loft.
To wise TO wait 'ill dinre- ~ talk
TIE meter over with her fathc-. she
vent ~ his store. who're che i-id nut
the whole pre~ram - him. eWrha-
ri-in- THE roirt ths' she would ~
-h'e 70 dance Tor hit lodge " the
far.
To her ~urur'sc. hr th~urht the fec
very smFil. and agreed tn her taking
The lessons. although ohierti-~ 70
her being away all summer when
re learned the camp was only TWEEN
tv-five miles down the country. and
list thew could receive visitors on
Saturday r~ffrrno0~. - -as content.
ra.-nr- thsrr th~v f-lrrrf g-ttvT
~eth.- rot - ohirr.. Ore arvgup-t
Eettv used vas that she needed only
y single nice dress for the Saturday
nivht ds7ces. when visitors we're rer-
~f'f~d. and could w~-w ~~~~t~ - her
ing emit thr r~xt nr tN~ ti~~~.
I'VE Hiravs give v~r ere hundred
dniisrs - 20 SORE ~larr m = vzrn-
ticn.- said the practical Mrs. Brcrr.