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A 8DB8T1TUTE FOR THE CAXE WALE WASTED.who pin Umi i faith to dancing. and who *r« u eager to diroover some l»©w thing M the jaont bla*e of ancient Athenian*. have lwn lacking their brains to find *omi ■ulatimt* for the now pla.vad-out oako-walk. Tha Eug-liab ormolu youth ana Uit bod of eighteen alike prefer romu dauco which entail* plenty of movement and evciU* went; lor them the nbitely maxurka and tho old-world muia«t have Littla charm. Lady Warwick, who fried to re \ ivo those gracwfui duni-cw during her lt;«a*on at Brook Ho a** last year, coukl not euecoad in makiug tlc*rii popular among the younger gi-neiaiion. an/l whether tho ‘‘Caprice'’ dancing which ha* been ween this winter in one or two roart ballrooms will catch on to any groat exU-nt is doubtful. Jt ««-*■ invent od in America. and n. a variation of the •kirt dance; but inatnui of voluminous and comparatively short »kirt*. if* *x-poru-nta wear an ordinary diunai dree*. It fon«i«Le of a wr*rw» of pou'urea and wlow and quick movement*. of retreat* and infranoce, made br the lady from or 'nvanh her partner an she tuwa the fhn. mirror, or paroaol in her hands. The i«ilt;\ ia quaint and picturesque, and wonUl have ©arood tho commendation of Mr. Turveydrop. The dancer never hop*, skip®, or kick*, and muit never lift her train from the ground except on one •tide. The llosqnito Parade, which alao hails from ucrom the Atlantic, prouusro 'oo be a future of the winter aeoeon, and ia a combination of tho waJta. etep dancing. and the old-fashioned polonaise. Tha rno't popular dam that over fwwunaied mciety was the polka. which was tha rraxe of the moment in the aarly lorUosITli- yuoon stepped »o gracefully with Ixui* Philippe that a rush waa made the next day to learn the now dan**. And for montba afterward* /mart oarrisavw lined the road in front of the fashionable dancing schools.
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Hobart Mercury
Hobart, Tasmania, AU
Mon, Apr 03, 1905
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