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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 07, 1951
Page
6
The article recalls Queen Victoria dancing with Prince Albert at the first State Ball and shocking aristocrats by revealing ankles. Strauss senior conducted, introducing the waltz to high society, followed by Johann Strauss who wrote the Blue Danube. The craze over new waltzes wore them out, contributing to Strauss seniors and juniors’ deaths.
A sensational history shows the waltz provoking scandal from Vienna to England, condemned as immoral by poets like Lord Byron and by church and society. The dance, blamed for loosening virtue, sparked bans and public outrage as composers like Strauss were rumored to be involved.
A sociological survey notes funeral expenses surpass hospital care with 700 million vs 513 million. It cites 25 000 wander takers, 520 coffin makers, 40 000 cemeteries and 24 mortuary colleges. Notable tales include Ned Dawson’s blue Tory coffin and Charles V’s self conducted funeral rites.
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