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Show A Key to Ballroom Popularity i ng can rank among the acquired tnsti for almost all. At dancing school all (xtt learn the rudiments of dancing, and if this docs riM give enough a few courses 1(-fuiicy 1(-fuiicy dauclnjf tvj II be almost 6tire to leri.i supplene-ij, grai q and a sense of time tli.i are no all important. Clashes In fancy dancing at preseut an (Dcluib'd nnd really stand i'orcmot iu tli so-culled fads of the time, bince all ae from the liny tots not yet lu the mIi.mc. room to their grandmothers, are unbn. ilevotees and work hard and lonscleDtiouv, ly nt this art. Among the young girli however, who are 10 bo formally brought out iu a year or two and who eirn ler, attend nuuHiuiis dances during holida lime Ihese classes are not to be numbercc among the fnds. They aro quite ns usi portant ti iuit of Ihelr preparalioti P-j the o la I world ar any other, stiuli.) wbiib i hey work at .so regularly, ami Mi) girl who bas nrver attended at least nn) rourie. iu fancy dam lug starts he ibMtutunte year without fair (spiipinenP Without any furtber knowleilge of dum' lii iliiu is uuglii iu ao ordinury daiK i ing :u IiihjI she w ill never be able to pfej up qui. Lly all the Utile ucw kteps aud iij uovalious wbn b are introduced from lim to lime mid Iwroitie bu's o( llu hui-.ou. ') The uur.ue boy or youug man lakes the I rouble nowadays to go to ! diiUiT ibws ! aus'e he is fond ir dnniug. aud eirn if b is not esiKs-iaMl1 fond ol d.ifi.-iiig .Jnuijiulil itrUinly iief lo iliiiue with one who waltrs well ilia lo slrugi;'1' mound llir luutu with sump very like "t I w bom -Un-tau M'l Mi ! nioie vilisl'ai'Ioi ily nt .luother lime r.o. pljiv. nor is aiivtliin .' contagious lljppiue.s- and rliJoiUI. Ul lu .1 1 1 1 . H ' cXirit its rcrir, ft JlH't ill'' r'1' lf shows ihroiigli bi r cu iieineiil thai :.li. ) having "the 1 1 im of lu rllo" is suie K 'deluged Willi par is eager lo tali li l!j miiiic spinl. all of vliicli - liui, back i the iiliuieli-e ipipul l.uiice, o Jc.iruing wlilf slill youug lo ll lll v sl Well that II We' imoo-sible to niipear .nl.vthiu; bur .1 lliiill'ullv liapp and mdiaiil Willi .. i eoiovmoiil when llie nuoolU tr gb-.ii 'lie- ii-hls -Is'iK' and lb' dnilinllki miol jul.iy, with iuesisliblc imitation. MOW: important for n d.'-bulanto than luauly. than rleverues., than rlcbes, I tlnin pretty gowns, than lavish iu-tertnlning. iu-tertnlning. moic important thau clusire charm itself, is a knowledge of how t7 dance well. Not ju.st to be able to dance every young girl knows that but an intimacy in-timacy with and a love of dancing that is i acquired only through practice, a sense of iliuie and a natural or acquired grace It is these essentials in dancing which make for popularity in the ballroom or leave the girl who has them not wallflower. Tasteful and smart gowns will do much to make the plain girl attractive 'to look upon, wealth and constant entertaining enter-taining will bring Invitations without number to any one, natural sweetness and interest iu others will help enormously toward a good timn, but a girl who craves ballroom popularity (and wh.it ncnsible girl d'WK not want to be a Ixlle when rhe "comes out V") needs first and foremost to bo a past mistress of the art of dancing. Ibinciug to-day has narrowed down solely to waits time. Gone are tho old luiuuets and gavottes; the chullisclu, (he Hlk'.i and even the two-step ure now thiugs of the past. Kveu the old rollicking rollick-ing irgjnia i.-cl and llie gay four sided lancers arc a. Idoni danced nay orv, the wall, alone, and this not at oil the wait of the preceding geiierafiou. being left to be danced w ithout' intermission throughout through-out an entire evening. lu this waltz. Itow ever, there are many variations nnd tum-jbiuaiious tum-jbiuaiious of lime ami step, and it l-l the I pi l'l who is quick to learn each " new coni binatiuii of slide. Htcp aud glide, and is even clever nt iu.ciiting new movement herself, who Is going lo be the iviitre of (attraction at u dune. The "LSoslou," n combination of the walU of live ycirs ago and thai dam id by the mot hers und till) jcrs of the' present day di-biltaute, Is llie basis of nil dancing of the uiniie ot. (This "Itostou" is danced Id many differ, (ent ways and all ballroom devotees have learued it, but it takes truu- rlnuecr lo , do it to perfection, to ivo to tho glide Ithe grace and rliylhm whiiji llie liiusie jcjills tor. and it is astonishing how sadly few girls or boys an iuterpivt well ibe ebann of this walls. i Some girls of course '.itv born dancers. They love the music of'-it and the grace ihi-y cau impart to n waltz played with the simplest Instrument. To llirin a ball-'room ball-'room llo'ir is. what u loti. stiA-t-'li of open country is to the cnth'tisiustlc bar.wo-m.in. bar.wo-m.in. They know that here is their op-j op-j port unity lo shine to biust advantage and jth.it In re tliej i-iniiol fnil tn l! .Micht lout among l !i i r isinijvinions." fur cpil I liiuiupLf. iiut lor'.uuali'li u lov of Uauc- |