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Show To Dauoars A Protust. Editors Iltrahl : There is a certain mod" i' dancin? ' extant in come at uur hall roone against whirh the writer believes that ' solemn protrst should be entered 1 and con dUore, not :on aon-m. It is that method of waltzing wherein the gentlemen (we wonder if Sir Philip Sydney or th Chevalier Bayard were ever "gentlemanly" in that sonae) clasps his partner around neck and shoulders and whirls about the heated room in a close embrace. Assuredly no professor of dancing deportment ever taught them that. Fortunately, however, this mode, unchastencd bv common tense, ban scarcely attained the dignity of a fashion; but if not frowned down by public censure, who can say how far its poisonous purlieus may yet reach ? There is nothing more graceful than dancers dancing in tune, but they should also dance in taste. Recreation and amusement are commendable but this proceeding fails under another head and is fit only for an orgie of satyri and nymphs. It revives latent rccollectious of the Jardin Mabilla and Chateau Rouge, or, worse still, the Hopbia 8aal at Vienna. It is an insult to honor, decency and self respect. We are certaiu, Messieurs Editors, that our sisters will decline such waltzes, while for those persons who say, "these things do no harm," we can only smile compassionately and exprsus the hope that a broader experience may give them greater wisdom. H. S. ' |