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Show m i j ff ij Smart Society's Very latest Fad, J 1 1 Heel and Toe, Bock and Wing Dancing X Y J lillllXXi.i.J.XXi.J.XJ.Xi. 1JL 1 X A L L .1- .1- A- 1 IrTTTT T IT IT T I TIT Chicago Record-Herald inclng for exercise! This is the lat-fad lat-fad of Chicago society women. ) dancing to give the long-popular k. clog, jig and wing variety its :er and more arlstocratlo name etry dancing," ballroom dancing e and simple, all these are practiced it assiduously for purposes of health strength rather than mere recrea-u recrea-u And in behalf of the latest ath-c ath-c fanoy It Is urged that not only do fair dancers grow strong and rosy practicing their chosen steps of cy dancing, but that a degree of ce and lightness attainable In no er way becomes also manifest. "Aa it, graceful, frolicsome and hlgh-rltcd hlgh-rltcd cs kittens.", this Is the way In Ich the pretty hlgh-stcpperB are ver-5Usly ver-5Usly described, icrclse taken merely as such and ns natter of athletic duty becomes mo-onbu3 mo-onbu3 In the long run. There are :e when it is dlfHcult for a society man to bowl, play golf, ride horse- or Indulge In other outdoor exists ex-ists In pleasurable manner. Few of e recreations seem particularly ln-estlng ln-estlng taken alone. 13ut fancy danc-why, danc-why, one must practice alone, or snail the fellow members of the s be astonished, at the next weekly ellng, by the Improvement and pro-ncy pro-ncy attained? Besides, once set ! inuslc going, be It piano, music box-even box-even phonograph, and who could P dancing' And If the dancing be In the daytime and with wlde-n wlde-n windows mar.-y of the advantages outdoor exercise are easily attained Fiom Athletic Viewpoint. recognized value of fancy danc-L danc-L ' lw,cd merely as an exercise Is mcientiy attested by the fact that at - l"e me" are given step dancing to Mviilif" ,n B00d trlm- Next year tYie Jvenlty of Chicago men are to have "Mar opportunities offered them. In - new Bartlett gymnasium. MIsh f 1 iUmL Foster- w". with her 1 Mrs Annle Ward Foster, sets 4 8 tSel" H?Iles to dancing gayly for i1W iv iof hoalth and "Khtneas, Is to K Wrrce or thc mcn' W01k at the i ffi'v'1? oC CMSO. The fact that ftTtv Cr 15 8race taeK qjhI as ' Hi luco .,plc.turc ,nay Possible con- ofXaSgo?m0nfr th SOClGly PW- d l 'fc?nttem.e.nt.that resular fancy eni t8 ln nne lun develop- " lor.' S rdtlsesUo,n' bright eyes, good "Jcrannf": nvP- sPlendld powers of en- een thL n Jusl eno"5h muscle to flf orJ woui"rre ,n best P3Slble condl-t condl-t Uli!M Fo,tvl.Seem t0 be bor"e out by biK'ilr?. FranV8 ,Ioraonnl appearance. iJT SoLnanc;e.rs ani0"K Chicago ifef, ratine 7te1?.eTot?d to fancy danc" l6 lBrh1. who Ti?hmenl!'- sa Eugenia 'Sf a New YnV'Cur ierted Chicago K!ot lr r ork husband, can also U 'PW la. in f "0st allurlns fashion. iPifcce danced f a lradon that sh-i l ifcmc year, ave,r' Pretty Cakewalk, 45aMx afnr,ibeh,nd the curtains VEi h6r friends ,0pera' to the delight J'lKel Ma?tdyKn ai'd companions. MIsh j IS" i 5' P'ous to hc-r mar-ilKr mar-ilKr W chin rUdcau' ctuently - iR?,Cclnir. ifn T I aB0 assoclatcs by her 1.JP1 W waiw pa"erson and fecllvc fancy dancing in the beginning of the social season now rounding to a close. Matrons Not Backward. Mrs. William F. Vincent. Mrs. J. J. Jackson, Mrs. Robert Gaylord, Mrs. R. U.'. Newberry, Mrs. Townsend McKee-ver McKee-ver and Mre. Solomon SturglF are all enthusiasts over step dancing, and can do more than usually well- Miss Mary Ryerson, Miss Catherine Rldgely. MIss3 Ethel Hurlburt are numbered among the younger belles of the North Side who have this winter worked hard ftt fancy dancing. A Saturday morning class at the Virginia, led by Miss Foster, Fos-ter, has not only been religiously attended, at-tended, but has produced results undeniably unde-niably desirable and astonishing. Next winter a similar class will be held one ovenlng a week for thc benefit o dancers danc-ers of both sexes. Many society men and women also tnke private lessons ln fancy dancing, both for athletic reasons and In order to increase the list of the "society accomplishments" ac-complishments" that render them popular pop-ular and win the admiration of their friends. Women not so young as they once were find ln fancy dancing Just the enjoyable exercise necessary co keep down the ambitious waist and hip lines, and to hold back the middle-aged and middle-aging shortness of breath. The younger women are enthusiastic en-thusiastic over fancy dancing because it easily keeps them ln such primp condition, and because It Is "heaps of fun." Practice "Poetry Dancing." The "poetry dancing" which made Isadore Duncan famous ' la also practiced prac-ticed by Chicago women, but not to the extent of the "step" variety of heei-and-toe work. "Poetry dancing" means the expressing of a poem or word picture pic-ture by means of the feet and body The result, when well accomplished, is chnmlng. but this kind of dancing takes a long time to learn, needs costly accessories, and Is neither so generally understood or appreciated as the step dancing. "You have to be educated up to a certain standard before you know what it's all about." is the argument raised agalnBt "poetry dancing." Still, there are several Chicago women who carry out the poetic dancing Idea in most cxqulBlte manner, Mrs. Lou Wall Moore, the sculptor, leading the van ln this direction. Mrs. Moore, who also excels In skirt, clog, Jig und other kinds of dancing, has herself Invented certain poetic dances of a rather remarkable order. 8he began the work because of her Interest in the dancing poses of certain studies In artl6tlc modeling, and asserts that, since nil arts nre by nature allied, artistic and poetic dancing danc-ing should be held in as high veneration venera-tion as music, literature, plctorlul art, or any other form of artistic expression. expres-sion. This view Is concurred ln by many of the dancing enthusiasts of Chicago Eoclety and the women's clubs. Urged ao a Real Need. Mrs. Annie Ward Foster, for a long time a devoted worker In the cause of fancy dancing, declares that not only is it the best possible exercise, but that It is really needed nowadays by tho society so-ciety woman who would look and feol her best. "When I waB young," says Mra. Foster, Fos-ter, herself the picture of health and good spirits, "people danced all kinds of dances, the moditled minuet, the Varsouvlenne, all manner of pretty steps and poses. At present they 6ccm to dance nothing in thc ordinary ballroom ball-room but waltzcB and two-steps. Tho ballroom dancers of today, In consequence, conse-quence, arc nothing like so graceful as those of preceding generations. How should they be, with no training In dancing grace7 "The practice of fancy dancing gives a remarkable grace and lightness to the movements, and sends up at once the color, carriage and good spirits of the dancer Properly performed, under proper conditions, it Is a health-giver and beautlficr of rare potency." The ordinary ballroom costume. It is further urged. Is with difficulty made compatible with graceful dancing, especially espe-cially In these present days of flowing, flow-ing, trailing skirts and skirt draperies The rapid time of modern bnllroom dancing also works somewhat against grace and beauty. Change the flowing gown for a cunning skirt of black silk, accordion plaited, and short enough to be out of the way of the tripping flying feet; set half a, dozen or more merry dancers ln competition with each other, and all to music of the gayest, most Inspiring order; then, after watching watch-ing the result for a few moments, decide de-cide whether or no fancy dancing is not admirable for health and beauty. |