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Show TUFT MO CABINET LI8E m IHLIZ Dance Like Veritable Fairies and Enjoy the Airy Pastime. . K By Leased Wire to Tho Tribune. WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 Ab Father Timo turnod over in bed real early this morning and remarked sadly to himself that he guessod he would call it another an-other day, tho dancinc cabinet of President Presi-dent Tuft's administration was in full swing and along with thorn was that doughty champion of tho gavel, the Hon. Joseph Gurney Cannon, who was madly whirling over tho ballroom to tho strains of tho "Merry Widow" waltz in the homo of Senator Depow. President Taft also indulged in his favorite fa-vorite diversion and for a time the gnosis wore treated to the novel sight of seeing two of the foremost figures in America's public life gliding about the room. Taft Graceful as Fairy. Uncle Joe, as sprjr as a cricket and minus his accustomed cigar, swept his fair partner through all the mazes of the waltz, and remarked afterward that he was enjoying himself to the utmost. Mr. Taft, graceful dospito his 4avoir dupois, fully upheld tho reputation ho established at tho Southern Relief ball he danced like a veritable fairy and his foet seemed never to touch the ground, although ho grow a trifle winded wind-ed along towards the end. At tho Crowningshield dinner danco, hold, simultaneously, Postmaster General Frank 'Hitchcock was tripping about with a partner. At tho Turkish chargo 's ball to the tunes of tho weird music of the far east, tho following members of the dancing cabinet wero engaged in the airy pastimo: Secretary of War Dickinson, Secretarj' of the Treasury MacVeagb and Secretary Balhnger. As Mr. Balhnger swept down the room, a glitter in white shirt bosom and elegant ele-gant clothes one, would havo thought he could have forgiven Gifford Pincbot on sight. "The Taft waltz" is being written for the uso of tho cabinet. Mr. Taft docs not liko the fast two-step, but figuratively ho could ;U3t die waltzing. |