Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-05-02 | Page 8 | Romance, Perhaps but Often Sheen

ROMANCE PERHAPS BUT OFTEN SHEEN By GEORGE ROSS NEW YORK And JAnd now crooned of ceremonies I 1 give you Alvarez and Chiquita The sleek graceful ballroom m dancers glided to the center of f the floor Ioor in the night club and exchanged the usual amenities So Ho bowed to the hips pressed his lips upon her little delicate hand She curtsied Then they danced cheek to cheek while whilo a baby baDY blue spotlight foll followed wed their agile gyrations s. s S What a beautiful couple one one murmured and an another ther bald and obese took down another gulp of drink of or his his- se secret secret secret se- se cret envy For in Alvarez and Chiquita Shiquita as everyone knew was the he flame of romance as they danced S The dance ance was over The shiek- shiek like Alvarez gallantly doubled up again and Chiquita's Chiquitas s 's curtsey was even more sweeping than the first When the applause died down both partners retired to their dressing r room om They closed the door Annoyed Alvarez re removed removed removed re- re moved his slick down toupee and lighted a Listen Listen you little showoff h he said between whiffs get in front of me again in that and youre you're through understand through Chiq Chiquitas Chiquita's ita's long flowing hair reached almost to the waist and cold cream pal painted ted a ghostly pallor on her face She looked old Cara Ml Mia she said calmly and quietly I 1 am through whenever you say Georges he wants to be my partner in the new Club And ho ees a better dancer than you So Sowe Sowe Sowe we qu now no noyes yes You you you you- Alvarez sputtered sputter d 4 j stamped on the butt of oC his S and stopped C Chiquita slapped his his' fa face eYou e. e v You not call me rue names yes Alvarez hurled his face mirror against the tho wall for la lack k of a better g gesture sture It shattered into a thousand nd fragments Now said Chiquita I wed weel go Tell the boss yes She slammed the door There was a good fashionable crowd in the tho night club the next night And when Alvarez led out Chiquita on his arm graciously kissed her hand swooped down Ina in ina ina a bow one guest What a lover what a man Benignly Chiquita rested her pretty head upon her partners partner's shoulder ks hs they circled the floor in a waltz What love what romance mumbled somebody else