Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-09-19 | Page 14 | Present Styles and New Dances Are Denounced

PRESENT STYLES AMD NEW DANCES ARE DENOUNCED 1 SAN Jl'AN. Sept 2. Present stvles of dress and the newer dances are severely criticized as Immodest and degrading b the Rt Rev William A. 1 Jones. biahOp of the Roman Catholic diocese of Porto Rico, who has Issued a warning to both priests and parish - ' oner against their demoralizing in-fluences, in-fluences, Certain of the modern dances are I "mockery to shame and In reallt are nothing more than a bait to sensuali-i sensuali-i ty," In the opinion of the bishop, while the style of the day In women's Ileuses, be warns, should not be used I to ' exhibit nakedness Priests are advised that they may not organize dances fur church bene-j bene-j fits, according to Instruction from the Pope while the ma not attend fee-I fee-I tivals organized b lay members of iheir 1 ngregations where danqing Is indulged in. The bi.mop k'. i-s h views on dress and dancing in an ecclesiastical letter ' addressed to both prbsts and members , of the church In this diocese and pub-: pub-: lished in the official church bulletin. 00 The first blast furnace was worked I . vs llliam I snn in 1 r.S8.