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w Here's the Congo Trot, the Very Latest Dance Invented by Joan Sawyer .
ln lliis Series of Fiiscinntinr riiotoirrnplis, Fusod Exclusively or The Oiualin Hoc, Miss Sawyer With Her Partner, Nigel ttairie, Shows Exactly How to Execute, the Simple Dance Steps
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II. Tolk taoKo step.'
Ill: Minuet circle.
When Woman Proposes
Hj DOROTHY. MX.
In ranont article in thin column I ex
prfa4 tha opinion that It wouM maha
normonljr for tha happlmttf ond , wall
belrtff of tha world for woman to hava a
rlsht to 8lct har
tnal and to hava
tha tama prlvtlB
of poppitic thequra
tkm that man anjoy.
I bava rartived
many lettera on tha
utjoct, two or
which hrlrtK U p
novel and lirtrrratlnK
liolnt.
Oiw mn who
heartily, mrrra with
my p-lnt of . vtaw
thlnka thatrhnnsfd
ronoitiio ronflltlona
make It highly de
i ruble (or tomtn
Ia lilm ( h Inlliutlva
In love making in
many caneM.
Ha points out that a poor yom man
tunklns ainall sarary lacka the wrvm to
auk a woman to share the httrdiiMp' of
hla lot. although aha mlirht ha perfectly
willing to do ao, or aha might b able hy
adding her own Income to hla to supply
the financial harking that la ncaaary to
maka any marrlaice a atxHseaa. -,-- -
Ilomo, for .instance, couldn't ay:
"Jullrt, I love you.but I only 't" t2 a
aeek. and we can't tt muirlid un.thflt;
but you a I no iirt t a week, and on M we
tvuld set innrrldl anj he harpy as the
dity Is long." On tha other hand. Jull-1
co'ild niake such a piiHMiUlon to Buiimsb.
and ltwould.be proof of devotion n Iron I
enough to draw money on at the bank.
Llkealae, if convention gave woman
the right to pick out the man she wanted
to spend Mt'Bext thirty or forty years
with and 'ak-htm to be her husband, it
would do. mora, than, anything vine .to
ameliorate' the hard matrimonial lot - of
the poor little rich girl. The reason that
divorcee are so common among million
aires is because a very rich girl seldom
gets chance t marrying a real mil.'
The. wortU while men are so afraid of
being .thought .fortune hunters that they
keep aasy and the unfortunate heiress
becomes the prey of spine buukrupt arls
to rat or brainless fop in ln r on set.
FAi h girls would marry Intelligent, wide
aaake, hustling poor men Just as often
at rid men marry pretty, bright, poor
girls, If they had the privilege of looking
but theto aiHt picking and choosing as
thi lr brothers have.
a mstter of fu t. one ot tte happiest
niaiTtgna 1 ever knew wus one In which
very rich girl did. usurp the rergtlve
of a quvru ami ark a poor man to marry
her. Me aa glad enough to do It, but
hla pride would have kept blm from ever
making the first move. -
Another eon-eipondiT.t. also a man. ob-
By ANN lilMLK.
Jects to woman proposing on the ground
that It would degrade her, and give a
man the rlicht to Insult her. He says that
when a man offer marriage to a woman
It la an honor to her, because he under
takes to support her, but If a woman pro
posed marriage to a man she would
merely be offering him herself.
This objection seem to me rather far
fetched. To begin with, no man sup
ports his wife. Tha woman who runs the
domestic machinery of a home, whether
It, be managing a big establishment or
doing the anwlng, cooking and scrubbing
for a family with her own hands. Is aelf
aiipportlng, and earns her own board and
keep If any woman in the world does.
Just In actual material service that has a
market value the wife Is quits with her
husband. Hh gives him value received
for her food and clothes. , ,
Moreover, there la not one man In a
million who looka upon matrimony from
the sordidly materialistic standpoint.
When he thinks of marriage he thinks of
It In Its spiritual essence, and when ', he
dreams of a wife his vision Is of) her
bringing to him a limitless devotion; a
loyalty that never falls. He sees . her
standing by him through thick and thin,
watching over his alck bed, ministering
to htm with a love that finds lis finest
happiness) in service. '
What a woman brings to marriage is
something so precious that no money can
pay. for it, and that la what every normal
minded man sees In It, and there would
be small 'danger of any one ever commlt
tlng the saerlleg of rejecting the offer of
Ui u' sacred thing with ribald Insult. If It
did happen, the woman could only thank
her guardian angel on her knees for hav
ing saved her from such a brute.
After all, tha whole proposition goes
hack to the one contention that marriage"
la the most Important thing In life, to
hoth men and women, and .that , they
should have an equal right eo aetont their
mates, and that as conventions now ob
tain women suffer a great handicap In
being denied this privilege.... . .
Also, that It would be both more digni
fied and modest for a woman to be able
to com squarely out and pop the ques
tion to a man aha wanted to marry than
It is for her to have to try by various and
sundry devices of manner , and dress to
attract his notice and Invlegle him Into
asking her to marry him.
Men shouldn't object to the Innovation.
It would be all to their advantage. Kvery
eligible man knows that he ia pursued by
women who want to merry him, sjtd he'd
have a much better chance to eecape If
they. tame out Into the open instead of
laying traps for him Into which he Is
liable to stumble at any minute. As for
the man who said 'Yes" to the woman
who was enough In love with him to pop
the question, he'd get a wile who would
break the record as a huabstid spoiler.
And every woman would be happy be
cause she would have the man who was
her choice Instead of having had lo take
the one mho was her only chance.
The "Conge Trot" Is the latest. It's the
king of the Fox Trots and aa danced by
Ita Inventor, Miss Joan Pawyor, it Is a
revelation.
This fall MlM ffawyer and Nigel Barrte.
cievereat of all the partnera ah has ever
had, are doing this captivating new
dance, a development of the Congo Tango,
Here are Miss Sawyer's general direc
tions on how to dance this lasteet step!
Have good muslo gnd get into the rhythm
of It with Its strongly accented first and
third beats ON It-two. THREE -four.
Pwlng Into movement from the hips with
the entire body relaxed. Keep the foot on
the floor except when hopping. Point the
toea gracefully.
The dance itself may be divided into
five steps, i each of which la Illustrated
here.
The dance begins . with the partnera
facing, aa shown In the first picture. The
directions given are for the ' feminine
partner, and the man reverse the steps,
using the left foot to start and going for
ward or back In direct opposite to the
glrl'a movements.' ' .,
For figure 1. Start on right foot, plan
ing It back of the left; which holds the
welRhL l'lp to the-right on the first beat
and run forward three steps, one' to each
remaining beat of the muslo of the first
har This swings the girl to the. right 'of
her' partner. Now during the second bar
the directions are reversed. The girl dips
to the left on her right foot on the first
count and' runs three ' steps backward.
The dips must be in, smooth,, gliding
manner, while the runs are In ordinary
Congo trot manner, with a little raise
and lift to them.' . .
This simple first step may be continued
at pleasure and should be carefully stud
ted and reieated again and again, until
Vhcxi Women Suffer
ro remedy gives greater relief than
AiiU-laiiiiu (A.-K) TaLilcU in all condi
tions generally known aa "Women'i
Aches and liU." One trial will aulihf
any woman that she has at I aft found
the remedy the bag go Jong been look
i'lff lor. ,
Indi jesiica Dyspepsia
Aro yuu dibtreaaed after eatinp? Io
you have liauitea when riding in the ran
or on the triii orbuaiT Take Tab-it-Li
and gel inbtar.t relief.
Ccnutne A-K. TolUt str iks M
tMUtigrum. .At mil Urtiggists.
the rhythm of the dance is mastered.
Bet wen each set of steps a spin is made.
For this the girl's loft and the man's right
arm drop to their sides, and with her
lifted light hand In his left she spins to
the left with her weight on her left foot
and that foot In advance to catch the
weight, which shifts from the right as
she starts.
Figure 2 Is preceded by the polka tango
step In- half-tlmo with the positions as In
figure I. The girl starts back on her
right foot during the first two counts,
going to the light of her partner and
making a half-turn and starting forward
to the left of her partner for the third
and fourth counts .of the bar.. Then the
girl goes back four steps (one to each two
bars), and they pivot two bars with the
old-fashioned waits atep. From this the
girl spins Into
Figure 1 In this the lady stands with
her back to her partner and her hands
lowered to her hips. Bhe starts hack,
hopping slightly on her left foot, for the
first best of tha measure and pointing
her right foot back to catch her weight
on ' the second count. Then she hos on
her right foot and points her left foot to
take' her' weight during the third and
fourth counts. ' The weight of the body
above the hips swings from side to side
as the partners change sides. The part-H
iters take exactly the same steps In this
figure, but the bodies sway In opposite
direction. '
A spin ia followed by figure 3. In this
the dancer assume exactly the position
shown In the picture.. The swan pivots
slowly to the left, shifting his weight
from-right : to left -foot to each beat of
the music, while the girl starts oh the
first count of the: beat throwing her
weight on her left foot and catching It
osj her rbjht foot on the first half ot the
second count and shifting It back to her
left ' foot In double time for the second
IV. The spin.
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half of the second count
On tho third and fourth count she piv
ots under her partner's arm. making an
arch of her left and his right arm as
she swings under. In pivoting she shirts
her weight on the first half of the third
count to her right foot and on the second
half ot tha third count back to her left
foot. On the fourth count the pivot la
concluded, with her weight thrown full
on her right foot. This figure Is repeated
until a complete circle has been defined.
It will require at least four measures to
complete the circle. .
Again the. spin Is used aa a transition,
gnd then to execute figure four the part
ners slide to the right for the first beat
of the measure. The girl's weight Is car
ried on her right foot, and on the second
count her left foot is drawn up to the
right, thus completing the . light slide.
After making two such slides, to occupy
four beats of one bsr of music, the lady
spins to the left, as In all the transition
twirls described for use between figure.
The entire movement of , this figure Is
to the right, and It Is repeated until two
or four, spins have been made. On the
concluding spin ot this figure, which Is
Illustrated 'in figure four, the dancers
swing Into the position -illustrated in:
Figure 4 The man.. stands until the
second beat of the bar, while the girl
spins through those - two beats,' making
a. turn o a position directly In front ot
her partner ; for the; remaining: counts
of the measure. During the second meas
ure she leans to the right for two beats
while her partner, . with the same flying
movement of .outspread arms she uses.
leans to the left. They express coquetry
In their exchange of balance and then
swing past each other again in oppoaite
directions (girl to left and man to right)
for the last two beat off the measure.
This Is repeated four times, and then
with a single spin the partners swing
back iitto the simple first figure and re
peat It once. . ,
V. Pendulum atop.
'Kttp fk Hair Lbi9 Sott
and Fluffy," may
Madame Ise'bell
"If Yoa With to Apptar
Youthful"
1 Ai
Old Superstition Concerning Comets and
7V - War f is;: Still 'ive V
JThere is a brightening visible in the north which superstitious
persons associate with the horror in Europe. "What science .
says of comets. .
' Tke 'tnt5 af Forty Part V.
Few" women feaj 40. without the ap
pearance of a few gray hairs, although
the hair should not turn rapidly until 60
is reached. Btlll, as the period when the
hair changes
in color or loses r TZx
Its color is at
hand. It is most
necessary that
the scalp should
be kept in a
healthy condi
tion. A heal
thy . scalp will
put . . off the
appearance o f
gray hair; that
is, a loss o t
pigmentation la
a common
symptom of 111 health, moreover, when
gray hair does appear, if the scalp Is In
good condition, It will be strong, vigor
ous hair. .
. It Is a curious fact that between 40 and
45 the scalp . responds quickly to treat
ment and with care an entire' new crop
of hair may often be started.' It seems
to be one of the periods of life when' hair
grows luxuriantly. ' '
If this fact were more generally known
I think women at this age would, turn. to
hair cultivation with more confidence.. It
Is often. possible to discard the wearing
of false hair, especially about the face,
and.. the gain in becomingnoss is most
marked."
' For the woman past her first youth,
however, the hair line Is an Important
thing. It should be soft and fluffy and
tha hair, should be trained to lie close to
the face. A gap between the hair and the
skin Is - particularly trying If the face-Is
Twat'a t.oat.
"We dor.'t know what we are eating
nowadays," . said the Harlem woman
plaintively. "Last Saturday I was In my
butcher's getting the Sunday roast, and
tlie wornaa who sat beside me was buying
lamb chops delicious, tender-looking ones
at only 1 cents a pound. Now, my hus
band never eat lamb, and I never buy It
in consequence: but I know that that was
sa unhesm of price for such chops ss
thOMe. After the woman had oc patted 1
exiti to the man who was serving me:
How on earth csn you afford lo sell lamb
chops at l(i cvnl a pound? 1 suppOM If
I had b n a ruatumer who f re.tieu(lv n.
vested In luiub 1 might still be In tgnor
sine of the troth: but as Hie butcher
knew 1 never bought that Vailt.ty of meat
he was fisnk about It. 'Tuat i.-n'l Ismb.'
h said, 'That a goat," "New York Mail.
By GARRETT P. SERV'SS.
The ancient superstition about a con
nection between comets and war if still
alive, and baa fixed Itself now upon the
new comet visible In the northern sky and
known, from the
name ot its discov
erer, as IMevan's
comet.
Kven In these en
lightened times there
are. apparently, not
a few persona who
are half inclined to
look upon this oomet
as It would have
been universally re
garded a few hun
dred years ago aa
being a celestial por
tent, prophetic of
the great war now
raging.
Comet are so stealthy In their ap
proach, so surprising In their flrt ' ap
pearances, so mysterious In some of their
movements, and ao unaxlng and unpar
alleled In their asperta when they attain
to the rank, that . there Is some excuse
for the vague fear w hich they awaken In
unlnatructed minds.
I (eleven's rumrt, . at present, I not a
very com. pic nous object to the naked rye,
but It Is growing brighter and It may
possibly" become a wonder-stirring ph
Dcratnou before It haa run ID course. Ju
1141 i . S ;
Mr"-- :-
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, photograph of It made by Mr. William !
Henry of Ilrooklyn It shows a very re
markable tall, spread out in a broad rim
along its advancing edge. This tall ran
already be seen with the nnked eye, and
is striking as vtewd with a field-glass. ,
The position of the comet In the sky is
not favorable to Its gonarat visibility, and
If It were better placed It would unques
tionably be the onjert of universal at
tention. Ita path lies under the ' Great
Llpper," which at this time of year is
seen. In the evening, low down in the
northwest. It Is moving sunward, or in
a westerly direction, from the bowl to
ward the handle of the "Dipper," tut It
Is so near the horisoa that It must be
looked for a soon a the sky become
dark after sunset. Later It, sinks lower,
and the smoke and mist tend to obscure It.
During October It will be much brighter
than It la now, and will, near the end of
the month, pans near the splendid star
A returns. How brilliant It wiR- be at
that time It ia Impossible to say. because
comet are very eccentric In their devel
opment when drawing near to the sun.
If It should become aa bright as the great
oomet of Donatl, which pursued a similar
course, and actually passed ever A re
turns la October. 1sjS. It will certainly
draw the eye of the whole world upon
Itself, and we shall hear a . great deal
more about Its Imagined significance as
a elan of disaster to mankind.
All that the astronomer kuow about
comet Is that they are subject to the
force ef gravitation, which la the cause
of their approach to and subsequent re
cession from the sun; thst they are com
posed of substances containing carbon.
Iron and a few other chemical elements
oon upon the earth; that the radiation
of the sun affects them, a they draw
near to it. In such a way as to cause the
outgushing of gaseous, jar vaporous mat
ter which streams out. mostly behind the
comet. In the fonn ot a luminous trail, or
tall; that the paths, or orbits, which
they follow in obedience to the sun' at
traction are either elliptical, parabolio or
hyperbolic curvta; that some of them
ever get entirely away from the sun's
Influence after once having entered the
solar system, but continue to travel
around the sun in elongated orbits.;, and
that nearly all the largest comet cither
do get away (goirsg,' perhaps. . to . visit
other suns), or else follow curves stretch
ing so far Into outer space that hundreds
of years must elapse between their uo
cesslve appearance In our neighborhood.
It hardly need to be aaid that astro
nomical Investigation finds nothing what
ever In the nature or nsovements of com
ets to Justify the superstition that have.
In all ages, been entertained concerning
them. The only conceivable waya In
which they could affect the earth would
be by coming Into collision with It. or by
tAlliof into the sun.
lacking in flesh, and If there) la any fan
Ing In at the temples. To be aura of thi
point, after the hair I dressed .examine
the profile with the aid of a band mirror,
and if there are any hard line soften
them with an orange wood stick and)
draw out the under hair so it wfll lie soft
about the face.
Curls and waves soften a thin face, but,'
If the face Is over full, especially it It is
high-colored, the effect of plain bands
of hair is often the more becoming.
This summer In Paris the latest styles
In hair dressing showed a close coiffure
making the head appear email. The styles
of middle-aged women were more elab
orate than for younger women, and,. In
general, a fairly elaborate coiffure best
suits tho dignity ot 40.
An untidy hair dressing is a detriment
at any period, and, fortunately, most
Women grow tidy at middle age. Cer
tainly, that Is the period when disorder is
most unattractive and should he pin
vented, even If false hair ha to be added
and a veil alway adopted for the street.
Advice to Lovelorn
By BSATBICB 7AXK7AX U
Ktlqnette vs. Kind seas.
Dear Miss Fairfax: My brother Is about
to become engaged, and he tells my
mother that it ia her place and duty to
visit tho girl' parent first.
My mother wishes to know if thla is
correct, or not.
My piother has no acquaintance with
her people. Also, my father died about
four months, ago. and she thinks that
being in this position and the girl's par-,
cuts knowing this, should visit her first,
- , H. Z.
. The rule' of society Is for the mother
of the bridegroom to call on the bride-to-be
and offer her motherly kindness to
the girl her son has chosen. Bo, in spite
of her mourning for her dead husband, it
would be kind of your mother to show
her son' fiancee thla courtesy.
ID) -' " Tl
stops : sidb torture
Make your skin well with ' Itesinol
Ointment and Resinol Soap. . They
work so quickly and surely that it
positively seems as if you cou Id ' tee
them do good. Itching usually stops
at once, healing begins, and the red,
raw, scaly or pimply skin soon be
comes clear and healthy, again.
RealaelOiataMataiidBaa. .
laol 8osa are aloe sxci
lant for ptanples. dandruff, '
sores, weaada. bails. sd
far a soar ef other ass
where a etwtktng. healing
treatment soar be Beaded,
fractieailr every draaxist
sella tbeoa, bet for trial
free, write as Do. fiVfi.