Bellefonte, Pa., February 26, 1926.
AMERICA HAS NO
NATIONAL DANCE
Most Countries Have Steps
Which Are Distinctly
Their Own.
Washington.—*“Whether the current
frenzy called the Charleston is des-
tined to be a permanent addition to
the art of dancing, or whether it shuf-
fles out of the spotlight of popular
fancy after the ‘turkey trot,’ the
“bunny hug’ the ‘camel walk,’ the
‘shimmy,’ and other high-pressure
steps of the past, discussion of it has
revived Interest In characteristic na-
tional and folk dances in many parts
of the world,” says a bulletin from
the Washington headquarters of th~
National Geographic society.
“America has no generally recog-
nized national dance,” the bulletin
continues. “There is the moribund Vir-
-ginia reel, at present the subject of
earnest efforts at resuscitation by old-
time dance revivalists. In many of
ithe more remote rural sections of the
«country the Virginia reel flourishes,
more or less, despite the growing
scarcity of capable figure callers, but
the younger generation of most of the
«country today knows little about it.
“In the cast of some steps it is
necessary only to name the dance,
and its birthplace flashes to mind, so
thoroughly have the country and the
name of its most characteristic dance
become linked. The jig, Ireland; the
hula-hula, Hawaii; the tango, Argen-
tine; the polka, Bohemia (now
‘Czechoslovakia) ; the nauteh, India;
the minuet, Old France. These are
only a few samples of dances which
automatically furnish their own place~
and date lines.
Egypt's Star Dances.
“The most ancient dances are be-
lieved to be astronomical dances of
the early Egyptians. The object of
these dances was to inspire a feeling
of harmony among the planets, and
to so influence them that their effect
on life might not be harmful. The
‘Greeks took the star dances from the
‘Egyptians and found a place for them
as the chorus, or background, of their
tragedies. The Romans, as in other
arts, produced few original dances,
‘but they developed their heritage
from the Egyptians and Greeks.
“In the more primitive civilizations
dancing and religion were almost
synonymous. As for the lower strata
of humanity: ‘A savage does uot
preach his religion, he dances it,
Livingstone wrote from Africa. For
all solemn occasions in the lives of
primitive peoples there are dances—
for weddings, for funerals, for seed
time and for harvest, for war and for
peace. Where today we find people
praying in church for rain, or for
the restoration of friends to health.
ancient man danced for these things
“One of the liveliest of the world’s
dances is the tarantella, the diver
slon of Naples. It is executed with
tambourines and was formerly sup-
posed to cure the bite of the tarantula,
a large venomous spider. Another ver
slon of the origin of the dance says
that it is based on the theme of ‘ln
morra,’” a game consisting in guessing
at the number of fingers suddenly
held out by an opponent. Until re
cently visitors to Asia Minor were
delighted and mystified with the gyra
tions of the famous Turkish whirling
dervishes. Originally of religious
significance, the art of the dervishes
had degenerated so that not long ago
the new Turkish Republic prohibited’
the dance.
“Perhaps the only original contri-
‘bution that England has made in the
last four centuries is the sailor's horn.
pipe. The neighboring island of Ire-
land, however, boasts of the Jig, the
reel, and the hornpipe clog-and-shuffle
dances. Britain's colonies offer color
ful and diverting steps, most of them
symbolic or religious, such as the
devil dance of Ceylon.
Earliest “Turkey Trot.”
“Environment and the imitative im-
‘pulse doubtless have played large
‘parts in molding many of the more
picturesque and exotic steps of savage
peoples, Of great interest to the stu-
dent of animal life are such mimick-
ing steps as the kangaroo hops of the
Australian and the Tasmanian; the
gorillalike movements of a cotillion of
natives in the heart of Africa, and
the calf-herd tactics at a bushman’s
“ball. In the mechanical frenzies of
‘the American Indian harvest and war
dances may be visioned the embryonic
‘turkey trot’ or ‘bunny hug.
“The close association of early
dances with warfare is brought out in
such survivals as the sword dances.
The Scotch sword dance is the most
graceful and least bloodthirsty of
these. Chinese and Turkish sword
dances, however, are not so esthetic,
While wildly beautiful, they are not
wholly free from danger. Natives of
the Fiji islands have a war dance in
which clubs are flourished in a fren-
7ied manner. In East Africa the na-
tive tribes honor distinguished guests
with a ceremonial dance, in which
spears and other weapons are rushed
up within an inch of the visitor's nose.
It is a test of the honor guest's nerve,
for if he moves or shows the least
sign of fear or annoyance he falls In
the respect of his well meaning hosts.”
INDIANS BURROW
FOR QUICKSILVER
Live in Silent Villages Desert
ed Years Ago.
Alpine, Texas—Burrowing in the
rugged mountains of southwest Texas,
stolid Indians today are mining for
its treasure of quicksilver, the blood-
red ore their forefathers used as war
paint,
The miners live in villages that are
silent as the tomb. Far beneath the
surface they spend thelr waking hours
taking from the hills a heritage which
civilization discovered and claims as
its own.
Tarlinque and Waldron, 90 miles
from a railroad, are the center of a
district where the expected opening
of a new mine may give Texas first
rank in the United States’ production
of quicksilver. The state now ranks
second.
For thirty years hardy men have
been undermining the mountains for
the cinnabar ore from which mercury
is extracted. One company has prg.
duced $10,000,000 worth of shimngéme
Ing metal during the last quarter (£ @
century.
The miners are Indians and Mexi-
cans and the villages are of adobe
huts. During the day, while the men
are in the ground, the women remain
in the houses and silence is rarely
broken. The streets between the rows
of squat dwellings are deserted except
for the occasional appearance of an
Indian woman carrying water in two
rawhide buckets suspended from a
pole across her shoulder, in primitive
fashion.
One of the mines contains an im-
immense cavern, which is reached by
a 50-foot ladder, placed there years
ago by the primitive tribes. The sur-
rounding bluffs are decorated with
many Indian pictographs and hiere
glyphics in red pigment.
Mule Colt to Replace
Texas’ Old Gray Mare
Brownwood, Texas.—A small brown
mule may take the place of the old
gray mare in the affections of Texas
Legionnaires. Sarah, for ave years
mascot of the Old Gray Mare band,
died suddenly and left as her heir and
offspring, a mule colt.
The old gray mare attended the
American Legion conventions in San
Francisco and St. Paul, besides nu-
merous conventions in Texas. She
reached the climax in her career when
she bore May Peterson, former prima
donna of the Metropolitan Grand Op-
era company, up the steps of the Tex-
as capitol at Gov. Miriam A. Fergn
son's inauguration.
Sarah was one of the most traveled
animals in America. She usually rode
in a specially constructed box car.
Once while en route to San Francisco
the band stopped at Denver for a
rest, leaving Sarah loose in the car.
The band" struck up the “Old Gray
Mare” tune just outside the car, and’
Sarah, thinking it was her cue,
jumped from the car and placed her-
self in her customary position at the
head of the band.
Perfect Substitute for
Mercury Found, Claim
Boston.—Announcement of ‘the dis- |
covery of a perfect substitute for
mercury, of which there are but limit-
ed quantities in the world, was made
here at a meeting of the Alumni as-
sociation of the Massachusetts Insti-
tute of Technology.
Dr. Charles H. Herty declared that
the finding of the new chemical will
stand out as one of the most impor-
tant discoveries of the age. He re-
fused to divulge the name of the sub-
stitute or reveal the place where the
experiments leading to its discovery
have taken place.
Bans Sojourn Abroad
Philadephia.—Any of the three
daughters of Dr. Isaac Minis Hayes
who remains abroad more than seven
months will lose her inheritance, his
will stipulates. They must be thor-
ough Americans and residents of
Philadelphia.
Pie Specifications
indianapolis.—Pie crusts on dining
cars must be kept an inch apart with
filling, the Pennsylvania railroad has
decreed.
Law 745 Years Old
Cited in McCarl Edict
Washington. — Comptroller
General McCarl went all the
way back to the reign of Henry
IH, A, D. 118i, to prove to
Private John E. Carson that he
was not entitled to a refund
of the $14.50 that was taken
from his pay for the loss of an
army revolver.
Carson, while admitting the
loss of the weapon, declared
that he had replaced it with
another just as good. There-
fore, he held, he was entitled to
get his money back,
General McCarl overwhelmed
Carson with laws that prove
he was wrong. The cost of the
revolver was taken from his
pay, he said, pursuant to the
seventeenth article of war, and
this article was taken from the
“Assize of Arms” as settled in
King Henry's reign, which
stated that no soldier could
“rent, sell, pawn, lend or part”
with arms.
indicated by a number,
Thus No. 1 under the column headed
black one below.
CROSS-WORD
HOW TO SOLVE A CROSS-WORD
When the correct letters are placed in
spell words both vertically and horizontally.
dictionary words, except proper names.
terms and obsolete forms are Indicated
PUZZLE
the white spaces this puzzle will
The first letter in each word is
which refers to the definition listed below the puzzle.
“horizontal” defines a word which will
fill the white spaces up to the first hiack square to the right, and a number
under “vertical” defines a word which will fill the white squares to the next
No letters go in the black spaces.
All words used are
Abbrevintions, slang, initials, technical
in the definitions,
PUZZLE No. 3.
over this viaduct,” says a sign at the
entrance of a viaduct near Miami,
Fla., and traffic cops are on hand to
see that the motorists obey. The new
Florida law permits motorists to run
45 miles per hour in the country dis-
tricts, 25 through residence sections,
and 15 through business sections.
npr ——
AS ST IE
Caldwell & Son
Plumbing
and Heating
24—Apparatus for steering a vessel
256—Worth 27—In place of
29—Man’s title of address
30—In music, the octave above the
treble staff
31—To guide 33—Heavy
35—Retained
86—Coarse ribbed cloth
38—Journey 40— Unity
41—Day book 43—Period of time
‘44—That thing 45—Kind of flower
47—Exclamation of hesitation
48—To look furtively
49—Happy
52—Period of time
51—Hobo
18—To struggle man to man
20—Anything especially important
22—Attempted
24—Lowest class serf.among ancient
Spartans 26—Anger
28—To make a certain kind of lace
31—Dispatched 32—To imbibe
33—Branch of a plant or shrub
34—To become fatigued
35—To raise 37—To consume
39—To dry 41—Having depth
42—Eastern university
45—Jewel 486—Short sleep
48—Father 60—To perform
Solution will appear In next issue.
FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN.
DAILY THOUGHT.
You cannot do wrong without suffering
wrong.—Emerson.
A beret is fashion’s newest model
in hats—a fetching little affair smart-
ly draped, somewhat after an artist’s
tam? A capelet is the name applied
to the swanky little suits with cape
backs, whieh are as dashing and as
debonair as anything we have seen n
many a day.
You will remember an attempt to
revive the cape-back two seasont ago.
But the models offered were gathered,
rather bulky affairs, which totally
lacked the chic of the fitted capes of
today. They are vastly smart and
marvelously becoming to the right
type. Naturally the short, stout,
woman can’t wear them. Bui, after
all, she is seldom considered by the
powers that create fashions.
Capes are seen on coats, suits and
frocks with equal success. Spring
coats of imported tweeds, colorful and
distinctive, built on swagger lines have
a cape which comes well down below
the waist. Suits have shorter ones,
i usually with more swing. And frocks
ras a rule, follow the suits, although
their capes may be even shorter and
confined more to the back. Coats sl-
low their capes to come to the front,
covering the front of the sleeves, of
which they appear to be a part.
Vionnet sends such an one with a
deep roll collar and two mannish pock-
j ets. Ideal for Southern wear or for a
| morning in town. Paquin does a
j cape-coat of tweed with the cape at
i the back only, and with pleats across
| the front of the skirt. This model
j calls attention to the importance of
materials this season. The smart
; woman no longer selects a handsome
material and uses it for what ever
model she may wish. She considers
her garment first, knowing that cer-
tain materials have been definitely
given over to that particular style.
Frisca, which is a very new mater-
ial of an epong or ratine weave, is
very popular for Southern wear. Ii
is adorable in shades of deep pink or
rose and is shown in the smarter shops
in the fascinating little two-piece
frocks which are now called jumpers.
This annoys me considerably, as I can-
not rid myself of the old-time idea of
a jumper, which was a one-piece gar-
ment without sleeves. But, as no one
consulted me about the matter, the
| new name goes. Other houses apply
| the name of jumper to the blouse only,
| and this really pleases me more.
Jumpers of flat crepes and the like
are in every woman's wardrobe.
Quantities of them went South.
Among the newest are those trimmed
with colorful braid applied as fancy
dictates. Renee develops this useful
model in shantung, which is enjoying
a revival this season. The Eton col-
lar is greatly favored and gives a
very trim, boyish appearance on the
pullover jumpers.
Some jumpers are made like a
vareuse and are worn over tailored
skirts. In this they do more than
some of the newest two-piece coat
suits which are worn with no blouse
at all. A dainty jabot gives the fem-
inine touch desired. Other suits of
this type take a scarf and by some
magic turn it into a stunning blouse.
From the interesting house of Dvonne
Davidson comes a suit of red-brown
kasha, with a blouse made of a bright
plaid scarf.
For the scarf in some form or other
we must have always with us. It has
become as much a part of our lives as
the morning newspaper. Some go so
far as to declare it is responsible for
the vogue of the cape. One can only
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wonder what the late spring will bring
forth. Furriers are nredicting a re-
turn of the fur neckpiece, especially
the silver fox. It will be undeniably
smart with a coat suit, but we shail
see what we shall see. With genuine
silver foxes selling at $500 up to $2,-
{ 000 and higher, they are in no danger
of becoming over common. Not while
a wisp of silken searf may be bought
for a few dollars and thereby add just
the desired touch of color to one’s cos-
tume.
From shoes to hats it is to be a sea-
son of color. Bois de rose, which I re-
cently saw described as “that subtle
bit of color-magic which upset two
continents and bridged an ocean,” is
seen everywhere. Tweeds in pastel
tints of rare loveliness are being used
for suits. And if anything can insure
their vogue, it is this. For there is
no turning aside from a pastel shaded
tweed. A very fine, thin tweed shad-
ing from light to dark rose is shown
in basket weave which is stunning.
This weave is also handsome in orchid.
The waistline looms as another sig-
nificant theme of the spring openings
and one which has been subjected to
the usual diversity of treatment. It
is low, and high, marked or merely
suggested. Smart Paris, however,
has already shown a distinct prefer-
ence—it favors a clearly defined line,
raised to the top of the hips, and de-
fined nearly always by a belt, usually
narrow and of the same material as
the costume. These, of course, are
only the early indications of the
haute monde verdict, but they are cer-
tain to be a definite part of the spring
mode.
What of skirts—so many versions
of which were seen at the Paris open-
ings. Here again the chic Parisienne
fairly decided. The godet has been
dispensed with, but the full, gradual-
ly flared skirt remains, achieving its
width by means of pleats, gathers or
the circular cut. It flares—perhaps
ripples would better describe the ef-
fect—when the wearer is in motion.
And it is short—quite as short as last
season. Even robes du soir, save the
period types, show little tendency to
lengthen the hemline.
CHICKEN AND NUT SANDWICHES.
Finely chop the white meat of cold
boiled chicken. Season with salt, pep-
per and moisten with mayonnaise
dressing. Shape thin slices of white
bread with a crescent, spread thinly
one-half the slices with mayonnaise
and very thinly sliced almonds or
Brazil nuts. Spread the remaining
half with the chicken mixture; put
together in pairs, press the edges to
keep them in shape, arrange in bas-
kets or on sandwich plates. Serve
with ripe olives, sweet pickles and
dainty cheese balls.
Where the Motorists Must Step on the
Gas.
“You must go 25 miles per hour
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JEWELERS....BELLEFONTE, PA.
Spring of 1926
Suits and Top Coats Just, Received
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We promise you a Saving of from $5.00
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