TANGO TEA.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1998, 4 March 1914, Page 2

TANGO TEA.

SCENE AT THE OPERA HOtSSE. Tliiit the tango teii fi'.is causing great interest \v«s wstkitoed by i:ko targe mimlier of psoplo wlio were present in the Opera .'House-yesterday hiteroeou, when this Went—the first of its kind in _ New Zfnlaml—took plaet. it is safe to say that, after (ho exhibition which was s'VOH. the da lice id the forms in svijich .it ivfls pi-oseuted will be scimt upon by lovers of clnncing;. Since the tiuwof the iutrathiction of t!n> waits: ami the pullcn, years agu, few tlanpos have feaeii the c-inisi; «l su nmeh disoHssiffli, and wlintov-er trace of vulgarity the tango may wiee have posssjssi:'.i] «e sign of it was disccniiiblu in 'yesterday's . performances. Instead, . tti rill savo.llto Hacciicfa form af jii the onlooker could not but be struck liy tliE stateh'ness awl grace CMijiodicd in its movements.. Hie Hacenda tango, ill contrast to the otiser lakns, frjis jfii'j eif fire- ai«t abaiidon F antl 7>ro : baW,v trioxo true is the opgiaftl, an <]:Miccct I;,v tlio people, than tlio others. Miss Hnwioo, who with 31r. Fied OswaiiJ, has boon engaged (>y the WiHoughby. Compa.H.v for the tango, is a tanperqiiieiital slanfter, and her • jterformdne.es wwe dcli«htiul. UndeiAtceHj- it is a spec-, tiicuiar claiiefi niid,-8s .siicJi, has Caught' tlio developing sense of pa**au'try wliicli lias sc/iect upon mw tinw! Aiietlicr thing'in its favour is that tticre «ra so many : varieties'-of it, awl'so .many different steps, in foct an omiliaiTiissijin; ameuiit ot'tliem,- as the k'anicr finds .out.. ■ ■

the Daw: befehtfett. To tkc straiiis of fagtjjire tango (irasic Uw curtain .lxsse, disctosiiig -abackgrmuid of jmntomimo seeueiy vitl'i rtcli subtlncd tolpurittg, u-ltich gove a ratfi-er charming setting for tkf , ttanets ■ niiich fallowed shortly, wMk sonio of tin; mwnbcrs'ef t!ie company, in scarlet mkl white costmnos, showered fldwers upon Uic aiwliejicfl. in ftrftveen jmisicaJ items canio the diffcreiit- forois ol the taugu, a ■ jift-iEiiiimiry exjijanatiou at' tlio origin and lnetßbds of tfio ditiieo ■ bring ,' gh-i-M % Mr. Icfod. OsivftM, who spoke of. the «'a;/ iii wliftili it- had becSi HiisErepi'eisoiiiDd, priaeipa% !>,v jmople fr'lrfi knew- jwtlniiu iibout it, 'and also by tboso wfe» tjurig to tho walfe. and the .polka. 'As a ■matter of fact, tlie tnitgo was a eolJection of the nest physical Hiisuro exflrsises tlcit eduld bo found. J],r. O.*«aki also g;»vi) (iH exhibition of some of the different steps which wpr« used, his preliminary i*s.pliHniticfi (jviijifig with t'be appearance -of a. difprait 'partner for each 'fem'«. Here soiiM! cliaTiii.ini; frcclis were vs'oi'ji, aiid to suit tho■ movo..moiits of. iiiti fiiiiiso •they. ffWD. made with tho. si>Jit sidvt, . n-hieJi aljo«wt of greater freudofn. 'l'h« taag-o dauce proper was dattcecl Iry Misu Matinee aud .Atr. OswitJd, the Winijr vvearing a ehaiminK frocli -of some soft sheeny inaierjal of tlw ii-frw gimftee *lmde, made with a tmric of biecls «i«o« M!.;! ket boj'ilfrrcd with sable, while hetoning ■ tsie fotds of. the 'jewrilod ■ uinon uii the h.odice was a cteep feld of Mack velvet, Jinisliod xvilk a largo.jot kiekje. Gil her head JMiss Maurice wore a. boadtif ill jewelled' cirdet, wkli a tall osp.rej[>lume,. . ... '

Tii9 DanGes if! F*F6gfss3. ■ .: Tlie.dlspkbr of wj;ttm : e dances fo- Mi. Ositajd, ..ivnd : tho liinge giits -was dis-- ' tiiK-ily intefcstuig. . i\oi' lli</ .teffst<»'*tf : was mi examplei<jf tho l-ain.-giis "Tui'fcay I TroV'-rj-thc ballroom edjt.iim.of it—witft I which, the most ceissprious peiTion t>oul;.l I .hardj}; , fi|i4 fault, j The Oaeenda Tiingo-;'«:a-s'.<iau,ac'fl::liy .Miss .Sr«th"oI Jti'. 7 aM»rccll, ami -w«s" a'typirally Spiiuish daitep, exijressjfe of. various <?«!<>•. tioiw, full of siiirit axid quick move' meiH. Miss Fallow «;a.» ;i daint.v little figßi'ft in ii l>ll]o t'lijartnctisi! draiietl , gowrt, with the liadice of cerise niiuiii. Anetlier exhiliHieii of Taugo Aar.ciup was given by Jlr, Osis ak\ ysiik Miss I'iiJottn as hie .pnrtiteri It was qirite a vai-icral .from the other Tangos, and,, in ausiv<3f to an «ticof«) they gftvs Jet a-victhor. It seems (iitito in kcffpiug with tJ» daiMaes that, vivid colours slsoiiM to woiti, anil Miss J'slott& ; in n frrvi} cf tangerine thahiiense, with a deep , border of Mack fHnjje, sv.is jigrlicolailv p.istu'fesf[u.e, an abnosfc Oriental tmjcli being given by a jewellctl aiikl.et-, She aim ware a ;i«\re'lh;d kind oil her Iteatt, v.-rtti An , flsprey phi me. M iss \ Jfei ii (i JJnsh gate a Spaiii«h Ki?l(i dauee with much vim., and fu her .searlot sad wlirte dpess and. scarlet Imntl-dress. was tfpry gay ami. jaunty looking. Tiio rafttima Baß-g and daneo l>? the Jl'nliMcy Tiviiie greiitl.v took the taey of the ■Suctici.tee, and Iraij to bo repeated, Tim test of the. da.iiees ye?' tlic 'i'nnge ITcviKs by Itr. Ffptl. Oswald aiwl the '.Faivgo Girls. In ftiiditfen to- the dafices, there weie KOiifrs by J(i'. Cecfl Hottfiitoii,' Siisa Came M.osfe. Miss Jlabd Bvitdiektf, :m<l sonto DicucHS's skett'hcK \>v Mr. . Bi-it i>« : » I ton. '. .

In tlw taritol atinospiwre wftkh Qtft-* Vaited hi the Ontrii H-ew.st', the ices! .which' were brought round wefe as the J siglst o-i r sr'SPH β-asis te a travfrlle?.' AfterHoon tt'ii. with wlsich Mr, .Jainps Godber's atmf ivrcstjetl most heoric&llv, was o-fet) deriving,, n>)d wn.s gratpfully fcoeivoi.

Yesterday .•iitej , Moon a tennis liinteh was played between, t-fw Xcwtowrt'-and AVelliugion Clubs lipou the courts of tho foriiicr c-liils. iS'c.wtewn were: Mrs. Well, and tho Misses Ctav'ise, Jei>ki;nsoii, Brown, V. Ywtth, Rodwa.i-d, M'Lean, aud Jteck. 'fh-o for VVelliHgtoft wete: Mrs, ,t!ra<l>', end the Misses Plimi-He-r, Js*a : iis. V.' V<?ito]-i, Cooper, A. Webb," -Miiirj- and Kilter, i'iio were-; Miss-A. Webb {representing fclw gciitlemeii), with '21 ■out of 24, And Miss'Evans (for tho Jady pliiyors) with 17. Tea was laid tb tlio •pav'itioiij tfie- tables baring been decor' jited witji 'roses.' A match will . fee p.foywl between 'I'lhoriidoii iuid .Wrfliw.g' ton* ion ttio- latter chib**- wiurts) ' o.n Thursifay, w'cathcr pcrnntting. ■ •' ■

The scalp was gtten you to grbw h,ifjf, raaice it dp its wwt. MISS JHiiiv Piy-Biwan, trill diagnose year case (fre*' of p&arge-}, niid prescfibit tho itecos-c«-ry prepnraWoiss, t>Sd teaeli y,<m. how to ■use tliem i wh«thw yoijr liaic be top dry t too Breasy, sfiy, thiPi 3apdro'ff, i,rrita'tion, ?tp. Ttteria is not a preparation teeis'tot to itself.tbat will Biake hair giotr, but long -experience, study in Science of h.ajr, an-tl sueceSsfnl treatment, with the (vjaiDipatipn of proper preparations, hto solved tlie swttet All- tiftstments, eliam•pooinK, ihw ipttssage, el-i,pj)iflg, man.itmribg, Kaiidreasing tsiigKt.. Bair-work-of ovefy ijesc-fiption. Nfttutftl HaJf, Parisiftn. Eiiiis (iisqil Instead of hot Dads;) -Advice Kratis by "toil, ilfes MTilssifi, King's Chambers, Willis Sttett, Woftiiigton.-