THE PRINCE OF WALES.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 31 March 1920, Page 4

THE PRINCE OF WALES.

ETIQUETTE OP DANCING. CHOOSING HIS PARTNERS. WATCH THE A.D.C. The important fact about the Prince s thai he is fund of dancing as a oung man who is out to enjoy himself hould be. But the Australian girl who aoks forward to her hostess leading his dusliing Koynl Highness up to her to sk for the pleasure of a jazz will he lissippointod. There is a strict etiquette o be observed. j The Prince at a ball dances the first lance with his hostess —or possibly villi her daughter. This is the official ei of lancers that ij'regarded as neeesary for Ihu King's representative. \ ml, incidentally, every suburban rlnji•■■l- in Melbourne is assiduously leaning the old thing over again—in the ielieious hope that perhiips the Prince viil ask her lu he his partner. What - much more necessary is for High 'ourt Judges and Premiers and Prime Ministers to learn the "set to purticis." Official sets in Sydney State* liseipbne in dancing the liuiccra on the an of our leading citizens. Making His Choice. The Prince, having done his duty in Ihe official set, will be free tor the rest J of the evening to choose his own part- i ners. No mailer how much a society j girl's mother uauls to get the Prince i ... dance with her daughter, the matron i tuiunt take the lirst steps. .It all depends mi ihe girl and what the Prince What ac -ding to the etiquette of ! regal balls will happen is something j like this. Among the array of girls a the halhoom ihe Prince sees one J hiit he would like i'or a partner. It is J .ossible. of < nurse, that most of the J ■ iris present will contrive somehow to ! ~■ within range of the Prince's glad ■ The Prince having made ids ■no.c.o. will whisper to his aide-do- j •amp. wlio will approach the selected '', girl. On behalf of the royal guest he j] will ask her lo be ihe Prince'- partner jf„r thai dame. The X.D.C. will ask ■' her name, and e.-cort her immediately!. ;u the Prince I She will be presented by the A.D.C. with the words. "Miss Blank, sir." f The Prince v. ill bow and offer his arm J to her. but she musi be sure lo make a I curtscv before taking it ' ! I Girl Must Not Sneak. P . j So Jar the girl litis spoken no word j nor must she till the Prince speaks! to her. When meeting the Prince at a i ball a girl must, be seen, but not heard. But the royal visitor is not likely j to remain silent long when dancing with an Australian girl. And under the ' .encouragement of his unaJl'ectod youth and the pleasure of the dance lie is sure lo set his partner immediately at her ease. There are many other points of princely etiquette that the Sydney matron and the Sydney girl must learn. The Prince had one experience of slinking hand- for hours and 'lays ar a tunc in Canada, and he is not likely to repeat it. The democratic grasp oi. the swelling in that hand that it had to be curried in :i sting for days. Hence. during his Australian tour, all persons presented to him must either bow or curtsey as they ptt.-s before him. H von are presented to the Prince, you '„ius! nddro.-s him a- "Sir. 1 ' It" you •re merely or.c »f ihe community at large you must call him " Yout Royal Uighu'e.-S." A Delicate Question. Maybe it is a delicate question pcrso'. 1 presented to the Prime or mere;-.- portion of the community at large. Put no doubt there will be rules oi t'lKiuor.e for that. Of eour.-e. the Prince may—being it sensible young man—do away with the -uicter portions of regal'etiquette when in the land ot the Diggers. Are! there will certainly bo many with whom he will If the Prince h; I been married his wife would haw been addressed as ••Ma-a:i ." It will be a delicate matter t'oi suburban Mayors to decide whether they belong or not to the privi-