BALLROOM BAN ON THE JAZZ.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3391, 21 January 1920, Page 6

BALLROOM BAN ON THE JAZZ.

FATAL TO MATC‘/H—MAKING.

Miatch-making mothers (says the London Daily Express)‘ are praying that -the jazz may share the fate: .’of the (1080, and that the waltz may be restored to popular favour, for it seems that ‘pl"OrDoSHl'3s! are ‘seriously affec.ted by/the tempo of the‘ orchestra. “The least suscefiéible of, us is apt to become a trifle drcnamy ‘and temperamental under the spell of the ‘Blue Danmbe’ or the. ‘Valse Bleu,”.’ said one of theuseaso.n"s; debuntanteis to a Daily Express representatixrve. ‘‘:Who, on the other -hand‘, could be 17va,_fte<1 away to sweet thoughts of love and ma’trimonyAur,l_der,-5 the tinkettle and frying—pan influences of ‘7l"he Ragtime Pickers’ Ball’ or ’Bal-A fin’ the Jack’? It simply cannot be dionex’ " ‘ ..

That is Why the. mother "gives; “these parting words of advice» to -her daughter who is ‘setting ,Qu-t.,f,or the nightly

d'an~ce : -

“My.déar, when Lord Hop,pit asks you for a. dance, tryio make it.» An, Waltz, ,~if th.e*re are any on the programme. Don’t dance any of those silly f;ox~trot's- or one—steps with him, for he is the niceasrt young‘m'a;n. with the nicest ba§nking -account in Engliand.”-. . -- ‘ V ‘

T-he dutiful dang-h‘ter spends: an unhappy but attentive- evening in the dressing-room lis~ten»ing' through all the ragtime jumbles for the Welcome soul-softening, mvatch-making: ~-st./rains of an occasional waltz.

It is: no joking _mattea.'. The. girls are serious enough in tlli3il'.s-i-lent, but efiective, anti-jazz ca.mpaign_ Dance parties: which were formerly acknowledged to be the headquarters for proposals are lIJOW -dead losses so far as m;atc-h—makin'g schemes are concern-ed.

When men and Waltzes We-r-3~ more numerous at dance-s young girls were advised not to «pay any’atten‘t~ion to prop‘-as-als re—coiV'cd 111 ‘the glamour and Witchery of the ballroom. No§v_, when men are scarce and fox-trots pre~ eminent, mo~thel"s advice is: “Dance every waltz you can, and take seriously a.xly'eligiblc proposals you may receive.” ’ ' x.