The Sunday Oregonian., September 06, 1908, Magazine Section, Page 6, Image 52

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Jb strurk th world.
. Almost us naked as truth, and
concealing principally by irauift and ropea
of Jowcln. extremes wlilt-h In day gone
by were never considered permissible for
ftase display, a host of great dancers
are poinjr thiounh sinuous movements to
show tiie daujtlit-r of Herodiaa In her ex
treme moment of ecstasy.
Seldom Ikm a fad. and especially so
questionable a one. spread with such
amazing rapidity.
When a year asro last Winter the opera
Salome." hv Richard Strauss, was
; barred from the Metropolitan opera, after
only one performance, because the real
estat"! company which owns the property
: thought It dissustlnc beyond expression.
It was thought that this country had eeen
the last of the dancing courtesan.
It mattered not that the music was
written by Richard Strauss, one of the
greatest living masters of the tonal art,
or that a cast of magnificent artists gave
a wonderful performance of the work.
When "Saiom?" danced before her step
father, snd then as a reward took to
herself the head of the butchered John
the Baptist, In order that she might drain
from it the kL-scs the holy man denied
her in life, the spectacle wag voted so de
grading that the limits where art could
be urged as excuse had been passed.
Therefore "Salome" was banished.
But what a revenge has Strauss:
The -new world which would not accept
the "Salome" of art has now riotously
welcomed the "Snlome" of the dancehall.
"Salome" id at present the popular fea
ture of .every roof garden. Without a
"Salome" It Is foolish to attempt to draw
Iteople to the Summer places where mu
sical, terpsichorean and liquid comfort
are served.
Moreover, all the new road shows of a
ltghttr vein are going to have "Salome"
features. Actresses and sinera. as well
tut dan.-ers. who made their living In
other kinds of work, have found out that
If they want to stay In the game success
fully they must learn how to Co the "Salome"-
act.
Forgetting for an Instant the more
noted - "Salomes." such as Maud Allan,
who has st I'aris and Ixmdon mad, and
ijertrude Hoffman, who Is Xew York's hit
in the role. It will he seen that a number
of stage favorites hava been drawn Into
the sensation.
Daimy Lotta Faust, a star of years
with the Weber Field's combinations,
has imroduced a "Salome" dance Into the
mlmio world. She frankly admits that
she had to In order to keep pace with
the rivals who are doing the same act.
With her beautiful feet and legs bare,
and her garb consisting mainly of gauss
and rops of pearls. Miss Faust recently
essayed her debut in the part, and scored
a sensation.
Eva Tanguay. she who Is all nerves,
has also been shotting how the wicked
wrVrKl'jr danced the head off John the
Baptist Mis Tanguay has long been
famed for the possession of a particularly
beautiful body, and she makes as little
concealment of it as possible while en
gaged in the voluptuous measures of this
dance.
Put the best -or the worst that the home
Salonim"' have had the courage to at
tempt pales beside the work of the "Sa
lomes" that first made good on the other
eide of the great ocean divide.
l.a Sylphe. for Instance, fairly made
Xew York gasp on her first appearance
recently. Hhough she frankly admits
that her present performance of the
dance la much milder than that which
she gave in Europe.
I .a Sylphe has a complete understand
ing of the body dance of the Far East,
that Oriental performance which,
named as the "houchee-kouchee,"
shocked the country during the World's
Fair of 1SS3 at Chicago, but did a whole
lot to make the success of the Midway.
Miss Edith Lambelle is the real name
of Ia Sylphe. and she calls her per
formance "The Remorse of Salome."
La Sylphe is extraordinary In slender
riess. fat has no part In the "Salome"
equipment, and she Is a veritable mar
vel of the contortionist's talent. Sev
eral yards of pearls seem to be her
sole covering of the mid-waist, and If
In the midst of any of the gyrations of
her slim legs any of these strings
should break, there would be a sensa
tion that would "out-Salome" any yet
given.
La Sylphe says she gives as much
of the muscle dance as she dares, but
that to do the "Salome" dance with ac
curacy, it should be done with far
greater similarity to the dances of the
Orient.
Gertrude Hoffman Is another heart
breaking "Salome." but unlike La
Sylphe, who la rather cynical, and looks
at the dance from a business stand
point, Miss Hoffman says It Is all "real
art."
Mlbs Hoffman's "Salome" costume
consists specifically of one pair -of
fleah-colorect silk trunks, reaching; from
the waist half way to the knee: one
skirt of black guaze, gold embroidered
at the bottom, and reaching to the an
kles: a girdle of pearls and brilliants,
breast-plate .and decolletage of pearls
md emeralds,' with ropes of pearls
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looped to the girdle, and necklace and
armlets of brilliants and jade. A dia
dem and a red wig complete the cos
tume. Xelther tights nor sandals are worn,
the arms, legs and torso being entirely
bare.
In this astonishing costume Miss
Hoffman has been appearing nightly
before crowded houses on the Ham
merstein roof, and her semi-nude dance
in the midst of the beautiful setting
representing the courtyard of Herod's
palace has made a hit of most Titanic
dimensions.
The black skirt is a delusion and a
snare to the eyes. It conceals, yet dis
plays. The occasional glimpses it per
mits of the slender, but shapely legs
of the dancer are far more attractive
than could be any mere unveiled limbs.
Xor In this dance Is anything left
to the Imagination. The frankly physi
cal nature of "SaIomc-s" love for John
Is shown In startling detail.
Miss Hoffman makes no secret of the
fact that she went to school to - the
greatest of all "Salomes." Miss Maud
Allen. This young: woman was the
sensation of Paris. She remains the
wonder of London. It Is not certain
that trie-United States will ever see
this dance with the frankness that
marks -it in London. There still re-
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mains some conventions In force on this
side.
Melba,
cal snd
Tettrazlnl. every other musi
dramatic sensation, are noth-
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ing compared to the present vogue of
Miss Allen in this' dance.
Miss Allen has to gKe special mati
nees and added performances in order
to accommodate the throngs who want
to see her. and even then not all can
be accommodated.
Manchester would not stand for the
dance, and the authorities there an
nounced that Miss Allen would be ar
rested if she gave it, but London has
had no scruples.
Miss Allen dresses in a gauze-like
black. Her breast 6hows tho circular
plates seen In pictures of Amazons.
Across tho front of the torso swing;
two or three pendents from a waist-'
band, and supported by the hips hangs
the black net. i
This dancer does not wear tights.;
Her body and limbs are absolutely)
naked. There are no seven veils In
this version' of "Salome." Thcro Is
only one. and there is so little that it'
hides as little to make necessary its
revival.
First come suggestive posturings, .
then the severed head of "John" ap-.
pears on a pedestal on the left side'
of the stage.
Sinuously, and like a serpent, the I
dancer glides over to it, several times!
hesitating before finally she has thai
courage to take it.
But once the horrid head Is in her
hands she goes Into an excess of rap
tures over it. making t lie performances
of the grand opera "Salomes seem pale I
indeed.
Then follows a revulsion. Fear over-
takes her. She writhes her fantustio
way across the stage, the whole nude
body quivering. Then she falls in a
collapse, a shining mass in the midst ;
of the Oriental scenery.
Probably Kichard Strauss never I
dreamed of any such "Salome" excite-
ment as this. But if he has any sense :
of humor, he must revel In tho welcome
accorded the danco in places where
they refused the opera on the score of
Its pruriency.
Hints on Economy in the Kitchen
Boston Post.
LELT-OVERS can be' rqade into palata
ble, and nutritious dishes. Always
wash and save your egg-shells -for clearing
coffee. When you only use the white of
an egg make mayonnaise with the yolk,
or mix a little water with It so It will
keep soft until needed. Often one can
economize Jn using a recipe by taking one
less yolk than Is called for. This Is espe
cially true of muffins. There you can omit
a whole egg often when the rule demands
two and make up for it by an extra beat
ing of the whole. Desserts are often the
worst of all scrape to-utilize. Men hate
to have bread ; pudding one night and
warmed over the next night. If you do
make too much of anything, never serve
It twice in succession, but have something
In between and make the flrst different
from the second. Suppose you have a
little rice pudding left over. If it Is
thick, thin It with a little milk, put in an
egg and some flour and pour Into small
molds such as egg cups and bake -In a
pan of water until they are set. and that
makes a new custard cornstarch, pudding:
made soft can be heated, more cornstarch
added to aet them, with sugar and flavor
ing; when cooked they can be put into
some round tins (like a baking powder
tin): when cold they can be sliced in
thick pieces. Dip each ono In crumbs,
beaten egg yolk and crumbs again, just
as you do croquettes, and when dry fry
In deep fat and serve with jam. Bread
pudding can be treated In the same way.
Let It get cold and stiff, slice and fry lt
Thls may be served with hard sauce.
When you make ginger bread put raisins
and spice In part and bake by Itself.
Serve this hot with foamy sauce and you
have a fruit pudding. Stale cake can be
sliced, and. with fruit put on it. can be
served with- cream or butter; still It can
be treated the same as bread pudding,
using scraps of several kinds of cake,
even doughnuts, baked, and hard sauce
used, it is delicious. When you have one
egg white left over beat it very light,
mix with a level tablespcton of sugar and
as much currant or grape jelly and let it
get very cold. Put it in glasses and use
after a hearty dinner. Call It currant
fluff. As to pie crust, always plan to have
some crust left. This will keep for days
in the Ice box. When wanted to make
into tarts, fill them with fruit or jam,
almost anything will fill them, and If you
have a little cream to whip and put It
over the top so much the better.
Women In Scotch Universities.
London Globe.
The women have done well at Glas
gow at the last graduation ceremony.
60 of them being admitted to the de
gree of M. A. and 60 men. Twenty
years ago women In the classroom were
rare,. and we have some recollection of
their first appearance at Edinburgh
late In the eighties. There were eight
young ladies in Professor Tait's class
of natural philosophy. He was ex
plaining the octahedron, parentheti
cally remarking that it had eight plain
faces. pne of the sporting contingent
in the back row Interjected the remark,
"Front bench," the ungallant reference
being to the eight stalwart young la
dies the gloneers of tho woman grad
uate who occupied seats in the front
row.
Do You Know How to Walk?
Country Life in America.
For ordinary walking on city streets
or good, level country roads, the front
upper chest should be raised in order
to give full play to the lungs and heart.
Persistent attentiop to this position of
the chest, combined with deep breath
ing, will secure the formation of a
most desirable habit, and will naturally
assist In keeping the shoulders in their
proper place. By this method a natural
but not constrained position- of the
shoulders can be acquired.
The stride should be shorter and
slower in long-distance walking than
in short, lest too long and fast a stride
cause exhaustion and destroy both the
pleasure and profit of the exercise. For
ordinary walkjng, the military stride
of 30 inches and 120 paces per min
ute is about right for the average man,
and Is the result of much experience.
For tall, active men, and for speed pur
poses, the military stride is too short
and slow, and the pedestrian must use
his own judgment and learn from ex
perience. In races from one to ten
miles, the writer, who Is 5 feet 11
inches in height, frequently strode 3
feet 9 inches at the rate of 175 steps
per minute.
Xew Peach Pudding.
Xew York Times.
A peach and chocolate pudding is an
English novelty that will appeal to those
fond of the latter, and withal It is Inex
pensive, as canned or tinned peaches are
used.
Take one pint tin of peaches, add an
ounce of butter, and stew until soft;
sweeten if liked and then beat them to a
pulp. Boil four ounces of chocolate In a
pint of milk until it Is smooth. Beat four
eggs and add to the chocolate, and after
well mixing place the peaches in a deep
pie Uiali, pour the chocolate over them.
Lacking in Sidewalk Manners
WOMBX are lacking In sidewalk man
ners. The fact that men are lacking
similarly, even if in a less degree, is no
excuse, says the Philadelphia Ledger.
The simple rule of turning to the right
is with most annoying Berenity Ignored
when women want to gaze into a shop
.window.
Often they do not take the trouble to
get close to the window, but plant them
selves In the middle of the walk, frown
ing In superior but Ineffective disdain at
those who are forced by circumstances
to jostle them'.
They form coteries on the thoroughfare
for the promulgation of gossip. Some
times they have the children along, and
permit these to string across from wall
to curb.
The lone female may be observed cleav
ing the throng with all the abandon of a
rotary plow attacking the Winter snow.
Some of them pay not the slightest atten
tion to where they are going, but they go.
They look In one direction and progress
In another. They zigzag, amble, loll. They
get In the way and don't care until
bumped, and even then they neither re
form nor accept any part of the blame.
A woman with an umbrella is a thing'
to fear. From one with the serrate and
monstrous hat wise men flee, knowing
that she is too busy thinking of spe
tacular effect to consider possible catas
trophe. A little regard for public rights is
needed. There are traffic rules easy of
comprehension, and the observance of
them would make life more tolerable and
render easier the masculine duty of be
ing polite.
Grandmother's Ways Again.
Youth's Companion.
A fashion of our grandmothers seems .
to have ooine back this year at the
Summer hotels. The sunbonnet is In
vogue. The "poke" prevents tan and
freckles, "which are no longer fashion
able," the "curtain" protects the neck
from sunburn, and the general effect
of the dimity or calico creation is quite
as piquant as grandfather found It. '
But the wearers, will doubtless remem- i
bor that grandmother had charms more
substantial thr.u a good complexion, j
not tho least of them being that she
never worried about It.
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