MARCH
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IT iraa Mademoiselle Pavlowa who has beats of music, and iu can do the
shown this generation how beaut!- counting this way:
ful the gavotte really is. and in do- 1, 2. 3. 4. 6. 6. 7. 8,
Inr so she has proved the value of slm- one and two and one two three and
Dlicity in danclns. I have not yet. The second step U practically the
Piicuy in canc.ng. . . . Bama as the first; in fact the lady-s
however. -part Is exactly the same, and the gen-
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feel mav be that, as taught, it haa not
been sufficiently modernized for the
ballroom. It is with this end in view,
therefore, that X make my humble ef
fort to teach, and my appeal to you to
dance, the new Gavotte, The music for
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tleman turns in" front of her and does
the same step backward (second
photo). After eight or 16 beats the
gentleman can go forward and the
lady backward, the gentleman guiding
the lady with a slight pressure of the
tht gavotteTan b Tpurcnased in any "f IO" " nd that you have made a complete
LhU.,r.tore. and you will find scores of that aH th e s Ups are prac the m posUion
elections from which to choose. , J .V . . facinff the gentleman, reaay to com-
eThTmosrPoPu.ar modern piece of nL'fery wttl Jo wong ' ' " ?
music and probably the easiest to cannot very well go wrong. of the dance or at whatever step you
learn the dance by. is "The Glow For the next step the gentleman Is w,h to repeat.
Worm." My wife and I. on our recent eUll facing the lady but his position At tne end of the dance the bow Is
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tour, used the "Norwegian jjances. oy y - --
r. rectly in front. This is one of the
Ton" commence the modern gavotte prettiest positions of all (third photo),
by rocking forward the lady on her ThU step is the same, with the addi
right foot, the gentleman on his left tional fact that you can turn independ-
,... v will notice that the ently of each other after taking
gentleman holds each of the lady"s eight beats forward and eight beats 1 have in their day figured as war
hands in his very lightly, and never at backward, and continue the step lu piays would neither prove nor dis-
any time throughout the dance is his the same direction, eight beats for- proVe anything except this that they
arm around her waist. For the gavotte ward and eight beats backward. were so written as to deserve recos-
there are eight beats to the measure. Wo now come to the last step, which nition from posterity, or not; if they
After rocking forward for two beats, is a trifle different from the others, were, they got it, -and if they were
then you roclc backward on the other inasmuch as. Instead of rocking back- badly done nobody remembers them;
foot for two beats (as In photo). After ward and forward, you take two slow certainly the fact that they exploit a
that you take three walking steps for- steps forward then three quick steps passage at arms, a battle of a war,
ward for three beats and pause for forward. At this point the gentleman never kept bad plays out of the limbo
the last and eighth beat ready to com- remains In one position, and the lady of forgetfulness.
mence the step again. If this is gone releasing his hand walks completely Dryden's enormous product Includes
carefully you will have no did- around him. taking two slow steps at least two dozen war plays, and they
cuUy In grasping what the fctep is, iorwara aim " ....-.w,
nd this Is really the only step In the beats.
modern gavotte. It will be BQtired
not so low and sweeping as in
Iden time (fifth photo).
Capyright. Otis F. Wocd.l
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holds our interest bei-ause of the war
element. Love, Jealousy, sacrifice, gen
erosity, revenge. Individual passion,
common to peace us to times of war,
combine to dwrf the acknowledged
theme.
The passion of Constance und the
fate of Arthur make the tragedy of
the play "King John." What If they
pass in front of the serried lines of
tho French und English armies, those
armies are passive, and we view thein
as we would any other background.
WAR PLAYS THAT LIVE
T0 WRITE a long list of plays which'
cording to the Theater Magazine. He
At the end of the 16th beat you will loves alarms and excursions, but while
one ode devoted to them in a spec
tacular way is spouted by every school
boy, the plays of this poet in which
war as a spectacle figures even more
grandiloquently are quite lost to all
but the bibliophile.
The first war plays that naturally
recur to the Anglo-Saxon mind are
Shakespeare's histories. These are war
plays, indeed, if any exist in English.
Armies march and countermarch
through them, battles are joined, lost
or won, cities are besieged and taken,
the sights and sounds of 16th-century
warfare are constantly heard and seen:
they are perhaps the model war plays
of our language, and Shakespeare's
if
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tree hand was
with them.
the only hand to deal
But. think for a moment, not one of
these stirring histories, or only one.
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the characters are indicated by small
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method, tho Inventor has eliminated the
great confusion arising from the dueb
dot representations of the various char
acters. Tho letters and figures are fixed
in the memory of the student ns large
and small characters Instead of In the
form of a complicated mutss of letters,
figures and combinations of dots and
dashes. It is ftnte.1 that this chart lias
greatly simplified tho learning of the
code-.
IRE
LAND
WHAT THE EMERALD ISLE IS DOING JO
AID ENGLAND IN THE GREAT STRUGGLE.
MA-VT St. Patrick's days have
found the Emerald Isle divided
agMnst itself in support and de
nunciation of home rule. This year,
when much that .is dissimilar to any
thing of the past Is transpiring, the
17th of March comes at a critical period
of history. This is probably more keen
ly realised by the Jrlsh soldiers fight
ing in the trenches on the European
battlefields or by the Irish sailors
whose lives are menaced by the mines
In their own Irish Sea than by any
of their compatriots.
However, the fearful specter of war
haa accomplished more than the efforts
ot parliamentary peacemakers. March
17. 1913, finds the two great political
factions of home rulists and Orange
men under a truce which is to last for
x year, or until the present conflict of
nations has ceased its raging. The re
eent cartoon of John li. Redmond and
Sir Edward Carson shaking hands In
friendly attitude represents the sus
pension of aggressive activities on the
parts of the opposing organizations,
known as Irish Nationalists and Irish
Unionists.
The present peaceful adjustment be
tween the Irish organizations does not,
however, mean that all. the followers
of either party are entirely satisfied
with the truce. Many home rulists are
extremely bitter against the present
situation of affairs, and have expressed
distrust in their party leaders and
parliamentary representatives. Others
are especially outspoken in their praise
of the manner In which the present
union of forces has been effected to aid
the empire.
; Some Irish Nationalists still argue
that the struggle for the actual opera
tion of home rule is more important
than their responsibility in the war.
John Redmond, as leader of this party,
and his supporters In parliament, con
tend that Ireland should give Its aid to
the cause of the allies. The home rule
bill, which will not be operative for a
year or more, has been placed on the
statute books, but amended by a pro
vision which allows certain Irish coun
ties to continue for a time under their
present English government.
Both parties are appeased, but neither
satisfied. Nevertheless, the significant
fact of the present St. Patrick's day in
Ireland is that recruiting is being stim
ulated by leaders of both parties.
In a recent speech at a large and
representative meeting at Limerick,
Mr. Redmond said that he was urging
young Irishmen to enlist in the Eng
lish army because he believed It to be
In accordance with the policy of Grat
tan. O'Connell and Parnell. who prom
ised Irish friendship to England when
home rule should be granted. Mr. Red
mond declared further that the war is
Ireland's war.
Another reason given for his posi
tion in support of the allies was that
If It was shown that the "Carsonites"
contributed mora volunteers to the
Erltiai army than the nationalists, the
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TT-ojrn JMar one? triors a JY3iz
amendment to the home rnle bill may
favor the t'lsterites.
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In some places where there was an
uncertainty as to the extent to which
the maker of this speech was support
ed by his followers meetings were
held. In some cases resolutions of con
fidence in Mr. Redmond were passed,
but at other meetings individual ob
jections were noted. Irish parliamen
tary leaders who have worked in the
Interest of home rule assert that Ire
land must stand by England to keep
the promises which have been repeat
edly made to th 3 effect that when home
rule was given the Irish would stand
shoulder to shoulder and rise or fall
with England.
An English paper, In commenting
upon the numerical strength of the
armed forces given to the empire by
Ulster, spoke of this action as being
particularly generous from a party
that would probably need all available
forces after the war to carry out its
opposition to home rule. Exact figures
as to Irish enlistment cannot easily be
secured, but from the controversies be
tween Unionists and nationalists it
seems that both parties are anxious to
receive credit for every recruit.
Many of the people in the little green
Ireland are desirious of doing all in
their power to aid the cause of the
allies. Others take the stand that the
war is not theirs and that Irishmen
should stand only for Ireland. In
speaking at Tuam recently Mr. Red
mond made the assertion that since the
war broke out Ireland had give to
that date 83,000 men exclusive of some
40,000 who had enlisted from Great
Britain and the colonies.
Later the Daily Independent ex
plained that these figures included 49.
000 regulars and reservists, and that of
the 40.000 new recruits 25.000 were from
Ulster and about one-half of the re
mainder from Dublin, where lack of
employment and special Inducements
encouraged recruiting. Since that time
the number of Irish soldiers have prob
ably been increased over 10,000, as air
raids and sea raids have called many
to the colors. The heroism of the Con
naught Rangers, the Munster and Dub
lin Fusilliers and the valor of other
Irish regiments have been held up be
fore the country as an Incentive for
emulation.
The Dublin recruiting officers re
ported that 128 men offered themselves
for enlistment during the week ended
January 28, but for the month of Jan
uary 600 presented themselves for en
listment. The London Morning Post of
February 2, 1915, stated that during
January Belfast contributed 1450 men
for the Ulster division of the new
army. It also noted that recruiting in
country districts was satisfactory and
that fresh effort was being made to
add to the army force from particular
sections in the Island.
Mr. and Mrs. John Nixon, of Ayre
Hill. Roscrea, are said to have six sons
in the Leinster regiment. . Mr. V. L.
Guinan, of Drumcondra, has received
the following letter:
Buckingham Falace, 2Gth January.
1915. Sir: I have the honor to Inform
you that the king has heard with much
interest that you Lav at the present
moment five sons in the army. I am
commanded to express to you the king's
congratulations and to assure you that
His Majesty much appreciates the spirif
of patriotism which prompts this ex
ample in one family and loyalty and
devotion to their sovereign and emper
or. I have the honor to be, sir.
"Your obedient servant,
"KEEPER OF THE PRIVT PURSE."
The Royal College of Burgeons in
Dublin has officially decided to keep
a permanent- record of the names of
all students, licentiates and fellows of
the college who are at present servlns
In His Majesty's navy or expeditionary
forces and to erect a suitable meniorial
to all such as fall in the war.
The North Sea fight, which resulted
in an English victory, brought Ireland's
attention to the fact that the command
er of the fleet. Admiral Sir David Beat
ty, was a native of her soil, having been
born in Barodale, County Wexford.
The Ulster Woman's Unionist Council
has presented at least one motor am
bulance to the Ulster division of Lord
Kitchener's army and has endowed
three beds In the Divisional Military
Hospital. When several contingencies
of Royal Irish Constabulary, composed
of constables from the counties of Der
ry, Roscommon, Margo and Kerry, left
for the front they were presented with
suitable gifts of pipes and warm cloth
ing and given a hearty sendoff.
Perhaps the first echoes of the music
of the present war which reached Amer
ica were the strains of "Tipperary,"
which waa popularized b the men
themselves as they sang it on their long
marches. It is doubtful if one in a
thousand of the soldiers who sing this
song has ever seen Tipperary, but the
refrain brings . a picture of a home
somewhere, where there is a colleen
waiting.
Not long ago a company of South
Lan casters who had been cut off from
their regiment were making their way
through a wood at night, when they
came upon a .number of soldiers wear
ing gray waterproofs and looking like
Germans. When fire was opened eight
men were wounded; but fortunately one
of the officers, realizing that a mistake
had possibly been made, ordered his
men to sing "Tipperary." No further
shots were exchanged and the men
were once more united.
The suppQrt of dependents Is a mat
ter of deep concern to the man of Ire
land who might actually enlist or wish
to enlist. Provision has been made by
the British War Office. In the case of
an unmarried soldier or widower serv
ing as a private, a separation allow
ance for a parent, sister or other per
son depending on him may be as high
as 12 shillings 6 pence a week. In the
case of an unmarried man or widower
serving as a corporal sergeant the
amount may reach 15 shillings weekly;
for a color sergeant, 16 shillings 6
pence; for a quartermaster sergeant, 22
shillings, and for a warrant officer, 23
shillings. The soldier who wishes to
secure the payment of 3 shillings week
ly to his relative must allpt 1 penny a
day o his wages; to secure S shillings.
2 pence a day, and to securo 20 shil
lings, 9 pence a day.
The allowance for soldiers' wives and
children during separation caused by
the war is more generous. If the sol
diers' pay is 3 shillings 6 pence week
ly, his wife will receive 12 shillings 6
pence a week and 2 shillings 6 pence
extra for each child to the number of
three and 2 shillings weekly for each
additional child. A family consisting of
a wife and four children therefore re
ceives 22 shillings each week.
Pensions for widows' of men who are
killed in action vary from 7 shillings
6 pence to 10 shillings a week, ac
cording to the rank of the soldier, and
5 shillings is given for the first child
and 2 shillings 6 pence for each of
the next three children, and 2 shillings
each for the others.
Lately several hundred Belgian refu
gees have been housed In Ireland be
cause it was decided tliir maintenance
allowance would go further there than
in England. Many of Ireland's people
have put themselves on record as being
sympathizers with Belgium because of
the large sums which have been raised
for the relief of that nation and trans
mitted through ecclesiastical channels.
Since September frequent offers have
been made by persons who wished to
contribute their homes for use as hos
pitals where soldiers invalided home
from the front might be cared for.
Such arrangements were regarded 'as
impracticable. Suggestion was also
made that a temporary wooden build
ing be constructed in Phoenix Park for
this purpose, though the plan was not
adopted.
After much argument for and againrt
the project. Dublin CaBtle has finally
been effectively converted into a hos
pital accommodating about 300 beds.
This work has been accompllHhed by
the Dublin branch of the British Red
Cross, and through tho energies of
Lord Lieutenant and Lady Aberdeen.
This ancient castle, which was begun
early In the 13th century. Improved in
the 16th century and still further added
to by the Iloyal Chapel In tho early
19th century has been tho Kcene of
gorgeous socla1 affairs where the prin
cipals were Kings and Queens and
Dukes and Earls.
St. Patrick's Hall, which Is by far the
finest of all the rooms, has been used
for years for the lnvetiture of the
Knights of St Patrick, and Is hunjr
with the banners of the 24 knlh'Ms of
that order. At present this part of t!;e
eastle Is used as a recreation room for
the soldiers.
Adjoining the hall Is an X-ray room.
Near It Is the supper room tranformed
Into an operating theater. The billiard
hall, which opens Into it. Is uaed for
anesthetic purposes, and the new sup
per room erected on the visit of King
George now contains 3S beds
All state apartments. Including the
King's bedroom and the Lord Lieuten
ant's quarters, aro .ct opart for tho
wounded; and even the throneroom is
now a ward for 13 beds, while the pic
ture gallery accommodates 27. The
upper floors of tills ancient stronghold
iCeucludvd ua &.J.
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