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TWO ILLUSTRATED FEATURE SECTION—September 26, 1931
Should DamcioM be Abolished as a
Pastime?
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WOMAN WRITER
THINKS DANCING
S H O U L D GO
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Against Pastime, 1
Y o u th , S h e Says.
R a is e s C ry
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a b o lish e d ? An* th e r i l e d * of d an o -
liik* »it y o u th m u io h a r m fu l th a n
tx ii-n u » ) ?
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n llm r w h en llu lllm o rn Is th is week j
w i i n r » in g its -«(iiiid big m a r a th o n !
d a m r in » t i l i li a I n a l ot d a n c e rs a re :
p ra n c in g ste a d ily (lay a n d n ig h t In!
a n r f lo r t to w in th e p rise s o f lrr ril |
a n d to e s ta b lis h a record for long >
d ia la n c e d a n c in g
W iltin g th is w o k ab o u t (la n c in g .|
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t i d e to r th e A aiM -iatrd N egro P ress.
aay*.
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H e ld to r rlllc U e fo rm a ol n in u a e in e n t,
u n til we lisv e sh o w n clearly w here
th e y a re w ro n g ol a re n o t e a p e d lr n t |
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le a d e rs, th in k in g little If we te r! th a t
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if w r k n rw j
th e h isto ry of d a n c in g wr would know
t h a t its p r e s e n t fo rm s cam * in only |
a f te r th e fierce o p p o sitio n of all r e
sp e c ta b le p r o p lr
“O u r y o u n g people In A m erica are
r u in e d la rg e ly th r o u g h o u r am u se-1
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I t will be I r tr u e le a d e r - 1
s h ip to show tlirm th o se th a t a re |
v icio u s a n d w eak en in g a n d to r n
d r a V or to s u b s titu te so m rth ln g b e t
t e r In th e ir place
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h ig h IdeaU lo r th e ir c h ild re n
T hey
w a n t th e ir lives to be w o rth so m e
th in g to h u m a n ity . If th e y g r t th e ]
s t a l l ' f lev ity r a rlv a n d t h r stirrin g
id s c * im p u lses th e re will be no i
h o lies lo r o u r alm a. T h e id ea o l [
l l i n rv K urd to r e tu r n to th e p u r e r ,
d a n c s m ay be good b u t w h en th e I
c h ild le a rn s th e re v o ltin g , lu sllu l i
m o v em en t* of t h r p o p u la r d a n c e s ot I
to d a y , llu-re will be no wav to tu r n
h im Irony th e m later.
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ta u g h t m e 1 1 d a n c e b u t to d ay 1 be- |
In vc it th e ro o st p e rn ic io u s Influence
th a t c a rrie s w om en d o w n w a rd ' T h e
police s ta tis tic s of New
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allow t h a t w om en. Q uestioned as to ,
M IS S A IM A T R A V E R S
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th e ir ru m th a n a ll o th e r In flu en ces th e C'oaal. w ho w ould give a n r x -
p u l to g e th e r
If Ih la be tru e . th e n , c r l l r n t a r g u m e n t why d m c ln g sh o u ld
we s in u I d a b o lish Its p re s e n t form s, j
h o t be ab o lish e d .
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'• l e t u s look in to th e h U to ry ot G reece uiul Koine th e d.m cc b ecam e
d iu u im : T h e c h a r a c te r of th e ilance jio p u la r b u t it w as tu r n e d o v er to
in its bcKinnlnK w;ws \j*rv d iffe re n t p r o fr:Ul| 0!,a j jmm lo rin c rs a s it wius c il-
Iro in our«
O r ie n ta l n ance* l*lu s , : nfered b e n e a th t h r d in n ity of p e r-
O ftrn a re »im ply ted by o n e p rin c ip a l SOIW 0 j d iu n tty a n d c h a ra c te r.
im * i Min. w h ( » i m o t P i vs of K rnre a r r
• T h e d a n c i.
of n a tu r a l ra re « a re
im ita te d by a c o m p a n y follow ing, in n o c e n t w h en c o m p a re d to o u rs
Ho th e y O ften reliev e th e te d iu m ° i j T h rv im ita te th e s p o rts of tlie ch a se
a I oiik Jouyney. At a very e arlv d ay .;om c jia ve a d v a n c e d to d ra m a tic
«lancing wan e n list *<1 in th e cau se oi (ianrPS> AH of thc.se d iffe r fro m th e
reltKiou
H eb rew s h a d th e ir
m o d r m d u n ce t i ia t o a n d e r s to p as-
d an c.H In w h ich th ev ex p ressed joy slon
T h e re w as a n o u tc ry in K ng-
a tu l tlM Uikiglvlng. T h U w av w as a l- ianc| u p o n th e in tro d u c tio n of th e
w av s a p e rfo rm a n c e of w om en.
I * U* b u t o p p o sitio n u e c re a se d w ltli
•T h e n
D av id d a n c e d o n th e a u s - . l h r l r c h ild re n T e d a y we h av e d an ces
nlcioiu. o ccasio n of th e r e tu r n in g o i | pm Ujerin n to every g ra d e of in -
t h e a rk to Je ru s a le m , a n a c t of re - d ecen c y . T h ey h a v e a d v a n c e d from
ltg io u s h o m ag e a n d re jo je ln g a t th e i im m orm j chi.vs«:. to becom e tlie p o p u -
r e t u r n of fav o r from Clod. Ija te r. ju r vogue of m ore d e c e n t g ro u p s We
m em b er» of th e S a n h e d r in a n d le s a - j gnow they a r e w rong b u t lack tlie
e rs o f th e «ymiKogue«, w e n e m in e n t | haekbon® to s ta n d out. a g a in s t th e m ,
fo r th e ir Piety, leap ed a n d d a n c e d j ••T heir In flu en ce sh o u ld b* c a re -
a t n ig h t w ith to rch e* in th e ir lia n a s . I fu lly stu d ie d bv w ise p a re n ts .
while the women looked on. You will
Observe t h a t th e m en a n d w om en
H a rd on l l r a ll l i
d a n c e d se p a ra te ly
F rom IhLs tim e
“ W e all realize th e Joy t h a t m
o n , d a n c in g w as In tro d u c e d a t an y Como to y o u th o u t of In n o c e n t d a n c
se a so n o l m irth a n d re jo icin g
R e- ing. I t g lv rs a beco m in g g ra c e a n d
Itg to u . d a n c e s am o n g th e G reek s co n fid en ce. I t r a ils In to play a g re a t
w en- Im m o ral.
n u m b e r c f m uscles b u t all th is b en efit
P a n d er* to P aaslon
Is lo st If th e h o u rs are la te a n d th e
" I n e a rlv tim es, th o se w ho p e r d a n c e ro o m s o v rrh c n tc d . I h e a rd a
v e rte d th e ex ercise from rellgb u s use young m ail aav : ‘O h , we u sed to
w ere co n sid e re d by all a s p ro fa n e a n d n a v e .so m a n y line d a n c e rs .’ I do n o t
In fam o u s IJu rin g tlie classic ages ol know how I c a m e to a sk th e n ir s -
tio n : W h ere a r e th e y n o w ? ’ H e
th o u g h t fo r a m o m e n t a n d . bow ing
Ins h e a d , sa id : ‘T h e y a re all d e a d .’
“T h e la te h o u rs, th e o v e r-e x e rtio n ,
't h e s tr a in on th e ir n erv es hu d b een
too m u c h .
O u r people do n o t live
In s te a m -h e a te d h o u se s a n d th e y
o u g h t to realize t h a t th e ir Indulgence
In m a n y th in g s t h a t th e r ic h w hile
classes do will be f a ta l to th e poorer
classes of th e r a r e
T h e r e t u r n to
cold, lev room s. In th in d ress, o v er
h e a te d fror, s tr e n u o u s e x e rtio n h a s
•a rrle d m a n y a d a n c e r aw ay. T o lu -
■loeent to lk dance», th e sex crazed
H ra llh /B l»
m asses new would n o t c h a n g e
T in* p ic tu re , ta k e n In New York In 192X sh .wx a g ro u p of m a r a th o n d a n c e rs n o n e tlie w orse a f te r se v era l
wrek.c of (lan ein g as th e y w ere m oved tro m on e h a ll to a n o th e r o n a tru c k . T h ey a r c sill] d a n c in g as th e y p a ss
th r o u g h th e stre e ts .
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fin a n c e s of th e ir c o u n try to ru in we w a n t to see civ ilizatio n a d v a n c e ,
W recked C iv ilisa tio n
“I n th e s ix te e n th c e n tu ry a d a n c th o se w ho a re wise a n d s a n e m u s t
“T h e re h a v e b een ix-rlods o f th e
re g u la te o r ab o lish d a n c in g .“
w orld a lie n m en gave th e m se lv e s up ing m a m a sp re a d over Uie c o u n try
to d a n c in g
W ere th rv b i te r , w iser, T h e m o st rev o ltin g a n d g ross n i-
E D IT O R S N O TE— N ex t week
a g e s ’’ l u F ranc.-, it w as w h e n tlie m o ra litic s a c c o m p a n ie d th e c r a .e . so
th e A F R O will c a rry a n a r t b le
ric h h a d becom e obscene a n d c o r t h a t th e m a n ia h a d to b? p u t dowrt
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co n tro v ersy .
e n te r ta in m e n t, th e y h a d b ro u g h t th e ried ux o n to sim ila r ten d en cies. If
to Girls
who are craving
WHITER
SKIN!
1 n 11
D
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O AS the fam ous beauties do.
U se N a d in o l a B le a c h in g
C r e a m — a n d u se i t r e g u la rly .
Q uickly, th e d ark , ugly to n c so f th e
skin give w ay. shade by shade, to
lig h t-to n e d b ea u ty . Y our skin grows
w hiter, cream ier, lovelier in ap p e aran c e.
M en will ad m ire y o u — w om en will
en v y y o n —as N ad in o la n o t only w hitens,
b u t clears an d softens y o u r skin.
l.ifill te r sk in m n k rs
y o u ou tre p o p u la r
B r sure you g r t th e original N ad in o la
Bleaching C ream . I t ’s th e trie d an d
tru ste d to n ic bleach. I t n ever d is
ap p o in ts w hen sim ple, easy directions
a rc followed.
Begin to n ig h t. Sim ply sp read th is fra
g ra n t w hite cream over face a n d neck,
arm s an d hands. In a week, you will see
an am azing im provem ent in y o u r a p p e a r
ance as N ad in o la bleaches y o u r skin to
new b ea u ty .
e N a d t n o la
M o n e y -b a r k g u a r a n te e
in e v e r y j a r
W rap p ed aro u n d every j a r o f N ad in o la
B leaching C ream are sim ple, easy in stru c
tio n s—and a po sitiv e p r i n t e d g u a r a n
t e e of m oney back. R e g u la r size— 50c;
e x tra large m on ey -sav in g size— $1.00.
A t d ru g stores. I f y o u c a n ’t o b ta in , send
m oney an d we will m ail a ja r , p ostage
p aid , w ith book of trea su red b ea u ty se
c re ts. N a tio n a l T o ilet C o., P aris, T en n .
A r t f i J c s i i c .Vnciine ("oral
N tm r P a r r r < u n l r r . In anew
ro u n d b lu e box com es th is
e x tra special N ad in e F ace
P o w d er—th e rich coral ro se
sh a d e y o u lo v e—only 25c.
Also in fam ilial square blu e
box. 60c. A t d ru g sto res or
b y m ail.
i B leaching
Cream