THE CAKKWALKj CEAZE. BEELIN paper, in a recent > article on the ' cakewalk,' the ; American dance which has now taken Paris by storm, and threatens to become popular all over Europe, gives this curious account of the origin of the dance:—' At a dinner given by the wealthy plantation owner, a rich negro and his wife were guests. The black pair were so inflated with pride at being there, and walked with so much studied air, that they attracted much attention. When the black couple had retired, the host offered a prize of a cake to the man and woman giving the best imitation of the black pair's walk. Everybody wanted to win the prize; men and women did their best to produce the and that was the first cakewalk.' The Gorman historian, however, fails to give ■iilfcPlMiiilurn ill l"i 'fill ii J
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Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 386, 1 October 1903, Page 7
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142Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 386, 1 October 1903, Page 7
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