THE NEW " WAGGLE " IN PARIS.

Bruce Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 1933, 17 February 1888, Page 6

THE NEW " WAGGLE "IN PARIS.

Parisian dandies, are greatly exercised in their minds just now as- to what style of stick they ought to adopt during the present season, They are tired* of they gold-knobbed canes, the crutch canes,Jk and the canes with duck's beaks, which were once the rage. An energetic inventor has, therefore, started a thick stick which almost aspires to the dignity" and dimensions of a cudgel, and the pomme or pommel of which is the claw of a cray fish. The article .is already in the hands of many of the gaudins, and promises to be a fashionable success. While the members of metropolitan " masherdom " are thus busy about the " nice conduct " of a cray fish cane, their female counterparts are puzzled as to the style of walking which they shall adopt for the season. As furs are worn at this period of the year the carriage prescribed is that of short steps, with the " waggle " of the little bird known as the bergeronnette . or waterwagtail. This "waggle" should, of course, be as graceful as possible, the undulating sweep of the hips being well^. accentuated. The Parisienne looks, a&£k : a rule, adorable in furs, but she is sometimes tempted to put in too much " waggle." The best dancing masters and professors of calisthenics in convents, boarding schools, lyceums for sweet girl graduates, and similar establishments are, therefore, engaged at the , present moment in instructing their pupils in what may be called the art of "waggling" In any case, and whether Parisiennes imitate the bergeronnette gracefully or with gaucherie, their gait when -envel- ]'■.< oped in the furred garments of winter is much, preferable to that which; was the fashion in the mild season, when they wore mannish jackets and felt-hats with a " Mephisto-may-care " look about them. They then used to walk with cavalierlike strides, their hands in. side-pockets and parasols placed jauntily under their arms. The worst of " waggles "is certainly preferable to the strides n which suggest the fencing school or the i camp. — Daily Telegraph Paris Telegram.