LURE OF DANCING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19235, 26 January 1926, Page 12

LURE OF DANCING.

A YOUNG GIRL'S LAPSE. PROBATION ON TKEFT CHARGE. NO JAZZING FOR A YEAR. The modern trend toward jazz and general pleasures was esempbried in tbe Wellington Magistrate s Cwsrt on Saturday morning, wneu a gtrl, aged IT. who had been caught in the maelstrom of the jazz age. was brought before Mr. C. R. Orr-Walker. S.M., on a charge of theft. In admitting her to one year's- probation, the magistrate said he considered it a C4JS for the - ximds to I*® • suppressed. Acting-Chief Detective Wakh ks.hl ih» girl obtained. ereti : ./ m: 1 - - at in? lerminus, Hotel, but it it tae fcaase usy « she was not salable. V>nen leaving. she took a powaer puff, sortie trr»t. ._■} i j dress, the property _ei two girls ivbose room she sum ed. S.■ r . e> d ;.e ■■■ r ,• < in trouble before, actt eerie- iron: a jaor-t respectable home. There po:,s no need for' her to earn owu iivtne. sr.d it was not iikeiy that sue wjJju oemm:;. such an oitcuce egrur;. Mr. J. F. B. Stevenson, vl;o apr. ea:?*d fcr the girl, stated that i.b.u \ ; <J come under the of to-pro—li pleasure... Mrs. Glover. tr«e >j." .t .-*< tllS os3iA*i6 Ol Xi& pa J c.iJ is Vi 4* _ OiU£ of the most beautiful ste h-i evtr visited. The girl had _the dancing craw, and had simply gone in tor ga'rtie* and pleasures. Standing beside tite Sur&tx-n Army officer, the votmg' c' 1 time her head and seemeti to rearnse r.er pos;t.;oE acutely. The magistrate wi<3 it _ was evident that a love of io dances unless she was as web dre-scd as the other girls. It was stated that that was most likely the reason why she went- to work, lo bat ion, the 2E.a.gbtr&te xoade $t z c&s&tKm ■ that d sfendsrst was do! to attend for nic^tlxs*•' sh© -was not to sksqcis with people unless approved l y hi-r weats. *acd was not to be out &fi;r 9.3Q p.m. unless with some responsible person.