EARLY TO DANCE IN U.S.A.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17145, 30 December 1929, Page 9

EARLY TO DANCE IN U.S.A.

BRIGHTER BELLES RULES FOR HEALTH NEW YORK/ Nov.. 9. In order to provide a bountiful supply of fresh and healthy debutantes, who will keep their engagements punctually and go to bed at a reasonable hour, hundreds of American mothers have conferred and made recommendations which, it is believed, will be accepted generally. In the national campaign now'being organised it is recommended that,: — 1. Dinner shall begin at 8 p.m. ■ . 2. Gxiests shall sit down promptly., 3. Dances shall begin at ,10 p : Jn.j 4. Supper shall be served at midnight. 5. Closing - time shall be from 2'. to 3 a.m. ■-,-".. , . In previous years parties have been prolonged-until'4-arid 5 a.m., with the result that young busjness men are unfit next day for their work, and mbs't of' the eligible bachelors .have . recently been conspicuous by their absence from affairs arranged by debutantes'or debutantes' mothers. The aim of the Junior League, the most fashionable of the New York organisations for' young' women,, - find -theParerits' League ■ has been; pledged ;to secure tho success of'the new social campaign. .''"••• •;,.<..,. It is lamented that young men who do not come to dances with flasks in their hip-pockets have received: "the icymit" since the prohibition law was passed, and' the Parents' League to-day issued >a statement emphasising the importance of nroviding orangeade and mineral waters for dances to quench young, people's thirst. •' i ■ \ ■ College presidents, clergymen, heads of business houses, and , hostesses ■ generally, are behind the new movement, Tyhich 'is. also by the debutantes, who complain that the,custom of late-dinners and dances not only impairs their, own bnalth, but greatlv *limits the attendance of many young business, men whose acquaintance they are anxiOHS to cultivate. ' J& I'"",' , • •