THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 4, 1937.
H.K. YOUNGER SET JOIN REVOLT Tired Of Hot Rythm: Back To Lancers And Polka
ASTOUNDING RESPONSE
TO LUSITANO CLUB'S
RECENT INITIATIVE polka.
access of the func-
leading Portuguese social centre, well for to restore to the dance programmes tion old favourites like the quadrille, The programme will not be en- lancers, barn-dance, velita, and tirely "ld-fashioned" but will be interspersed with numbers like the Astounding Response modern waltz, blues and fox-trot, The leading Portuguese clubs which should lend a pleasing touch fox-trot, are were circulated to ascertain the fof novelty to the function which to be one of the A revolution is taking, ba, charleston and
making way for the slower dreamy feelings of their younger members promises place among the young-waltz or slow foxtrot type inspir- and the response has been astound most interesting Portuguese social
functions of the year. er set in the local Portu-ed by an epidemic of crooners.
guese community.
Old Times Again The local Portuguese community,
ing.
Two practises arranged to ini- Soft music, romantic and hitherto leading exponents of jazz tiate the youngsters into the rudi- tuneful, subdued lights, a swish dancing, are now leading the wayments of these dances found the £1 FOR EACH
all spacious ball-room of the Lusitano CORONATION BABY of graceful gowns, pleasing in a movement to- reintroduce colours the essences of a suc- the dances so popular in prewar packed to overflowing and there was unreserved agreement that it
One pound is to be presented to cessful dance about the begin-days.
each baby born on Coronation Day in The older members of the com- was grand fun. ning of the century.
A dance has been arranged for Birmingham
To meet special Coronation ex- A blaring jazz band, unfemin-munity, rather tired of being left
out of the enjoyment of their off next Saturday to be held at the ine females, ungallant males
proved an increase of £15,000′ in the spring, at dances obviously unsuit- Club Lusitano and the number of penses, Birmingham Council has sp- ed to themselves, issued an appeal people who have signified their in- allowance to the Lord Mayor for this through the Club Lusitano, the tention of being present augurs year.
a similar function these days but now what is happening?
Twenty six years ago, the world proceeded on the even tenor of its way. True there were rumours of wars but there had always been rumours of wars and so, no one worried very much, with the pos- sible exception of a few politicians, whose job, it was, in any case, to worry.
There was not nearly as much in the way of public entertainment. An occasional theatre, a rare party, was all the relaxation provided |--- for: the younger generation and to a great extent was all they want- ed.
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Independent Spirit
Then came the war. Boys were packed off to France to do mens' jobs at an age when they would normally be at school or varsity. Girls were forced to take their places in factories and offices, in facts in every form of occupation where brute strength was not an essential
in a
Youth: suddenly given respon sibility at an age hitherto undream- ed of, acquired a fine feeling of in- dependence which resulted complete reorganisation of hitherto naturally accepted ideas. In effect, they learned to think for themselves and drunk with their new-found freedom, the new idea of enjoyment was to break every known conven- tion.
Convention-Tabee
Girls, shed their locks and their Wo- clothes with equal rapidity.
and affectations, manly curves hitherto, woman's chief charm, went out of fashion, smoking and drinking became the order of the day and everything the older gen- eration had accepted their ideals of entertainment, became taboo.
The climax was reached in about 1927 when the whole world was living in a state of artificiality. Classical music was almost forgot- ten and jazz, an American innova- tion, which had its being in the wilds of Africa, ruled everywhere.. The Reaction
In recent years, slowly, it is true, a reaction has begun to set in. The world has become tired of fast-liv- ing and more and more, a tendency has become apparent to to a style of livi
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