Eliza Simpkins : daughter of Uncle Cief where the dance was held at
By Bennett, Theron C., 1879-1937. Published 1904. Free to read and download from Internet Archive.
Description
5 p. of music : ill. ; 35 cm. For piano. T.p. ill.: black background with red and white flowers bordering each side of the page; lithograph drawing of a young woman wearing a green, red and white dress; behind her the legs of the orchestra members, as well as their instruments, are shown; a flowering topiary is to the woman's right. "This dance was given in honor of the belle Miss Eliza before her departure for the Worlds Fair, St. Louis 1904." Pp. 4-5 have dance instructions for a caller: "Now swing your pards and balance eight, and swing your pards like you was swingin' on a gate, then right foot up and left foot down, cut a hole with your heel in the holler of the groun, right hand across, pat your gal on the head, if she don't like biscuits then feed her corn-a-bread, now swing your lady 'gainst the wall, take a chaw'f tobacco, now promenade all". Contents: Tuning up -- Places all --
- Author
- Bennett, Theron C., 1879-1937
- Date
- 1904
- Publisher
- Chicago, Ill. : Victor Kremer Co., Publishers
- Language
- English
- Copyright
- Public domain in the US
Subjects
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