. The Boston dip, and other verses . THE BOSTON DIP. PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE DIP. r (^WUB progress of societyIs ever on the stride ;Bar-rooms are generally closed,Policeman have no pride ;And, though we have not reached the point When bolts are laid the giddy and immoral waltzHas ceased foreer to glide. 9 10 THE BOSTON DIP, No more do dancers float along. They frantically skip;They tumble as if sick upon A very buoyant ship ;The gentle clasp around the waist Has now become a grip,And round and round the couples bob, It is the Boston Dip. One way to dance it thoroughly Is much c
. The Boston dip, and other verses . THE BOSTON DIP. PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE DIP. r (^WUB progress of societyIs ever on the stride ;Bar-rooms are generally closed,Policeman have no pride ;And, though we have not reached the point When bolts are laid the giddy and immoral waltzHas ceased foreer to glide. 9 10 THE BOSTON DIP, No more do dancers float along. They frantically skip;They tumble as if sick upon A very buoyant ship ;The gentle clasp around the waist Has now become a grip,And round and round the couples bob, It is the Boston Dip. One way to dance it thoroughly Is much champagne to sip ;Or, — rub your boots with orange-peel Till the}^ are sure to slip;Or, — try to imitate a horse When startled by the whip, —In all these ways j^oull meet success, When you attempt the Dip. TBB BOSTON DIP. H II. FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF THE DIP. It was at a soiree dansante, Given by Mrs. Grubbs,That I first saw the dancers flop Like elephants in tnbs,And said to lovely Alice Kay, Whom I took out to waltz, I am aware
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