1867, Chronicle of Adelaide for November 16, page 6
It was with much regret that we heard of a proposition made to the black women to strip and dance before the Prince in a state of nudity but it was with equal pleasure that we know that this insult to the feelings of other members of the party was the subject of severe remark, and that it was also indignantly resented by the women to whom the suggestion was made.
"Strip, every one of you," shouted Bill, "and be quick about it." Some hesitated, but a few more words and an exhibition of the weapon in a peculiar light, caused the most truculent to succumb.
And in the second place, the dance is one of the most prolific sources of immorality. The greatest recruiting stations for houses of vice in our cities are not so much the saloons as the dance halls. When you strip the dances of all of its accessories and get down to the secret of its pleasure you find that it is mere animal passion. Passion, passion, and nothing else.
