Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 9, 1841 by Various
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to their respective places.
LA TRENISE is evidently intended to "trot out" the dancers. Freckles and black satin shake hands as they did in _la Pantalon_, and then freckles trots tip out twice, and crosses over to the opposite side to have a good look at him; having satisfied her curiosity, she then, in company with black satin, crosses over to have a stare at the violent wristbands, in contrast with tip who wriggles over, and join him, and then, without saying a word to each other, bob, and are twirled as in _l'Eté_. LA PASTORALE seems to be an inversion of _la Trenise_, except that in nineteen cases out of twenty, the waistcoat, tip, camellia and wristbands, seem to undergo intense mental torture; for if there be such a thing as "poetry of motion," _pastorale_ must be the "Inferno of Dancing." LA FINALE commences with a circular riot, which leads to _l'Eté_. The ladies then join hands, and endeavour to imitate the graceful evolutions of a windmill, occasionally grinding the corns of their partners, who frantically rush in with the quixotic intention of stopping them. A general shuffling about then takes place, which terminates in a bow, a bob, and "allow me to offer you some refreshment." _Malheureux!_ we have devoted so much space to the quadrille, that we have left none for the supper, which being a cold one, will keep till next week. |
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