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The perfection of the waltz consists
in exhibiting to the gaze Cd a name
rous company Of both sexes, the fe-
male form in every variety Of position
and attitude into which activity a
body and suppleness OF limb can rhrox
it-short Of what all would exclaim
against as absolutely indecent, oonfinu-
ally however verging 70 that punt
No modest woman ever beheld II for the
FIRST time, without the burning hlnsh ID
shame and confusion. =.
That which l have said Of the waltz
none can deny. however some Inas
attempt to pailiaie II. b. alleging ,hz1
all ITS numerous poStures and gyrsfi n,
are still practised under that pOHerfai
sense of decoruIn which the Indies cd
our country. God bless them, Who
venture TO indulge IN II, have not beea
able entirely 20 Subdue- But the sux-
ious question is--eza has elDsys IGxf'
Can sense Of decorEm or Of any thing
else continue under the constant opera
tion of causes tending powerfully, nay,
inevitably, to annihiIate AZ .
Can our beloved wives and dangiriers-
beloved, because stu rncontaminHsed
by foreign coruptions-can fsry suffer
themselves TO be continually Kiirled
about IN all the giddy exciting mazes a
the hcentious waltz. ike SO ruanS
French or Italian Opera girls, without
impairing or losing all self-reSpect-all
that most lovely and endearing modes
~ for which they have ever been 80
Justly celebrated, 50 highly Frised;-
Can not polished manners, easy earn
age, graceful department, be taught a
less sacrifice, less risk, than BY calling
IN for the purpose these deleierious 90
reign auxilisries; Surely-meA saw
" they may: for all. fhink, VIII al
NIT, that no more admirable and per
feet examples Of these qualities ezz, @.
probably ever riN be found, than
among the ladies' Of what may be called
tie old school, many ID whoa, 90 Gun
own great happiness, are yet spared 70
teach their daughters, among numerous
useful lessons, that nesher zAitziag
nor horSe-hke galloping A. at al neces-
sary 10 gam iog them all the eaeeua. re-
gard, and devoted love xhich they c1a
possibly deem essential 10 their hsyri-
ness IN their present life.
Bet.eF--far better would Il be for our
daughters 70 live utterly ignorant Cd
what dancing Is. than 10 BE- qualified go
participate IN Its pleasures, n TIE hazard
Of soiiing, in The slightest de-ree. ga.
sPotiess purity Of feelings aud CHANG
ter, which ~ aea rank fsIsa lasag. very
long may we have . rixiii 10 do 81 } a.
the richest, the mod precious bv Gar a
all our moral Possensioas. Oeysate a.
Of these, and We shall BE- g,oor-uiar-
rably poor indeed. Rather let cur be-
loved girls be subject forrter 60 TIE nd
cule add eoDtemFa u all fhe sulzaaale.a
yotaries q these modern and fcseiRr,
oorTuptiOns, both ~ cor ssznsesx md
principles. ihsn 20 be lsn-er expsa-s.s a.
their deeply perniciOas ihfnehoe.
Pam no enemy 20 dancing Sos ke-
lieve 4 70 be not Gully a. eal.alaruti..s
hesithfui. and JOYOUS uTuuze1eut. ~
also entirely innOceuf. Mhea nos
carried 10 excess quite ~ 1nn1.csui
a. any other inaginable thing thai can
properly b. caiied anuseneus -
which The two seEes ysrssoipsas tare-
ther. But 81 every hazard q inclrrriar
the ridicule and scsro ~ our Ars.erirns.
exquisSies, ! debOuBos nalfrsar. 49,
cause, from my inmost sssd. Z dsr.S
any thing and every fang fhss fl.se.i-
ens. n the aightesi aeevee. - chsavs
fog the vorse. a. chasssier 81 fkr ~
gases kady for upoa faag cAw@1fr Z
mosi conscieatiopsly brlieve. ~ ha.-
pincss bob ~ ourselves ana os,r rka-
dren--ays. snA 81 or chdsVn's M
dren, vitality dePeads. elinr A. .
therefore - cur besi. or has hogr "a.
guard ~ agnin'A "a corrugaipg innass-