Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1845-08-07

seen the Queen come in without recognlz-
ing her, though | had studied her face at
Court when was presented to William ~.
some years ago, and Of course see portraits
of her every day She looked far younger
and prettier than any picture know Of her,
and her manner to her Maids of Honor, and
their evident ease, made it look precisely
like most agreeable private party. There
was no mark to distinguish the box she oc-
cupied, and the fact is that had insensibly
looked more at the Queen than any body
else, thinking her remarkably pretty girl,
and feeling more curiosity 10 know who sne
was than who were in the other boxes
trust the Royal atmosphere lorgave my pro-
fame admiration!
At the close of the second act, the VEN
NEsE DANCERS tripped upon the stage
These, as you know, are twenty or thirty
children, apparently from five years old to
ten, who dress and dance like full-grown
dancing girls, and produce astonishing eff
fects by their well-drilled combinations
They are curiosities, if it were only for the
robust Development of their little bodies.
Seen through magnify ing glass, their short
pettcoats, ETC., would hardly look decent;
but as children, the plumptitudes which they
expose by every movement are humorously
beautiful. They must have been drilled
with wonderful patience to make such sud-
den and exact transitions. At one instant
they pile up into a bower-the next they
are revolving in many-spoked wheel-the
next they are braiding themselves in COM
pick waltz. They seem to swallow each
other and re-appear, multiply and diminish,
swarm and fly, with -mindedness,
grace, and an ease of countenance and mo-
ton that is wholly incomprehensible. And,
withal, their little faces are as round and
rosy as Cupid's in picture, and they look
so happy that it is contagious. lquite made
my well-bred neighbors stare with my un-
London-y laughter. Perhaps should have
been excused, however, if they had looked
at the Queen, for Her Majesty quite leaned
out of her box, kept time with the music
with her head and bouquet, and watched
. the little magicians with continual smile
throughout.
The curtain drew up at last, for the "Syl-
! phide," and TAGLIoaI glided to the chair Of
!, her sleeping lover looked at her lady,
| like face with the same feeling Of admira-
ton for its modest Inconsistencies as be-
! fore, but-alas fer what it costs beauty to
stay in this wicked world! would not re-
cord, if were writing for paper that would
ever reach her eye, how much ! missed
from her shoulders, how much from her
limbs, how much-but will not dwell up
on her losses. She was herself in all her
swift motions-in all her more powerful
efforts. 1t was in the slow poisings, in the
pirouettes, in those parts of the dance which
require more than mere graceful bounds over
the stage, that she showed where the less
ened muscle had lessened her charm. The
bill held in my hand declared that with
the five nights of this engagement, she was
to take her final leave of the stage-and |
was sorry she had waited till the world
thought it was time Queen Victoria left
the opera before the curtain drew up for her
to appear
And now having made rather long let
ter, Fll GO out for my short walk. Adieu
for to-day. Yours faithfully,
N. p. WILLIS.