, 1866-06-22
THE BALLET.


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training school for the first class Of dane
ior eirIs is scarcely less painful speesaete
ne tirst thing done. Il to place tue teet u
hollow wooden clamps or hoHesr "nose uot-
tom and top are stontly strappo1 1oeGt.ea,
and which are moved BY straps 80 as to o1!Is
Enees remain turned out. This IS extremely
nnfnful under any circumstances; Is aonnY
rainful when the poor 81 igts' tees are swollen
and bruised as they almost always are LUIS
| exercise lasts half m hour. Then tor anolnsr
I halt hour she Is obliged to place hxst hef le1t
and then her richt foot on wooden BAR
| which 4 placed GU level With her Gnln.
Then they dance all thu steps used In ballets
| les assemblies, les jetes, les balances, !es
ronds de tambev les fonettes, les caofiots'
les polntee. les piIoae:tes On .ne ns.sgs ~ .g.
| trrebats a aua,re, a SIX AID 4 huit- Ihls se-
rirs Of exercises must be pursued aud re-
viewed all day long, until exhausted nature
! sinks. ,-.
,r,,hnnt m 1nstautss pause, Mile Marie Tag
! iionI1Ae Taglior-iell half dead Gu the
!, | Tnnr Of her chamber, and was uudfessea,
, sponced and dressed becura abe recovered
: cousciousress. Her father, who gave her tne
lesson, stood BY and made no otner & eo@meh ;P3 ?.
! m ths scene, except 10 say. "Sae WILL ot
= unusually brilliant Tonight She was unn
sna1Iy Brilliant that night. 4 danseuse shine
, ia her profession only by this assidaous e1ef
@ else. which Is given when she y seven year
y o|u. and end. only with her retirement Iron
| TO the Sea shore for plcasuse-it sne goes :
/, the medicinal springs for Eecreation.-uponh he
Y rrf1,rn fn Parts she must labor three time
~ ynore thnn ever she did to regain her old sll
I uleuess and elasticity and airiness- And no
ID 10 her If idlencss brings hesh Loas nesn ts ~
he he nv. Il VIII prove her death People don't
~ ~ hs@lets 70 see quiverirg Jelly. There q
- so,ne dancing girls, who either are nhtuT a.
10 stiI or are ambitious to shine In their prole
T. sion. These exercises are not me nn onty KY
II nature, and these ambitious girls rheJ
70. constantly Striving 10 invent sone new e5e
~ cIsc which shall better Il turn nnd" break
ew | themselves. TT
'os u-aTnbiiions FiTl!-has invented a prcce
nm which Possesses the advantage Of s'mnisa3
In ous,y turning aud "breaking her.
ras l.iIes On tie door OF her chamber :; her aeG
he m turned towards the 1oor: She then ma m
md Der servant German girl o. immense "S's Vi
~ ,,J Ws;rht Of her body upon the dausense, "
.s los trers iespito all her efforts. Several ~
H. iapseuses have tried IT., but we,s Unable
withstand The pam. - snG th4 'sxsre1se ss Viii
the nse She repeatedly takes during the day. 4 d
-. ,eu.e's paln does not end here. She has
,ce. expose herself almost every night shs p Z
md 10 serious dangers, There was ip tie =
MT act Of Thcophile Gautter's ballet "a @ 5efl
He perilous ieap, tho danseuse who hllsd ssa.
+ H = ieading part, did really pace her Life
r;nr jeopardy every night she played 1t.
VS. evening when Carlotti HEisi vas da
! to iug the part, VI. Petipas, her 2
ria ner. failed to mind bis h1aln
Was She lacking the proper support ieil q;
Nil with such violence a8 to fracture nsT sh
ten They are Obliged 10 stand IN the giddisss
,ost. tures On "pfactieahles'' nos wider tha
non. ladY's hand. They are suspended by
.Trd wire-uecessarily as slight % possible 70
tfcer lution's sake-wbile lying" to the M xeFS
ered OF bottom OF the theatre. There Is the
III. petnsl danger Of fire. And When ne t :
The crows foot traces It's simmons lines r. III w.;
har corner. and the slender form i9ses rs - n'1 !
ssed firm. full, and yet delicate oa.nas dad ~ =
him Of hfAAf9e oanss -acc;vea n fnw hupt
ne ns dai'.Ts tun . seor for all these paius, al! I
naaa oaa nsri;s. True, there Is the stray ring !"
aten times i more Esuasle =, a,ain thnn sat aae
tiae ny neT3ls ink around til Would y not d
= aiea Rrltsly better 10 have adopted the shop
u ~ have MARRIED In course Of time shop.kee
,,17ire re AID together win independents OF FORTUNE