The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-07-20
QUEEN OF THE DANCE.
From the London Echo.

81 never refused Jewels" said Nine. Tag
lioni. yesterday; they were never offered
me by private individuals, but have received
costly presents from royal personages." Aud
we'll did this unconscious euogum become
the ex-Queen of the dance the Incompatible
artist VINO earned world wide reputation for
grace, fexlbiiry and modesty. By tnis last
and best ornament Of Womanhood she sue
ceeded in elevating the dance to position
among the arts it had never previously at
taIned, and to the laying aside OF the Tag.
lioni style" must be attributed the decline OF
the modern ballet. For In the main, people
admire the beautiful, and soon discover tnat
true beauty cannot exist without refinement
and delicacy. 1t is not perhaps, too mucr to
hope that the return Of Nine. Taglioni 10 Lon
don, when, 80 far as the stage Is concerned,
her dancing days are over, will promote re-
turn to style Of dancing which pleases Will
out demoralizlng, and brings smile instead
of a blush to the face OF beauty. In the five
and twenty yes. which have passed since her
retirement, stage dancing has fallen greatly.
The competition is now one of indelicate dis
pay rather than OF artistic grace. 1t Is re-
proach to our time to turn back the pages Of
Punch, and to refer t1 the years when that
genial master of the ceremonies wrote Of Ame.i
Tsgllonrs then active and gloriouscareer upon
tune in which Mr.. P1nch represents her q
reproof to the artists Of to-day, who seem not
more inferior TO her 10 powers OF performance
than they are In personal conduct. r.,s..
"Yours must be curious history" l said;
s,you have known go many remarkable per-
sons" $50 Count d'0rsay used 10 say she re-
piled; she said he would give loo, 600 francs to
he allowed to publish my papers; but never
desired that kind of notoriety. IloVed danr-
Ing for its own sake, and began 70 learn a.
nine wears old, my father, an Italian dancer,
being my teacher. l practiced six hours Gay 4
til I was fifteen, when made my deoN IN
Vienna in piece entitled; La Reception dune
Nymphe au Temple de Terpscnore:' Az assss i
nerformance was called forty-tHo times be.
tore the curtain, till, becoming exhausted. L
was carried off the stage. I was extremely
active and slender in those days, and people
used to say lived in the air, and never toucn-
ed the earth. :. did touch It, however, mats
6ten, rarement pendant" she added, laughing.
II scarcely thought of the audle9cs. :! knew
nv father was watching me. both loVed
end feared him, and danced for him alcao.
He was a severe teacher, but when my success
was assured, he said. Had told you at nrst
Won had talent, your progress would nave
5een stopped. Self.conceir would have pre-
vented effort, therefore blamed rather tnan
aattered.'"
wear at the advanced age OF ninsty.four. His
daughter has always enjoyed .xce lent health,
and as she says, II would never know / was
not Young II had not,eo much 70 remember" |"
She insisted that study is always requiredi no
matter how well We know anything, We never
know 1t well enough. Though was consider.
ed the best dancer In the world, Continued
to learn and practices Two hours day while l
remained on the sLage, aud always perform
| ed In the morning the dances Intended Tor tne
| evening. constantly Invented new steps
and movements, and seemed to learn some
thing every day; but wlen lett the theatre,
| felt had still much to learn" Like all tnose
who have attained excellence In any arr, enc
seems to believe less In genius than ID dllgent
and unremitting labor, and her coDVereatou
is characterized by q singular modesty WILL 9
we remember how, in her youth, she was Ieteu
and caressed. She alluded graVely, Dut noS
sadly. to her loss of fortune during Inc taVo
war. but Is hopeful for tne tuturei ior, atrr aes
long retirement, she Is able TO teacn aauG.nx
Az Well as In her youth, though her nyn2 9sy .
ara over. '.But hyIng," as she oo9erV; a., -
only wanted for the profession, ana ~ longer
teach for The stage, out only for the drawing
roomn Nine. TaglIoni Is the WlaoW oa q
| French nobemap, The Comte Gilbert Dc
Toisins hui she is best known by her maiden
nsna of Marie Taglioni. She Ia very active,
hright and charming In manner, is extremely
e.,i1;t,,eIk. and speaks several languages. In
ffn facr, she shows how attractive lady Of mid:
Al. ACE can be when she unites the ease and
dignity OF years with habitual grace and afd'
biIltv. Mme. Taglloni is now established 10
London, and occupies herself IN giving to
Young ladies lessons In dancing and deport
| m6nt