The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-04-11
A Javanese Dance.

n OdfduSSE OoACEs
The evening the regent conducted us
to the private palace, in which his family
reside. Apologizing for his wife's alb
sence by reason of indisposition, he
placed us in the centre of spacious and
lofty hall, softly lighted with tinted
globe lamps, and graced with a curious
medley of portraits of European cele-
brities-among them the Prince of
Wales, the Queen of the Netherlands,
Jenny Lind, and Lola Montez. We
were the only gussts. A band of twenty
five native musicians was stationed on
the porch. Hundreds of the peasantry
Bandong crowded the guard in front.
The musicians played, in a low tone, a
recitative accompaniment. Soon after
this began, four bayaderes," one after
the other, glided into the room, with a
movement in harmony with the music
They were apparently eighteen years of
age, and had that ''golden" complexion
which in the East is the highest type
of beauty. The regent explained that
the b" bayadere" amusement was derived
from the ancient Hindoos. The COS
tune of the performers has the same
origin. It consists of a long, scant
scarlet skirt, fastened above the waist,
and falling in folds quite over the bare
feet A stiffened band Of scarlet and
| gold, ten inches wide, is drawn tightly
about the waist, fitting just under the
shoulder-blades leaving the arms and
shoulder-blades, leaving the arms and
shoulders entirely bare. The n1Ontltre
was a FURNISHED helmet Wondering at
this barbaric magniffcence, Mr.. Seward
asked the regent whether the helmet
was gilded. He quickly answered in
Javanese, that not only the helmet, but
also the heavy girdle, the bracelets, and
anklets, were of solid gold, and added,
| in English. California. Three baIIets
understand the spirit of each. The first,
gay and joyous, represented a nuptial
ceremony; the second, energetic and
vigorous battle with ambuscade, sur
prise, struggle, and victory the third,
| deep-toned and measured, a funeral
pageant. The dancing consisted of slow
and varied posturing and extravagant
gesticulation, to the broken and imper-
feet time of the wild music. The " baya-
! deres' were not the only performers of
the evening. There were two dwarfs,
the eldest thirty years old, well pro-
portioned and agile, and a counterpart
| of Tom Thumb In the other, the
peculiar Malay figure and features were
exaggerated to absolute deformity. The
regent took especial delight in this y'ts'ts
nature, and laughed immoderately at
the little creatures big head and handy
legs. We, who at home are more panied
than pleased by the exhibitions of Gen
eral Tom Thumb and his Liliputian
wife, could not symathize here with the
barbarian prince. It was with difficulty
that we suppressed or disgust when the
pitiable dwarfs were put forward as
harIequins in the historical pantomimes
which the "bayaders' We're executing.
Dwarfs bere remain the same impor-
tant personages they were in European
courts three hundred years ago. We
ought to have mentioned that the Radhe
Adepathe maintains seven of them.
The performance of the night had a
very pleasing interlude. While the
artistes were resting in the intervals,
the guard at the door opened the way
to a chorus of peasants. They executed
a grotesque dance, which gave unbound
ed delight, not only to ourselves, but tC
the unbidden native spectators outside
In the midst of this diversion, two chill
dren of the regent, girls of four and five
and very small, came in with their at
tendants, dressed IN queenly satan robe
and jewels. He presented them to III
with manifest pride, and, although the!
trembled during the ceremony, the!
performed their little parts with all thu
formality of fwomen.-Se1Oard'8 TraUels
A CELEBRATED singer, Madame L,
Rochois, was giving to a younger com
panion in art some instruction in tn,
tragic character of Medea, which shD
was about to sustain. Inspire yoursel
with the situation, said she, fancy your
self in the poor woman's place. If yol
were deserted by a lover whom you ad
rnired. what would you do? The re
pIv was as unexpected as it was ingeni
ons 'I should look out for another.
LITTLE Jenny T, is five years old
Her uncle gave her a doll. Jenny cher
ished her doll with all mothers care
The other day she was nursing it o.
her knees she started suddenly, tn
doll fell, and the head was broken of
Jenny was overcome with grief at TIN
misfortune, and looked aghast at tn
poor headless doll then raising he
eyes, she said, with sigh of resigns
ton, Another little angel IN heaven.
INTELLECT In weak body is like gol
IN spent swimmers pOcket,-the ricl
er he would be, under other circuu
stances, by so much the greater hi
danger now VassOH.