The New York herald., 1873-05-19

grateful, loving children, she had come to thor
language she could neither speak nor understand.
ut Is not the same London, OF course" she con-
tnuedn ut Is sad, you know, TO realize the change.
Then was great; now am forgotten. My friends
have passed away. / have issued cards; but the
press, once SO lavish OF praise. has said nothing
oil my arrival. do not know how TO make
people acquainted with my purpose" La Tag.
lioni not heralded by the London press9 No friend
TO tight her battesg 1t seemed incredible, yet IL
was true and to one American who told this story
to an editor, the great danseuse owed the lauea-
tory articles published soon after, and owing TO
which grande Danes sought her Tor their recep-
"How charming to take lessons OF Mme Tag
lionif" thought and straghtway went to her house
In Upper Brook street. found her IN the draw
pianist, French woman. Kissing me, she said,
news is.n lanswered, 'that want to take dancing
lessons OF you. want La Taglioni to teach me
how one o. these DAYS saa @ De a prSaa Sei
bten disaabie,n replied the old lady, tapping me
gently with the. fan she always carried. "And
moreover" added, II want to see your feet.
want to see how you use them" second tap of
the ian and quiet laugh were her reply
later Stood before the teacher watching
her pretty little feet going through the simple
movements OF that rarest OF all things--a graceful
courtesy "Ah,n said she, when we sat down TO rest
II don't know wnat is the matter with people, but
nowadays they have no manners. See how they
% Children ms show no respect for age think there
should be bow Of deierence to mature years. but
now, boys and girls nod to their grandparents; ;
and, as Tor the walking there Is no such thing
People shufhe and hitch The French have lost
the art they once possessed. And when 1t
comes to teaching dancing, ma cherel Well, well,
have patience, and II my pupils show willing
disposition dc my possible but the gauche,fe OF
some 1t is incredible. | wonder where these
dure such actionsl The American young ladies'
please me most because they are very pretty and
r9 70 sy sgS r ne o n
ideas pleases me. But ladies and gentlemen OF
polish are rare. M = These are drawingroom man, man
ana t&it prevalent in society 50 inmtaby as to
make the pianist and myself laugh heartily,
Those We're interesting mornings that passed
Win La Tagioni; II It be something to say that
she taught me the gavotte, In which she was my
partner and never lost her temper at my many
mistakes; that many time we have waltzed to-
gether, she as agile at sixty-fve as most women
are at thirtydve, can say it. and am glad to say
1t. for know lew more satisfactory pleasures than
association t with the great when they are good
1t. The clever danseuse never allowed them
y Curved IN sers seme appFopase Gsae acton
as to excite constant admiration Out OF this de-
feet grew great renown. Thus can intellect defy
physique and one day when she went Through u
1andance, composed by herself and set to the well
known air of Louis XlII.--a dance that consisted
Of nothing but walking. bowing and fanning-I un-
mate grace and refinement.
Sitting one evening with La Taglioni in box at
tormance OF sardou's "Rabagas,n the danseuse
exclaimed, with sigh "Ah, how sad 1t makes me
to see the French rdicung themselves, and how
sad It makes me to think OF the dancers bref life
At forty she Is pdsSeee. At forty she must retire.
Is 1t not heartrending, when at forty woman is
In ner intellectual prime and can then do what she
never before dreamed Of How different the
tate OF the actressl Why had I been an
actress instead Of dancer | might
now be on the sJage, Tor ! could play
old women and, ma ch6re would play them well.
1t is grief to me that my ballets cannot be perret
II rah a L ran not ho
others; but who can hand down shades, nudnces,
poses that depend upon inspiration Well, 1t has
all gOne and am an old woman. / am ready to
go when the good God calls me. Until them shall
teach U7, der, trOS, QtdtTe an, desr trOtS, Q0fTe
and If all my pupils are intelligent and sympa-
thetic as - shall have reason to rejoice"
The day OF farewell came at last, and, putting her
arms around me, La TagiOni said, "4M1 chere,
am fond OF your counrrywomen, and If were
younger would go with you to America. But II
cannot be. have passed the age when travelling
agrees with the human constitution. shall go tC
Italy, and returning here next Winter, reap the
harvest Of the seed planted this season. Think OF
me az friend, not as teacher 1or am more o.
the former than the latter Do not forget me. and
write to me.n
have net forgotten La Taglioni; have thought
OF her as a friend ; I have not written until now
and now 1t Is no letter addressed to her, but to
public unknown to her-by whom she Is unknown
Let those who speak lightly OF this dear ladys pro
fesson think OF her gentle. sweet example, and ash
II the danscuSe may not be as true woman as thu
bestp The world would be the poorer for the los
OF good daughter, an accomplishing wife, self
sacrificing mother, true lriend and a gTea
artist. La Taglioni noby wears her laurels and he
crown OF thorns. To-day she is reaping a COLDER
harvest in Lond0n's most appreciative society.
FREE LANCE.