, 1874-08-15
HEEL AND TOE.

Something Af'otst rsns1ccs, Old and
Ncxv-'Nhc %oest.ls VI tito Ancte1t4.
il,lA tho graceful H'ilstlailes OF All
NutfOnH.
A writer for tho San francisco Chronicle has
been Investigating tue subject. alltl aaya:
However much pooplo 1nay-dltt or regarding Tho
propriety Ut dnnclng. tiiero rau lo 10 dispute
to ts antiquity. Iu iact, it il matter uf hiato-
ry that tho earlieat people Of whom wo have any
record aro known to lAfe rcsorted TO dalicing as
youty trippod tho light fantastic in tLeir relg-
lous worship. Tho must popular t1ancea OF tho
proRont, III nany lnstAtcoa bud oiisin years ago
with SONG lalf-civilixed or bubarous peoplo. a
sents so,ao interesting historical! fauLs about
dancing and dnncea. Originally, ho BayB, dauc-
ing was hardly nioro than saltasory Of swaviug
uluton.-a sort Of cAt!ence uronaeuale, whsell
was introduced into oVGry rU!lGLuuA ritO.
AMuNd THE nEnnEws
Tho Lovitcs we're divided is'to two bands or
companias,-~pne or singers and the uthor Of
daucers.- and, when rojnlenss woro held in
honor Of my important esont, the priosts por-
formed solemn dances in token OF tllelr joy and
gratitude. Frequent allus'ons are made in
UavId's Palms to this modo Ut thanksgiving.
III Egypt tho priests Of tho god 0slrss por-
formed astronomical daucca, nslnbolicAl Of the
motions Of the heavenly bodies. aud which Hcrs
quito similar to tlloso instituted by tho Chinese
anl uud1oA III honor OF their g0ll.
Tho ancinnt CROOKS almost invariably COM
bined duncn= with music IN tho woiallip 0f thor
| numerous llviniteB. Ona Of the most celebrated
oi lloho dahceb was the ltoRslan, SAIL TO AhYe
been imported from tho islnu Of Crcto by
IheBollH. II was ctrcniar uanco. Ike mnat OF
tlnno performed around tue HAcritlcial aitAra.
with the exception Or tho dAnco Of Hacch'ia
noary all the sacred dances ware rather simple.
Ilo Phrygian aunco or the Gorypantes waB, bow
ever, somewhat fesoeinla a,il wild in iss char
actcr, tho daucera neiug all armed with lnnees
and ahieds, and dIsplayinga u warrior-tilia spirit
~ tho princlpal hGures- GraHually' aud almost
lnpercoptlby, tho IlhtAse OF all these dances YVES
modified huu became miro Theatrical.
THE ROMANS
performed only sacred a"ncea at first. e1ld re.
kaidea ~ others w. " deSfad'ns. M Nomnlus y sad
70 have invented the first 'gnr-danco and fumn
instituted tho order Of the salii, whose occnpt-.
t1on ls WIS to daaco nronnu the altara OF Tue Eod
Mars. a Time cahp. no"eSer, "hca tho Ko-
mans dopalsed tro1n Their primitive ri:orouaness,
Gn ra'la4s 'ntG T.. tue eStrotne tey LoSrsu ;!e.
even tteated fayorite public danccra IN . manner
beiitting gEeat me'i Or BoYcroiEns ouly, Two
mimic dnncefs, pylades : and basAyAns. ereatsd
90 great an onthn4lasm Y, taas 1!e people went 70
taf as 70 seloes thoh1 ioE arbtess III puolsc mat
tcrs. THIS temporary axcltemept-abofrat!on,
we Wors gong 60 say-sooa a!ku away; -,
Iho lrst eon'erts 60 Cilflstianlty bclnG 8til!
lnbu7a Win t1eis Iasa1l customs, inkro4ucod
aAnclnB lhe" tHolf ne" iorn'a VI "ofsnap. Largo
companies OF n'ou aia women wofo ~ tho habit
o1 suiDe OUT lla' lhe aasoft 70 paftlctpata IN tIs
religious ceremonies. Which mainly eei'sldted III
mlla fantastic aatSes Insso having T. time be-
come rather too llcpntlouH, "eto prohibited by
tue ecel,aassleai ~! antnor'1los, and aaleihg once
noro fo!l into earopute., Tbs sAact date Ut ita
revival Id not known, but It seemed t. have como
iiitu fayor Ut .Lo si,ta Of the MARRIAGE Of !ssbel
or Artakon q na!ea%zot tna uaRo VI Milan.
nnlSa HAlLErs AND nAALs 1Sro FASHION.
ant thoncefarth their popularity steadily i'll
oreasea ana dA1ic!ns bocame rotlnod paa.l'ue