Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-16
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TagIiOni Ia Her Oid age.
A Paris letter to the Baltimore
Sun says: l.P
There are many Of your readers
Who remember Taglioni, the queen
VI dance. Itis a very long time since
,he gracefully posed before the pub
ic and made one of "The Graces," |
Of which theatrical terpsichore trim
Ity Fanny Ellsler and Cerito were
the two others. What q bounding,
creature she was. What
q trio of fairies were they. re.
member going to see them in the
ballet between the opera of The
Barber de Seville, old Lablanche,
the mighty basSo, as "Figaro," " and
the unequaledtenor. What
a charming event. And what a
coincidence. That time | went to
see this operate and terpsiehorean
treatin the company Of a Baltimore
gentleman. Yesterday, in the
drawing-ro of his good widow,
| met the veritable Taglioni What
a marvel of the tenacity of life she
is. dare not say her age; indeed
| could not. Who can? | doubt
if she herself can. | know full
well she won't, This is her one
tender point. a.
But be sure of one thing, she is
not old. OF that rare number Of
ladies who age gracefully - who
never become cats, yet are not
reckless like kittens; Of that charm
ing period when the twilight Of
life softens the coming shadows In
the valley of death; that sweet au-
tumn that recalls summer aud
scarcely indicates winter; Of that
class of serene, pure natures speak
ing out their SOULS faith, hope and
charity, is this esteemed lady Tag
lioni. What charming repertory
is her well-stored memory! All!
me, how we'll her rich Italian lends
color to her exquisite anecdotes,
while her epigrammatic French
serves as a lorgnette by which we
see every point and beauty in the
pleasant personal pictures she
draws. What brilliancy and youth
in the descriptions. "Well, you
ste," she says, ." life to me has been
a merry dance, / have no errors to
boast Of and no regrets to express 2
There's chapter Of moral philoso-
Iphy for you, in two lines.
@0h, Fanny ElIslerl Yes, she
went to live abroad. Pas DIES
Roses, yes; we,'that is, Fanny and
her dear sister Therese and myself,
we three danced in the Pas des
Roses. l never shall forget it, fol
| nearly was knocked down into
the orchestra by Therese, who had
very long legs-who has them yet
1 hope. Not a bit of it; we were
never in rivalry; we were the best
of friends-all three Of us. We
went in different ways afterward.
took to the quiet of study and my
villa here in London. | love gooC
books and all that is good; they
keep me younger. Fanny wen
back to Vienna, and a more potent
graceful politician-in camera, o
course-did not rule in or outside
of that gay city. Why, do yot
know that-well, never mind. An
so you saw in Paris the tall anC
graceful Therese, now the Dowage
Queen Of Portugal All, me, how
well can see herin the past. Pra,
tell me how she looks noWq af
"The King Fernando is not hal
| the king she is a queen, danseus
. or no danseuse" Here Mime Tag
e lioni warmed up with q professional
e and friendly pride that was quit
I refreshing to behold. She resumed
S "Why Queen Victoria is a oousil
to Therese by this marriage, an,
there are worse cousins, q grea
= deal, that her gracious majesty ha
d to receive at court. Bat There's
: has prudence with dignity, an,
e goes only where she Is welcome
: | say this fair lady-and ] use th
y word fair in its best spnse-has
n repertory Of anecdote. | wish
e could Gull the leaves therefrom {
e incidents Of men and women sh
/. has met, and with the hrightcE
n leaf of all, her own life, shape
( welcome volume or add few co
u umns to the Sun. mr.
n women of Talent. df
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