The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-07-01

the Rue Pigalle and the Chaussee
d'Antin, aud soreaches the opera
1t 10 quarter past nine. The little
dancer, passes rapidly by the door
kseper, cliMbs up i've flights of stairs,
and enters the room where her CON-
panions OF the first qradrille are dress
ing. In five minutes she had donnei
her class-dre<s low cut chemisette with
short sleeves. muslin skirt. rose-colored
stockings. and satin slippers very much
worn; by way Of ornament she has q
ribbon around her neck, blue sash,
and hidden IN her corset her medals,
her famous medals.
Eveline mounts two more flights of
stairs and arrives at the class room. .
large square room, under the cupola Of
the opera, with 4 slightly sioping aoor
There is chair for the professor. .
second chair for the violin play er: rails
running around the wall complete the
furniture Of the room.
In position, mesdemois-llesr
3 At this call of the professor the lite
dancer has gore and placed herself at
one Of the rails, and. taking hold of It
first with the left h'u.d ard then with
the right hand, she bends herself. aud
Stretches aud twists her body in all
manner of ways. piscihg her leg on the
rail as high rs her shoulder. throwing
It backward. swinging ii, forward; ia
short. dislocsting herself for the lesson
properly. so called. After these exer-
cisrs the professor summons the upils
to the middle Of the class room and
then the lesson begins, and the girls. go
through the various steps aud move-
ments-the developments. the atti-
-tudes, the Arabesques. the relieves. the
ports de bras, the fouettss, the ballones,
the temps de cuisse, the temps de pi-
ROUTE. the temps de poin,e. the change
ments de pieds. the pas de b,urree, the
Rlissades. the assemblies composed of all
these s,eps. ....
This composes tie less ~. hut Eve
lima. who wishes to be some, hing does
net cnn,e.t herself with ,hls har,. abor
AMI uri'g he lane. oi spite
9ran'e 10y the professor. she passes on
tn s!c,her.. series of tii,locaiioas aud
parlor rs mnnstics.
The lesson is finished. 1t is II O clock
Evelina, Eanting for breath. returns to
her dressing room to change her linen.
after which she takes from her reticule
the PROVISIONS that she has brought
with her and lays them on a table
where she proceeds to breakfast with
her comrades. All the little daucers
have brought their breakfast with them
and the chattering and exclamatious
begin.
oh! some ham 2
No. it is not ham; it is preserved
beef
Give me some.'
Who's got some salt 2
Shut the windowr
Who'll buy my radishes!'
.cAh! ma chere. Fanny has some
chicken
Then they exchange their treasures.
Evelina exchanges her sarl lines for
seme fried potatoes aud goes shares
With Marie Bourgard to buy Pauline
Ardonin's rad,shes.
The rehearsal bell is ringing. They
must GO down on to the stage and finish
their breakfast there while the stage
manager calls over the list aud the bal.
iot msster chats with, ,she composer.
s'New. mesdemoiselles. are you.
ready a@1aa ttF a3'e
The girls form thsm.elve into
groups. 14a
who il venting there r tf
= 1t Is Bertrand, senior
Always Bertrand. ssniors Where 10
Chenu? ssaisssa asltsitse1 3sa Q" at
~sHers, Monsienr!'
TAKE your place, ~ !
Then. ld&eAings himself 70. snetnsr.
the maneSef ayE skss k
What are you eating still 2
I am not..eating. Monsieur; it is only
coffee berries
The stage Manager shrags = bis
shoulders. and st tAiSinmient the bal
let master knocks gu the stage with his
SIT The musicians start an air. and
the rehearsal begins. Evelina dees
L,r br-tto' replace worthiiy. although
provHienaay, ths cor3pifes Bertrand
senior. She walks. runs, dances. mixes
With alt the groups. kueeis down, rises
and then begins it all over again.
~ Gomez OSsfsnSAisslle.. oisce more II
Yen please
: 3 And from once more to once more
the rehearsal is prolonged until 4
O'Clock. y Tbs da0esss 4ken fctafn to
thsir dressing room. iEs6lins addresses
puts on her ordinary costume. and
lsaves the opera. = = -, a. ~ az '
lit 10 8 o'clock when she arrives at
M0ntssaRte.a 80 Mime Ohsne 10 II she,dDor
Of her house. 's'1 sSs 80 = +
2 2 assAhl there you arsi~Ahi,it is lucky
Ter you that .yeAs have come ase
But, mamms. the rehearsal has only
iust finished +.,,.r -
= .Ju,t finished! Eoosensel You al
ways tell the same tale! I am sure yo0
have been staring in the shopsand CAD
ding about. ,.-
.sssBus, '1ainms -.
L don'ts want any sBut. mamma
Make haste to take your hat and cloak
df and come and peel the potatoes
Evslina protasts. She has to ssw bsr
dancing avhoes.~A - No matter: she must
do thas sfsee shst hast peeled the poss-
Son. and Nine Chenus srsfsEss msjesti-
ellly 70 her pots and pans. while Evs~
iina oheys. gruublipg.s -.ss
Having peeled hths.potssoes. Evssins
takes out Of her rsticnfs = pair Of dinc-
iag ahoo4 sud goes and ats lnthe coart
ysld TO repair then Itis6 s'eiook.s
E$Slins has barely ti0os0 lwAsA herseif
70 dine end 20 return - slf Asste1eo the
opera. The piece is in dva acts. She
figures in The first oct playa 3 psss N