New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-04
THE FANTASTIC CS1EDJ&

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One OF the men Was seated before an empty barre
in lieu | supposed. oil q taIc-auu ola }, be- la.
pl. ccd Hat wooden instrument. s"W. tu'ug IIh' q
shallow box, almost yaTl DID, "l..J, I.jH'I Joss
IN lcng,h. -uppo,cd il To- be- 70 stUu-Di M-iluu ui
until coming nearer uI-ooy,frp t.a' WlI' ha'
taken Tor -tr.ur+ were long % 10 rir.-u glass;. tl
IA gcd in different lengths. lu cJfh h7uG De- heI.
mile stIrk-. made something uNr cine hammer. M
the interior OF piano. and with these Hr -I . fh'
glass keys. Yet 90 sdI hc 7ird'r ii'r a.tt E''-
an imperfect Wpr ~a.uu, jon t.c la.l...'i- OBJ
ueu"l,u and qu.v,I,d and danced BOO H.- .l...
hbc The drops oil Iodh.dI' 't.""- i't" '.' 't'.
below. one note Was never l"h- drawn uuj, uu'
NibIatcd m ucJrr-"uo.u2 iP .Nt ., ptI. i.H'.i.t
when the ar Was patct 7I"" dii l..iIh'H.. ..-
instrument i, tie ubaIum; ANA ln ever, IIuu.tr
ian melody there al, no,r, winch arr Only ploIuu ,
ia perfection on just tu~ lu-iiUiu' TO- although hI.i-
rate performer, can execute irDD.' .ia.u oI DO.
trembling tones upon ihe piano. 10 'N..l
have been nearly o'uu.a. bate Roar
torso rural a spor, when the G.s... after DO
silence OF some hIuu'". p.-.h F.iF 800. OBJ
slow melancholy al Hm.h instantly u.'Hf-
ulZrl-iIum the peculiar 81. tuI-I" 70. lu. 1900.
Pair by par the dancers approached Ga. uauu, u.t
% dense THg was formed close O., ta, mu-I.. Ip' H
Csarda- only twO people are necessary a.iuu- l, 4
III waltz u may ICE danced by hundreds. tur
gentleman holds tuc lady wa.t py pi.,4i-a Aau.
on either side, WmIc h.i hands RESTS 'u ' -H'ai-
den, 80 tuaj thcy front each OTHER, ami ! ana told
that the rule, of the oaucc coMpr them to lJu each
OtArrIn the lace. IhtJ began moving t"o and in
III slow time 10 81 1lil ana melancholy AN. the Ir-
Cuiiauty OF TIDE oS,me.t bong Una, thc taur.is
every now and thru interrupted their miuu,t by "a
sudden mi kIuaIu CuIi,-}, iOI can give 40 uts.
name 90 the curious htuc bob they performed after
every two steps.
The instruments Of The gipic, an seemed TO be
bcwdllHg hcIT atc 10 chorus; thr C.WD4Iu.u from
Dlcd with emotion. tne lac, o.. the leader tine band
was 80 long thJt thought h, was mcdItatus au
unusually appalling suicide. But before ! knew It,
the music HAD changed ana the tuu grew lat and
furious. The p.cy4Ou- step, or something very hAc
IL, was continued, only sixteen times last, that
the dancers did nothing out bob up ana down lac
cOrl.s q stormy sea. They st'l held each other
ana never moved from tho place where they bad
taken theirs and, for "a C,aTdas must be danced ON
a. small "a space OF ground possible, Now / uu-
dcrstand that one must be a born hungarian 10
dance the CsaTdas; tor caught sight OF trzsI, ana
by slight moVem nj was able 80 watch Der eyolu-
tons, and came 10 the conclusion ,Iat an EngiIsn-
woman OF her RANK W@uid a. soon think Of dancing
the CsaIdds, II uu-h, u uc danced a. OF dancing
ballet. Ter partner held her ntts waist Oh either
>ldc, and every now ana then twisted or rolled
to ana irO between ms hands, and then cna grd
or threw her from ono arm TO the other, her hands
being meanwhile upon MS shoulders, and she looked
straight INTO his eyes with a par OF Tho l. West
OIbs that ever DUwlldered mans scnsss The,
had already been dancing at least Tor haI an hour
and the Dobblng up and down mad lapscd into
KIND O1 continual TcmHlous movement, but the
excitement seemed 10 increase. ETZsIs partner held
her with one hand and waved his hand above MS
head with shout, caught her IN both hands AMI
WhIred her wildly round and round, let her 20 and
putting his two hands 10 ms head (wIth "a gesture,
| thOughC OF man gong mad, cXocu. od a Won
deriul uOuDle shuttle with bis feet, and then bean
to whlrl round ana round IKE a deryIsh, she doug
the same, tll with one accord they siOpucd and
seemed TO h.ng themselves mto each others arms
again. Imagine the fearful noise of EIGHT or nine
instruments III one comparatively small room, and
added 10 that, tho stamping and shuliIng ol feet
the occasional shout OF the dancers lively CON
yersatioI going on am ng the spcctatOrs-and then
imagine the heat. The thlnncst members of the
community looked rs though they had spent "A
month in yapor bath, but the more robust ap-
peared as though "a watering cart had lust gone
over them. 80 damp aid limp were they even
their very mustachlOs hung down at the corners and
gave them udicrousy fOrlom appearance 1
thought, when they got TO tins pitch. they must
leave oil OF die. But no! They only shouted Las
sau p slowly, and then the slow movement began
again, and men and maidens wiped their heated
brows, INDUCED III little gossip and good deal OF
coquettIng tor five minutes, while that sucidal
misery of "a music was making me regret that ever
was born. Then the music changed. and they ali
went mad again. lhls continued Tor two mortal
hours and then we went to bed.