Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-15
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never given. At rare l int. s,s a private hulshula is gotten up l and A few favored foBsigners are invited to witness the performaa1ce. 5 was invited bySa native ch1ef, Wnose acouaintanee hadrformed, to go with nm to see a real hula-hula, genuine dance of the good old time. eagerly accepted hls kindness and at nine o'clock one beautiful evening we started for the rendezvous IL was a delicious night. The clear moon shone brightly over the algeroba and tam arind> trees, which swept thelr featnerIy branches down among the broad leaves ot the bananas, and gleaned again on the dark green foliage of the crimson lowered There was just enough breeze from the sea to stir the lightly scented air, ana to bend the great bell blossoms of the trum- net plants which bordered our path, ana which led to a native house, grass thatched and with walls of slender cane work. Ar | rived there. we entered large room, on { the floor of which 8 number ot native spec | tators law stretched on soft mats. Room | xvas made for us and we had hardly taken onr scents before a curtain, which was stretched at the far end of the room, was | drawn. and the entertainment commenced 1 First. the musicians entered and sal ooWn on one end of the stage, which was -sin ply & large, thick mat, on three sides oI l which reclined the spectators The music | consisted Of SIX QIuI0S-tlIoO Ao1S -NA~AN l three small The large ones were enormous ! calabaches. the heads of which were GOV. cred with tightly drawn skin; the smal l ones were cocoanut shells, covered in th' same manner.
 summers-was very important parsonage 1 as if was her business to direct the pertor
 nance by the expression of her face ant . the action of her hands. Suddenly strang chant was raised, accompanied by beat ing of the drums in perfect time. Ini 5 I gradually died away, and two more musl B eians appeared holding long sticks, iron i. which they elicited clear notes by strlkin ]! 1 them with shorter ones; these took thel q places behind the rest of the orchestra, ant 2 After them, all dancing in a row,
 r The comedy virgins came with gariands DrlghI'
 ! All fresh as flowers .
 Tan oirls. fantastically~ dressed, wit y l scarfs bound round their waists and crowne n | with parlands of flowers and with wreath !. of cardenias around their waists and ankles
 made their way with slow and gracett E movements to the, edge of the stage, 2 ,- which they sank just as the music ceasee rt Some of these girls were beautiful, and ha . softly moulded limbs and figures Of extren Il l orace. At tap of the drum they raise } 1 themselves to their knees and commenced [, wild song to which they at first beat tn n
 with clapping ot the hanos. ulsaeoaa elo.at
 this changed into most expressive pant o- mime. The sticks and drums took up u i- measure-arms, hands and even fingers spol ze a torrent of words with precision that u ;s hest drilled ballet troupe could never attal
 The body swayed backward and forward, u n sligh4est motIon to the right or left by ol ed ba;no repeated by all, sometimes snakelil nt and Pepulaive, anon seductive and pleasin .a and finally a wild tossing of the arms, tt ' lowed by a low vail, proclaimed the end ]. ;. the story, to the evident diacomiiture or or maiden and the triumph of the lover
 After a pause the music and singing peg :. ae,o;n and as they become more passions 'ss s6 does the dancing become more intoxi' pet ttn, and abandoned each pair wording He inc old story of coquetry, jealousy and Ike final surrender of the maiden, according Aa their own tastes and ideas, Soft, sway