The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-09-27
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 A traveier says. "l had scarcely been a month al Bombay when, one morning, 1 received card, announcing in lsssers oi gold that my friend Parbut, Lally4, rich bat,iah, was going to celebrate the mar riage of his son that night, and fha, he would have grea, nauteh a, nine clock, at which the favor of my company was requested. took care not to forge, this invitation, and, at the appointed hour, l arrived a, the battiah's residence. The street was brilliantly illuminated: an awning, from which superb lamps were suspeaded, covered it as far as the door there a mountain of flowers was piled up "a regular ~all-behind which a noisy Poriugese orchestra was concealed. On my approach, they struck up . military march, and parbutt advanced to receive me. Taking me by the hand, he conducted me into . grand apartment where the nau,ch was to take place. Large mirrors reflected the light of thousand lussTes rich carpets, and sofas spread with oash- meses. covered the ground, and the magnificent costumes of the guests and the number of servants waving fans, gave to the scene ,ha, theatrical appearance oi which Orientals are % passionaiely fond took my sea; on a soft divan, and was immediately surrounded by servants. who offered me sherbess and fruit, and spTinkled me with rose-waier from great silver fagons. A lev paces from me, the bayadires, orouching down near their musicians awaiting the signal for the dance, formed striking group. These lovely girls, with pale complexions and large black eyes, covered with diamonds and precious s,ufs, looked al me oooiiy and without any appearance of curiosi }.
 Mos, of the guests having arrived. our host introduced us 10 his son, child eight years of age, in whose honor he was giving this fe,e. These formaliiies a, end. he seated himself by me. and gave the signal. The dancers rose up, and unfolding their scarves, and shaking their plai,ed skirts, they caused the bells 10 vibraie which were fastened round their ankles in the form of bracelets, and whi$h b served 10 mark the time. After . pre- liminary chorus, accompanied by v,ols and ,om- toms. they formed . semi-cmcle, and one of them advanced close 10 us. With rounded arms, and her veil floating she turned herself slowly round, with a gentle quivering of the body, 70 as to m ske her bells resound ; the music, sofs and languishing, seemed to iuii her senses, and, with her eyes half cjosed, she seemed to be clasping in her embrace some invisible being. All thus played their parts ID succession feiguing herself . serpent charmeS, CT . luse player : another. ardent and impassioned, bounding and whirling round with rapidity while another, adorned with an elegant cap embroidered with pearls. ad- dressed us with strange gestures, and fol- lowed the music vith eoquettish move meat of the body. They concluded their performances with an animated round dance, accompanied by soses and clapping Of handA Ip all this sav nothing of that gross immortality which, from what had been previously told, l expecied to find in the pastomime ex- exhibited by thsse women
 may add that, in this enieriainnext t you mus. net look fer . dasce is the ordinary aeoeptasion of the word; pos- turing, astisndss, ssags, constitute the official nausch Of the Hindoos say ot- 6cial, beoause had afterwards the op- porsusity of seeing dasces of quite asosher character, to which ssrssgeTs are rarely admisted- These are real balIets, somewhat like those ot our operas, though impressed vith the volupsuous asdos of the eAa. Under all othez cir cumssances the nautch is Q strained, and sonesines 70 htfie arfractive-especiAl;y f the women are seither young or pretty that disappoinsed Europeans imagise sAemseives .o be tatisg part in some morrnful oesemooy."
 
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