, 1888-02-28

tho Glasses Meet for PractIce-Profcs-
sor and PupiIs-Art of smiIing-Mo-
ments of Rest
By some accident or another, we will
suppose, NJ. and Nine. Pipclct have decided
hat their little Adele shall become a
dancer, and so the little dear is brought to
Nine. Theodore, the professor OF the
opera, who examines her md passes her
on to the doctor, who in turn examines
and pronouuces her to DC fit or unfit for
the profession. The verdict being favor
able, little Adele hcnccforward belongs to
the opera; she is now aged 2 or 8 years,
and il she works hard she will become q
passable danscusc in about ten or
twelve years. The first stage is
the little girls class, In classe des
2~ctites. Winter and summer day after
day, every morning at 10 O'Clock, Mime.
Theodore awaits her pupils, who come
accompanied by their mothers, each ono
carrying = little bag That contains n regu-
lar Noah's ark full o. miscellaneous OBJ
iects Necessary for the studies or the
happiness Of q pupil of the petite classe,
ouch - stockings, dnncinG shoes, n box of
poudrc de riz, acomb, a button hook, some
bread, y bottle of Wine aud water, some
cold veal, hard boiled eggs, sardines,
apples and what not.
In The twinklinG OF m eye tho little
ones undress, put on their working cos
tune, and como rushing up stairs pell
neil into the class room, bounding round
tho professor and kissing her.
a MO BART ROOM.
Let us look n The room. 1t Is n large,
bare room. with bars fixed parallel to the
walls on three sides and . sloping floor,
L. accUstom the pupil to tho sloping stage
q TIE theatre. Along the FREQ wall are
fnrraTsga up1 two guna ca1fa1 cIoFra M
commodnto the professor end her assist
un., who plays u fiddle or sometimes u
:o-t Of harmonium. Tho girls, of whom
The oldest IL perhaps l3, wear low necked
corsages leaving their arms bare, white
muslin skirts, broad sashcs OF blue or red
ribbon, pink tights and gray canvas shoes.
They are a lean, scracgy lot, not lovely to
i'o., upoa individually, but full of good
LUmor and vivacity.
'Allons, mesdemoiselles, n vos plncesr'
cries ihc professor, and the girls run to
the bars, and the fiddle gives the word of
command, just rs the buglc calls direct
the soldier. There is no melody, but
simply n series OF Rndnntc, allegro, pizzi-
CltD and trill movements, each followed
~ Sc trcmolo, so that to the untutored ear
the sounds suggest tho confusion of the
tuning of an orchestra. But the. dancers
understand that such and such notes in
I'll INST be held no Iong no tho ~
L..ar Eeeps mn tho tremolo. other pntes
H., ea-cl by n tromolo Indicate another
1.ss.nr. Ana Mt every moment Jnrina
In, lesson tbe professor intcrsnersos bor
rrToarEs with tho words. .SonriczI Son.
~. /, Minis rouriez DONE, tSmiIci wonit
,-,1 rnil,O For in the midst Of tbc most
Hli-ul. and torturinr dislocations The
b.ir. airl mnst emil. nrd tho ort ~
-,;,lsur Inns to Inc learned inst Iiga a stcn
Al, .-Cevcioppc.
After laif nm hour Of theea general ox
cral CO NJ the bor there comes n rcst nnd
I'll, Nttlo girls beyin once more to chatter
mi 6ntter while tbe nrnfcssor laws ~,
a.. iy Watering Tho floor IN ceometricaI
iut. ,rc,p,ents Tben f,Ilovvs The o1ooo
III, -.,nd rnrt OF tho Lesson which con,
s,,f n, t.se-nbI, en1 comnosod stems
'r.s Gn,crrs tahD ,larn i'm the middle os
-, ra,-l 4, row. Nfn,c Tboodoro holds
r,u-. ,Eirts end Indicates Tho stem nnJ
l.lo once Ic-il IA roInd ,vbirI
-,.slcttc. form rrouns by tvos and smile
=, unison. while The nddlo scranes- oreer
tuu,i and the professor cries In STRANGE
terms; 'Dallonnc. fondu, pssembIe2
sentence. eouricz. Mails sourie. doncr'
Alvava that smilel
At intervals tbero nre rorcuts ~ res+,
hut Tho zsnl.us nunIls 90 not rnst. tLov
RIM 10 the Lp- end work their pnacs on3
loius. uultipIylnr the CTorts 10 rain
Their sunnIrneSg and li,btnces That Tho
public often seem to regard ne natural and
innate
The third part Of the lesson ia the vnr,a-
ton. Tho pupils gather in n rroun around
the professor. who with her nnGers die
tates the steps that aro to be executed,