Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-16

I Wasn't il mean? We told him never
mind, TO come one step further into
| Democracy, whereupou he confessed tina
he Was Democrat once upon a time.
| ''Virtue is its own reward. Ours was
| rewarded that very same day BY the
browning victory OF defeated Mckinley
! Such triumphs came near upsettiug our
/ feminine heads. We had nothing to
/ drink, except some wine Of cocoa, but
/ each of Us took a wine-glass full of that
| and "hollered 'rah,' Isn't 1t NICE ia
! be able to "holler'' when you want to
cover up your ignorance OF "measures?'
After all, to quote from poor Irishmen
bemuddled with beer, and too much
Tamm anv-paster, "phat's the use
talken, it's too much red tape. -
But, after all, women are going into
poiitics The 400 are dabbling their taper
fingers 10 the political pe-crust, and II is
going to make i'fad.' - Women didu t
take to the suffrage movement of Miss
Anthony and Mrs. Stanton; it was too
ungilded, smacked too seriously of
emancipation, - acknowledged inferl-
GRITTY, etc. The political leaders of the
400 are wiser; they make it condescen-
sion, a pretty leaning down from their
soft places to inquire into the mundane
affairs of poor, dear George, so harassed
about the horrid tariff, OF course, they
will help him get votes If II can be done
by only q few smiles and EN- broidered
badges TO wear on election day! Yet, it
is start. How naturally will follow the
inference, eff she is such good wire
puller why not give her the ballot?'
There is q new song all the rage In New
York now. II is the same familiar air,
but the name of the gentleman doing the
bottom Of the-seA act is slightly modified
from the original into Mckinley. -
oTERo, THE SPANISH DANCER.
New York is spoiled child; she has
grown tired of old fashioned toys, and
must have importations to amuse her.
Her latest fancy is for Spanish dancers.
Carmencita pleased her, q whole
half season, (and holds her own yet,
bravely, in the face Of her rival.) Then
the Eden Musee found Otero. A
description Of the former has been given,
in former letter: ! wish l could draw
u comparison. But, can one compare
an ox-eyed daisy, IN florists window,
with u big yellow chrysanthemum? You
can admire each, but not compare; or,
field-lgrk S tuneless liquid note, with the
well-turned roulade of an educated
linuet? Or the glow of q FREELY, on a
plantain leaf, in some old Moorish court,
to the electric lights, there, in Union
Square? Two society men sat behind US
IN the musee, while OterO danced. Said
one, in reply to an enthusiastic express
sion on the part of the other as to OterO's
dancing, "Non-sense! she does not
approach Carmencita. She is too civil
lIzed! Carmencta is an ideal gitana,
she dances naturally, poses modestly, is
as daintily unconventional as q hummiug
bird on q trellis, butterfly on rose,
or wild flower on its stem.
And when the performance is
lunch of picked pig 's feet, and beer, and
Tugs her flowers off to her lodgings. But
this woman! She poses for a lady, wears
her diamonds, Partisan dresses, rides
horseback in Central park, and declines
the invitation of the Duke d 'Orleans for
Il dinner ct Delmonico's because she is
tired!''' There it is in nutshell. |
Otero is O grande dame so far rs face,
form and rainent go. On dit, that |
King Alphonso pronounced her the pref |
test woman in Spain! She has studied |
under the best masters, but all their |
training could not take the exquisite |
savagery out of her. That is the |
charm of Spanish dancing; it is an in
spiration, not Il profession. When you |
take abandon out of it you take the life
out. When Otero comes Oh the stage
she sits perfectly silent for a full minute,
then she looks at the rows of bald heads
In the front seats, then she smiles, and
in that smile you see how beautiful she
g. Now, her hands and feet seem to
near the dance music played by the Mex
can band of mandolins and guitars, and
he clapping of hands and swapping of
fingers of her attendants, who sit on
either side of the stage, calling lowly,
get inspiringly "auda!' "auda!'
'olle!'' :olIe.' Meanwhile, her little
'eet have begun a rhythnicAl tattoo
IN the floor. Suddenly she springs to
he foot-Iishts, and bends and
ways, laughing. singing, touch
ng the air with her toes, the
loor with her lovely head. Her form
5 absolute perfection, her face radi-
unity beautiful, with that high oolored.
-ariable Spanish beauty, OF slumbrous
black eyes, olive skin rich red cheeks and
Ups, and hair as black and as glossy as a
aven's wing. Her costumes are su-
verb, molestly long skirts, in their per-
ection OF fit and gossamer lightness
eem not to obstruct the graceful free
iOm OF her limbs. one or her dances
s called the .'jota,' and Is only
succession OF graceful. sensuous poses;
movement-to slow and languid music
of feet, hips, neck aud head, utterly
sciuating IN its beauty and oddly.
mother dance represents the counting of
maid, aud another, the "bolero,
Wild thing, that means everything pos
ible for wingless creature. Otero
ings too, pretty musical. catchy little
panish songs, but Der voice is not the
hing of rare beauty that she, herself is!
)tero fairly revels in flowers, diamonds,
big salary, admiration, aud the in
ON parable luxury of autocracy! She is
Dung and apparently in perfect health.
t will take a great many midnight din
ers, open carriage drives, and foot
ght designations to make her anything
ess than captivatingly lovely!
CENTRAL PARK IN INDIAN SUMMER.
Tell me which is really prettiest, fair
ST to look upon. maiden of seventeen
4 her first ball dress, or woman of
birty in her velvet and diamonds-both
'omen granted beautiful, leach ac-
ording to her kind''-and l Will tell
on whether Central park is prettiest in
pring or autumn. We spent Saturday
tternoon there, taking q Fifth avenue II
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