Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-07-16
THE SPANISH DANCE.
How yaItleS Describes It In His Newly
 Translated Novel.

Translated Novel.
 Our learned host in n few moments appeared with castanetS which he hand- ed to the Sisters. Then they took off their 'coronets" and hoods. For the tirst time l saw Sister San Sulpicio's hair; it was dark and shiny with almost n bluish light slightly waving, not very long, because at tho time that she took her VOWS the scissors made terrific havoc in thom. After we had made still an- other exploration around the parlor and dramatically scaled all the doors, Suarez began to thrum the guitar. A moment of keen expectation followed; the two girls who were going to perform the dance for us stood facing each other smiling, Sister Maria dc la Luz with hor head bent and blushing to her ears; her cousin with her arms akimbo trifle pale, her lips feverish, the slight squinting of her beautiful .velvety eyes being little intensified. My heart leaped within me out of pure excite mont
 Tho Malaganicn raised his voice 8 little and sang a seguidilla.
 Instantly tho four castanets clacked noisily, the dancers lifted their arms and approached each other, then in- stantly retreated again, raising first one foot and then the other in time and with the greaSest grace and agility. My enamored eyes feasted on the adorable curves of the graceful Sister San Sulpicio, not concealed by the coarse serge.
 Followed a series of movements and steps, all adjusted to the sound of the ruitnr oD1 thu castanntS which nayar for moment ceased to sound with a joyous and noisy clapping; the bodies of tho two cousins rose and fcll, bending to one side and then to the other with opposite motions of heads and arms.
 The arms indeed had the most to do sometimes extended with the breast ad- vanced in challenging attitude, then again picking up from the floor some thing invisible which must have bcen intended to represent flowers, then again bent above the head, making around it, as it wcro, lovely frame.
 My eyes followed only Sister san Sul- picio. not only bccau~v of the affection | which felt for her, hut also because ShC was in reality the better dancer; her cousin, either from fear or modesty, or because Nature had not endowed her Wlln uluCu tlllld(lOl, NbuuNNu ucfSt1l | to marking the movements and keeping time. Shc, on the other hand, accented them powerfully, enjoying herself in attitudes in which the elegance and | fleNihility of hcr body was each instant shown in a hcwitching way. Her beautiful head bent to one side, her eyes half closed hcr lips parted oy half blissful smile, in which her whole being was submerged, she seemed 70 bo an Oriental bayadorc, displaying with mystical rapture, amid the soli- | tude and mystery of tho temple, the | fascinating hrilliancy of her eyes, and | tho supreme gracefulncss of her form, | gilded like tho lotus leaves in autumn. | At that moment could swear that she saw us not entirely absorbed as she was in tho delight of following out, one | by one, the thousand exquisite combi- | nations to which her lovely figure lent itself. The passion of the dance was the passion of her
 own body, was the ecstatic wor- | ship of her own gracefulness. When | any particular figure came to an end she seemed to come out of her ecstasy, and would look at us smiling with wander ing, humid eyes
 When it was finished Sister Maria de | Ia Luz ran to q chair and sat down in | modification; her cousin remained | standing, her breast heaving, her hair in disorder, and still smiling. with the | same miSchievous expression. The Nal l agauian, in it of enthusiasm, laid the guitar at her feet, expressing his homage | in his lisping dialect.-Don Armando Palacio Naldos, in Sister SaHnt Sulpice.