The sun., 1891-07-05
A CARD TO THE PUBLIC.

J. oNENE would have a word with you Am q
Turkish dancer You Americans have seen here In
New York many styiss OF dancing. the old bast ths
R the skirt tho eecsnrc the dancing Of the Gits ot
London of Paris nnd OF Madrid and is 8. not time now
that you shonld ser something d'forsntf ibshsSs ]
show sonseshtnr new. distinctive. uniqua and
witha, both snteri aiming and entcins. p. ,at I,
You are not familiar with this dancing OF which
speak
! others who have be,u In Europe and the East and
have seen tho dsncius of all nationa say the ssms
thEa Hut thsy also say that unless the Turkish
dances andersood the spectator does not nrst
sisht ike them Ihope. therefore. that you who
sboutio SEQ Shs inpcinx for the nrst timo will read
the roowius description II was written by traveller
= snd ia eoetratstr
THANKS 20 an on,csr hiHh In the sultans favor I
raw dnrins my stay In Consantinops dancing by
the girls of the hnrem twas unusual .hine for .
stranger to be berptet to zee IT, and II idea Of
the dAucs had not becn given beforehand, admit
that shouldn't have thought vary much Of It. It all 40
differed from the dancing you In European coun.
tries To begin With only gri RUE. dances at
time. Before she nppsars slaves sprea thick
rug tho floor. Tie musis soft low, AMI lansuor.
ous Thon tho dancer comes out ompanicd by
eunucha She stands before In gorgeous costume.
"rhe eunuohs s;and on each aide and ono after an
othe. take garment from her It IL she Il
undressing iou think she certainly 10 gciLz - do 50
when she throws OF her sandals and sans before you
4 oarefooted Hut there arc sti clothes upon her.
Tho music goes IN like the lascivous pleasing Of
| Iuto IN my lauys cnRmber. The dancer advances 10
the centre or tie rug and rosat FOR her falaan II IL
curious com animation Of tip toe an: arm movements.
"Thcn follow movement, exhibiting tho peculiar
eracs Of Turkish kris. Surely their Uodies
different from those OF other Eacl motion
merely free and unrestrained hut It has charm that
comes from gene .at,ons of physical culture Their
mothers were dancers before them. ana thsy them.
selves will teach their children be dancers usredty
has much to do with 1t AMI think Of this fact at
once Just the Japs all other jugglers be-
4 IN thor, mot narA Ad
| 80 do Turkish girls out rivnl others
"A eunuch hands the dancer hoop. She takes Il
meantime maintaining her superb pnsturinE. All, for
poot to describe those picturesque olutions OF
torso those twinkinzs OF diamond studded toes
divine passionate quve.ings Of breast and noddins
of head She twirs tho hooplo as fairy watts her
wand She turns and another eunnch hands her q
glass nsdto tho brim with water She poises tho
the inner side Of tho hoope RIM and rapidly whr.
brmmng glass ana hoop around and above her head.
not only not dropping tho glasa but not splitting
drop water is wonderful such art OF action such
nnesse Of dexteritv.
music. III not the esugResvenessor but of: the
presence Of something that mankind fears The dancer
covers She is still graceful etatue of Phdlas
turned to life but thers s nervous manner In her
movement that betokens fright. There. you what
she has seen-a snake And now We havo the serpent
darcA Look. there the venomous creature lies; his
hissng front uprsen his long body curlinR look. She
bends io and fastening her eyes tho awful thing.
ene stretches ner Dody FORWARD stretches even Beyond
her length and touches tho threatening reptile She
withdraws She advances Her eyes CLEAN. She
clutches tho serpent The music almost ceases All
look sRan she has risen from her prostrate attitude
and the serpont-a charmed horror now-is twinng his
long self beneath her breast willing captive. Once
moro music sounds eoftly triumphant Once are
the girl is thing Of delight to look upon. She grasps
her tambourine The serpent encircles her waist its
head peerinR across her shoulders. The impression s
weird. Tho shapes her body takes sinuous. Of
IA Yon hAAr n nuaic of she
You think only Of her beating tho tambourne and Of
the hideous object rondlng her. aud you think Of
It with pleasure.
"sometimss the serpent cannot be had Cor these
entertainments. but SO wonderful these women
that they simulate phase and feel that the
repulsively beautiful sn AXE is there nevertheess
After this peculiar dance comes one OF an entirely
different Sort Gosee It when You can. cannot tell
about and do It Justice Tho French have something
like 1t in the danse du ventre 1t Isl study for those
who know how difficult It 10 to hold the upper part OF
the body perfectly rigid and yet mako all the rest
culver and roll and move artisticslly No explanation
of this Ia needed. 1t explains itself
FINALLY. holding the tamboarins behind her back.
the girl begins the last part OF her exhibition keeps
her place in the centre OF the lifting her bare feet
necessarily and pointing them out with odd ankle and
knee action She spreads tho motion further until
at length there II intense movement IN every bit OF her
body bo'ow her breasts Above she Is motioness
scuptured marble. Her neck 10 upright and rigid her
head not evon trembles Then a new inspiration Is
born and gradually inch OF her frame 10 going.
er head bends forward she turns It to the right and
slowly swings 1t around The neck muscles extra
ordinarily flexible Her head moves around again and
again aud the mus c quicksnA Faster and faster her
head revolves. Sho 10 in frenzy and 1t seems il
surely her neck would break. And yet tho twirlinR
and spinning keep up. She sets the for the musi
clans. Often her excitement is more than merely
fegned But at last ends and she falls suddenly and
the music stops short Then she rises and smiles and
kissing hsr huRsr tips fits away"