The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-25
THE ART IN THE WALK
NINE. BONFANTI BILL TEACH III TO
WOMEN or PbRsEyhRANch.
Il Cant All lie Learned In One Lesson
Ihough-The Way Women walk win
In,erIud by signor Barstu.


.oh ,,oo, vera niccl prettyl" cxclaim-
cd signor Parrau, as he ga@ed at NINE
Bonfanu.
1rno madame bridlcd with pleasure and
trimmed hack TO where the Signor ana
tbe reporter were sitting IN front OF d
hurc mirror Tho yn0f was 'nefc De
,,f,so he is to be madame assistant III
- nov dancing scnOOl The reporter
- thcre because she wanted To ma
out madame 5 i0cas about now woman
sbould walk The mirror was there De
rsuso tho blk, htre-noorcd apartment
Is 10 Dc the scene OF the new dancing
and general department school
..Nrrra nicctF murmurcd tho SignOr
oe Nine Bonfanti daintily approached.
.'That is tho way TO walk, saiu
Madame. Now. YOU would not Walk
IUke thist" and. although not more than
five feet high. she swung of down the
han with "a stride which would have
done credit TO "a six-foot English woman.
ron. uglyi vera ugly exclaimed tne
Signor. covering his eyes 10 shut out '"o
sight. .,-,s D,odo,oe
"Oh. 1 can tell an English woman, ana
Scotch women-oh,-as soon as see heI.
nAro the American women just as I'M
GRACEFUL asked the reporter.
NO ON. no, / tell you. The Aine.
fcan girl she has talent. g-r-r-eat tal'nl.
She can learn anything. But she mas no
roreeyerancc. Eh. SignOr? Perseverance,
The sirnor dejeciedly shook his head.
"Nfnn We Italians study 20 pcCulnV
danscuscs." continued Boniahu'
p... ,K niontne just Win tnc -,
discs 40 the bar" pointing 10 a iohb l"''
winning along the side of the room. ok
months before we do single sN,','so
fn tho middle Of the floor. AM bul ln'
American girl she is IN such n"''
She does everything the same WY
Is AN Ike the cable car She gers on elu
-h-r-r-r. she is az her destlhhuoi- n..o
would have DO the same way win az
Sine wants to learn 30 all IN one lessoH'
Aht' e..,,.. ,bot
will not require so much training as u"'0-
inc dOas2'
no. ~ course But if q girl walks very
badlv / would put her at the exercises
"a the bar 90 begin with First she mus
learn 90 hold herself I'm proper posi-
ton. 20 breath through her nose, -, 70
mako hor body light. Then she must
learn 10 place her feet properly.Every,
bodv 4. born plceon-toed. you know, ana
balf Of fhe people do not outgrow II. Ihey
stand this way. and the madame hiteu
nor Skirt and showed hor chubby bal e.
dancing feet as straight and sun as il
thev had been glued together.
"O-o-O-hi groanod Sienor Baratu'
"She must learn TO point her foot IKE
this" said Bonfanti. suddenly transfer
ing her right ankle and foot into a now
INK line Of beauty. ana she must pe
able 90 stand on one Tot without any
more wrlggNng ,ban II she were OH '"O
feet"
Madame walked down the hall slowly,
pausing az each step % rest on one 1901
with the other ole waiting its turn 10
reach the floor She had perfect
q al. I.I. mi o.
"Oh vera nicsi' exclaimed the Signor.
gpriaring up himself and following in
Madame's wake to show that he could
do H. too. ..
said BOnfanu land does she know now
to walk grac fully? OF course, they are
not all alike. But you watch them on
the street LOokI'
Throwing her whole body into an
other position Madame flounced down the
han IN "a style that one can see on Twen-
ty-third street az any time of any day.
The agitated Sienor cried out IN pam,
but Madame had no pity. Getting her
different members into another set OF
angles she amhled up the hall. her arms
swinging violently as she came Then
she initiated various pecularties of gait
and carriage with such eNactness that
the reporter shed tears Of laughter, while
the Sgnor almost wept tears of agony
you have seen them walk that way,
YES. indeed But do you mean that
YOU could correct such walk in q
woman OF thirty-five or forty?'
81 can show her how 10 correct IT
herself II she will not persevere ana
have patience. of course 1 can do Moth
ing
"But isn't woman Of that age too
sune'
ooh. no. a woman Of thirty-fve is very
supple, Look az nae. And ! am forty
.sfH four N.rfa f.rnf..
81 said L was hfty. There is not much
difference perhaps but when one is
already too OLD ono hates 10 be called
still older. Eh2 And 30 is said 1 had a
farm 40 Massachusetts,. An 1 would
like farm I'm MassaChusctts-Oh, yes
But i never had one. That must have
been Morlachi. But / was the premiere
danseuse of the Black Crook company.
Yes that is true. And We danced then.
People said 10 was immodest the ballet.
But what DO YOU have now This
Madame gave a vaudeville Kick. And
this, She began q split
The Signor cried out iu a tone Of one
pierced 90 the heart.
THAT is not only immodest. 1t 10 ugly,
too declared BOnfant
"Hut how about walking?'
'Oh yes, Walkingi ! dance away from
your question. eh?' And the cX-aallet
dancer laughed at her own wit. All.
hut you-you have perseverance. You
bring me back. II other American girls
had the perseverance like You. You viii
learn to dance? No? Very well. / will
teach plenty others. Listen, They tell
me that at the grand BAN at the Wal
dorf-you knOw-when they danced the
court minuct 10 was" the little
madame finished IN tragic whisper.
'it was something hor-r-reeblc'
Really
"Oh. yes They tell me. I. myself (
once instructed some ladies for 10 dance
"a court mlnuct. There were four society
ladies and there were four dancing teach
crs. Oh. yes' And these ladies what
taurht dancing-you believe mc-thcy
could not even walk No, And they
could not turn tho head, NO And bend
tIe ARM And use fan-0h, And they
taught danciag!. / will not teach that
way. Never, one must have repOse
Sec ! can sit down How many women
can IN down. or stand up when they
are -Own; 10 is am art / tell you. an art.
J VIII teach it. ] will teach 10. But |
viii teach IL as an art must he taught
hy beginning at the beginning And when
woman comes 30 me ana tells ne that
shc wants 10 learn 20 walk gracefully.
90 Gerry hor body easily 20 be able 10
turn. 20 make the graceful gcstes like
ibis ' illustrating OF VIII saw 20 her.
Yes Won shall do an thst-~ you have
tho noreevorar VOC" a~i w'a mt her
az that bar and 7 viii not % her .ick
No. I will not"'-New York VII
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