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He seemed resolved to destroy all formality between parties who might desire to draw closer to each other, and he hit upon the lucky device of a table d'hote, very well managed, and held twice a-week, and often followed by a soiree dansante; so that, if they pleased, the aspirants to matrimonial happiness might become acquainted without gene.
And now, I'll not detain you longer," said Levy, rising and ringing the bell. The servant entered. "Is my carriage here?" "Yes, Baron." "Can I set you down anywhere?" "No, thank you, I prefer walking." "Adieu, then. And mind you remember the soiree dansante at Mrs. Avenel's." Randal mechanically shook the hand extended to him, and went down the stairs.
Therefore, gentlemen, allow me to present you each with one of these" every hand retreated behind the back of its well-born owner, when, to the inexpressible relief of all, Dick concluded with, "a little soiree dansante," and extended four cards of invitation. "Most happy!" exclaimed Spendquick.
During forty years Newport had a unique existence, unknown to the rest of America, and destined to have a lasting influence on her ways, an existence now as completely forgotten as the earlier boarding-house matinée dansante time. The sixties, seventies, and eighties in Newport were pleasant years that many of us regret in spite of modern progress.
I said just now "this dance," but, strictly speaking, the polonaise, which has been called a marche dansante, is not so much a dance as a figured walk, or procession, full of gravity and a certain courtly etiquette. The usual accompaniment consists of a bass note at the beginning of the bar followed, except at the cadences, by five quavers, of which the first may be divided into semiquavers.
But when Louis Philippe came to the throne, he with his usual policy observed, that paper of French manufacture was good enough for his purposes, it was therefore adopted at the Court, and the noblesse and gentry, following in the same line, that encouragement was afforded to their countrymen, that engendered the idea of rendering their own paper so tasteful and elegant that now the affair is quite reversed, and England takes from France an immense quantity of this beautiful manufacture, which employs even artists of talent for designing the elegant and fanciful devices which ornament their envelopes, with their enclosures of various sizes and forms, in which the arts of drawing, painting, gilding, stamping, etc., combine to render them so pretty and so gay, that one feels loath to destroy any of these ornamental epistles, however trifling their import; the subjects of the devices are as various as those which they are intended to illustrate, history, the heathen mythology, religion, friendship, a more tender passion, etc., are all allegorically or emblematically represented, in the fancy stationary, offering the writer the means of choosing a subject consistent with the text of his letter, as an invitation to dinner is designated by paintings of pheasants, game, etc., to a soirée dansante, the note is adorned by couples waltzing, etc., to a whist party, the cards and players are introduced, and if to tea, the cups and saucers of gilded and glowing hue, bedeck the gay margin; so that before a word is written in the letter, it foretells its errand.
Then M'sieu Fortier would do jobs of playing here and there, one night for this ball, another night for that soiree dansante, and in the day, work at his trade, that of a cigar-maker. But now for seven years there had been no break in the season, and the little old violinist was happy.
And now, I'll not detain you longer," said Levy, rising and ringing the bell. The servant entered. "Is my carriage here?" "Yes, Baron." "Can I set you down anywhere?" "No, thank you, I prefer walking." "Adieu, then. And mind you remember the /soiree dansante/ at Mrs. Avenel's." Randal mechanically shook the hand extended to him, and went down the stairs.
Richard continued rapidly, "Mrs. Avenel has a /soiree dansante/ on Thursday, shall be very happy to see you in Eaton Square. Stop, I have a card;" and he drew out a dozen large invitation-cards, from which he selected one, and presented it to Randal. The baron pressed that young gentleman's arm, and Randal replied courteously that it would give him great pleasure to be introduced to Mrs. Avenel.
Therefore, gentlemen, allow me to present you each with one of these" every hand retreated behind the back of its well-born owner, when, to the inexpressible relief of all, Dick concluded with, "a little soiree dansante," and extended four cards of invitation. "Most happy!" exclaimed Spendquick.
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