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do well to confine your attention to a few simple and universally received 

 sets, which you will find quite sufficient for your purpose. We begin with 

 the oldest and most common, the 



FIRST SET OF QUADRILLES, 



FIRST FIGURE. LE PANTALON. 



The couples at the top and bottom of the quadrille cross to each other's 

 places in eight steps, occupying four bars of the time ; re-cross immediately 

 to their own places, which completes the movement of eight bars. This is 

 called the Chaine Anglaise. The gentleman always keeps to the right of 

 vis-a-vis's lady in crossing, thus placing her inside. 



Set to partners, or balance? ; turn your partner. (This occupies the se- 

 cond eight bars.) Ladies' chain, or chaine des dames. (Eight bars more.) 

 Each couple crosses to opposite couple's place, gentleman giving his hand 

 to his partner ; this is called half-promenade. Couples re-cross right and 

 left to their places, without giving hands, which completes another eight 

 bars and ends the figure. 



The side couples repeat what the top and bottom couples have done. 



SECOND FIGURE. LE'TE. 



The ladies in all the top couples, and their vis-a-vis gentlemen, ad- 

 vance four steps, and retire the same, repeating this movement once 

 again, which makes the first eight bars. 



Top ladies and vis-a-vis gentlemen cross to each other's places; ad- 

 vance four steps ; retreat ditto ; cross back towards partners, who set to 

 them as they advance ; turn partners, which ends the first half of figure. 



Second ladies and top vis-a-vis gentlemen execute the same movements. 

 The side couples begin, the privilege of commencement being conferred on 

 those ladies who stand at the right of the top couples. 



This figure is sometimes performed in a different manner known as 

 double II EU. Instead of the top lady and vis-a-vis gentlemen advancing 

 alone, they advance with partners, joining hands ; cross and return, as in 

 .the single figure. This variation is, however, somewhat out of vogue, 

 except (as will presently be seen) in the last figure of the quadrille, where 

 it is still frequently introduced. 



THIRD FIGURE. LA POULE. 



Top lady and vis- a-vis gentleman cross to each* other's places, giving 

 right hand in passing; cross back again with left hand (eight bars). The 



