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Figure. First lady advances four steps alone, and stops ; //'>-, /-/;.< 

 gentleman does the same ; first lady retires, facing gentleman, to whom 

 she makes a slow profound courtesy. (The courtesy must occupy a bar or 

 of the music ; and as, if made with grace and dignity, it is most ef- 

 fective, we would recommend ladies to practise it carefully beforehand.) 

 The gentleman at the same time bows and retires (1st eight bars). All 

 four ladies advance to centre, give right hands across to each other (which 

 ailed the double chain}, and left hand to vis-a-vis gentleman ; then 

 1-aek again, left hand across in the middle, and right hands to partners 

 back to places. (2nd eight bars.) Second and side couples repeat figure 

 from commencement. 



A more recent fashion for dancing this figure is as follows : Instead of 

 one lady advancing at first, all four advance, and courtesy to each other ; 

 then turn and courtesy to their partners. Ladies do the moulinet in the 

 centre ; that is, give right hands across to each other, and half round ; 

 left hands across back again and return to places. Gentlemen meantime 

 all move round outside the ladies, till each has regained his place. Figure 

 as usual repeated four times ; but the second and fourth time the gentle- 

 men advance instead of the ladies, and bow, first to each other, then to 

 their partners; continuing as before through the rest of the figure. 



4^/6 Figure. Top gentleman, taking partner's left hand, leads her to 

 the couple on their right, to whom they bow and courtesy (which civility 

 must be met with the like acknowledgment), then cross quickly to fourth 

 couple, and do the same. (1st eight bars.) All four couples chassez a\> 

 right and left (gentlemen invariably passing behind his partner), thru 

 turn hands (tour des mains) back to places. (2nd eight bars.) Fir>t and 

 opposite couples right and left across and back again to place (3rd ei 

 Second ami sides repeat as usual. 



.V// /"//// /r. This figure commences with the music. lvi.-h e mple 

 should Maud ready, the gentleman facing his partner, his right h;;nd hold- 

 ing her>. If every one does not start directly the IIIUMC begins, and does 

 not observe >tri<-t time throughout, the some what intricate figure becomes 

 hopelessly embarrassed ; l.ut. when well danced, il is theprer Un- 



it commences with tin- _'//'/<//. r/niinr all round ; each gentleman 

 giving his right hand bo hi- partner at starting, his 1,-ft to the next 1.. 

 then his right again, and so all round, till all hi ve returned in their places. 

 n liar.s of the music. Fuw( couple promenade inside 

 figure, returning to places with tin ir bricks turned to nppnsite couple. The 



if right falls in inn liately l.ehind them ; the fourth 



folio* 1 euiiple remaining in their places. A douHe line 



