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BRIDE DANCING FOR .MONEY, 
in 3ier satin dress, working lier way up a long 
line as in a country dance. When she has 
danced some time with her partner, he advances, 
and neatly throws his handkerchief round her 
neck. She dances on, as if unconscious ; but 
shortly one of two maids in attendance draws it 
away. She undoes the knot in the corner, and 
hands the sum of money enclosed to a male 
attendant, who writes the amount on a slate, 
and passes the money to the second of the hand- 
maidens. Meanwhile the bride dances on with 
her vis-a-vis, and the handkerchief having been 
replaced on her shoulders, she draws it off, and 
gracefully casts it over her partners neck, draw- 
ins him towards lier with it to receive her kiss 
O 
of thanks. The amount of the gift lias been 
called out by the male attendant on writing it 
down, and the dancers adjudge the number of 
kisses that it is worth. When one partner has 
retired, the bride passes on to the next, to repeat 
the same performance. Later in the evening, 
when w r e looked into the ball-room before going, 
she still bravely kept her post, though seemingly 
tired to death. Through her efforts the expenses 
of the celebration of lier wedding would be 
largely covered : we have since heard that she 
received over £100 that evening. 
