Programme . soon lost its vivacitywhen exported, and became a stately dance of the aristocracy. TheGrande Encyclopedic described its characteristic as a noble andelegant simplicity; its movement is rather moderate than rapid; andone may say that it is the least gay of all such dances. Louis XV.was passionately devoted to the minuet, but his predecessor, the GrandMonarch, is said to have excelled all others. The court minuet was a dance for two, a man and a woman. Thetempo was moderate, and the dance was followed in the balls by agavotte. Those proficient in other dances were obliged to spend t
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Programme . soon lost its vivacitywhen exported, and became a stately dance of the aristocracy. TheGrande Encyclopedic described its characteristic as a noble andelegant simplicity; its movement is rather moderate than rapid; andone may say that it is the least gay of all such dances. Louis XV.was passionately devoted to the minuet, but his predecessor, the GrandMonarch, is said to have excelled all others. The court minuet was a dance for two, a man and a woman. Thetempo was moderate, and the dance was followed in the balls by agavotte. Those proficient in other dances were obliged to spend threemonths learning the most graceful and ceremonious of all dancingsteps and postures. An entertaining volume could be written on this dance, in whichMarcel saw all things, and of which Senac de Meilhan said: Life isa minuet: a few turns are made in order to curtsy in the same spotfrom which we started. It was Count Moroni who remarked that theeighteenth century was truly portrayed in the dance. It was the. HATS AND FURS PROPER SHAPES IN LADIES ROUND HATS, WALKING, GOLFING, AND HUNTING HATS. RICH FURS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION C0UL1N8 & FAIRBANKS COflPANY, . BOSTON 100 INewLngland , CONSERYATORYOF MUSIC Huntington Avenue, Boston.GEORGE W. CHADWICK. Director. The management takes pleasure in announcing the engage-ment of SIGNOR PIETRO VALLINI of Milan, Italy, as a member of the Vocal Faculty. Among his pupils may be mentioned Signor Costantini, nowwith the Metropolitan Opera Company ; Signor Augustini, thefamous tenor, who has sung in the leading cities of Europe ;Madame Darclee, who was selected by Gounod to succeed Pattiin the soprano role in Romeo and Juliet. Other pupils fa-mous in Europe as opera singers are Burchi, Montanari, Guidice, Othon, Julia, and Cioni. Signor Vallini will be in daily attendance at the Conserva-tory as a teacher of voice, and will conduct the Opera School, whichwas so successfully initiated by the late Signor Oreste Bimboni. FOR TERMS APPLY TO RALPH L. PL