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CREOLE SKETCHES
And then the dancer is attired. The coiffure is a separate matter, and varies according to circumstances.
But, alas! the little slippers can be used only once or at most twice; the tights must be frequently renewed; the tulle petticoats must be incessantly replaced; nearly all this fragile fairy costume continually demands renovation. The laces and upper ornamental apparel alone endure. So that every dancer must carry with her quite a little shoe-store; for in one opera season many dozens of shoes are worn out, and then they are useless, except for rehearsals.
And now our Eleusis having been sufficiently explained, we do propose to say nothing more upon the subject, and leave the reader to dream of — whatever he pleases!
