. Punch . cks. Thefuture husbands enter, with their poor cold legs encased in whitecotton long hose. The three first,who are principals, have a consi-derable strut, and bow when theyget to the lamps. Those comingnext being the corps de ballet, havean air of somewhat less importance,but the last dozen being decidedsupernumeraries, sneak on with anair of much humility. The youngbrides next arrive in shamefullyshort petticoats of very flimsy ma-terials, and they are no soonermarried than they begin to dancewith considerable energy. Lynceusand Hypcrmnestra dance a pas dedeux for the amusement of a
. Punch . cks. Thefuture husbands enter, with their poor cold legs encased in whitecotton long hose. The three first,who are principals, have a consi-derable strut, and bow when theyget to the lamps. Those comingnext being the corps de ballet, havean air of somewhat less importance,but the last dozen being decidedsupernumeraries, sneak on with anair of much humility. The youngbrides next arrive in shamefullyshort petticoats of very flimsy ma-terials, and they are no soonermarried than they begin to dancewith considerable energy. Lynceusand Hypcrmnestra dance a pas dedeux for the amusement of all therest of the newly-married couples,and thus ends the scene. Scene III. is a subterranean cave,or coal-cellar, dedicated to Nemesis,where Danaus has brought his daugh-ters to arrange preliminaries for thewholesale assassination that he hasset his mind upon. All but Hypter-mnestra concur in the project, and agood deal of serious business ensuesbetween her and her father. Theold gentleman, by a number of. PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. 97
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