The XVIIIth century; its institutions, customs, and costumes France, 1700-1789 . amusements for frequenters of its Chinese Redoubt wereswings, and other foreign games. In the very centre of newParis, upon the Place Vendome, then bounded on one side by thechurch and convent of the Capucines, the St. Ovide fair was es-tablished in August, 1764, and it was held there every year at thesame period until transferred to the Place Louis XV., where it didnot last long, though it had originall)- been made fashionable as thegingerbread fair. It was at this fair that Nicolet, previous toestablishing his t
The XVIIIth century; its institutions, customs, and costumes France, 1700-1789 . amusements for frequenters of its Chinese Redoubt wereswings, and other foreign games. In the very centre of newParis, upon the Place Vendome, then bounded on one side by thechurch and convent of the Capucines, the St. Ovide fair was es-tablished in August, 1764, and it was held there every year at thesame period until transferred to the Place Louis XV., where it didnot last long, though it had originall)- been made fashionable as thegingerbread fair. It was at this fair that Nicolet, previous toestablishing his theatre des grands danseurs du Roi, displayed thewonderful strength and agility which gave rise to the proverb deplus fo7-t en plus fort, conime chez Nicolet! But dancing was always the favourite amusement of the Parisians,and the lower orders could only gratify this passion in places ofpublic resort. This they never failed to do, and all the provincialdances found a home in Paris, thanks to the ardour of the dancers,who undertook to teach them to their partners. Tlie Auvergne. aO XH FETE DAYS AND AMUSEMENTS OF PARIS. 557 bourrdes, the Basque steps, the Poitou jog, the Picardy jig, wereespecially popular. It was the fashion amongst the upper classes togive balls during the winter only, generally during the carnival, andthe dances in fashion were of a very stiff and ceremonious ball was generally opened by a minuet, which was not oftenseen at the balls of the bourgeoisie, where less formality prevailed.
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