JA mentions the "Boulanger"

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JA mentions the "Boulanger" Written by JulieW (5/1/2007 11:56 a.m.) in consequence of the missive, Some more questions, penned by Carolyn

in her letter to Cassandra of 5th September,1796-a time when it is thougth she was writing her first draft of P+P:

We were at a ball on Saturday, I assure you. We dined at Goodnestone, and in the evening danced two country-dances and the Boulangeries. I opened the ball with Edward Bridges; the other couples were Lewis Cage and Harriet, Frank and Louisa, Fanny and George. Elizabeth played one country-dance, Lady Bridges the other, which she made Henry dance with her, and Miss Finch played the Boulangeries.

Here is the music and instructions for it from Henry's Jane Info pages:

In the Le Faye Edition of JA's letters the note to the Boulangeries states;

Boulangeries More correctly "Boulangeres. Ms Claire Tomalin tells me that the name of the dance originates in the mildly improper French popular song "La boulanere a des ecus" which suggeets that the baker's wife acquired her money by means less creditable than the sale of bread.

In 1787 JA's cousin Phylly Walter wrote from Tunbridge Wells:" I danced almost all the evening and kept it up till past two o'clock concluding with a French dance which as I cant write it, is in English the Baker's Wife- only six couple and something in the cotillon style, the figure changing every time"
Page 356.

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A question about Dance Sets Adrian (4/30/2007 2:11 p.m.)

Another dance question (etiquette) Maisy (4/30/2007 5:59 p.m.)
- No, a gentleman was not obliged to dance Tracy W (5/1/2007 12:55 a.m.)
  - However, JulieW (5/1/2007 5:09 a.m.)
    - I agree and a quote: BarbaraB (5/2/2007 9:00 p.m.)
      - Not an original source - reply made on Austenations   Tracy W (5/2/2007 11:00 p.m.)
        
        Here is a primary source for you   JulieW (5/3/2007 3:52 a.m.)
        
        Cool Source, Thank You   BarbaraB (5/5/2007 10:31 p.m.)
        
        Please remember to put en ef em on the subject line   Linda (5/6/2007 9:41 p.m.)
        
        And another, slightly eariler primary source   JulieW (5/3/2007 5:59 a.m.)
        
        I agree with you that Darcy was wrong in not socialising   Tracy W (5/3/2007 5:02 p.m.)
        
        Quite.   JulieW (5/4/2007 3:31 a.m.)
        
        Mr Knightley   Tracy W (5/6/2007 5:02 p.m.)
        
        Contemporary sources   Myretta (5/6/2007 8:40 p.m.)
        
        So when Bingley is angry the Assembly was so short...   Adrian (5/4/2007 2:35 p.m.)
        
        He probalby was, don't you think?   JulieW (5/4/2007 3:12 p.m.)
        
        Yes, Jane would have been reason enough. (nfm)   Adrian (5/4/2007 7:47 p.m.)
        
        Thanks, Julie!   Line (5/4/2007 8:25 a.m.)
        
        Exactly ,Line   JulieW (5/4/2007 9:59 a.m.)
    - You are right, Darcy was very standoffish Tracy W (5/1/2007 4:58 p.m.)
      - Hmmm..... JulieW (5/1/2007 8:14 p.m.)
        
        Thank you Julie Maisy (5/2/2007 8:43 a.m.)
Length of time Kara M (4/30/2007 4:37 p.m.)
And if Jean B (4/30/2007 4:31 p.m.)
- Yes - 2 x 2 dances, or about... Line (4/30/2007 6:56 p.m.)
Some more questions Carolyn (4/30/2007 4:13 p.m.)
- JA mentions the "Boulanger" JulieW (5/1/2007 11:56 a.m.)
  - A little further digging JulieW (5/1/2007 1:52 p.m.)
    - Nice! Maria Liourdi (5/1/2007 2:35 p.m.)
- 'and the Boulanger -' Mandy N (5/1/2007 10:18 a.m.)
- The Boulanger Line (4/30/2007 6:52 p.m.)
Great questions! Amy Elizabeth (4/30/2007 3:48 p.m.)

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