Maypole dance described from 1825 travel excerpt
The 1825 account by Lieutenant Hardy details an elaborate Mexican maypole dance with damseIs circling a tall pole draped in multicolored plaiting. Dancers alternate right and left, creating loops that encircle the wood then widen as the plaiting unfurls amid a regional song.
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The King remains calm and self controlling in speech, often punctuating talks with a low whistle. The Prince of Wales and Lord Rosebery are noted for ready smiles and exclamations such as Really, you do surprise me and Wow for the next. Mr Chamberlain offers similar rasps and odd phrases.
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