2nd Figure.—­First couple advance and retreat, gentleman holding lady’s left hand; advance again; gentleman leaves his partner in the centre of the quadrille, and retires to place. (1st eight bars.) Balancez to each other and turn to places. (2nd eight bars.) Side couples join first and second couples, forming a line of four on either side.  Each line advances four steps, retreats ditto; then advances again, each gentleman reclaiming his partner, and all turn to places.  Second and side couples repeat figure in succession.

3rd Figure.—­First lady advances four steps alone, and stops; vis-a-vis gentleman does the same; first lady retires, facing gentleman, to whom she makes a slow profound courtesy. (The courtesy must occupy a bar or two of the music; and as, if made with grace and dignity, it is most effective, we would recommend ladies to practise it carefully beforehand.) The gentleman at the same time bows and retires. (1st eight bars.) All four ladies advance to centre, give right hands across to each other (which is called the double chain), and left hand to vis-a-vis gentleman; then back again, left hands across in the middle, and right hands to partners, back to places. (2nd eight bars.) Second and side couples repeat figure from commencement.

A more recent fashion for dancing this figure is as follows:—­Instead of one lady advancing at first, all four advance, and courtesy to each other; then turn and courtesy to their partners.  Ladies do the moulinet in the centre; that is, give right hands across to each other, and half round; left hands back again, and return to places.  Gentlemen meantime all move round outside the ladies, till each has regained his place.  Figure, as usual, repeated four times; but the second and fourth time the gentlemen advance instead of the ladies, and bow, first to each other, then to their partners; continuing as before through the rest of the figure.

4th Figure.—­Top gentleman, taking partner’s left hand, leads her to the couple on their right, to whom they bow and courtesy (which civility must be met with the like acknowledgment), then cross quickly to fourth couple, and do the same, (1st eight bars.) All four couples chassez croisez right and left (gentleman invariably passing behind his partner) then turn hands (tour des mains) back to places. (2nd eight bars.) First and opposite couples right and left across and back again to places. (3rd eight bars.) Second and sides repeat as usual.

5th Figure.—­This figure commences with the music.  Each couple should stand ready, the gentleman facing his partner, his right hand holding hers.  If every one does not start directly the music begins, and does not observe strict time throughout, this somewhat intricate figure becomes hopelessly embarrassed; but, when well danced, it is the prettiest of the set.  It commences with the grande chaine