Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-02-23
UNOFFENDING WOMEN INSUL-
TED.
What the Poor Girls who are
Engaged in Gllm0re's Garden
had tn Bear

One hundred and ihr,y-tive women
we're Oh the pla'furm " hen The Great
International Congress Of Beau'y
AMI Cnliure" WIS OPENED Ia the pib-
nc Yesterday AFTERNOON in GIinorr :
Garden. The platform, i've feet wide
and raised nearly TWO fee, from the
t""r. extends ai"ng the greater pat
al both SIDES of The Garden. In the
centre of the vast enclusutr is q :uu>ic
stand. and from the tail posts support
ing The roof wave flags add ncndant
streaners al r.d. while, and blue.
During the afternoon fully 1000
visitors entered the doors. A pro-
granine of entertainments filed mp
The ti"e. There was singing bv The
F"y sisters. dancing by S,n"ri,a Rosa
Cerii". roiirI skating nv Miss Hem
rittia Mead. singing 10y tue ParKer
sisters. comic singing by Miss Maggie
Wili"u. veloriprde riding by Mile.
Adela Franzini. "A bell performance toy
the Scotch Sawyer faniiy-in short.
very fair variety show bill
In the evening not less than 1000
persons entered The Garden before 8
O'Clock. Gradually the crowed be-
came thic keSt in front of box un the
north side, where two women were
-itting, aud after much whispering
and many winks the noise grew loud
er. "llnw are YOU, Sailic z" whoa.
Enmo Good night; come again r.
and other safutulioaS were shouted in
chorus, and at length TWO drunken
youths chmbered up to the box and
engaged Ia conversation. "Dun't be-
iieve him, Susy." "iie's sweet on all
the girl" Hes uice. but oh, how
naughty " Was the chorus of advice
volunteered by the ciewd. which now
numbered a, least thousand NEIL
all who could get within seeing, hear
ing. or shouting distance. Now aud
then there was a demand for three
cheers. which having been heartily
given, ended in s,entorian laugh.
This " as continued here for over half
an hour. Then Que of the women
took to flight. She had 10 walk a
long distance between the boxes and
then cross the garden before she could
escape, and all the way the bowling
laughing. cbatliug crowd surged about
her. Under cover Of this diversion
the other woman got away.
Then the crowd surged back to the
boxes. 1t had by this time some set
tied system of attack. aud took The
boxes in rotation. In front of each
a halt was made, and swelling note
of admiration was uttered by bum
dreds of voices, a great "Ahl" The
poor girls who were the objects OF
derlSion controlled their feelings aud
affected utter Inconsistencies Of the
insults which they were powerless to
resent Several tried to hide their
faces behind posts or newspapers. and
whrn p"ked with canes their faces
Redeemed. But they could do moth.
ing.
The crowd went on, Tell Us your
name. Birdie we want 20 vote for
you" "Show US your number. darl-
ing" ooh what Iuveis eyes !" Sud-
denly. as if by preconcerlrd signal.
there was an enormous ''pwerp." as
If hy the oscula,orv efforts of Il thou
sand pats of lips. Some If the wo-
men took to flight and snusht refuge
in the dressing rooms. and on their
way ,hi,hrr they were accorded their
share of The insults If the crowd
This di-graceful rowdyi>m was con-
'inued until about 81 oclork. when
the rIowd hogan t" weary of lis own
exertions.-Ne,c YORK San.
An this was done in the metropo-
lis Of America, the county that
boasts Of i,s chivalry and devoted
rCsDpct for the sex