The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-23
Getting adjourned
THE LOAN EXPOSITION.
Beautiful Paintings, Pictures and Tab
leaux at st. Patrick's Hall-The
Fam Drill

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Fan Drill.
| The Loan Exposition OF Art for the benefit Of
the Home of the Aged and Innrm," under the
auspices of the ladiss of New Orleans, toob
pace Yesterday evening at Ut. patrick's Hall
There were fully two thousand persons pres
emit and It was very difficult for late corners te
secure even standing room. The hall was
lined with an array OF paintings, pictures, stat
ues and statuettes. loaned by the citizens d
New Orleans la order to make the display at.
traetive Four hundred and flfty-four of the
works Of art were catalogued yesterday. and
still more have to be chronleled. Owing to lack
| of time no extended mention Of the exhibition
can be given. but space will be reserved In 9
| day or two In order to mete out full Justice te
the fine paintings and beautiful statuary ex.
hibted.
METEOROLOGICAL TABLEAux.
representing the marriage OF Cupid and
Psyche were given which. for beauty OF scenic
effect. harmonious grouping and artistic exc
ention. drew oft-repeatsd applause from the
audience The characters In the tableaux
represented the gods. goddesses and deities oil
ancient mythology. personifsd as follows:
Jupiter. Master Thos. Garter; Neptune. Mas
ter Albert Tucker: Vulcan. Mester Jno. Abbott
Juno. Miss Nina spofford: Diana. Rose Levi
Venus, Berthe MeGninness: Ceres. Ida Weis
Hebe. Stella seebold Flora. Nora Navra. Mi
nerva. BERTHE Waldo; Sea Foam. Lille Bell
Rainbow. Carrie Abrams: Heart-besrer. Eddie
Tarleton: Train bearer. Addie Hernshsm
Flower bearers Effle Pasteur and Bertha Calm
Fruit bearers. l.. Sampson and Bella skardon
Attendants TO Venus. Emmie Chase, Azalie
Chase MUSES., Laura Wilson, M. Pasteur. w.
Lastrnpes. r. Lastrapes, h. Calm. A. Samson.
Claudia Sentill, Nora Price and A. Hernsheim.
Had
Molie Vaudry. Nora Price and Stella Wilson.
The Honris were Tillie Faher. Lulu Abrams
and Lee Desves.
Cupid was represented by Master Albert
Abrams and Psyche by Miss odessa Lastrapes.
THE FAN DRILL,
which followed the tabeaux, was executed by n
most anonymously selected bevy af pretty
young ladies'. and me,ited the en,hnsia ut
young ladies performed The most intricate and
graceful mantnuvres, both in marching and ,at
unsfghtly aud dreadful rifle they WELDED OK
aulsItely eolored fans instead OF cleaning and
DEADLY bayones they used tbs. piercing power
OF their own sweet eyes, and instaad Of dull
reeimental costumes they wore light dresses Of
airy fabrics. relieved with brightly colored folds
OF scarfs aud tinted ribbons. The Fan Drip
was concluded the audience eneored SO uuani-
mously that the curtain was raised and the fair
soldiers presented arms" to their friends.
The fan drill WAS enacted by this young ladies
whose names are mentioned below:
Captains Misses Mollie Martin and Mary
Philips.
Soldiers Misses Sadie Coope. Cecilia
Vaughn, Lottie Mclaughlin, Lily Carey. Maggie
Urban. Vivian skardon. Nettie Chambers, Katie
Angel, Lulu kendig. Blanche WcLearD, Ella
Clinton. Aida Ball. Katie SCHNEIDER. Nellie
Bailey, Ad1ie Bailey Sally Bpiken. ALA Adams.
IVA Rareshide. Inez Tyler Carrie Walmsley
Cora Shaeklett, Myra McAilister. Laura Mar ks.
Eva Ball and Gertrude Prochaska.
This closed Yesterdays evening programme
which was, IT cannot be doubted. highly enjoyed
by the audience. The tableaux arc undstr the
charge OF Mr. Tarleton. assisted by Miss Will
son.
Mrs, Stewart has had the honor oi periecting
the actors In the Fan Drill" and Mrs Ben De
Bar made the costumes for the young ladies
who acted in the Drill" The Continental
Guards. commanded by Capt VIM. Pierce. had
detachment on guard to preserve order Ia the
hall.
This Wednesday evening the tableaux and
the Fan Drill will be repeated. and all the
actors in both scenes are requested to be pres
ent punctualIy at 9 o'clock this evening. 1t Is
also the wish OF the ladies' that all those who
were present yesterday would come again to-
day and bring their sisters and their cousins
and their aunts," 50 as to add TO the success of
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