The Evening critic., 1882-05-23
sHELDoH's JUVENILE MAY BALL,
The Last the Best--A Scene in Elf


Tho man who makes people happy docs
moro f0r their honlth than whole school OF
physiclans. In this line Professor sheldon has
long since won his spursi but the chlldren,ss
ball on Monday night fairly cclipsed all
former efforts. In spite OF the weather, his
hall was crowded with spectators, the class
also being well represented with n sprinkliug
from tho adult class, ana all seemed happy as
sunlight after storm. Even the birds hang
Ing about the May throne almost spit their
merry throats, ana the patterng rain outside
was only n blithesomo accompaniment The
crownlng OF tho queen was accomplished with
out single misstcp TO mar It's beauty, even the
tiny sprte, only 2 years OF age, doing her
part perfectly. The queon Miss Amy q.
Thompsonl was n good selection, because she
is pretty little girl, to begin with, and the
Professor has trained her to perfection as a
dancer besides; then sho was beautifully
dressed in white satin, prlncesse shape,
ers. The maids of honor-Mlsses Flor
ence Croghan, Lille Baker, Laura zeh
and Mabel G.. Cooke, were also beautifully
costumed In the same handsome material.
Eva Butlor, tho elm crownbearer, was so
little, so lovely, and dressed so beautitully,
that sho was tho observed OF all Observers.
Tho entire class wore white, mostly satin, but
several in dlaphonous materials that were even
pretiier. The most beautiful spectacle OF the
evening was the wreath and May-pOle dance
by six boys and six girls; 1t was so suggestive
OF the youth of the scason and the perform
ancss too, and SO well done, that wish could
give tho names. The minuet was never
danced by our stately ygrandmothers In moro
graceful manner than by the little ones. The
fancy dancing W0S almost n mOOnDcam pantO-
mine, with the shimmerlng OF the satin cos
tunes among the feecy cloudiness of the
gaudy French muslins La Sicilienne, by LII
lie Baker, The Green Isle Festival, by forty lit
tic girls; Gracovienne, n beautiful dance beau-
tifully done, by Dimple Noyes, Nellie Friebus,
Amy Thompson and Mable Cooke; La Sylphide,
by Florence Croghan; the Bellies of Madrid,
Noyes, Mauger, Friebus and Cooke; Nep-
tunes Pastimes, by thirty boys and girls;
LArlel, by Mamie Pumphrey; Highland
Fling, by twenty pupils; La Bayadiere, by
Lille Baker; zingarella, by Professor sheldon
and Florence Croghan. After this dance each
design in flowers. Zapitana, by LAURA Zeh;
Pas Styrian, by Professor Sheldon and Mamie
Pumphrcy; and last, though not least, the
Chinese Ballet, by several little Celestials, in
costume, pigtail and all. After this came the
programme of ordinary dances, partaken by
II, ending with the tme-honored Virginia
Reel. Among The many present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Pettingale, Mrs. Butler and three chill
dren, Mrs. Hood, NJ. T. Hood, Ii. o. Noyes and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson, W. O..
Whithorne, Mrs. Cooke, Mrs Crandall, Mrs.
j. l.. Chapman, Z. W. McElhone, s. s. Edmon-
ston. Mrs.s Dayley, Mrs. Friebus, Mrs. General
Bacon, Miss Brandenburg, Mrs. Salazar, Mrs.
| Skelton, Mrs. Eskew, Mrs. and Miss Friebus,
| Mrs. Thornton, w. Poulton, l.. i. Burke, Ii. NJ.
| Lincoln, Misses Fannie Layton, Bell and Sal
| lie skinner, Roden, May McCauley, Hlnda
| Burke, Renshaw, Marcia Patch, Lille and
| ris, Theresa Magill, Spicer, Pumphrey, Swain
son, Chamberlain, Mills, Applch, Chapman,
| Wilson, Mrs. Zeh and family, Mrs. Pumphrey,
| Homer Hepburn, Mrs. NJ. j. Scotte, Burke
| Scott and Pearl Scott, Mrs. buchanan, Mr..
Buchanan, Mrs. Raab, Mrs. Mauger and
| family, d. d. Treadway, Mr.. Meading Mr.. and
Mrs. Appich and hosts OF others.
| MOUSE-IN-THE- CORNER,