The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-22

she kick freely? Manifestly there must be
no dress restrictions about the feet that are
to be used in hildegarde. Croquet and lawn
tennis are both passive compared with this
sport. 1t is exercise of the most active sort,
and means of striking more numerous and
varied attitudes to the minute, if the player
is quick and plant, than any previously I'M
dertaken by the softer sex. Solid and rather
heavy shoes, with broad soles, low heels, and
buttoned firmly around the ankles, must be
worn, for good kicking can't be done in
French CATERS or Newport ties. But if the
shoes cannot be dainty, there is no reason
for sacrificing any of the possibilities in
stockings. Hildegarde hosiery is very care
full feature of that generally careless game.
THE SOCIETY DRAMAS NEW KINK.
The manners of polite society are mallea-
BILE material, anyhow, and can be newly
shaped without much hammering. They
are easily acquired Notwithstanding a COM
mon belief that one must be born to them or
always do without them. Theater Manager
Daily is about to humor that social faction.
He produces comedies in which cultured
characters predominant. He has had no
particular difficulty. that have heard of, in
getting these roles adequately performed, but
for the ensuing season he has hired war
ranted genuine gentleman, so that we shall
have at least one part in each piece played
the calculation. But suppose that this actor
should be unable to carry his agreeable par
Tor and about-town airs before an audience?
The line appended to Days advertised COM
pany, also young gentleman of New York
society" means Gardiner Rowland jr., son
of the Rowland of the banking firm OF How
land q Aspinwall, connection by family
intermarrage with the Belmonts, and
possessor of good looks. He has done some
amateur acting and has lately been tried with
Daly's company out of town as Colonel
Vankleeck in THE Passing Regiment" The
role is that of swell militia officer, and
I'm told that young Rowland did fairly with
it. The presentation of dramas with the
parts acted by persons who really are what
they seem may prove a paying novelty; and
might it not enable managers to do without
mimetic skill and still give good shows?
But under such system it might be difficult
to cast the villains and adventuresses. How
ever, guess that Daily doesn't mean for the
present to go beyond Rowland on that re-
alistic plan. His Murray Hill maidens, of
the gushing and giggling type, will be con-
tinued in the person of Ada RehaD, real
name O'Neil. formerly burlesquer, and be-
fore that down-east school maam; and he
has now engaged May Irwin, from the song
and dance of the, variety stage. Whether
NAYS boisterous humor will submit itself to
the restraints of society heroines remains to
be seen.
DRUNkENNES S AS MEANS OF GRAC L.
Speaking of impressonable processes, what
do you think of drunkenness as a means of
Christian grace? The suggestion is not ir-
reverent. 1t was made to me in one of the
best regarded religious missions in New
York-Jerry McAuley's Cremorne. Once
concert garden, il the midst of vicious re-
Sorts the Cremorne still has extremely bad
surroundings, and intoxicated men and
women, through mistake or curiosity. almost
nightly stray into it, Sometimes they are
noisy, but Jerry never has them removed
unless they seriously disturb the exercises.
broken sot entered the last meeting which
l attended. He was surprised, though too
drunk to comprehend at once, on finding
himself in a devotional assemblage. He
staggered down the center aisle, and dropped
boosilv into a seat. His head Topped and
h is eyes closed, and for awhile he slumbered;
but on coming out OF ten minutes of obliv
ion, he was just enough sobered 10 under
stand a fervent appeal that Jerry was
making to sinners of the hummer sort. He
listened interestedly to the speakers account
of his own reformation, and became deeply
affected by a description of eternal punish
ment He arose to his feet as soon as there
was chance for him. II didn't know what
place | was coming into" he said Pm
caught like | was in the Water-sIreet mission
years ago. 'Cremorne' on your transparency
QOU tuedn Deer- SdTuetl, dS SUPPOSED IL QlU.
| was drnnk-Im drunk now. But l want
you to pray for me. Pm a complete wreck,
but L m ready to be built up"
He was led forward to the chancel rail-
and placed among several other penitents
There he soon gave the usual indication of
conversion" He departed protesting that
he was saved.
DO you think he will reformp' asked.
II have known of dozens of cases, Nc
Auley replied, "of intoxicated persons being
genuinely converted. That's why 1 try to
keep drunkards in here when they deserve to
be bounced. Liquor sharpens a mans APP
prehension-makes him acutely sensitive,
and that is a condition in which his emotions
and his reason, too, are easy TO reach. Such
converts often backside, of course but so
do sober ones. Rum is an awful evil. but it's
only the truth to say that it has led, in the
way l have described to a good many con-
versions in this mission"
1t won't do for a city missionary among
the very depraved to despise anything that
will help him in his necessarily rough work
Brother Allen who runs the Florence Mis-
sion, sets table out on the sidewalk in
Blocker street, and uses it for a platform
from which to appeal to the evening throngs
of sinners. This temporary Dul pit was lately
placed almost under the windows of Harry
HilPs resort. On Hills stage, what he calls
his octette Che might describe them as an
octopus, so ugly are they to look att were at
intervals singing negro camp-meeting melo-
dies. Allen utilized this really excellent
vocaism. He intermitted his prayers and
appeals whenever the wicked choir sang,
and so let them serve as his assistants in re-
vivalism. MErRoPoL
Cooperation in a French Factory.
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