The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-02-28
OHr LOldon Letter,
CARD SENDING. TOOL e THE COMEDIAN.
LoTTAANo THE SWEET 5Y AMI BY.
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Valss trois temps. Form vs. fash'oe.
Card sending in England IL hecoin-
ing rather social worry, considering
the mass OF one acquaiDtanccs 10 be-
duly supplied with Christmas. Easter
and birthday cards-to SAY nothing
of the wedding and funeral memorial
cards and valentines but BritoBs are
not Obliged to despatch elaborate
paste board devices TO their friends OH
the birth of chill, like the Paris
| ians. Most fanciful billets de faire
| part de naissance are { he rule in Paris
just now, such as pale blue card for
a boy, eml,Iazoned with dark blue
and silver letters; or pale pink wits
rose and silver for 4 girl. In the lie t
corner are the fathers coat OF arms
and monogram. and the particular
sign of the zodiac dormant at the
the time of the chill's birth.
| l saw Toole the comedian tire other
evening, and his acting was rich be-
yond description poor Sothern. j. Sc
| Clarke, John Drew. ard the rest were,
| it seemed to me. not TO be surpassed.
| but TOole exceIs them all, else 1T is
that receive impressions more easily
now, than was the case formerly.
He appeared a Kerosine in the play
"a mint Of money" and his person.
| ilieation of the good natured Ameri-
can who had struck oil. AMI who i'm
consequence was considered hy Mrs.
Flutterby and her daughter as -
good match which they must keep
in the family" was exquisite anIe in
| iElita5le.
Many OF the London theatres cling
TO odd fashions and habits, for in
stance, after an individual has pail
half Il guinea for his stall. he is made
to pay six pence for his programme
and has, in fact. ike the legendary
Scotcilnan who came to London for
| the first time, to keep on giving
..:Saxpence here and Saxpence there"
! This is shabby. is to the programme.
| for instance. there woull seem 10 be
no more reason for making box and
stall occupiers pay f.r it than there
would he in charging for use of menus
at table d'hote dinners Our little
friend Lotta was very badly treated
for time here by the Pit, who re-
garded her introduction of that ex-
qaisitely beautiful song sin the sweet
by and by" iD.o the play, as an at
tempt to use the theatre for a relig-
eous revival, a la Moody and Sanky-
The uncombed AMI unwashed wele
were not to be ''put on" in this WHY
and they showed their disapprobation
in a very marked manner, ana showed
that they believed that a play goer,
buys the right Of Kissing when he
purchases his ticket. This brings
up a curious question. It has long
been an article of creed of managers.
playwrights and actors that man
who Kisses mus be a cabalier or
brawler. 4 spectator is not held to
disturb the enjoyment of his neighbors
if he applauds without measure. and
ut The wrong time; if he ostentatious-
ly advertises his patronage of an in
ferior actress by flinging large bou-
quets at her, and if he bawls encoreS
to feeble vocal performances whici.
the majority of the audience do not
care to have repeated. But specta-
torls charged with creating disorder
if he Kisses, and it is to be noted that
when such an one IS summarily eject
ed from the house, the manager
always jnsti6es the strong measure
ON the lofty ground. that the comfort
of orderly people must not be inter
fered with.
There has been Il great improve
ment in the style or dancing in this
country during the last three or four
| yeasr. The fashion of mad galops
and waltzing which resemble the
charges of football players has tenn
porarily gone out, and the valse u
trois temps has come back into favor.
4 move resurrecting the old minuet-
which SO perfectly conveyed the
poetry of motion, is on foot. It is
rather 4 ceremonious dance for these
times, but little cultivation of that
courtlinesS of demeanour which first
gave rise to the term 'ball room
manners would perhaps do some OF
the youths OF the rising generations
no harm. Many Of your readers will
doubtless recall Mrs. John Drew and
Barton Hill in the stately dance OF
the minuet at the oh Arch street.
theatre in Philadelphia, years ago
The slow movements necessary. to b.,
executsd successfully, required u.
really we'll hammered and graceful
dLncer. Mrs. Drew was celebrate,I
for her graceful manner and Barto,s
| Till while perfect Apo /, in fgure~
was also n Beau Nash in his move
ments. This celebrated deportman-
tartan woukl be se:sndslized at the.
style In which many of the youny,
gentlemen bob their heals instead of
bowling. and it is matter of duubs.
whether the curtseiS of the best
trained yoan- ladies' woall pass mus
ter before his critical eye. There is,
\ cuhaishness in sona OF these young
gentlemen which makes them ashann-.
ed to be graceful in department be-.
fore ladies. They are g:aceInlenougst
in their athletic sports, their riding,
rowing, and cricket, for IN these pur-,
suitsgrace is called s.form;' hut n.A
form lfss yet been set up rs a standard
in ball rooms. So one will see young
fellows who are very Apo,lps with
their zepherso on shrink up iHtoslouch~
ing figures when they put on their