The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-04-17
t FROM MOBILE.
From Our Special Correspondent.


the annual parade of the fire de-
partment. On Wednesday night
the wedding of Miss Clark and Mr..
Brooks took place at Christ church
in the presence OF al fashionable
an audience as Mobile can show,
and speaking OF this, makes us
happy to state that our paper, the
Register, employs reporters who
know just how 10 report these af.
fairs. In describing the affair, and
the dress of the BRIDE he says:
The bride wore also long giants
de Suede" Now for u moment con-
template what a load of anxiety
is lifted from the minds OF our
people by this little bit of infOrma.
ton. It's true he don't tell us where
she got them, but that is nnimpOr-
tant beside the great fact that she
had them, and the ability Of the
reporter to tell them when he saw
them. We have always lamented
the weakness of the English Ian
guage in expression, aud this is but
another proof of it. The same
night We bad an amateur perform
ance at the theatre for the benefit
of the Hebrew OrphaIs-"The
School Master" Of Washington IT.
wing, done up in u comic opera OF
three acts by Mr.. Erwin Ledyard
aud Professor SchIessinger, vas
sung in fine style by IL picked com.
pany of musical amateurs. The
theatre vas not as full us it should
have been tor so fine a performance,
but the sad truth is, that one dol.
lar is too much admittance these
very dull times, and much more
than double the people would have
gone at half the price, The mana
gers OF the Interstate Drill are ma
king the same mistake. 1t has been
published that fifty cents is the
price of admission to the drill
grounds, This is just twice too
much. If it we're only one day,
hat would be cheap, bnt fpr a week,
it amounts practically to prohibit
ton to the majority of Mobilians.
To an entertainment OF this ki!d
families generally want to 20 every
day, ANA not miss the drilling OF
any company. Take II family Of
five, and the admission and car fare
COSTS three dollars per day or for
the six days twenty.One dollars,
which will pay two months rent OF
the majority OF the middle or sell.
supporting class of Mobile, aud
they cannat afford it. If il we've
gotten up for the beneh of the
rich, why then, it may prove IL sue
cess, hut if for the pleasure of the
masses it will fail.
Thursday. the oh, was FiremaniS
Day, aud right royalty WAS it cele-
brated. The engines, trucks, horses
aud men, were in splendid order
and condition, and made an Gle
CANT street show. After The parade
was dismissed, the ''hOys" had their
annual dinner aud IL high old time,
not withslanling which the best OF
order prevailed.
Friday night WAS par excellence
the night Of the week. 1t was
ChIldren's Night. A lot of little
misses aud gentlemen gave the
opera of "King Alfredv at The Tenn
perance Hail, for Il church benefit, |
IN a style that was grand and beau.
tiful. Miss Ettir HOdgson, IL little
miss of ten or eleven, supported
the leading role "ArabpIla,' and
sang her solo, aud acted her part
in a wonderful manner for 80 Young
II lady. Her "In the Cleaning"
sang in "A sweet meZZO soprano
voice, was "a surprise to all who
heard her. Miss Pearl COpley, a
little Miss of thirteen, acted the
role of The dame, as the RegiSter
says, Il love to quote the Regtster,)
"Ieacbed a degree of dramatic arl
highly creditable to any amateur
and sang her score in a true hell.
soprano voice which gained her
several rounds Of applause The
King, by Louis Tucker, aud Dump.
kin by Colnan Horton, were wor
thy of special mention, whine all
deserved great credit. The Mimi.
ct Dance was a wonderful and beau
tifully animated picture, aud really
ii work of art. The Gir01e GirOfa
dance accompanied by castanets.
was the poetry of motion and mu.
sic, and danced by Misses Pauline
Glass and Pearl Copley. The won.
der of the evening was the recita
tons OF Miss Ida Leah, a little miss
ut eight years. Really, one would
not believe, without seeing and
hearing the wonderful dramatic J
gifts of this little child. 1t was
5he grand feature of the evening, !
the audience by surprise. d
There is an universal call for it's re. $
petition. L
Mobile has now a most efficient
md capable Chief of Police in the
lersOH of Captain John j. Crowley. ?
lie has done more ia two weeks for !
he city than has been done in :
ears. He has cleared the side. \
7alks of merchandise and insight. il
y instructions, aud cleared the t
'ar-rOOms of lOafng policemen, $,
Fhile on duty. He is enforcing the
avs as he fluids them, aud stiffen. !!
ng the backbone of the Recorder ],
wonderfully. All honor and credit : :
D Capt. Crowley. If be fills his !.