Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-12
THE kIRMES.
Dances of All Nations.

THE BRILLIANT SCENE WHICH WILL BE PRE-
SCENTED AT THE NATIONAL THEATER To-
MORROW EVENING.
| When the curtain rises at the National thea
ter tomorrow evening the audience there as
| sembled will witness scene that will be es-
peclally rich in coloring, graceful in grouping,
| ana, as whole, one of the most unique spec
| tacles ever witnessed in this city. Two hun
| dred and eighty ladies and gentlemen, promi-
nent in social circles, and dressed in rich cos
| tunes, as participants in the kirmcs or gather
| ing OF the nations, will then appear in their
| representative character, and by series of
dances delight the eye and please the taste. The
last rehearsal was held to-day, but tomorrow
the principals will appear for the first time in
| iuii uress When the curtain rolls up those
taking part in the dances will be arranged in
rows OF four, forming platoons extending the
depth OF the stage, each platoon comprising
| those taking part in one OF the seven dances
For instance, the first platoon may be composed
OF tnose taking part in the mnuet. The next may
| DC the Swedish dancers, the Tyroleans, and SO
| on. AS the costume in each dance is different,
| brilliant Kaleidoscope of form and color will
glow and sparkle under the brilliant light. In
aoultlon there Will be on each side of the stage
I four booths which have been prettily deco
rated, and will further carry out the idea OF the
peasant festivities which are represented in
part by the dancers. In the rear of the stage
are seats, which rise one tier above another
| to the top, will be the members of the various
| committees, the ladies and gentlemen whose
| zeal, industry, good taste and untiring labors
have given form to the brilliant pageant that is
| III progress before them On each side OF the
stage. above the booths, are the balconies where
| the bands of music will be located. When the
music strikes up, the dancers will file out upon
| the immense platform, which has been built to
| project over the orchestra chairs, and preserv-
| ing the same order as was maintained upon the
stage, will take part in the grand opening
march. Then the dances will begin those TAX
| ing part in each dance leaving the stage and
coming upon the platform where the graceful
| * ga ma from all t,.,r snf
the house. The flower dance will be especially
pretty. Pansies, poppies; roses, and other
| flowers being represented, while little girls
dressed in black and gold will fit in and out To
represent the bees among the flowers.
The Japanese dance will be under the super
vision of Mrs A. A. Brney, who has for her
aides Mrs. T.. John Ellis. Mrs. w. w. Dudley,
Mrs. Benz. Butterworth, Mrs. Senator Palmer
Mrs Senator Henderson, Mrs Robert Stevens
and Mrs. Senator Eusus
The minuet will be under the care of Mrs.
Senator Cockreli, assisted by Mesdames Ester
haZy, Lamont, Crosby, Justice Miller, Dr. X.
Mckee John Mcpherson, Miss Lucy Paige and
Mrs. Letter.
The gypsy dance will be in charge of Mrs
Postmaster General Villas, Mrs. Romero, wife OF
the Mexican minister; Mrs. Senator Vance,
Lola Campbell
The Tyroleans will be in charge OF Mrs Sena-
tor Miller, chairman. assisted by the following
aides: Mrs. Senator Call, Mrs. Mcmillan, Mrs.
Harry u. Cooke Airs. Lewis Ciephane, Mrs.
George w. Adams and Mrs. Gurdon II. Wilcox.
the Indians. Her Indian) agents are Mesdames
VIM: Springer, John Oberly, James Stevenson,
A. ". CochraAc, James Cory, L. NJ. Smith and
Jules GutlIidge.
The flower dance will be under the guidance
OF Mrs Jessie benton Fremont, Miss Alice Jen-
kins, Mrs Stockton, Mrs. Heap, Mrs. J. Z. Ere
and Mrs. Gen. Emory.
The ladies in charge OF the various booths will
be rs follows: Oriental Booth-Mrs George y.
Beale u; chairman, aided by Mesdamcs Schey.
Crosby, Queen, Lamar, Clephane, Whttemore,
Hughes and Miss Sallie Jenkins. The young
ladies to this booth are the Misses Carrie Fair
fax, Edith Card, Virginia SchIey, Anna Ran
DALI Anna Wilson, Oracle Low, Nina Reading,
Lottie Cresson, Anna key, May Potts. Allie
Riddle
Well-Misses Waite, Swan, Taylor, Fox, Car
| ter. Woods and Mr.. Julian kiilette.
Gypsy Encampnent-Mrs. Mack and Mrs.
Harmony, aided by the Misses Mack Sears,
| Beach, Money, Norres, Blacklocke, Vogel and
supper will be served by the ladies of the as
ISOLATION in the Harris house, which will be
connected by an entrance with stage of the
theatcr.
The ladies in charge have had great deal on
their shoulders, and when the numbe of people
taking part are considered and the slight hold
upon Them, the diScouragmentS and veXations
that the managers have had to bear can never
be told. As one of the ladies remarked last
evening: II am SO tired out that / can not
think" and this very faithfully describes the
condition of the management when they are
not on active duty.
The Kirmes will begin at eight o'clock and
after each nation has been represented by its
dance, the grand ball will follow. 1t is expected
that the kirmes will be over by ten o'clock
alter which the audience is at liberty to join
the general dancing, which will end at am.
The Movement for Shorter Hours.
SOME INTERESTING FIGURES GATHERED BY
THE BRADSTnEEr AGENCY.
The agency of "Bradstreet's' here furnishes
the following interesting figures to The STAR
regarding the labor movement: There are re-
ported to "Bradstreets' from twenty-five cities
IL l 900 men to whom shorter hours have been
granted within week without striking. The
largest total is of 81, 900 Chicago packing-hOuSe
employees. The cigarmakcrs aggregate some
1880 iii number. OF whom l., 900 are in New
York, 1,SOO in Detroit and 1,SOo in Chicago.
The building trades, including bricklayers, car
penters painters, plumbers, stone-cutters, etc,
furnish total of ~ QUO To whom shorter hours
have been conceded, Washington, New York
Chicago and Baltimore quoters accounting for
$4,000. In the group, including miscellaneous,
there are over l. ,OcO. Smaller totals to whom
shorter hours were conceded without striking
BaltimoreG furnituremakers $500 (3,OeO ut
Grand Rapids), and $500 machinists 1900 at
Chicago and 500 ut 81. Louis. The total number
reported striking for shorter hours is 100000,
at various cities as follows: Chicago, 10000
New York, $4,000; Cincinnati, $4,000 Mil
400; Pittsburg, 4,25O; Detroit, 5000; ST.
Louis, 1000; Washington, 1000; Newark,
1.2OO, and eleven other cities with fewer than
the building trades is $4,000, Cincinnati,
5000: Boston, 400; Pittsburg, 3,1OO, and
WaShlngton, l,oOO) pattern Makers 10000,
10000 New York, Brooklyn and Jersey City,
5000 Cincinnati, and 5000 at Chicago Is, 900
furniture makers, 1900 Chicago and 1000
Cincinnati): 5000 cabinet makers and 5000
piano makers, both at New York; and s, 900
laborers, 5000 at Cincinnati) The total num-
Der OF employees to whom shorter hours have
been granted alter striking is $4,000, one-half
OF whom are classified miscellaneous, and
probably 10000 TOT the II 900 are in Cincin.
natl. There are 5000 among the building
trades, 900 at New York and LOCO at New
ark; 1000 piano makers, New York; $500
machinists, 5000 at New York;, and 1 800
agricultural implement makers.
Commissioner Management of schools.
To the Editor of The EVENING STAR:
Will you please inform your West Washing.
ton readers why it is that their schools are to
be left without the supervision of a supervising
principal for several weeks and at the time of
the school year when his services are supposed
six weeks when the schools are having their
annual examinations, why not dispense with
his services altogether, and thus save the Dis
trict the 81, 900 year paid for them? Is the
number OF high-salaried officials larger than the
schools require and has this anything to do
with the failure to pay the teachers their sala-
ries in full this year? When teachers receiving
salaries as low AS $500 q year are absent from
their schools even for one day, their places are
filled by substitutes at the expense OF the alb
sentees; is the supervising principal TO lose his
pay while absent from his post? 1t is said that
the Commissioners gave Mr. Janney leave OF
absence to enable him to take trip for his per-
sOnal pleasure or profit, and we should like to
know whether not the advisory truStaoS nd