The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-01-04
MUM PARTY AT DUE WEST.
One o. tie Most Enjoyable EVENINGS
Dme West Ever Etad---Fr"tty Li=-
HreS mud Prctsy SpcnchpM.

The yon"g people prepared an irn' GntSr'ain, !i h
December. 1877, at the h"u'r Mi MI ~; y:
| Bruwnlcr. II was caliCd II 'Mum lHf'S.
| The fee at the door was ten Genus pu' u
one spoke after r!'crink, he hau 10 l"aA
| zen cents more for Violating The "inuni law.
Atipr that ttlc one 80 pHyitS thc n!dir"iiai
| zoe could talk al itHuH, y ialkln" ll'rhS"
could he bought al III" dor. The ehrnin-S
! " ere to go to tn" treasury OF ifc othG ic"
pies Missionary society. The house WAS
crowded. The lubl.> were also well pairOn-
iZcu.
WAS the '.Sun-tlowe" ,horus; ny ten a,''ns
iaLirS Holes were cut in Il brown screen I'
III their faces. TnC-n holes were then madc
The center, each, of II >unnow"r The rays ol
the flowers were yellow paper cut III ti'S
right shapc and pasted 20 the cloth around
the holes. The stalks and leaves were green
paper cut and pasted. The disk %! each now.
rr was the face of Il young lady inserted IN
The hole, SO that none oT her could De SEN
except from the lower part OF the chln 10 tue
line of her hair. and from the front oil one car
to the front OF the ot er. or cousrc she WAS @W;ls
all behind the screen except the lace. lhe
picture was really beautiful.
Aft II q few pieces had been rendered ny l'r.
Edwards string band, the singers IN me sun
lowcr chorus arranged themselves DeIl'ii"
the front curtain. in the holes in the screen.
This part of the programme was introduced
by Prof. Hood, ;iS follows:
Ladies and CicntlcDlcn-Therc Is family oi
flowers called heIiotrope, Of which the Spich-
dill helianthus, or common SuniloWer Is ,In', InG
most iilustrious example. They are So-callcd
because they turn their faces TO the sun, re-
vuving hem so as to follow MN IN ms til-
cult. We have with us tonight, DuL YET ne.
hind the curtain, a species OF TINS mower, o'
diviner make, however, than IN" heli;lhihuS
that ornaments oar yards ana gardens.
These, with all their cheerful grace, are
"mum." They, however, not only lift their
faces to the glorious sun, deriving tcom MN
their, freshness and beauty, each horct
perfect flower without the cluster nut tne!
sing sweet songs i.s they grow 10 cneer ar .,',
singers. We have all heard OF the Jones
'amiIy of singers, the SCOTS, the SniltnS.
This is the Flowers family, and now while thr
honor of introducing to you, one hy one,
these charming Sun-F'Iower Chorus Singers
Oh! the G! !es look out in every place
From these beautiful flowers of ours,
face"
flowers.
As these lines were being repeated, the cur,
;an was being parted In IN" mihdle ana
moved 10 the walls, revealing the lively now,
crS from the center outward, ami there SlOod
before the audience as pretty tableau AZ
could;Ireet the eye.
The following programme of music was
Whispering IIore--Instrumental.
SceSaw WaltZ-Sung by Sun-fowerS.
Polonuise Galop-Insir
crS.
Syrene Waltz-Instrumental.
RECESS.
During this hour the spoons were busy
among the oysters, The "mums' had all re-
covered their speech By this time.
AFTER RECESS.
Carnival of Nence-InStruments.
Clmbine-Song by Sun-Flowrrs.
Music in the eAir-1uStrumentS.
Grela-Song-SuniiowerS solo.
Mucking Bird instruments.
Noble Duke of IOrk-Song by SunflowerS.
Home sweet Home Instruments.
The Instruments accompanied the Sun-ilow-
ers in ali the SONGS.
This was one of the most enjoyable eve
ningS Due West ever had. All tnat were
present heartily thank the projectors and as
Si>tantS for the delightful chtertai inent. Th'
ladies' that animated the SunilowrrS were:
Miss Julia Kennedy, Miss Ora lladdon, Miss
Jennie Edwards. Miss Ellen Edwards, Mis-
Claudia Ellis. Miss Annie Bricr, Miss Lutte
Brce, Miss Carrie Todd, Miss Anna Young.
and Miss Mary White Pearson.