St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-15
DANCING DARLINGS.

st. Paul can boast as pretty children
as ever graced any city, East or West,
and when these children are dressed in
fancy costumes and go whirling through
the dance as they did last Friday even
ing at Evans hall, one gets very clear
idea of what fairyland may be. Little
Katherine Evelyn Officer, daughter of
Mrs. Harvey Officer, is midget of per-
haps four years. She has great dark
eyes, long eyelashes, heavy dark hair,
and softest, round babyface i'm
aginable. She wore trained
silk, trimmed with tinsel, and tinsel in
her hair. She dances like a sprite, and
was altogether as lovely bit of human
itv as was ever seen. Miss Mabel Lam
pher, another dark-eyed darling, was
really eatable, in dainty. costume of
cream nuns yelling covered with straw
berries. She wore lace cap trimmed
with a wreath of strawberries. Such
strawberries and cream as she was
would not come too high at any price.
Little Dottie Hughson, in cream satin
trained gown, decollete corSage, with
her hair done in the conventional
Psyche coil, was "Belle of the
Period'' for her elders to copy from.
She carried her train over her arm
through the dance as though the long
dresses she wore lately as baby, were
always managed in the same way. She
is a wonderfully pretty dancer and was
in great demand among the many court
gentlemen who were in attendance.
Master Charley Foster, as Francis /,
looked enough like his deceased Royal
highness to have stepped out of some
old painting for gay evening on earth
again. Abbey Livingston in scarlet
tule and tinsel was an airy little fairy,
that tloated gracefully through the dance
without aid of the wings she wore.
Her older sister, Miss Mamie Living
ston, was aquaint, pretty, court dame,
who carried herself with gracious dig
nifty, befitting her character. Miss
Lucia Shandrew, in a bright red cos
tune trimmed with coins, was merry
such an exquisite picture of Mary
Stuart that one would have wished to
frame her, but for stopping her dane
ing. She was one of the most graceful
figures on the floor. She is an adept in
fancy dances, and with Basham Pun
nett-who was George Washington Fri
day evening-does the kiss waltz" to
perfection. Peter Heard, as one of the
dancing dolls of the Arabian Nights,
filled one with an irresistible
desire to hug him. George
Acler wore costume of the French
court. He, with Peter Heard, Charles
Foster, Cushing Wright, Douglas
Wright and Ramsey Furness, are fam
Gus for their execution OF the Jockey
dance" Tilza Hirsch was light
hearted, light-footed Folly. Lena Per
kins made a charming little bride in
white tulle, trimmed with garlands of
myrtle. Blanche ClOugh was a win
some Marguerite, and Mamie Heard, in
a cap. high-peaked hat, spectacles, and
quaint dress, was a faithful copy of
Mother Hubbard. These misses
Mamie Heard, Lena Perkins, Blanche
Clough-with Maud Lewis, danced
the sscarf dance" like true vo-
taries of Terpsichore. Master
John Seabury looked eyere
in the courtier in costume of the tim
of the French revolution. Master Sea-
bury executes the Sailors Dance" in
very graceful fashion. Frank Hopping
as Court Jester acted in harmony with
his character. Bonnie Benson as The
Minuet, was a most ravishing little
beauty. Her costume was red satin
petticoat. with court train of flow
cred MORE. The cOrsage was decollete
and trimmed with lace. Her hair was
piled in puffs on the top of her head and
powdered. Patches of black court
plaster set off her fair complexion
crescent on one pretty pink cheek
throwing her dark eyes into great prom
inence Miss Kittie Heard was charm
ing peasant. She is rarely graceful
dancer, and does the ''Highland Fling
in a way to enrapture the sou
of a Scotchman. Gertrude Ban
croft was as dainty Obi
of Dresden China as ever has beer
made. Walter King and Charley Hop
ping were pair Of pages to distinguish
the service of any queen. Crawford
Livingston, Jr., in blue satin costume
OF the French court, was followed by
admiring feminine eyes wherever hi
went Miss Grace Hawkins blonde
loveliness was admirably set in a snow
flake costume. Her dancing is the en-