Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-05
THE nIRa nss 4 sucorss.


menBe audience that filled every seat in
the Opera House turned intuitively TO his
ne xt neighbor-on the tongue OF each was
the exclamation, Ibid you ever expect
anything 30 delightful as that? ?"
And that was the echo OF Judgment
upon all the dances, this music and the
costuniing. II was literally charming
throughout. Each dance ia turn had its
special point of excellence. The ear and
the eye was fascinated without single
moment of firing.
And such an audience Wilmington
never saw its equal. Before 8 o'clock,
ON the visitor stepped around the outer
circle of the chairs and glanced up nt
balcony and stage bedeoksd with bright
bunting, ut the Japanese and Russian
booths ilanking either side OF the stage,
and then roamsd upstairs TO the kirmess
inn with its numerous flags aud atill
more numerous dainty white.l inened
tables laden with suggestive supper
6aiuties end then oaugbt the amilingIy
hospitable glance of Mine Host Robert
Graves aud his score of walters in ire.
proachable costume, the fact OF tho com
pfehenBiveness OF the kirmess entertain
ment began TO be realized.
The Introductory music wns played by
the Opera House band aud the curtain
roEs to u wonderfully beautiful scene.
The stage floor FROM wing 10 wing was n
phgtetre Ct the richest color. For q
moment there was hush when suddenly
the whoa n fence bgoEe out Ia ringing
applause. By she aid OF lime lights from
the gallery the spectacle OF yatiegated
colcr was given kalsidosoopic ELECT in
momcrtAry change Of color.
- \ =. F.. -
the phalanxes Of bright coiofed Swiss
and IyTolssa peasants OF TURKS md Japs
and courtly Bilk velvet. attirea French
DANES and gentlemen, suddenly caught
the frat notes Of tne grind march aud
gracefully promoting gave the pignRi to
his cosmopolitan company who marched
and promenaaed, ghded and counter.
marched, waltad aud eurtesied, formed
circles aid curves and evury species OF
serpentine couvola'ion AID ipvclution
until the HtAgo presented an Intricate
maza OF eVar.Ghanging color and move.
mert.
ut IN "a brilliant remarked a geutle.
men, ''a7 the market scene ~, She Oaimsa
OF Eormla3y Ut the Wsinut Street
Theatre"
AS tho premepaiers Disappeared the
stage revealed Itself for Tie the iirst time
showing the arrangement Of bogth5 Of
the various n6iiCnAlti eucifcling Il.
The Ntat dancers were the noun .Hinpers
Snd mai'eiit nom the Tyrol. In q laint
hsh-penEsd hats alelhsi with reJ ana
green ribbons, the men in huskins and
tbs maidsns in bright rcd and blno
dresses aud daiDty badices they look 4
ideal L ruleans as the dI4tant,,ootes OF taG
clarlonot called them together aud with
J lightly tripping feet they joined banda
ia couples and circles changing nEeiu
and again into ss9Te of pretty forlaa
tons, some suggesting the Sir Roger &c
Uovsrly and the NEXT moment dNncg
! resembling the old Virginia reel. The
, thaperone OF the Tyrolean dante was
Airs. John P. Wales. The ladiel aud
, gentlemen participating were the Ni4sas
! Knowles, Wales, Dorsey, Mable Jackson,
, Pyle, Mctlp,pp, SlAp4on, Lille jack.
= son, JchGson. y llers, ami MessFs. Eat.
: nsll, Bailey, Bird, Dav 3, Stone, ptlmar,
, Carpenter, Cochran, Dorsey, hnhbe.
During an interval Of the dance Miss
= Mabel Jackson gang an Alpine song with
> Tom9rkabie effect. The young iAdy't
ed1rt was repeatedly applauded by tht
audience.
/, The next was the Swiss dance. Tho
4 !
peasant girls as they ranged in line, snt
i the graceful swaying of their forms al
= the great white hats pointed back AMI
= forth and TO right and left in rhyihr-it
I motion, e!ioited continual applause. Mrs
y. Il. 7. Osnhy Chsperonad the Swiss lance
q and the ladies participating were Mrs
/. FerrR, Mrs Pyle Mrs. allen, Mrs, Henry
/. the Misses Kendall, Wave, Mary Giles
!. pie, Bessie Gillespie, Gano, Mahoney
:. Peoples, Collision, Wuoley, Townsend
a Mccullough, Perkins.
a But suddenly as the merry music sub
sided and the bright Swiss riuIdsns dis
appeared, the slow ponderous!y mag
niicent symphonies OF the minuet atcl
upon the audience. The dayg OF the Jas
century with Its serious pleasures Wer
introduced. The oOurtly, solemn aut
:, elegant ladies aud gentlemen OF thu N
4 of Louis WI. stepped Bedately bsfor
\ the audience. The amazing grandeur 9
y the spectacle awed every one. "Dii on
Z great great grandpGrents dance that way
% Yes, In s,id brocade tho jaiies liz
perlously cnrteSied, and in bright blu
I satin coats and lordly periwiE, scenle
!, and beribboned, and in SILK hose vii
y peari-buCklsd shoes, justas we see boEor
NJ us, orr ancestors danced the slow an
Y stately mlnuet."
y "hold on gentlemen" exclaimed th
~ reporters neighbor, "you must nc
=, ~ laugh. Remember George Washington
Il danced this, just as you see ii befor
you.'
rs 1t was very peculiar and grand. III
" costumes were worthy OF the finest Sc
ting Of the "Schooi for Scandal" !
Henry Irvinga style.
,a The ladies and gentlemen taking PM
=. in the minuet were Mrs. Porter, mr.
y CRnby, Mr. Porter, MIR. Dnllett, MIR
~ Harrington, Mrs. humtord. Mr.. Richard
y son Mr. Thompson, Miss Johnston, III,
. Lewis, Dir, Les, Mr.. Elliott, Mrs. Nov
4 land, Hiss Candy, Mr. Rowland, vi
II lodge.
a Tie stately mingat came to nloa
- % The quaint and gorgeous oostulu,
~, s5lampiy retired Two OF three bars
. sprighuy dance music wore heard ii
: Freezing the audience like May suushit
=. breaking through lowering sky wht
v q number Of GitiiSh figures in lith
graceful movement g.idad from behit
the HceUes. TIER graceful mOtion
cf exact time TO the merry ilnR OF madrig
nd was 9Ech y relief from tha soDbra :
n. preston Of the iniuuet Ih.E the suiten
NJ bGtst out In welcome 10 tho flow
b. madeus. II vas the flower dane
no Everything vas now delightful and merr
n The music was not less rairthful or e
Il trEncinp tpGn the daucnrs. the maid,
cp had spripq.l he v'gor and litheaes
If '"rhat IL very pretty" was tho exclam
ON tior az the danoRrs suddenly bunch,
n together M bouquet. Their high
- g,,I pna Y,1pg = ~, i