Evening journal., 1889-12-04
CHARMING AND GRACEFUL
BEAUTIFUL DANCES AT THE KlR-
MESS OF NATIONS.
A Repetition of the Delightful Stage
Pictures of Monday Night The Beauti-
ful Dancers and Their Costnmes-rhe
Kirmess Inn Well Patronized.

The second night Of the Kirmess was a
repetition of the beautiful and animated
scenes Of Monday evening The curtain
rose on the same charming tabeau. and
the dances, which were different from
those OF the first night, presented
varied spectacle of motion and grace that
delighted every sense with its beauty.
Each dance seemed the prettiest until
the next one came, and when all were
over, each was admired for different
qualities.
The audience was not as not as large as
on Monday evening, but enough were
present to assure a successful evening.
The grand march was better executed
than on Monday night. The step was
quicker, and the evolutions better per
formed The snow ball dance was the
first Of the evening. The sixteen young
ladies' came on the stage in two single
tiles, with a graceful, gliding, slightly
bounding step. They were clad
IN snowy white, and carried their hands
on their hips The white figures tripped
over the stage like graceful falling snow
fakes blown by the wind The bells on
their caps rang musical chimes aud their
faces became flushed and beautiful with
the exercise. One cute snowbai's cap
became loose and her slightly embarrassed
efforts to secure Ii as she danced thrilled
the audience with sympathy. After the
dance they aoated into the audience and
delighted people by taking seats near
them.
The snowballs were all dressed IN Kate
Greenaway gowns of white flannel with
white sashes tied in large bows Two
rows Of SNOWFALL like pompoms trimmed
the front of the dress from the neck 70
the edge of the skirt The neck was cut
round and trimmed with swansdown.
The sleeves extended to the elbow and
were edged with point lace White slip
pers covered their dainty feet.
Their caps were tall and
pointed, and covered with pom
poms and silver bells, which iingled as
they danced
Mrs. d. w Maui was chaperone: the
dancers were: Misses EfEle and Nellie
Chandler Bessie jackson, Helen Van
Trump Daisy Van Trump. Bertha Lamb
son, Maud Lambson, Martha Robinson.
May Murphey, Lizzie Bringhurst Audry
Shortlidge, Nellie Johnson. Mabel Patter-
son. Bessie Wales, Bessie Churchman and
Lena CanbY.
The six French maids danced the pret-
tiest dance of the evening The step was
the most complicated but could not have
been danced more gracefully. The poses.
with first one hand uplifted and then the
other. were most graceful and attractive
The unexpected dsshing movement Of the
dancers We're a delight All six are good
dancers and beautiful young women, aud
the tumultuous applause that followed
their exit, showed that the audience &c.
kuowledged that they were captivated
The dancers were forced to appear and
bow their acknowledgment to the com
phment. It was the first dance encored.
The French maids were Misses Sue
| Patterson, Belle Wales, Maud Wainwright.
Margaret Richardson, Mary Cooper aud
! Elsie Candy. Mrs Austin Hsrrinrron
was the chaperone They wore petticoats
of pink, blue and corn colored
| satin, with sleeves of the same
two maids in each color
The overdress and bodice was of silk
brocade. The neck was cut V shaped
from which wide ruching fell away
The sleeves reached TO the elbow. The
lace caps were trimmed with ribbons and
flo wers.
The Turkish dance followed. II was
to slow and dreamy music and its indo-
lent movement suggested the languorous
life Of the Orient. An amusing accident
occurred to the costume of one of the
gentlemen, which kept the audience in o
litter through most of the dance.
Mrs. p. Il. Gayley chaperoned this
dance. The dancers were: Mrs. e. II.
Gay yley,- Mrs. w. 6. Tatnall, Mrs. e. 7.
Belts, Mrs. A. w. Armstrong. Miss
Isabel Seixas, Miss Agnes Y. Richardson.
Miss Carrie g. Bush Miss Helen Dure.
E. H. Gayley, g. w. Sparks, f. Il. Hof
fecker, Crawford Coates, c. w. Smith
Il. L. Fulenweider, Gordon Carrigan and
E. +. Seixas.
The ladies' wore plain yellow skirts,
cream blouse waists with zouave Jackets
Of garnet No sleeves, gay Roman sashes
tied in front or at the side Long tulle.
lace or null draperies hung from the
shoulder and were caught at the wrists
The caps we're white, with long wells.
with which they muliied their faces. The
men wore white Turkish trousers. ex
tending below the knee, white leggins
red sashes and short black or garnet
jackets, trimmed with gold braid. Their
heads were covered with red fezes with
black tassels.
Miss Dora Feeney and Miss Martie
solomon, danced the bow and arrow
dance. They were dressed as Indian
princesses, in costumes of red, trimmed
with black and spangles Their black
| hair was flowing. The movements were
those Of Ind ans in search Of an enemy.
kneeling to aim and creeping to ambush
The arrows were shot upward from the
bows at last and dance OF triumph
ensued.
At the beginning of the gypsy dance
Miss Mary Strain tripped on to the stage
with the many strings Of beads Of her
costume swinging, and waving her be-
ribboned tambourine in the air A few
whirls about the stage and she signaled
to her companions. They charged to the
front Of the stage in two lines and were
received with q storm Of applause. Then
the dance went on typical gypsy dance.
They whirled in may circles, waved and
| thumped their tambourines and dazzled
the eyes with the CLINT Of spangles and
beads and waving white arms.
No two gypsies were dressed alike. All
wore costumes of combinations Of vel
low, black and red, short sleeves and
many strings of beads. Their hair was
flowing and they carried tambourines
/ Mrs. James q. Knowles was the chape
rome. The dancers were Misses Mary
Strain. Eliza Burr, Alice Burr, Annie
Bissell, Alice Boothe. Anna Richardson.
Bessie Thompson. Minnie Coates, Meta
Dup. Gilpin, Mary Hewes. Susie Leedon.
Fannie Crumlish, Lucie Primrose, Flor
ence Primrose, Annie Carlisle, Laura
Nudge, Eta Nudge, Lizzie Enos