Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-12-03
The Kirmess Open.

The kirmess at the Opera House was
opened last evening with great display,
and it will be the great attraction the
present week IN our city. We cannot at
tempt to describe IL; TO appreciate II you
must go and see II. The exercises began
at O'Clock In Il tab'eau OF nations aud a
grand march led by 9. NJ. Curtis, Esq,
who acted as Court Jester. There were
a general minglIng of the representatives
OF the different nation alities, and the pic
ture presented was really grand affair.
The Tyrolean dance, Of which Mrs. John
T. Wales was chaperoDe, followed TIE
marSh. II was participated In by twenty
young people dressed IN the Tyrolean cos
tune. In an interval of the dance Miss
Lille jackson sarg an Alpine song,
which was greeted with prolonged APP
| plause.
The dancers were: Mrs. John P. Wales,
chaperone; the Misses Knowles, Pyle,
Johnson, Wales, McAlpine, Sellers, Dor
sey, Simpson, Mabel jackson and Lille
Jackson, Mr.. Tatuall, Ralph Stone, Mr..
dorsey, +. 7. Baily, Mr.. Palmer, Mr..
kobbe. Mr.. Bird, Frank d. Carpenter,
Nathaniel Davis and L. l.. Cochran.
The next dance was the Swiss dance, In
which the dancers were all girls--siX cen
OF them dress in SNiss costumes. They
aud tall hats with long white wells II cw-
ing from the top OF their hats and down
Their backs. Tue daueers were: Mrs. H.
7. Cauby chaperone; Mrs. John T. Falra,
Mrs. j. 4. Pyle, Mrs. Jacob a Henry,
Miss Mary e. NahDney, Miss ia Wooley,
Miss ka'iC Mccullough, Miss Matte Per
ku5, Miss Helen WaIe, Miss Bessie GU
lespie, Misc Mary Gillespie, and tho
Misses Kendall, Peoples, Collision and
Gauo.
The minuet followed. This dance, be.
cause OF its slow aud stately movemeat Is
and the rich costumes Of the participants,
was one of the marked features of the
evening. The costumes of the dancers
were those of the French court, In tho
days when the dress of the men Wed in
the richness OF material and splendur OF
decoration with tliat of the women. The
ladies wore yelyeis, satns, br0cales and
silks adorned with laces. They wore
powdered hair and their compilations
were heightened in color by the tiny
black patches worn by the court ladies In
the days of France. The dancers were:
MIS-. Willard hall Porter, Mrs. Austin
Harrington, Mrs. II. Z. Rumiord, Mrs.
I. Candy. Mrs. Ohio NOwlaud, Miss
| Alice Johnston, Miss Elsie Candy, Miss
Josephine Levi willard Hall Porter.
Esq, Joseph A. Richardson, Esq. L. j.
Da lett, George A. Elliott, ESD, OHIO
Rowland, the Hon. George Lodge, vii.
lard Thompson, Alfred Lee, Etq.
The flower dance WAS the next one. II
was one OF the mCst beau'iful of tie en-
lertatrmeht. The dancers, fourteen In
number, represented the following flow -
ersi Two suniiowers, a pink and white
rose, panssy. tulip, tnow drops, two
butiercups, Two yellow aud two white
daisies. Each dancer carried the flowers
o. her choice, and Ia several instances
had them embroidered on their gowns.
The dancers were; Mrs. +. T. Warner
and Mrs. f. Mcllvaine, cha perones; Mrs.
Edwin b. Sadtlcr, Miss Jeunle Lindsay.
Miss Mag Lind ay, Miss May Belts, Mas
Emily Warner, Miss Josephine Belts, Miss
Bessie Bockius, Miss Fannie Bockius.
Miss Mary lioopes, Miss Nan Hopes and
the Misses B'inghurst, Kendall, Canby,
Warner, Hickman.
| Tie German harvest dance, next 10 the
| grand march, put more people on the
stage than any other dance OF the c7ep.
Ing. The curtain was lowered and the
stage strewn with sheaves OF straw.
| When It was raise the dancers were
busy gathering in the shesves amid
merry talk aud laughter TIE announce
ntut OF "the harvest ended, " was fol.
lowed by d call lor music AMI n dance
The voices Of singers behind the curtain
and thrir gradual approach, set the
dancers ia merry mood. The Deawar,
sTngcthund, under the leadership o.
ex Mayor Rhoads, appeared, AID carry
Ing PAPER horns and other instrument,
came upon the stage aud proceeded Il
iurrish the music They sang while III,
Opera House orchestra made the music
The women dancers carried wand,
wrapped with evergreen, and all tn,
DANCERS wore German peasant costumes
The dance created much amusement.
The Program Of dances Tor this even
iug Is as follows:
Iableau and march snow balls Mrs.
d. W. Maui, chsperone; French maids
Mrs. Austin harrington ,chaperone. Turk
ish dance, Mrs. l.. ii. GAyley, chaperoue
tow aud arrow; japanese dance, Mrs. j
q. Knowles, chaperone.