St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-28
A SPLENDID ENTERTAINMENT.
For the Industrial School Of the
First Baptist Church.

For the Industrial School Of the
First Baptist Church.
The home of Mt. and Mrs. w. Quinn
Allen, at the corner of Dayton and Sum-
NIT avenues, was last evening the scene
of one of the most charming entertain
ments of the season. In spite of the
snowstorm, which rendered travel disa-
greeable, there was very large at
tendance, and by s o'clock the time APP
pointed for the opening of proceedings,
the house was we'll flied with guests.
The billiard hall had beeh for the nonce
converted into an auditorium, at one
end of which was cleverly imprOviSed
stage, and it was but a question of find
ing room for all who desired to witness
the tableauX and other attractions prom
ised. Miss Nelly Hope, to whose efforts
a great measure of the success of the
entertainment is due, had charge of the
arrangements, and acquitted herself
most creditably. The participants in
the tableauX had rchearsed diligently,
and the various scenes were eXQuiSitely
dressed and the characters well taken.
In the scene clone Nyoia, the blind
girl of POmpeii," two of the hand
soonest young ladies in the city. Misses
Grace Mortimer and Edith Hope, looked
their protest, and represented the char
acter to perfection. As "Pygmalian
and Galatea" Mrs. Bickel Jr. and j. w.
CoXhead were perfection itself. Mrs.
Bickel was eXquisitely ccstumed as be-
came the part, and was loudly APP
plauded for her very careful and pleas
Drowning the May Queen" were two
of the prettiest scenes of the evening,
The participants were Ruby Teasdale,
Birdie Hope, Allie Walther and frankie
and Edward Teasdale. The tableau
''She's My Sweetheart, Pm Her Beau"
by Miss Ruby Teasdale and George
Hallowell, brought down the house, and
was very cleverly done. "The Orphan
Boys Dream" Edward Van Duzee, re-
cumbent Oh draped couch, proved
a most interesting orphan, while Miss
Ida Bickel as the angel mother looked
supremely beautiful and thoroughly
angelic. The Vestal Virgins" repre-
scented by Misses Wakefield, Morgan,
Tailmadge, Hope, Randall, Mortimore,
Coxhtad, Bickel and number of young
ladies'" were very beautiful aggrega-
tim, this scene completing the first
part of the programme. The guests
were conducted to the parlor by three
young lauleS REPRESENTING IIlISc Llltlc
Maids From School, who ushered the
procession TO lemonade booth of
which they had charge, aud which. by
the way was very prettily decorated
and surmounted by the boughs of a
lemon tree, from which depended a
golden crop of ripe fruit. Among those
who participated in the musical portion
of the entertainment Mrs. ID. F. De
Wolf, who sang exquisitely, Miss Balm
bridge and Miss Partridge in piano selec-
tions, Misses Emery and Hope in
charmingly rendered guitar duets and
Mr.. MeireSs, who won laurels for his
melodies. on the autoharp. At the coli
clusiorxpf the programme refreshments
were served in the dining hall, and a
general good time was INDUCED In until
nearly IL O'Clock, when the guests de-
parted conscious of having spent a
thoroughly enjoyable evening. The af-
fair was for the benefit of the industrial
school in connection with the FIRST Bap-
fist church, and a handsome sum was
Melted for future use in connection with
that deserving institution.