Telegram-herald., 1890-05-11
THE SOCIETY COLUMN
New and Pretty Ways OF Dressing
the Hair.
LAST ECHOES FROA IHE PAGEANT
A Curious Charity whsrs tAs Needy Are
MuutncentiY heaaeaasersa. nat " hsre
some People Rave Sisia keaaasan-
brAnoe Of Ehenasslses-Iteuas

There are A0hltser Of people .n tlls
c.ty Who nave Waked up 70 the knowl-
edge of having been Hoodwinked. They
realize mat they have been beautifully
b4nboozled by a Boston lady Of uncer-
tam age. named Cora Scott Pond. When
they remember al the trouble aud
work and expense and their neglect of
business duties during the past few
weeks and when The six AtIired vision
Of Miss Pond comes before their mental
kaleidoscope they eKelaim, Great
Scott" Pond ana the preparation
fairly dnps from their brOws.
Mss Pond 5 4 clever woman. She Is
very clever woman. She works for
herself and i IS emnenuy proper that
she should do 50; bat when she pur-
suades other people - work ostensibly
Tor home charity, il is re-
! pIehensb.e, TO say the least, that
She should 20 scheme a. 70 secure for
herself the little profit accrung from
a mediocre entertainment. But there
ale otncr points 10 be considered. Mss
Pond came mere from Boston 10 super
intend the pageant. During her stay in
| this city she was entertained by some #
the best people here. Mrs. c. b. Judd
/ kindly gave the use OF her house for
rehearssls, 10 lessen expenses, and for
AT least the two weeks preceding the
| entertainment, the three hundred par
ticipants were almost daily in posses
/ sion of her home, both afternoon and
evening. The representative people OF
the city were approached, and con
sonted TO take part ''for charity sake. "
The bulk ol the proceeds we're expected
to be divided between the Emerson
| Home, the Lotus Club and the State
| Suffrage Association. OF these three
! organizations only one was a charity.
/ 1he State Suffrage Association might
| call Itself such, but the Lotus Club
| would never consent to be spoken OF a.
! q proper recipient of charity. To sum
| the matter up, II Is found that the
| scheme 20 bring the pageant here orig
mated with 3 member OF the State l.. :.
| A. The Emerson Home vas named 20
! represent charity, and the Lotus Club
was InveIgled into the combination 10
! give prestige and provide musicians.
! All the local workers were sincere IN
working for charity, but a discerning eye
could distinguish beyond all claims of
local benefit, the person of Cora Scott
Pond, who alone would be sure 10 be
benefited after all the debrs was
! cleared away. AS a recipient of a
charity fund Miss Pond is great and
| glorious success. She Is also unique IN
| other respects. Think Of three hun
dred prominent ard highly cultured
people, representing the creme de la
creme of this city, being guarded by two
policemen behind the scenes TO prevent
them from breaking into the audi
| forum OF the theater to witness the
last act, and save dollar. 1t IS per
haps needless TO add that they
paid proper respect to
police authority, but there were a
few who showed their temerity 10y
going up an unguarded staircase and
ent ring the tnester from the dress
circle without paying the last fifty
|
and her SlnchO Panza. Miss Pond
seemed to be very much surprised
when she learned that the participants
objected 10 police surveillance. she
SAID that when she gave the Pageant IN
Chicago she had eight policemen
on guard behind the scenes, "but
them" she added, reflectively, "Chi
cagO is much tougher city
than Grand Rapids" One prominent
lady who had saved the pageant more
perhaps than any one else had earned
for It, discovered the last day that SIN,
would be obliged to pay one dollar FOL
the privilege of appearing IN Miss
Ponds fake. Sne was indignant and
Informed that lady that she would en-
ter her carriage and drive TO the homes
Of rs many of those as she could dur
ing the day and tell them 20 remain "a
home. There was much adverse com
mont among participants during the
day and many remained away alto
gcther, declining profered tickets
thinking themselves fortunate IN being
well out of the whole business.
The pageant j. over. At least the
! gaudy part i over and gone. Bat a
| large number OF earnest women are
staving at home from church today Z
| try and figure ont the recent muddle
Tney hope alas 70 find that the
Emerson Home, the State Suffrage As
sOciation and the Lotus Club may eacf
find stray cent which they may rightly
claim.
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