The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-02
DREAM or TIE SEASONS.


DREAM or THE SEASONS.
soeisty People Of New York Enjoy De-
lightfui Entertainments
The enthusiastic audience showered
punches Of flowers and big bouquets
upon the pretty girls who danced with
spirit and grace ON the stage OF the Man
haitian Athletic Club theater In Mrs. w.
j. Swans Dream OF the Seasons"
Flowers were everywhere, indeed,
every woman among the spectators wore
or carried them, and the girls in the
class dances, as well as those who had
the s'star' parts, were pelted with any
quantity of fragrant binds. The floral
carnival reached its height in the San
mer" dance, in which each girl repre-
scented flower and wore a brave show
Of her chosen blossom. The flowers
were worn in a profusion that was reck-
less Lone maid was adorned with thou
sand violets--but the effect was of be-
wildering splendor.
The entertainment was one Of the
most successful ever given by amateurs
in this city. 1t was something entirely
new, charming medley of dances, songs
and recitations. The Spirit of the Sea-
son, enacted by Miss Laura Sedgwick
Collins, was the leading figure in the
evenings performance. She called in
turn the four seasons to her gracious
presence, and then she told the one she
liked the best.
As an introduction to the Spring"
dance Mendelssohn's Spring Song was
played. Then the Spirit Of the Seasons
recited 1.-THE Shower" accompanied by
Marzials music. The dance followed,
the solo s'Der Fruhling Ervachen" being
danced by Mrs. William J. Swan. The
music for this dance was composed by
Miss Collins.
Spring was represented by young girls
and matrons dressed in gowns of white
India silk, with the cherry diamond
the club emblem--across the bottom of
the skirts, accordion plating of red silk
set in the sides, and sailor collars and
white yachting caps Little white satin
parasols, trimmed with the cherry dia-
mond, were carried to keep off the April
showers, and those parasols were coquet-
ted in many pretty movements of the
dance.
Next came the ''Summer" dance, ush-
cred in by one of Burns verses.
Then Sigourney's Gossip with Bou-
quetp was recited by the Spirit of the
Seasons. Another original composition,
a waltz, Just One Rose" was played
during this dance. The solo La Fan
cilep was danced by Miss Ada Brown.
Miss Brown used floral sickle and har-
vested the mems hearts in her dance.
In the Summer dance each maiden
represented flower. All wore green
kid slippers, green stockings and carried
huge punches of their favorite blossoms.
Here is list of flowers impersonated:
Pink Rose, Violets, White Chrysanthe-
mum, Yellow Chrysanthemum, Black
Eyed Susan, Water Lily, Tea Rose,
Fleur de Lis, Daisy, Poppy, Pink Chrys-
anthemum, Lilac, Buttercups, Field
Flower, Yellow Wild Rose. Pink Wild
Rose.
The marches, countermarches and
dancing of this bouquet of beauty was
the greatest success of the evening.
In introducing the dance of Autumn"
Miss Collins recited Sir Walter SCOTS
"Hunting Song" happy quotation, for
the girls in this dance wore the regula-
ton riding habit, with shiny silk hats,
and carried hunting crops, while the men
wore pink hunt coats, riding trousers and
spurred boots.
The solo 1.-THE Chase" was danced by
Miss Julia Opp. In one of the evolutions
of the Autumn" dance the young won.
en- and men jumped, in merry rush, a
succession of floral hurdles.
One of T. B. Aldrich's verses was the
prelude to the winter" dance. A reci-
tation of E. G. Stedman's Country
Sleighing" followed, with original music
by Miss Collins. The solo of this dance
was called 'sThe Boa,' and was danced
by Miss Lillian Burt. 1t was so named
because Miss Burt waved, swung and
twisted long, white boa around her
arms, her shoulders and her head in a
most bewitching way. Jingling sleigh
bells and realistic snowfall were Incl
dents of the dance.
The music for Miss Burt's dance was
new gavotte, "The Cherry Diamond"
composed by Miss Harriet Estelle Brown
for the occasion.
The Winter dance was followed by
recitation, ssThe Song of the Spirit"
by Miss Collins, with choral effect by
male quartet.
Then, as the curtain fell, the four lead
ers Of the dances, Mrs. w. j. Swan and
Misses Brown, Opp aud Burt, danced to-
gether to the music of the Cherry Dia-
mond Gavotte," while the other charac-
tiers We're grouped in grand tableau.--
New York World.