Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-06-26

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eaei.n I'ori" ct So, I"rA InJ"y a De-
hrhtf.h Entertainment.
Th. enthusiastic audience ehowerci
hru.h"- cd h,irrs and ms bouquets
upon IA" pretty s.rl- who danced with
-pirt and lta," ola the >;l-,e Of the Man
haitian Athl'i.c tiub tltratrr IN Mrs. w
}. swan, "!Ir...m If tn. Sra>oa@'
Flower. W,rt everywhere. indeed,
ever, w man among the spectators wore
or canned them. AMI the girls in the
,i.,, llac"s. ~ we'll a. those who had
the star parts. were peltcl with any
quantity e Fl rant buds. The floral
carnival reach hts height in the Sum
n,t" Gnucr. in wE.,h each girl repre-
srit.l .. flower and wore brave show
70 hof chosen blossom. The flowers
w"rc wurn n rr"iu~ion that was reck
lr,- one mani wa4 adorned with thou
sand violet, but the effect WAS of be-
Willrring ~plculur.
Thr entertainment was one of the
most successful ever given hy amateurs
Ia this city. 1t was something entirely
new charming medley Of dances. songs
and r,viin,iuns. The Spirit of the Sea
sou. curtrl by Miss Laura Sedgwick
Collins. was tho leading figure in the
evening" performance. She called in
turn the four seasons to her gracious
pr,~"nc". AMI then she told the one she
liked the best
A. an introduction TO the Spring"
dance Mcndrlsschn's Spring Song" Was
played. Then the Spirit of the Seasons
recitrd Tho shower accompanied by
MarZinls music The dance followed,
the solo DER FruhlinG Ervachen' being
danced 10y Mr.. William J. Swan. The
music for tins dance was composed by
Miss Collins.
Spring was represented by young girls
and mairons dressed i'll 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
parlsols. trimmed with the cherry dia-
mond. were carried To keep off the April
showers. and thos" parasols were coquet-
ted IN many pretty movements of the
dance.
Next came the Summer" dance. usl-
erei in 10y one If Burns verses.
Then Sgourney's Gossip with Dou-
quet" was rccited by the Spirit Of the
Seasons. Another original composition,
waltz. Just One Rose" was played
during this dance The solo La Fan
cilo' was danced 10y Miss Ada Brown
Miss Brown used a floral sickle and har-
,.as...l l.. - ,,~
In the summer dance each maiden
represented flower. All wore green
kid slippers. green stockings and carried
lingo lunches Of their favorite blossoms
Here ~ list 81 flowers impersonated:
Pink Rose. Niolcts, White Chrysanthc-
mum, Yellow Chrysanthemum, Black
Eyed Susan, Water Lily, Tea Rose
Flour de Lis. Daisy. Poppy, Pink Chrys-
anthcmum, 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 Scott's
Hunting Song" IA 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
spuried boots
The solo The Chase" was danced by
Miss Julia OPP. In one Of the evolutions
Of the Autumn" dance the young wom-
en- and men jumped, in merry rush, a
recession of floral hurdles
One IL 4. u. Aldrichs verses was the
prelude tn the Winter" dance A reci-
tation Of T.. G. Stedmans Country
Sleighing" followed, with original music
10y Miss Collins. The solo of this dance
was called 1.-The Boa" aud was danced
by Miss Lillian Burt. II was SO named
because Miss Burt waved, swung and
twisted n long. white boa around her
arms. her shoulders and her heal in a
most bcwitching way. Jinging sleigh
bells and n realistic snowfall were Incl
q, hb Of the dance.
The music for Miss Burt's dance was a
new gavottc, THE Cherry Diamond"
comIoacd by Miss Harriet Estelle Brown
tor the occasion.
The Winter" dance was followed by
= recitation, The 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
Missea Brown, Opp aud Burt. danced to-
gether 10 the music OF the Cherry Dia-
mond Gavotte," while the other charac-
ters were grouped in n grand tableau.-
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