The sun., 1891-01-24
9ooo DANCERS AND NO MEN.
, sr1R- spAvGLED FRohTo OF
THE goRKIN6 GIRLS.

p.r,v Getting TO be Ono OF tho
..., Thing. in the Big Town.
- uas a dance-a beautiful dancing
ia i, the Madison Square Garden last
fsW r,,h no mon. 1t was Immense In num-
hp" n. rerrimcnt. and in uni1ucness. 1t
Ns -. :. Nav Year s party Of the working girls
ss" u, ,bis town and neghborng towns.
auoS clubs we're represented. and fully
Is,ny s',,s oi ages ranging from l6 to-well. to
hoNsh han 2O-ioined heartily In tho
ncn Each one OF the 1000 work
ean'us ~, had the privilege OF In
, ms ,,,r friends to look on, so that with the
nuss ns.,s and their friends, the directresses
pas.,, psm, friends. there were II 900 people In
eo' .s, M smphitheatre. Safe behind the rigid
ueu ,hat ad been erected against bearded
se'', -. sirls had their beautiful irolic out.
D.. IT,. rare three black coats there-some OF
Iu. I.,. .sid they had counted four, but per-
ss..,h.v counted one twice.
W W. William +. Dodge was In ono Of the
III ~ .ns.s Then there was servant OF Mrs.
snA.rd Irwin. ono OF the direotresses. who
sSDI .hs,s in tho capacity OF an assistant. The
~, man who really had the privilege OF the
~, ~ aoor was Mr.. T. ]. Bull, the assistant
.,sdntsndent OF the uaroen.
n, i @. Buell.. . brother OF tho assistant
-,.dntepdent, wanted to find that official
-, N the evening. and was rash enough to
~. inside. 1t was while the girls were
s..,,g The Saratoga lancerA When the
- dancers saw . man! q mani on the
~, there WAS at once storm OF hisses. Mr..
III, a tall good looking man.
U.v.s sppsrently not abashed bit By this
-, demonstration. He attempted good
..,,,sdy TO pick bis way through the moss Of
.,hsnsd dancers, but they would not have 1t
- Tbsy blocked the way aud crowded him
n sssinst the guard rail 30 that he was
sS,sed to retreat
'I IA NJ partly compensated for this later on.
nnTns fhe supper tho girls sent out some Ice
y.ssa 10 the men on duty at the entrance. As
.stursd outside Of the big red curtain. which
~ drawn across the entrance Just beyond
@6ns1f @6s saS want Il him, want him" they shouted.
.HS doesn't drink: he eats Ice crean."
TssrIy = 7:is o,ol9sk & firls, l, and TSmsn be.
iva h thrses, In fours and in armies. For
N hour they poured in in an undiminished
TsAm through tho two gates at the Madison
"fSsSiI "ffSsirIs whether members Of the, societies
sut charge. With tho members came their
SO,Asr their sisters. and their sunts and
h sSsiss Sssu IN this Work aH1ss esme
"a " slSiJ ieersd By the girls as he was
@ssiSS AZ ssiocs ssss; Lsuders orchestra struck up
N nus)c ior tho grand march, and the 2.OOO
Sis wh0 had been laughing and chatting all
door ie! int to Inc; 3s.,S They we're led by
T. n n.n6es a.Uo 81 the thirty stree. cSS
Y5h number, wearing red turbans and fichus.
ssS r: Ss4ss sSss ,a
asssSs; s. ssSse.es II Na the Gaiid ths
,.1 Ssa'~RS'fe ~s4fsr: :ns tss y!
port Cub and several societies from Brooklyn.
@ ~ snsp. ea'1 q and esus
'sn l: sho5ldsr SaPss OF Gheese aae Cloth
y sni snd ,hs ks Of
II Ss1ss and the balconies were throneed
,S. s e.: e ;s% ens in "hS% iRss mass nas 81
women. w one only man! As red topped.
blue.toppsd, orange topped. pink topped.
brown topped, yellow topped. and red:
W. wv u lsn.isTs @ in = man, sets q sishs IS
conner Of the room. Set after set took up the
:i AS, ' ssSn Ssse@ am IiIx AZ E ia6!ss si
- psrticipsssd In By thirty-eiR6t Nom bers Of
As 1hlrtES PIX eighth Street and ths 1vy clubs;
Esa 9i the gympastc exercises that the girls
Rsctise. At their club rooms. Their manual
I'd evQlntions wore accurate and military.
ruas @ Women from tho Thirty .sishth s Street 1
CS1 ,'aS! nHd the Prospect Hill. Annex and Stead
TAsIs x.s no Hors Interesting scene to tho
sfdovs ESsE1body dsncsd sHps who hSsfnoDss hud 1os
sksa another girl out to supper, Here again
Nd the exaggerated buzz! buzz that never
Hssd to rise from the acre OF seats.
Tnsn came TIat Is known among these girl
an 9ysa ~
Honso Of y. members told The Sun reporter. OF
pretty GIRLS only" She was quite right. They
Va s , NJ pIssty,d p,dan ana thei. light blue turbHns
NsA'p oil ,Hylrei9is reel followed such has as
would haye delighted the devotees Of that
sas 0sisnt s,f dance in Its palmy days. The sets
y: ssns.s s ~ se1ad eSGs IN at 10 O'Clock with
70 asss President stnrgis Of the Madison
I'Ss az osFaen ~ .s.Co Company was permitted to
IN 1As ;sml:unilorms Of the girls. though
~ 1:1pss1:,ensss s.sE ss.bma1. typical g s9s,ams =
S.s sna sehp q light pale pinE HaGet and Sas Slae
Sassss cloth Miss Grace II. Dodge. the Pre-i-
ss.s SSi o. H. n. ASSOCIATION Of Working Girls So
s1sssss esss u black cashmere at fifteen cents
s:en yard, and with turban and fichu OF
~ ~. snd srnaments Of all kinds were very
~ wen among the spectators.
rpos. @ 1SnR .m 81 sirls were lighi white muslin
sS ;sIoT SI%Vr0GsSd SsSSa With yellow dssies and
sSiSpes ssps xers made by tho girls themselves
@ fssa!lS fcns fs.sd a, the holiday house Of the
~ i ght bueD snd tarbans Hi p,h pnt
Nd Nd GsSn. GSS About 400 wore light rod turbans
= Richard Irwin. Miss q. 8. Fotter. Miss
m9 msHfInia H.. Potter. Mrs, Archibald Alexander.
" aiss Kebecca F. Morse
diIs y AZ, anG varied Were the comments OF the
ssSty; Not tam man al there. e, sa'a ono 'ufoaneo
VI n; ,oa, AssoesliSn Of Working Girls Societies
Bnsd m"rs ~ ~ dts,6ruary 1854 and has lately
HHS'9S Hs 9srwnarak rwaark,ng girls for efmprovement.
bops usoS!ion aIs h1 principle, Of the club Is that
ndtSs n nrscpisa Sess nel ei who he p themselves.
prov.uNuUos Nos lor al pleasure and general i'm
Isspb Isssssdp ), tSa Th'sh shall be supp3Tted ana
tcss sSa sre identified with he 1oyement' e thev %
Ksn,ssIIsys%a KsIs s%snagen ent very largely to the girls
h6os' ny rrpvisa help and give them time and
he s,.A ~ individual clubs have rooms where
N.sb,S can can meet socially evenings. and
honI S,seS' cans In as many different educa-
sdord 'sH'hes As the individual clubs can
nsnSsiDss , are divided equally among all
Hen Or NJ. aha the principle that any member.
ber 10 rSilii, - no better than any other n en-