The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-02-26


REGISTER with an interesting des-
criptiOn of its special features. We
regret that we have not space to print
all the letter, but the following des-
cription of the "Diva" herself and of
her marvellous singing will be found
highly entertaining:
Then there glided onto the
stage figure that, from the gallery
seemed slender, clad i'm shimmering
silk, and bedecked with flashing jew
els, and the audience whispered
"Patti." At first she seemed to forget
that she was not i'm her own parlOr
and turned to speak to some one be-
hind the scenes, then she mOtiOned to
have a side door closed, but at last
she discovered the assembled thOus-
ands before her, with a glad smile
as if she recognized an old friend. She
darted a glance clear up to the gallery
and gentleman behind us exclaimed
i'm an ecstatic whisper, az know she
saw me.n When the storm of APP
plause that greeted her appearance
had subsidized, a voice clear as silver
and soft as velvet-smOOth, pure,
strong-began to pour fourtha rapture
of song. No matter now if the words
were Italian. Every movement of
the 1.-the body or the white hands,
every change of expression on the
bright uplifted face lent meaning to
the flood of melody. The voice rose
like the song of bird and fell into
soft rich caressing, almost inaud1ble
tones. When at last the bright figure
glided from the stage she was recalled
by the delighted audience. She lifted
her pleased face once more to her ad-
mirers with the sweet expression of
confidence that child wears who has
never met a rebuff.
The encore was responded to with
that song, dear to every heart, "HOme
Sweet HOme.r The sentiment of adj
miration for the singer was almost
changed into love.
Being recalled again and again, she
sang "COmin' Through the Rye" and
"The last Rose of Summer The
next encore was rewarded by only q
bow, and the next and the next, then
she threw up her hands with a de-
spairing gesture that said more plain
ly than words could have done, I'm
possible. I cannot sing again."
The Knights of Pythias celebrated
the anniversary of the 18th birthday
of their order at their hall last Friday
evening with a social entertainment
that was greatly enjoyed by the mem-
bers of the lodge and their numerous
invited guests. Long and handsome
ly decorated tables were spread and a
most appetizing lunch, beginning
with oysters and ending with ice
cream, was served. When this was
disposed of the Grand Chancellor,
Hon. Will T. Walker, of Kansas City,
who honored the occasion with his
presence, was introduced by Chancel-
Ter Commander Allen, and delivered
a fine address i'm which he spoke of
the wonderful growth the order had
made and the great good it had ac-
complished, eulOgizing in fitting
terms its principles, objects and meth
DDS. The address was listened to
with the closest attention and was
heartily applauded. Chas. f. Scott
responded on behalf of the Lodge,
and at the close of his remarks DIR.
Linn read a Pythian poem that
brought tears to the eyes-Of those
who could understand it's "pOints!''
This closed the formal program and
the remainder of the evening was
spent i'm an informal social way. The
orchestra was in attendance and its
excellent music added much to the
enjoyment of q thoroughly enjoyable
occasion.
When we went down to Erie last
Saturday we had to look twice before
we recognized our old friend, Charlie
Harbaugh, because the Glove of a
moustache," which has been his pride
for eight years was missing. We soon
found that all the other young fellows
had been similarly mutilated, and
learned that the mutilatiOn had been
made in order to surprise the young
ladies at leap year party given the
week before. Harbaugh says he will
never do it again. ats funny fol-
awhile" he says, "but when your
best friends pass you on the street
with a cold stare, when the big girls
litter and smoker, and the little girls
gather in knots and watch you as il
YOU were revised edition of the Wild
Man of Borneo, when the small boys
want your photo to use as a comic val
entine and your best girl threatens to
give you the e. b., then it's not SC
blamed funny"
The wave of agitation started by
the REGISTER in prOpOunding the
mOmentous query "ShOuld Girls Pro-
pose?,, has reached all the way t.
California, and we are in receipt Of a
letter from fair reader in that far
cline who desires to know whether
"If it is right for a woman to propose
should she buy the engagement ring?''
We didn't ask any of these questions
with view to answering them our
self. But it has always been a princi'
pie with us, when we started any
where, to go to the end of the road
and we rather think that if q girl goes
so far as to ask the great question, and
gets the right answer, she ought to &c
the rest of the way and do the ring
act like a man. However that is a
purely personal preference. There
are probably a good many men who