The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-28

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toes and tits along airily like a tarle-
tan regulated thermometer. She huns
with the cornet and losses her chin with
the succinct "umpah" OF marked bass.
The ballet of a resident spectacle IN
furled among the myths lends rubescent
plares TO the marble loftiness Of the
dream, CITY. one never knows to what
fearful sacrilege hats many descend or
skirts aspire until some dozen OF these
fascinating sirens are turned loose on a
vvooded island or on the plasance. The
ballet girl is one Of Chicago's most indie
fensible perduisites. but the Worlds Fair
has that TO learn, and she is followed by
Iurid stream Of muddled admiration
and mezzo-tint blasphemy from the depot
to her menage in the city.
number OF New York society people
viii go 10 Buffalo late in May to attend
the marriage OF Miss Marian Slocum,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James Boyd
slocum. 10 Mr.. Marion r. Raynor, Of
PHILADELPHIA. After the wedding the
young people will sail for Europe.
A number Of parties are organized in
New York TO visit Chicago and from
there 20 to Alaska and Vancouver.
Among those lnttIeSttu IN getting up
these parties are Mr.. and Mrs. Burden.
Mrs. Delafeld and Mrs. Wood Shipland.
Next weeks society calendar in "the
Windy City" is as follows:
Monday-Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer.
100 Lake Shore drive, n reception from
4 to p. NJ. for the Women's Press Con-
gress. Celebration at the Second Pres
byterian church of the golden wedding
Of Dr. and Mrs. Patterson.
Tuesday-Mrs. John Kranz, 2S4 Huron
street. a luncheon.
Wednesday-Ma OF Miss Florence
Symonds and Mr.. Charles Weston Folds.
at Trinity Episcopal church.
Friday-Marriage OF Miss Maud Baxter
to Mr.. Otis Willard Bruner, at st. Paurs
Universalist church.
General and Mrs. NJ. d. Hardin gave
reception one day last week at their
home, 52S north State street. Chicago
in honor OF Ellen Hardin Walworth.
vice-president OF the General Society of
the Daughters Of the Revolution. with
a few army men and a limited number
Of society people. At the table were
Mrs. John S. Wise, OF Virginia, and Miss
Kerfoot The decorations were the ma
tional colors in flowers, red and white
carnations and forget-me-nots being used
principally.
A woman. believe. through the col
umns OF the Daily News, suggested the
poetic employment of the Fairs gigantic
bells for sunset chimes, and the pleasant
benson Of oldfashioned songs, John
Anderson" RED, White and Blue
Killarney" "Suwanee River" THE Last
Rose Of Summer" Believe Me IL all
those Endearing Young Charms" and a
dozen as welcome as these sleep i'm the
golden depths Of the great bells. and
each evening hundreds await them ar
IDENTIFY
Mary Bacon Ford calls attention 10
the potent sway Of the American belle
in Paris, in n very interesting article
on the American colony, which is really
little city within a big one-haying its
own social cliques and customs. its chart
ties, clubs, churches, shops and pensions.
Even American travellers in Paris realize
nothing Of this circle. Mrs. Walden
Pell has been one of it's leaders for over
a quarter OF century. She is now
eighty years of age, with snow white
hair, but she must have learned from the
youth, as her house is still a most pop
ular resort for fashionable people. and
with her stately beauty and gracious
manners she is a great favorite Mrs.
Pell celebrates her birthday each autumn
by dinner given to fifty Of her women
friends, and this always inaugurates her
series Of musicales.
Mrs. Monroe. the widow OF the late
noted banker. is one Of the most pron1i-
nent members Of the colony and Mrs.
John Monroe. a woman Of queenly pres
ence, and exceptionally beautiful t0ilettes,
Is the leader Of a younger set.
Some Of these fascinating American
women through French marriages in their
families have been absorbed into French
society; among them Mrs. Robert j.
Nlven, daughter Of Commodore Wander
biz, whose daughter married Comte de
Sers; and Mrs. Won Hoffman,. who was
Miss Grimes, OF New Orleans, live al
most entirely at her Cannes villa, the
celebrated Villa Bocca, the most beautiful
on the Riviera. Mrs Ridgway. who was
Miss Willing, Of Philadelphia. spends the
greater part Of the year away from Paris
IN her chateau on the fine old estatee at
Eesson. Disc.
Lillian Russell has lately quite covered
her lovely self with a surprise OF glory
In "Girohe-Gir0fa." II is by far the most
presumptuous example OF vrai opera
bouffe that the beauty has ever attempted
and she Is delicious in The acting, and
equally charming in the grateful music
The part has proved a stumbling-block
for so many exceedingly clever singers
that Miss Russelrs conquest is trebly
gracious. Especially I'm the risque po-
tation scene did the pretty star succeed
beyond the anticipations OF her thousand
prejudiced adorers. She really lent a
fresh and exquisite delicacy TO the romp
with the pink and blue students, and car
ried the trying little assumption of mis-
chievous II ebriety 10 a verge OF comedy
perfection Lillian Russell never exhibited
in any other role. Above all. is the
originality OF her entire performance de-
lightful. She very daintily accepts tradi-
tional soubrette business, but so adds
the charm OF refinement and natural
ebullitiOn Of humor that IL seems a new
role. The "See How II Sparkles" brindisi
was absolutely a stunning climax 20 her
other achievements. EncOres came I'm in
satiable storms, and each repetition re-
called her listeners with accretive evidence
Of viyaciOus spirit, discretion and naive
elegance. Her singing OF the song is
superb, ana the Old-ldshlOneu lTlch OF
humming in the goblet she gives with the
encore, but leaves out in the direct pre-
sentation OF the number She looks like
a beautiful siren while concocting the
punch Her pretty arms and rosy fingers
play about in the blue smoke Russell
has the prettiest hand I'm America), the
uncertain lights catch at her throat, and
her lovely mouth and golden hair. She
smiles and gives herself up 10 the elixir
of Lecocqs fascinating melody and the
perilous situation Of girlish recklessness.
two husbands. daring students and mixed
drinks with az much audacIous abandon