The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-23
OFF FOR RAREBIT LAND.
WELSH GIRLS TO LEAVE Us ON
WEDNESDdY.

All Last Week Their Singing wooed the
Echoes OF the Hotel 81. George Over In
Brookiyn-story OF . Manhattan Cocktail.
Forty-eight hours more and the Welsh girls
who have been warbling In this glorious coun-
try for nearly two months will be on their
way to the land OF rarebts
Throughout the past week the halls Of tho
Hotel st. George in Brooklyn have resounded
with the singing Of those girls. Like flock
OF birds they went about from one room to an
other. bursting into song whenever the fancy
seized them. One girl in particular. Miss
Gertie Drnkwater. a little lass with a wonder
full head OF golden hair 10 SO possessed with
the spirit OF song that she stops singing only
to eat and sleep. Each morning as she
stepped into the hall on tho eighth floor abe
began to sing Gounods Ave Maria" At the
first notes the elevator boy on the ground
floor exclaimed That's Gertie." and the
lift" started upward. Not until It reached
the eighth floor did the singing.stop.
And then there is Miss Bessie Evans. whose
contrato voice won the first prize ut the
Worlds Fair She had received q letter from
homo which made her feel sad. and. being sad
she sang. 1t was carly In tho morning. and
many OF the guests were yet In bed. but the
song reached them and stirred them with its
pathos. 1t was the sweet solo from Handles
Messiah" He was despised." and the sing
er's heart was in the song. As the melody
grow fuller. 1t rose clear and resonant upon
the air and the pathos which ran through 1t
fell softly upon each hearers heart. 1t was
the warbling OF q nightingale In an hour
Of sorrow: a thrush lamentinG the death Of
no one but the porter, who had stopped in the
hall to listen. heard the weeping that followed.
d in sho S.s aha
Miss Lvahs walked detlantly away. And on
Wednesday she sails for Wales, whore they
spell words OF ten letters without blessed
But before saving farewell this little Incl.
gent must De fhronicieh one OF ne gnensts IN
left them late on Saturday night: Early yes;;
said TO Andy, the nasha Of the place.
Has Sam been dowE YETI"
bed 5sDIg sDo AndW .e he's still in
We'll. You iust lake a Manhattan cocktail
and send it un to his room and say that one Of
With grin Andy did this The hall boy came
J., DE Semp9san Yaz tickled death. He near
shortly aftsrward this young man came into
the ,parlor whore the two girls were sitting and
could just hug you girls"
You'd better tier not try IT." ono OF them said
We'll, l wish there were more girls like
you; any way"
For goodness sake! Is tho man daft?"
one OF the girls exclaimed.
No. I'm not daft. But that cocktail warmed
the cookies OF my heart" the young man said.
smackinE his lips
Whats cocktail" asked the girls in
amRZem@nt.
A roar OF laughter in the doorway made the
young man look around. and then lie became
awfully red.
We'll. III be damned" he said.
You need not be profnne. sir. the girls ex-
claimed Indignantly.
Il beg your, pardon. but-Tll be back in
moment to explain"
Then there was n rush OF hurrying footsteps
and n loud cry Of Lego my neck"
Well! Well! We'll In forty eight hours 1t
will all he over Tomorrow night the girls
New York is fully awake on Wednesday they
will lie out upon the dark and deep blue ocean.