The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-18
HOST OFPRETTY GIRLS
Make a Gay Scene at the Carnival
Last Night
SOLE OF THE INTERESTING FEATURES
The Performance for the Benefit Of
the Orphans Home 60 be Repeated

The Performance for the Benefit Of
the Orphans Home 80 be Repeated.
Topeka undoub tedly has some pretty
girls and the JOURNAL's s'girl" editor who
attended the Orphans home carnival al
the Grand last ght is prepared to say
today that he saw about seventy of them.
They were very attractive, but they
somehow failed to attract as large 4
crowd as they should and the first floor
was not full by any means.
There had only been five rehearsals
and consid ering shat the entertainment
was ordinarily good. The stage wasn't
handled quite as we'll as it might have
Mrs Henry Daily, who has very
good stage presence. sang a pretty vocal
solo. She was followed by Misses Ger
trude and Lima Wyatt ia a duet "The
Hunters Song which was very good
Harry s. Thompson. who WAS on the bill
for q bass solo, did not appear
The next part was the trades display
The representatives Of the daily papers
came first, and if we do say it ourselves,
there was no prsttier girl or one who
conducted herself better on the stage
than the one who represented the Tope-
ka STATE Journal She was graceful
and her costume was appropriate. Her
name is Miss Edna Prescott The Capt.
tai was represented by Grace Holler,
crat by May Roper
A local meat market was represented
by Miss Viola Ste wart, who carried real
little live pig i'm her arms The young
lady started to sing a song, the refrain Of
which was This little pig went to
market" The idea didn't seem to strike
the little pig favorably, and it began TO
cry swee. wee, wee. before it was put
in. Then it would vulgarly grunt grunts
that would have been a credit to bigger
-F. r.
the young ladys arms and she retired
thoroughly Disguised with stage real
ism The young lady wore a Rirdle Of
wienerwurst.
Mamie Crawford, a talented niece of
T.. NJ Crawford, represented q we'll
known coal companys 'topsy" She
sang "Little Alabama Coon" better than
the average sou brette.
Miss Gertrude Wyatt, representing
florists firm, was prettIy dressed as
flower girl and beseeched the audience
10 buy Gala lilly IN most winning
way, although she knew they couldn't
afford ill.,
Miss Markley represented a local den
list and she pulled tooth for Miss Anna
Crane, or pretended TO, very adroitly,
that was much larger than any Miss
Crane could have laid claim to.
A buggy company was represented by
Miss ollie ShArum, alfred as a Coming
Woman" with boomers and dress Of
black and red.
The fair representative OF a local mems
furnishing store wore a plug hat, cane,
long 0verc0at. and a fact looked the
ideal Oxford boy.
The local bible house was represented
by Miss Beulah Parker. who wore
Greek costume, with artists materials
and pictures tied to her dress, but strange
20 say there wasn't bible in sight.
A new brand Of cigars was advertised
by Miss Pearl Brubaker, who represented
as nearly as possible wooden Indian"
Miss Della Evans, representing q To
peka grocery store, wore a belt Of pref
zels. a necklace Of Gran berries and sus-
penders of gum drops
The orchestra played the anvil chorus
while Miss Nora Brett, with a real anvil
and horseshoe pretended TO shoe one of
Arthur Maasey's trotters- The applause
frightened the horse. 1t was his first ap-
pearance on the stage.
May Thomas, representing the Edison
Electric Light company, had many col
ored electric lights on her dress and ia
her hands, which became dim and bril-
liant as she moved. The effect was very
pretty.
A local bakery had Miss Nellie Muir
ney with bread. doughnuts and cookies
all over her dress. The effect was hys-
terical to hungry person who was pres
emit
The peek-a-boo dance by little Mary
and Virgil McGrath was very pretty and
graceful, a. was the fan dance by Mar
1orie Mullen.
The fourth hand, driven by Lizzie
Garvett was extremely pretty. The other
children, who were driven, were scarcely
big enough to toddle about and they
thought it was lots OF fun. They we're
Mildred Smith, Ansie Gregory, Katie
Bennett and Annie Troutman.
By FAR the best feature of the perform
ance was the statuary work Of Myrtle |
Welch, Edna Carpenter and Maude Ed
wards. These young ladies in Grecian
costume and powdered hair posed IN many