The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-13
6CIETY AT TACOMA.
kens' Characters Walk and
Talk 1t 3 Benefit.
- ARE OUT or FASHION.
80 Csnesss - LeASesp lGns1sal C1ub
, saeesss-Rsdisg go HasA-
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IncoMA, May l2-fSpeciaI. I-Aftsrnoon
fnrs going out Of fashion. s'Ssy this
n and in low tone" . society critic
sFss, $50 that ill who hear IL will BE-
~ Bnt, sub rosa. some ten days ago
~ occasion TO put our hand deep
ZTUn 10 our caddy. and. horror Of horrors,
| 161ennd only about haif-pound OF our
p Euglish breakfast LEFT, and, - econ
- seems 10 be the order Of the day. ~
f1tIy bat firmly decided 70 economics IN
uay Of afternoon teas Afternoon tess
gang out Of fashion, which will %
et for only two In ths last eight days."
usysr, there 10 one fad that seems a.
- With us. Amnsements In one form
eaother for charity are of almost
ny occurrence. This week it took the
- ola Dickens party IA costume for
tensft of the Ferry museum. Weeks
IS Vas . coIored ladies' minstrel show.
bsfors that progressfvs suchrs and
nch" for the benefit Of tho Chlidssn's
1nns or the exchange Tor womsn's work
okrsat musical treat this week Vas the
ine concert Of the Ladies' Musical
IS, In which Mrs. Rochester. Of Seattle,
6icipatsd and was rendered m ovation.
Dickens Characters In Cestams.
II. Equsers. Of Dotheboys Hall, In
befng Nicholas Nickisby how he taught
Glass in English spelling and phil
ohy, said: "Now. then, whore u the
boyfp
Please. sir. he's cleaning the hack
los window" said the temporary head
ne philosophical class.
20 he is. to BE- sure" rsjoined squsers.
~seo upon the practical mode Of teach
~ kickleby; the regular education sys-
~ C-l-e-a-n, clean. verb active, to make
1T TO scour. Win, win. der. der,
odeF, . easement. When . boy knows
- out of book he goes and docs it,"
~ % 1t the Dickens party on Thursday
aning, . great many people event and
Il, but without first knowing IL out
fbook." Some Of the costumes, without
mbt, came from the shop Of Solomon
-. Of whom Bog says, This wardrobe
- extensive. very extensive, not strictly
oD6lcal perhaps. not quite new, nor did
1pntain any one garment made precisely
lDs the fashion Of any one age or cline,
Gtevsrything was more or less spangled,
n6 what can DO prsttier than spangIss Z"
~ he goes on TO say, In describing Mrs.
= Hunters ball. poor "Mn Pott would
k1ys looked very like Apollo" il Mr..
HI had not objected TO the tunic, and in.
ND on her wearing . gown. "but,
-. there was the Tyre" and
- Wrinkle tin his light red coat,
hid not possibly have besn mistaken for
thing but sportsman. II he had not
me IN equal resemblance to . general
kman," and possibly some Of tho
tsrs-on wondered. with Jingle. II the
G. on Pickwick's buttons stood for
sqliar coat. The above, OF course. 10
pndsd to bear = Pickwickian construc-
for the affair really was . great sue
and much credit 10 due to the ladies
- took charge Of the various books, and
the originntors Of the entertainment
Nor A, at the Tacoma hotei, was bril-
lily iiiuminat for the occasion, and .
Let orchestra discoursed sweet music.
ne grand march Of books opened the
1nction, David Corperfield" leading the
nv, followed by the "Oid Curiosity Shop"
Bleak House," "Dombey and Son."
CAristmas Carols" Mutual Friend"
-
Tale of Two Cities. |" ''oliver Twist" and
Martin Chnxzlewit." Most Of the char
a11ers were we'll carried out, and the cos
vines followed closely. some after barley.
me after Cruikshank and some after
<ais own sweet will. The chara cters
opecially worthy Of mention. both for
erect conception and costuming. were:
IN David Copperieid" -pavid coppsrneid.
j Ralph Stacy: Dora, Miss Hoihrook O a
xan fssgoity. MIR. Abe 6ross; Micawbsr, Mr.. A.
h the "oid Curiosity shop"-Mrs. Jsriey. Mrs.
esnsnser; Mise Sally Brass, Miss Florence
h alsleak Hou.s"--Turysydrop. Mr.. William
LAZY Jane with him
~ "pombsy and son"-Mr. Tooss. Mr.. Norbss
s0Himsite.
n the Cricket on the HeaYsh.-Csieb Plum.
m '-'
Ia sour Mutual Friend" --Iasinia wnser.
Mis- Thomas; the doll dressmaker. MrA Price:
Nappy, Mr.. Charles Herald
"a allckwlck rapsrss--Jos. the fat boy. Mr..
Merrill
y "Niehoia. Niekleby"-s iss Rector made =
MY pretty Kate.
h the Stale o. Two Css.es.-Dt. Mans,se,
pee.en.; Nine De arge, Mrs. HILL Mr. W.
Eaton made splendid Bin Sykes aud Mr.. u.
Stevens a fine Montague Tigg.
The parlor was so crowded that Il is
mpcssloie TO do justice to the costumes
q every one taking part. The entertain
nent was given Tor the benefit of the
ysfry art museum. and was . grand sue
les In every way.
a Musical Treat
On Wednesday evening the Ladies'
Aasicai CLUB gave Its annual spring con.