The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-03-07
A Brilliant Success.

night was brilliant SUCCESS, and it is the
unanimous verdict of all who witnessed
1t that Il was ono of the grandest and
most pleasing entertainments ever wit
messed in Anderson. c. course, every
body in Anderson knew that any enter
tainment undertaken by Mrs. Bleckley
aud Mrs. Fretwell would be success,
but this occasion exceeded their expecta-
tions, and these ladies deserve the many
encomiums that have been showered
upon them.
At an early hour the people began
vending their way to the Opera House,
and by the time the curtain rolled up
there was not standing room in the
building, and the aisles were filled with
chairs. Many persons could not be ac-
commodated, and bad to return to their
homes.
The orchestra, which was composed of
Mrs. Ruddock, and Messrs. J. W. Trow-
bridge, Sam. Trowbridge, j. II. VonHas-
seln and L. P. Brock, kept the audience
highly entertained until about S.45
o'clock, when the curtain rose and pre-
sented the first scone of the evenings
program, which fairly drought down
the house." Itrepresented "Gwine back
to Dixie" and was very cleverly acted
by Masters Langdon, Raymond and Joe
Frotwell, John Edward Peoples and AL
bert Means, ranging in age from to 8
years. Their faces were black, and they
were dressed in the usual minstrel style
-stove-pipe hats, spike.tailed coats, big
cravats, etc. AS they marched around
the stage, accompanied by little black
dog, they sang the old song quoted
above. The little gentlemen were en-
cored, and acknowledged the compliment
by reappearing and making polite bow
to the audience.
Then came the displays of the various
firms represented in the order named
below
RS. Hill, represented by four young
ladies. Miss Nellie MCGEE was dressed to
represent the millinery department--a
dress o. all-colored yelling and spring
hat. Eunice Hill, dressed as Little Lord
Flaunteroy, to re, esent clothing. Eloise
Duckett, dressed TO represent groceries
dress trimmed in wheat, rye and oats.
| Georgia Brown, dressed to represent. the
dry goods department, in silks and laces.
Up. Catlett-c coal-Marie Provost. Dress
black silk, with white Swiss oyerskirt,
necklace Of string: coal around her neck
and a string of black coal around her
dress. She carried a coal scuttle of coal.
]. G.. ~ tDonnell-e1ocsrie,-Marie Gail
lard. Dress sky-b!ue silk and red satin
sleeves trimmed in pendants of pindars,
oyerskirt locped up with fringe Of ciga-
rettes. name of firm written across the
front of dress in colored candies.
Leyy's Red Star Store-ciothing-Clau.
dia Wilson. White evening dress, studded
with red stars; carried handsome BAN
ner-red star on pink satin ground.
i. Fl. Seel-tinware, &c.-Carrie Seel.
Dress black satin, trimmed all over in tin
cups, plates, spoons, pans, &C.; banner
large tin coffee pot:
Maggie Fretwell aud Margie McCully.
Maepiv Fretwell wore dress of Nile
greer satin, pink combination, with cone
shaped hat and veil. Margie McCully
dressed in ribbons and flowers, with an
elegant new spring hat, trimmed in flow
ers ordered by this establishment for the
occasion.
Enterprise Furniture Co.c-Josephine
Cashin Dress made of handsome wall
paper, bodice and sleeves trimmed in paper
bordering
WilhiIs & Withholding, medicines,
&c c-Lydia VanNFyck. Dress pale blue,
trimmed in tooth brushes, hair brushes,
sponges and medicine bottles.
3. +. Brown-printer and news dealer
Elnla Osborne and Gertrude Hoyt. Elma
Osborne vas the newsboy, dressed in black
skirt and round coat aud cap. Gertrude
Hoyt represented Mr.. Browns new Maya
a"-dress white Glecian
costume, braided in gold
Taylor q Observation-Disclosures Bleck-
lev. Dressed as dude and acted the very
swell young man.
Cloverdaie Dairy Farm-Zadie Fretwell.
Dress white satin skirt, with red clover
blossoms, hand painted, all over; a green
bodice, large hat trimmed in clover and
grasses, banner large green satin clover
leaf with gilt lettering.
Simpson & Son--drugs, medicines, &c.
Bessie Simpson. White dress, trimmed
in japanese trimming of handkerchief
.rried saucer Of ice cream and soda wa
Anderson Oil Mill-Eya Murray. Dress
pink silk, with trimming Of cotton seed,
strung together, wreath of pink cotton
blooms on her head.
A. IL. Welch-coal-Stacy Osborn. Dress.
ed as O miner, with little torch in his
cap. and driving his goat hitched to little
wsgon of coal.
NJ. A. Dean-dry goods and, groceries
Pearl Smith. Represented the Dew
! Drop Flour. Dress white flour sacks and
trimmed in ribbon.
Kay & Baker-dry goods and groceries
Efie Osborne. Represented q certain
brand of flour. Dressed in snow white
silk, trimmed in swans down, hair pow:
| dered.
| Took the part of the '.huntress." Dress
green velvet, trimmed in gilt chains, locks,
knives and buckles.
Ligon q NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
rine Nardin. Represented Hecter's baby
eating buckwheat cakes. Long white
dress and baby cap.
Anderson Steam Laundry.,Cora Poore:
Dress snow white, stiff SEARCHED costume.
G. T. Jones q Co.-dry goods, millinery,
clothiug-Louise Nardin and Eugenia Ben.
son, Miss Nardin was dressed as swell
Young man, and Miss Benson in white
Swiss, trimmed in flowers, with ap elegant
spring hat.
proceries-Clara Osborne. Dress new
spring dotted Swiss muslin, trimmed with
ribbon and lace, and fancy shaped pink
hat.
Todd q Evans drugs, medicines, &c.
Zee Bleckley. Dress sulphur colored sat.
in, trimmed in black velvet, with gold and
irridicent.
]. e. Barton building material -Nettie
Catlett. Dress black satin, trimmed in
shavings, and wcod.turned fancy bracket.
work.
The Bank of Anderson-Mamie Brown.
Dress of black velvet, trimmed all over In
gold coin.
G. F. Bigby-groceries-May Shumate.
Dress orange colored satin, trimmed In
! green orange leaves, wreath Of oranges
| upon her head.
| G. A. Reed Music House-Caro Miller.
| Dress white silk, with gold striped tulle,
looped up with gold harp.
Bleckley s. Fretwell-fertilizers. .&c.E
Annie Arnold. Dress red cambria and
| iute sacking, crown OF tinssls upon her
head, sent from Charleston by the presi-
dent of the Wampoo Mills.
Ice Factory-Claudia Provost. Dress of
white tulle, trimmed in mica and glass.
John r. Burriss-tinware, &c-SylYene
Peoples. Yellow dress, trimmed all over
in toys, butterfly banner.
G. F. Tolly d Son furniture-Nellie
MCGEE. Dress blue satin, trimmed in
flowers.
~ rrher-tinware. &c-Lucia Ar.