The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-16
AT THE NORMAL.
A Large Audience IN Attendance
LAST Monday Might.

er Last Monday Night.
te Monday night the chapel of the MOI
,e NAL was crowded almost to %suficatiol
by The brain and beauty of our fai
% city to witness and pass Judgment o
tho talented young lsdies that pre-
;. sented themselves on the stage to d.
d battle for the gold medal-the gilt o
i DR.. W. B. Wilson, TO the best youn,
II lady elocutionist. The stage wa
decorated with wreaths and flower
4 of fragrance and beauty, and the fit
l tering fauS aud happy features of thu
;, young, talented contestants, lent a
| charm TO the scene truly enchanting
After the jury Of five we're duly
impanneled and the preIiminaries
brushed aside, the battle begSu in
good earnest, before a jury-not oi
fyc-but of five hundred educated
refined, practical men and women.
who for years, both as scholars, teach
ers and critics, have become and are
familiar with similar contests at the
closing exercises OF the tar-famcG
schools of Cape G%irardcau.
And to be more accurate, it was
The Jury OF Eve that the greater jury.
of five hul lrei We're sitting 10 try.
Little woad.r tEJy hositated to serve
and have tGair verdict reviewed by
suca III ar::icarc.
III scauuim. our notes taken on the
spot we liai that Miss Annie Brooks
AZ the ~beglnain. spoke far too rapid,
ana lacked Ell phisi+, But towards the
last She was vG.y impressive; aud hay
Ing clna'It the spirit of the subject,
She II, Jvet the arlicnee almost to
tears. Sac well deserves the fourth (,
place Of the list of victorS.
Miss Alma Albert, the little gypsy |
queen. acquitted herself with much
credit: but the subject was too much /,
for her strength. She is tar too sweet
and tender TO paint and ~personify in
ii:irg Ats tie Maynard life of a wild
wOod-nymph.
Miss Belle Ringer was travelling in
a strange land, amongst strange scenes
OF whT-h sac Knew nothing. She
done remarkably well considering
that she eve felt the strength of a
Scotch STERN or saw a salt wave or a
yay bridge.
Select something more familiar
next time.
Miss Gussie Stevens posses scs tai
cnts over an average, acquitting her
self with much credit, and we had
placed her third on the list, but was
forced at e later date, TO Substitute
scr name with that OF Miss Duncan.
Miss Ella Browning is a natural
clocHtionist. iler delivery is almost
perfect. and deeply impressive. You
G6ulG almost feel the cruel winter SOL
itude, and see the blazing eyes of the
gaunt wolf famine as it looked into
the cherries wigwam, where lay
starving the beautiful form of Hiaw-
She spoke in a low, clear, dis
tinct voice, during which you could
not bear the tlutter of a fan. The
audience was spell bound. 1t was a
grand effort, granily executed. 1t
was trte ~ploquclce, and worthily
her second or tie list.
Miss Louise Duncan, bright, spark
witty Louise, excelled ell her
efforts, but unfortunately
Il poor subjeci. She is by far
100 refined a lady to initiate the old
ignorant darkcv. True, she done
very well considering Size Eevcr saw J
old time ho-down at the ouartcrs.t
You Must select u higher
grade of literature, one mere suitable :
o yOufnatural and acquiesced talents
Miss Geraldine ltoehl. Oh, what a
surprise. \ mere mite in size and
strength. SO farrilia- with the works .
+ Scott, and master of " FenilwOrth."
How fcelingIy she portrayed the
,roken-hearted Amy. and the proud
Queen. The throbbing heart
md soul of Geraldine seemed to be 4
inspired, and her whole being. wrap
'cd NJ in the grand subject. FIRST
he would move tic Audience 10 fears
her &c Indignation by the naughty
aunts of Elizabeth: while the guilty,
covering, cringing Leicester trembled
t the feet Of ki5 angercd, irsultcd
overeigr. All this and much more
moved the listeners first TO anger.
htr ~if.d,gratior', hen pity. The true
est of eloquCnce is Inc effect pro-
and applying this rule to the
fort of Miss Geraldine she was truly
loquent. The pictures she present.
d were tric to lie as they Fell from
he pen of Sir Walter, and prove her
D he a young lady of natural gifts, a
speaker aud superior %clocu-
and well deserved the place 9
he audience gave her, the first on the .
81. When the award was announced
here was no = greater surprised :
nan Miss Duncan herself, FOR she
-artled with surprise, and looked
It'll: disappointment at Miss Geraldine
hem she fills expected would get
&c medal.
Did Y ,u Ever IliinI: G.: str
After You gel angry arr step your
arer. jus. noEc YOUR finger into the
alter, pull il cat andiook lcr the hole,
Tvs TIE CroSil!C .Ws.cdgy. Then VOC