The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-06
FLOWERS.


Flora. Miss Belle Harrison
] Spring ......-.. ......... Miss Fannie Meldrim.
Little Misses-Misses Saddle Watson, Alma
Lindsay, Constance Chestnut, Gertrude
CrOhan. Missev Hull, Cora Johnson, Julia
| Hunter, Cecile Woods Belle Shooter, Kate
| Guerard. Regis Smith.
Pappilions-Misses Rosa Coates and Ger
| trude Freeman
Bees-Mfsses Marguerite Claghorn, Gladys
Girardeau, Ina Mcleod.
I Chaperones-Mrs J. d. Weed and Mrs. H.
/ II. McKar
THE HARvEsTER's WEDDING FESTIVAL.
The Swedish dance presented one of
! the prettiest effects of the evening. The
| quaint but pretty costumes of the Swed-
/ ish peasantry are always attractive.
The reapers appeared from behind the
scenes, each with sickle in hand. reaping
as they went. Following them were
others, each with her rake gaily decor
ated in honor of the festal occasion, gath
ering up the grain.
The field Elown, sickles and raSes were
! joined overhead to form an arch under
/ which the bride and groom, Miss Lima
/ Walter and Mr.. Robert Harrison, passed
! to receive their welcome and congratula-
| tions. Miss Walter wore a beautiful
1 dress of white satin trimmed with
/ flowers. Mr.. Harrison was also COS
/ TUNED in white. After their
/ welcome followed the pretty and intricate
/ Swedish dance. The performers were:
| - Mrs T. Mayhem Cunningham, Jr., and
! Mr. Ferris Cam Miss Ruthie Stewart
! and Mr.. Bryan Williams; Miss Irene
| Withers aud Mr. Horace Hunter: Miss
/ Mary Whitehead and Mr. Raymond
Butler; Miss Katie Brigham and
| Mr.. George Haskell; Miss Edith
/ Bond and Mr. Robert Mercer:
| Miss Elizabeth Haskell and Mr.. Fred
| Myers; Miss Julia Owens and Mr.. Charles
! Hunter; Miss Guile Harrison and Mr.
/ John Morris and Bride, Miss Lima Wal
| ter; Groom, Mr. Robert Harrison; Tam
BOURNE Dance, Miss Rosa Coates;
! Chaperones: Miss Cosens and Mrs. Mum
nerlyn.
The tambourine dance by Miss Rosa
! Coates, of Brunswick was most prettily
and gracefully performed.
THE STATELY MINUET.
The minuet at the court Of France was
a stately and graceful performance. The
| costumes of the dancers, among who
were some of the most graceful in Sayan-
nah, took the audience back TO the court
of Louis XVI. The powdered hair, the
silk putfs and ilOunces, in pleasing tints
and colors, of the ladies, the black satin
/ knickerbockers, pink wdistcoats and
white wigs of the gentlemen, gave
the whole handsome and inter
estiug effect. The minuet was pref
| lilly and gracefully danced by
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holm Hopkins; Miss Page Wilder and MIR.
Gordon Harrison Miss Marie Nisbet and
| Mr.. Edward Mercer; Miss Elise Huger and
Mr.. J. Nisbet; Miss Jessie Chisholm and
MIR. Lloyd Owens Miss Marion Shearson
and MIR Murray Screven Miss Annie
Conner and Mr. George Gadsden; Miss
Annie Lyman and Mr. Pritchard Cunning
ham.
The chaperones were: Mrs. Paul
Haskell and Mrs. c. A. Shearson.
Little Miss Gertrude Freeman, of
Macon, was loudly applauded for her
very pretty presentation of the skirt
dance, which she was called upon to re-
peat.
CAMP OF THE GYPsIEs.
The Gypsy scene was opened by a pretty
and graceful dance by Miss Inez Chapeau.
| Then appeared the Gypsy camp. In this
scene there were forty-two youthful per-
| formers. Their brilliantly colored and
! spangled costumes produced a striking
/ effect. In the foreground were several
/ gypsies playing games, whilearound them
were others dancing and striking their
tambourines. A horse, pony and dog
were among the attendants at the camp.
Little Miss Ada Ehrlich the Sunbeam
| of the Camp presented one of the pref
test dances Of the evening. Her costume
was in accordance with her title. She
handled her tambourine with grace and
ease that were natural. The GYPSY dance
was presented with a Raiety and liveli-
ness that was attractive. 1t held the az
tention throughout. The Gypsies were:
! Sunbeam of the Camp, Miss Ada Ehr-
| licL Master Percy Lynwood and Miss
Rosa Coates; Thomas Wayne and Anu
lette Stubs; Harry Daniel and Lima
| Huger; Paul Haskell and Annie Haines
| Robert Coburn and Belle Daniels
Julian Chisholm and Mary Haines; Lewis
! Haskell and Beulah Hexter; Willie Blum
and Edith Stilwell Savage Lyman and
! Lordie Nisbet; Tyrol Morgan ana Albert
/ Hull; George Hayward and Marie Blois :;
North Chisholm and May duBignon !;
James Sullivan and Eliza Chisholm
Henry Purse and Emma Huger; Stein
Bryan and Fanny Charlton: George Wal
ter and Mary Conner; Edward Maclean
and Clifford Munnerlyn; Pierre Hoist and
Phoebe Gibbs; John Stoddard and Lucy
Boyd; Daniel Hops and Flossie Roach /;
Bolero, Miss Inez Chapeau. Miss Car
michael in charge.
DANCE OF THE JAps.
The Japs furnished a large share of the
fun of the evening With their queer
wigs. roomy costumes of gay colors, their
parasols and fans, they made one
think that the Mikado was on
the stage. Their queer antics,
called the japanese dance, were
| source OI HuCn amusement. EaCn Oh
the boys performed well
The Mikado witnessed the fetes from
his throne, around which hung the usual
japanese paraphernalia. After the dance
some interesting acrobatic feats were pre-
sented. Master Percy Lynwood showed
himself an expert as con-
tortionist and Messrs. Coney and
two of Savannah's gymnastic favorites
presented difficult and interesting aero
baltic feats. Mr. Leonard did the funny
man in great style The Japs were:
Mikado, Mr.. John Montfort Schley ;
Master Percy Lynwood, Pierre
Hoist; Gordon Haines, Montague
Boyd; Richard M. Charlton, Har-
ris Cope; Darwin Hull, Dan Hull
James Lyman, Percy Huger; Graft Dent,
John Hammond; Sidney Stubs, Willard
Sullivan; Henry Purse, Stein BRYAN;
xix Up Hi, Mr.. Ed Leonard; contor-
ZIONIST, Master Percy Lynwood acrobats,
Messrs. Walter E. Coney and John A.
Hall; Prof j. M. Black in charge
This was followed by bright and at
tractive song, 1.-The Widow" by Miss
Rosa Coates.
RETURN OF COLUMBUS.
But what shall be said of the maidens
of sunny Spain, if Italy will excuse the
liberty. IL may be attributed in part,
perhaps, to the absence from the cast of