The evening world., 1894-06-13

The great attraction was little Bonnle
song about the Fund Babies, and made
more than a hit. People threw 400 pen
niles at her feet. Last evening she drew
nn eso'e and dimes in and worried the
Little Miss Bonnie Thornton is very
pretty. She has bright, yellow, hair,
n face like a primrose. She wore a
white lawn slip made exactly like n
baby's, with the waist up under her
skirt. She had a shirred lawn hat to
match, and not n loop or n leaf of color
married the simplicity OF her dainty out
Mt. Some folks thought she looked like
a sweet girl graduate; others called her
snowdrop, little white lily and jasmine
rose, and they were right, for she re-
sembled them all.
ness, but she captivated her audience
the momen she appeared, and her eff
forts were well received. First she sang
a topical, song that made everybody
took her white hat Off. shook out her
yellow curls and sang and talked about
the poor babies. She called them the
darllngest little creatures in the world"
Fund"
The mites came In showers at the
end OF every verse, and as she danced
round the stage picking UP the coins she
ence.
one of the first mites was a 6O-cent
piece. and she called out,
oh, what n rich man! FIFTY cents!
Thank you, thank you!'
twenty-five cents! Goody, goody'
There's another one over there, too. My,
but Won't the babies be tickled. / see
another half dollar and five. six. seven,
eight dimes and more pennies than | can
count. But n get them all. Hope the
bottom won't drop out of my hat"
Then a ntflp fellnU threw "a bpn1fnl
Good boyl'
1t was worth throwing a coin just &c
see how prettily, she picked It UP. II
takes u vast deal of grace to pick up ar
object gracefully. but Bonnie Thornton
hoped about like n bird. kept at least a
quarter view Of the immense Garden
and each pose was prettier thar the one
preceding 1t.
Girls Who knew what they were talk.
ing about said that she had her Del
has.
Like a spoiled child, when she go
all the small change In the orchestra
she wanted more, II began to up
II tell you. the babies are awful poor
They want all the money they can get
You've got to give 'em some. oh, yot
dear, thank you SO much. You were ba,
bies once yourself. weren't you? Well
then, you ought to know how II feels.
and for the next FIVE minutes she wa
80 ouoS as Nv Nouiu NC bathSiiHb VI
). the pennies.
After her number. Mr.. Al II. Wilson
the prince of German comedians. cam,
out II began to abuse the audienc,
for littering up the stage with gilt anC
, silver. so that he couldn't "sing AM
:. dance or nothing" And In the milddl,
of n comical song, about an Irish gen
! tleman, with a yodel refrain OF inimita
D BILE melody and mirth. he stopped 4
i, pick up something and said, with
!, wink. "Zwie beer" 1t was a grea
l night for Bonnie and the babies.
Miss ThoSnton Is a New York girl. W
: are proud of her.
|. The Madison Square Roof Garden |
l the biggest. coolest and one of the mos
attractive places Of entertainment II
the city. II you want to be sure OF a coo
sweet breath OF air and s. wort
of fun 70" 30 cents 20 up and spen,
this evening or tomorrow evening. O.
7 and see tho Deltorelli clowns cut up an
play the carnival OF Venice with ca
and bells and boots and boxing gloves on
see them ring the chimes OF Normand.
, with their feet. and. best of all, Sc
i pretty. bonnie Thornton.
I incidentally. take a pocketful OF pennie
and see the exquisite way she will pic
them up and the magical influence the,
will have on the sick babies.
The Fund doctors have made 20. o00visit
t since May II, n gave free treatment I
=, -.G5 tots. You can't subscribe TO thl
Fund and make mistake.
NELL NELSON.