The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-20
A MAZE OF PRETTY DANCERS.
The kirmiss Transforms the ArmoFy
Into q Charming >pectacle.

The many promises that have been made
about the ktrmiss. for the benefit Of the
Unitarian church, were al fulfilled al Ar
mory nall last night. when under the blaze
OF electric lights and 70 the sound cf soft
music hundred and fifty gaily-costTmed
dancers illustrated the poetry of motion
In series OF fifteen representative Gances.
The guiding hand Of Mss Harris was sp-
parent n the skill with which the compli-
Gated movements We're executed. and so
nicely did the dancers obey her that as she
stood on the orchestral platform her q4ist
signals seemed Ike the waving OF ma
g!cians wand
The haIl was thoroughly comfortable
and prettily decorated, the gay streamers
overhead and the four booths S:v.ng
enough color and relief 20 keep the room
from looking bare. The Spanish court oc-
cup.ed dais at the south end OF the han.
facing the open space at the center re-
served for the dancers. The music was
furnished by LANCER & I4euben's orchestra.
and comprised. besides the dances, Souza's
latest march as an opening piece and
Bach's festival overture al the beginning
Of the second part OF the programme The
following weil-execUted programme speaks
for itself
Spanish court-Gayotte: patroness, Mrs.
L. W. Price. king. Mr. Herbert Hundey:
queen. Mrs. II. F. Norton
Dancers: Mr.. F. E Jago. MIR. VIII In
glts, Ar. Charles Cleary. Gir. F. Boyd
Wells. Mr.. Harold Smith. Mr. c. ". Saun-
ders, Mss Elaine Hanford Miss Ada Han
ford, Miss Othil!a Carroll, Mss Mamie
Ruff, Miss Marie Burdick, Mrs. W. d. Per-
kins.
The Three Graces-Patroness. Mrs. Slim
son; dancers: Mrs. Harry Strive, Mss
Minna Personeus, Miss Ethel Garrett.
Little Quakers-Patroness. Mrs. 3. Ha-
zeltine. dancers: Miss Marion Hazelt!ne.
Miss Ethel McG.nnis. Miss Betsy Scurry.
Mss Gladys Geary, Mss GwendoLn Geary.
Spanish Dance-Patroness Mrs. ". T.
Wickware: dancers: Mrs. Tnu-ston. Mss
Nugent, Mss Moore, Mss Waldron.
Devils Dance-Dancers: Mr.. George No
bic. Mr. ". ". THOMPSON. Mir. II. V. V.
Bean, Mr.. George H. Elliott.
Scarf Dance-Patroness. Mss Othilia
Carroll. dancers: Mss Marion Canfieli.
Mss Blanche Kelly, Mss Ethel Bagley,
Miss Blanche DeMers. Mss Jennie Insl.s.
Miss Molle Phillips. Mss Annie Yaat-s,
Miss Madge Bagley. Mss Eugen.a Ora
ham, Mss Sara Atkinson, Mss Amy
Smith
The Gondohers-Fa troness, Mrs. j. II.
Allen; dancers: A1r. +. B. Ingerson. Mr..
]. II. Allen, jr.. Mr. Robert Webb, Mr.. +.
L, Drew. Mr. Faulkner, Mr.. Crawford. Ar.
Fred Bickerton, Mr.. Ray Clarke. Mr.. Nor
ley, Mr.. Hanna, Miss Dorothy Smith, Mss
Irene Simpson. Mss Margaret Crane, Mss
Lilly Crane. Mss Marshall. Mss McDon-
Id. Miss Moore. Mrs Miller, Miss Alice
Seaman. Miss Hanna
Anvil dance-Patroness, Mrs. Maurice
4cMicken; dancers. Master Gilbert Meem,
Master Samuel Russell. Master Nathaniel
Paschal. Master George Sohns, Master
Paul Henry Master Howard Hughes.
Master Arthur Prosch.
Zephyr dance-Pafroness. Mrs. Joseph
Shipper; dancers. Mrs. r. NJ. crawford.
Mrs. II. X. Stevenson, Mrs Frank
Mitchell Miss Leora conn, Nj. p. Good
win, Mrs. A. G. Salmon. Miss Hattie
Bray. Mrs. Edwin Ford
Fan dance-Patroness Mrs. Robert Lind
say; dancers. Miss JEANNE Blaine Miss Ethel
Filkins. Miss Lucy Lindsay Hiss Anna
Terry, Miss Neron, a Stewart, Mss Alice
Bryant Miss Hazel BrIsdon. Miss Edna
GuliXson.
Mr.. J. H. Allen. ir Mr.. Linn Relta. Mr..
Frank 3. Ingersoll. 1Ir. Robert Webb.
Garland dance-P7troEess Mrs s. /.
Crawford; dancers. Mss Alice Fisher,
Miss Martha Hamilton. Miss Nettie
Smith. Miss L. Morrison. Miss Bessie In
glis, Miss Elsie Bruins Miss Myra Smith.
Miss Cora Smith. Miss Ida Smith Mss
Mllicent Fox, Miss Essie Fisher. Miss
Amy Corey.
Solo dance-Miss Mamie Ruff.
Daughters of the Nile-PatroncSs. Mrs.
J. 5. Kloeber; soloist AIRS Jessie Farrell;
dancers Mrs. w. ]. GrImhs Miss Mil
dred Hansard, Miss Jessie Steele. Miss
Bertha Young. Miss Katharine Baxter.
Mrs. ]. :. klOeber. Miss Jessie Hanford,
Miss Bessie Winsor. Miss Ethel Young.
Miss Lavinia Clapp.
Gypsy dance-Patroness, Mrs. Arthur
DeVoe. dancers. Miss Olive Hall. queen:
Mrs. W. II. Day. sooist; Mr. NJ W
Thompson. Mr. Horace Winsor. Mr.. George
Elliott Mr.. Ray Clarke Mr. Bert Ste
vens, Mr.. Ralph DeVce Mr.. Moss Gra-
ham, Mr. Harvey Marshall. Miss Sarah
Squires. Miss Blanche Wins3r. Miss Alex3
Mitchell Miss lone Cutler Miss Eula
Croissant. Miss Reha Bell. Mss M1bel
pusharm. Miss Lillian Chilherg Niss
Lulu Chilherg. Miss Jennie Crawford Miss
Ella Crawford. Miss Bertha Levy Miss
Gertrude Wnsor. Miss Grace Mitchell,
NJ IS NeNa Stevenson, Miss Agnes san
born. Miss wv Hail
At the close of The programme an hour
or two was spent in a pleasant social
dance. The programme VIII no varied to-
night. and the good impression made last
n GIT Viii insure even a larger attend
anCe. Each spectator IS allowed - cast
a ballot for his fivorIte dance. The re-
suit II the b4llotirg for both evenings
VIII b. declared tomorrow night, with a
banner as the prize The entertainment
tomorrow evening VIII consist Of a hsll
complimentary % the participants in the
kirmjss. 8drD.sstc being nv invitation
only Tonight viii be the last opportunity
II seeing the Kirmiss