The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-03

A.
The Grsson tzbleaux have come and
gone bat they have left behind a picture
Of beauty thar VIII linger in the minds OF
Seattle's social world for many days ana
bring Ii to a realization OF the fact that
Seattle Is the fortunate possesSor of young
women and gallant bachelors who are as
near the living embodiment OF the people
Gibson has made famous the world over
as can he found IN any city IN the land
The pictures were given with the greatest
attention TO detail, and the many pretty
compliments showeEed on the ladies' v 40
arranged the affair were rfghtfGlly De-
slowed The amount Of untirtag labor ana
trivial annoyancss In arranging an enter
tzinment of this character Is Dot under-
stood by those who criticise, and II they
were these seif-same people would oo
much more considerable In some OF their
utterances. When it is said that many OF
the pictures were beautiful the term IS not
in the least overdTawn for they We're bead-
tifsI Especially was this so in the poses OF
Mrs A. +. MacCulsky as Princess Aiine.
Had Gibson hooked the country over for
an ideal Of his beautiful character OF the
Princess Aiine he could not have round
one 10 more faithfully MI that ideal than
Mrs MacCulsky. and could he have seen
her as she stood on the balcony slowly
tearing up the sketches OF herself and OF
the young American artist he would sure
~ have fallen in love With our IDEAL OF
an opposite style Of beauty, Miss Emery
looked charming as Miss Morris. the beau-
tlful American girl who uRconsciousiy
steals In upon the affections Of Carleton
and wins the love he had hoped To bestow
ul.on the beautiful princess Mr. Goodwin
dressed the character of Carleton to the
life and made a manly. handsome counter
part of the young artist A delightful feat
ure OF this part Of the programme was the
promptness in arranging the different tab
ieaux to Illustrate the reading of the
charming story by W. a. Peters.
Mr.. Josiah Collins announced the pict-
ures In the first series IN an appropriate
and decidedly happy manner
As the typical American girl. Miss Furth
hooked 50 piquantiy attractive as to make
her countFymen proud OF such represen-
tative. In "a Little Story by a Sleeve
Miss Emery, Mr.. Collins and Mr.. Murray
artisticaiiy showed a lovers tete-a-tete
suddenly interrupted. the lovers seated as
far apart as possible on the sofa. but the
n l..
yealei by the tel-taie sleeve OF the lady's
dress. which was crushed fat. The third
tableau in which Mrs. Brownell. Miss
Runsay. Miss Broakss. Miss Spencer. Miss
kaufz Miss Kellogg. Miss Price and Mr..
Ling took part. told the story OF young
man In far Japan. surrounded by sirens.
while in his distant American home his
young sweetheart sings loye-song. whose
mystic melody seems TO reach his ears and
break the witchsry in which he had beTE
held In the next tableau Mr. and Mrs W.
r Preston beautifully illustrated the story
of love In Old age. and little Wallace Craw-
ford as the Cupid sitting nsar them fairly
shared the honorS, Then Mrs. WhittlesS:
delighted the audience with song, My
Love Has Come 10 Ne" and In response TO
an encore sang the ''Creole's Love Song"
The next view presented a problem for
the spectators TO solve. Find the wife
OF the man who is telling the story" and
the participants. Mrs. A. E. McCulsky.
Miss Struve Mrs. \. J. FIsken, Miss Muir
ray. Miss Furth. Mr.. Haines. Mr.. Halter.
Mr. Readman and Mr.. Huri. made up
artistic scene In fashionable drawing
room The Dead Love- showed a sad
separation OF hearts. With Mrs. F. II.
BrowneH and Mr.. George 3. kittinger as
the Interpreters and little Wallace Craw-
FORD as ne dead Cupid. In 'Lenten Con-
FessionsF Miss Murray and Miss Furth
kneit At Loves shrine in such sweet ami
suggestive pastures TO make n story
needless while within the shrine Wallace
CraW FORD looked 50 cute" tha; many ewes
were turned to him rather than 20 his fair
companions In The old Tune Mr..
Preston as a GRANDPA her was listening 20
Tho violin playing II Miss ellorg as his
rrariiauxhter while across the table Miss
Alien ard Mr. HaTd showed loves Young
dream which the melody called up TO the
rld mans mind IN AN Extract from
Wli" Miss S,ruve as 4 young widow lis
tens - the testament that hequeaths her
s. 30 M On condition that she does not
marry again. while the presence Of Cupid
hoverinr near her Soi-itor Mr. Savage,
revesls the query The Money or the
Man. Another puzzle which the spec
tsfo-s rad - solve Was 70 Find the Girl
That Has Reen Kissea" and when Miss
Furth. Mes McNauKht Mr. Ling and Mr..
Elftlrrer stood before ther with Just
TIE proper grouping the puzzle was not
hard % derlpher.
Then the Seattle quarsetfe broke the
series cf pictures long enough TO sing two
very pretty scnrs-
A. The Bar he4or's Supper" fire oil
bachelor has ordered his butler 20 snreaa
an ample board placing bouquets at
number ~ va0sut elaces As he med
tates in solitary enjoyment ~ his <eStal
hoard these places arr neopied with the
dream ftr~s - the girls hs has loved