The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-14

a second, raised them and showed her
fine teeth in a smile. 1t cannot be
truthfully recorded here that she blush
ed. If she did her bushes were hid
den.
Me say Me do what ees proper for
arts sake and he say, Yer WELL "
she answered, evading the question.
Did you go to the dinner?"
''Certainment, m'sieu."
She was vastly surprised by the ques-
ton.
yes, a little oriental dance. You
know what me mean by zee oriental
dance-wiz zee head, zee arms, zee nose
and say more, much"
DESCRIBES HER RAIMENT.
The dancing woman arose and de-
scribed her costume.
.Gauze ici-a jacket lei. here this;
here that" she declared, marking here
and there with her finger tips. Here to
the intense satisfaction of Col James
she added:
'Eet is zee same as wear at Ham
mersteinS.'
AN eminently respectable costume"
exclaimed Mr.. Howe.
"Certainment, monsieur, of course"
What did Phipps ask you to do for
an encore?"
He say: You pose as a leetle Greek
slave in zee altogether I say 'oui,ye
me do angling for zee sake of art "
lisped Little Egypt
You did not dress where the other
dancers dressed did you? You had a
Always" she replied, Me have
room to myself. Zay took me upstairs
in a pretty little blue room. Gay brought
me wine; oh, much wine gay brought
me After a long time gay took me to
another rOOm-a room of zee color of
lemons. Two gentlemens-One gay tole
me waz son of Sherry a lettle fellow
FAY came TO me. Fay say "a leetle
trouble a leetle trouble and gay hurry
me far away to zee room of lemon col
or Gay almost carry me. We heard
was not permitted to tell what she
heard.
Did you dance on the floor of the
dining room that night?" Mr.. Hart ask
ed her
''Certainment''
Did you dance up to each guest?''
We'll, perhaps each guest. Mais non
me did not dance up to them. Me posed
to them Not American dance, COM
prenez, but oriental dance; vous savez
wiz zee arms and body and head
You gave the same dance in the
same costume at Sherry's as YOU gave
at Hammerstein's didn't you?" asked
Colonel James when it came his turn.
Little Egypt" looked inquiringIy at
Mr.. Howe, who blanlzly stared at her.
"Oui, m'sieur; yes" she answered.
Did you see Captain Chapman at
Sherry's last night?'
NO, sare."
ing room for the guests?''
ALL WANTED"ZEE ALTOGETHER.
zee gentlemans gay you no dance,
leetle Egypt. You are leetle, black
nun. Give US a 1eetle in zee altogeth-
err" Little Egypt /"
Colonel James was delighted to learn
that Mr. Seeley and his guests consid-
cred Little Egypts" dancing SO tame.
Then Mr.. Hart tried again to learn
about the hiding of Egypt Punctuat-
ing Colonel James objections and in
spite of them, Little Egypt's" excla-
nations could be heard.
'Zay come after me quick. Fay say,
Trouble, Egypt. =" Fay say Zee DO
lice are here! Quick gay take me to zee
room of zee color of lemons. Zere was
an hour; much wine was given me-
''Fini?" asked Little Egypt in her
patois when at last all the lawyers were
silent.
ALL SHARE HER SMILE.
The dancing woman smiled so COM
prehensively that every man in the
room felt the smile was shared by him.
She arose, bowed and, followed by her
interpreter, strobe from the room Col
onel James looked long at Mr.. Howe
and gasped:
50 this is what you have been ad-
vertising, is it?'
Captain Chapman led up to Little
Egypt" He told how he had been
notified that an improper entertain
ment was to be given and how he eff
fected an entrance.
entered a rOOm-the dressing
ROOM" said the captain -Four men
were there. 1 learned their names after
ward. Mr.. Rich was talking to Cora
Routt. Mr.. Harper was near the stage
Mr. Phipps was standing by a table
and Mr.. Seeley was at the left of the
room by the portieres.''
Captain Chapman with much partic-
ularity described the appearance of the
young women in the dressing room.
using his long coat tails to represent a
Woman's skirt.
NATURE UNADORNED BY ART
There were eight women and four
men in the room,' Chapman continued
I stepped up to Cora Routt and said:
You are a disgrace to your sex; you
ought to be ashamed of yourself to
stand in that condition in the presence
of these men, She just looked at me.
Phipps said: What do you want?' 1
said: I'm the police captain of this
precinct, sir With that Cora Routt
made a jump behind the portieres.
pulled them around her and began to
give me a tongue-lashing. Then the
four gentlemen came together in front
of me. I told them 1 had been in
formed certain dance was to be given
that Mr.. Harper grabbed hold of me
and said: I'd like to take a fall out of
you, though you are a police captain
I said: You take your hands off me or
I'll knock you down.. Mr.. Harper
wanted to argue further, but I saw the
champaign had fermented on him and
let it go at that
Captain Chapman was asked into the
dining room and introduced to the rev.
elerS.
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