The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-07-09
MAY POLE DANCE
Closing Exercises at St.
Andrews Priory.
Pleasant Afternoon With the
Children - Fancy Goods
Sale and Fair,

No more creditable exercises in con-
nection with the closing OF the various
educational institutions of the city
than those that took place on the lawn
of st. Andrews Priory from to D
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, and like
wise. no greater number of people have
been present The exercises were made
much more enjoyable by the foresight
of the teachers in having them out on
the lawn in the open air, instead or
hot, stuffy room.
At 3 o'clock the gate which, during
all other times is closed, and can only
be opened when certain questions from
the inside are answered satisfactorily
from outside, was thrown open for the
admission of whomsoever cared TO
enter.
One of the attractions of the after-
noon was the fair, held In the main
school room This began as the gate
opened. and was kept up throughout
the afternoon. Fancy articles, flowers,
leis, refreshments, were all there
ready for those who felt like indulging.
Hawaiian flags and green's, and the Ia
bles, also prettily decorated, were
waited upon by ladies of the church.
Out upon the lawn, under the cooling
shade of a large eucalyptus, was sta
toned the Hawaiian Band, and many
were the catchy selections played cy
the boys. Among the pieces that took
best was die Wacht Parade Kommt."
At o'clock the larger girls of the
Priory, neatly dressed and some dec
Grated with MALE leis, came trOOping
out upon the lawn and, grasping rib
bons of various colors attached to
pole, began the May-pole dance, to
music by Professor Berger, on the pi
ano, and Joe Rosen, on the violin. The
dance was a pretty one, and although
one of the maroon ribbons got locked
between a white and blue one in one
Of the movements, necessitating a great
many extra motions and not a few
frowns, the performance was we'll re-
ceived. Mrs. Woods had charge.
The Merry Little Maidens," the in
fants of the Priory, under Miss Emma
MOssman, gave motion song on the
veranda of one of the buildings.
Next came the Broom Brigade"
made up of the intermediate class.
music by the band, each carrying
small broom at a Garry" They form
ed into three rows, and began a pretty
little song, in which the various uses
of the broom explained a number of
lessons taught. Probably there were
some young ladies in the audience who
felt that their shoes fit them particu-
larly we'll upon that occasion. Move
ments of the brOoms were gracefully
suited to the words. This, together
with the lancers that followed, and
which were danced by the same girls,
constituted the best numbers on the
afternoons program. Miss Emma
Mossman deserves great credit for her
training of the girls in the Broom
Brigade" and Mrs. Woods, in the Ian
GERS. Miss Kate Nawahi was Mrs
Woods assistant.
The "F'lowery Bells was a perform
ance by the large girls. In this, 10 girls
with yellow waists, 10 with blue, in
lavendar and 5 in pink (the last march
ing together) and all with white skirts, |
went through various dance steps, ac-
companied by singing. The combina- |
tion of colors made a very pretty ef-
feet
The Jubilee Songs" and the distri- |
button of prizes closed the afternoons |
program most satisfactorily.