The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-14
BABYL0NIAN.
New Workers of High Families
Are Identified
AS Taking Part in the Bacchan-
allan Revel
At Which Naked Women Dance
ON the Tables.
AMONG THOSE THERE
Were One of Harper Brothers,
Publishers,
Also One of Alexander HamiI-
toms Descendants.
A Scion Of the Blue BIooded
Fish Family Also Present.
OLD ROME is OUTDONE.
CHEST People" of New York Are
No Better
Than They Should Be and
They're Not Ashamed.
OLD ROME is OUTDONE.
CHEST People" of New York Are
No Better
Than They Should Be and
They're Not Ashamed.

New York Jan. 1.-THE evidence in
the Seeley dinner case at which women
posed insuf1iciently dressed, was end
ed today. 1t was brought out in the
evidence that those who were present
were: Theodore Rich, who Minnie Rem
wood testified rehearsed her in the Tril-
by role at Herbert Seeley's apartments;
DR.. John A. Irwin, the Seeley family
physician; Marrnaduke Tilden, z. P.
Delaney, A Gould Hamilton, Alfred
Marshall, Clair Hamilton, Marshall
Bishop. Henry w Harris Charles To-
bias, Conrad T. Peters, II. E. Smith,
Edward Fish. Commodore c. A. Port
ley, Horatio R. Harper of the publish
ing firm, and Nathan Seeley.
1t was expected they would be called
to the stand, but they were not. The
full police board will now consider the
case.
A local paper gives the following ac-
count of the hearing of Little Egypt"
who posed in the altogether at the
banquet.
ON with the dance!" exclaimed the
efervescing William F. Howe today.
Shall L bring in Little Egypt?'
1t was at the so-called trial of Cap
tain Chapman for raiding Mr.. Seeley's
bachelor dinner at Sherry's.
Yes, bring her In answered the
commissioner, Mr. Grant. who presided
at the trial
Mr.. Howe disappeared in the corri-
dor. Every man in the trial room
craned his neck toward the door left
open behind him. The big room was
filled,fOr the commissioners had forgot
ten their laudable purpose to exclude
all save those whom business called
there-business-d isagreeable necessi-
ty. AS the gaping crowd turned to-
ward that open door the thoughtful
recognized again with fearful force
the moral harm that is being done at
that trial. Truly, if Captain Chapman
was justified in raiding Sherry's he
Nv
very trial room.
Mr.. Howe reappeared. radiant, su-
premely happy. Behind him strobe
Little Egypt as this dancing woman
her chin high, and as she entered look
ed around her boldly. curiously
PHARAOHS' DAYS RECALLED.
Her face was painted as were the
faces of those who danced before the
pharaohs of old Egypt. Her lips were
painted fiery red that set off by con-
trast the ivory Wilderness of her fine
teeth. Her eyes were bright restless
bold. She wore the smile that parts
her lips when she dances the dance
older than Christianity-perver in
these days to make midnight holiday
in gay New York
This woman says she was born in AL
geria- She speaks a patois that may
be Ineligible on the docks of Mar
settles, but that certainly would not be
understood in Paris. She pretends to
have only a smattering of English. but
when she lost her temper momentariIy
she spoke English we'll enough.
This little Egyptian by adoption wore
seal skin sacque, which the heat of
the room soon compelled her to lay
aside. She wore a dress of some crink-
~ blue stuff, across the waist and skirt
of which ran white stripes. The dress
fitted her from neck to heels as if she
had been melted in the Stiffening at
mosphere and been poured into it. Her
hat was a wonderful creation of velvet
y 6av 4
over her left eye. Her sleeves, tremen-
dously puffed at the shoulders, fitted
tight around her forearms. Her eyes
wandered from one strange face to an
other
THAT SWEET, HAUNTING SMILE
Always she smiled. She gazed at Col
James, who represents the Seeleys,
and then whispered to Mr.. Howe, who
seemed much hattered.
She wants to know who that dis
tinguished looking man is" said Mr.
Howe aloud
9 Egypt allow me to introduce you
to Col James; Col. James Egypt -
Everyone laughed. It was delightful
1y companionable. Everyone was on the
same level
The woman was accompanied by an
other, who was to act as interpreter.
There was some difficulty in getting
Little Egypt'S' name, which turned
out to be Ashea Wabe. Mr.. Hart, who
represented Captain Chapman. asked
the dancer to tell what she was en-
gagged to do at the dance by Phipps, the
theatrical agent.
He asked me to do leetle oriental
poses, vous comprenez, and leetle poses
for a party of artists answered Little
Egypt. speaking very slowly and ges-
ticulating.
She was making the most of her no
toriety, affecting a lisp that made it
more difficult to understand her
What did he say?''
TO POSE IN ZEE ALTOGETHER. -
He say you do a leetle Egyptian pose
on 1eetle pedestal-in zee altogether -
answered the dancing woman before
Col. James could interrupt her
There was a bubble over that an
swer and it was finally admitted Lit
tie Egypt went on:
''Meester Feeps. he say to me, You
pose for arts sake on a 1eetIe pedestal
in zee altogether
What do you mean by the aItogeth-
err " asked Mr.. Hart
Little Egypt cast down her eyes for