Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-04-02

Josiah shows the Pictures - other TAB
leauN Given.

Inc entertainment given in the
lecture room of the Presbyterian
church last Friday evening was very
successfully accomplished, and the
audience we'll pleased. The first was
tableaux representing evening
prayer in which a number of child
ren apparently just ready for the
land of Nod, were saying their "Now
lay me W They presented beau
tiful picture as they knelt in an at
titude of thankfulness and innocent
supplication.
The next tableaux represented the
three goddesses called the Destinies.
Bertha Williamson as Clotho held
the distaff, Hattie Decker, Lachesis
who spun the thread and Lila Van.
Etten, Atropos cutting it off They
formed very graceful picture Of
those who We're supposed to deter
mine the course of human life, and
they may in moments of maiden
meditation be severally thinking
that at some distant day, perhaps,
each may control the course of at
least one other destiny.
Greek poetry was represented by
the Misses Belle Findlay with the
Tyre and Nellie Quick and Katie
Beck with trumpets. They posed
very gracefully and presented a
charming appearance. In fact the
picture could not have been more
perfect.
Samanthys Album was then open
ed and Uncle Josiah proceeded to
describe the old photographs. The
first was Bayard Nichols and Miss
Bertha Williamson representing a
bride and groom of the olden time.
ana as prototypes they would have
filled any modern characters with
undying envy They were followed
by w. A. II. Mitchell as Minister.
and so realistic was the presenta-
tion that it seemed a pity he had
not adhered to his original design,
Then came Miss Hattie Decker as
an old lady and her personifcation
of that character was most excel
lent. Miss Emily Mitchell and Miss
Emily Warner as mother and child
were realistic pictures of that hap
Josiah's first love was a striking IL
lustration of the fact that in his
young days he was at least a con
noisseur Of taste and beauty. Per
haps his affections were wholly un-
requited. Miss Laura Bennett as an
old lady reading the Bible was a
faithful representation, no one
could have more aptly been selected
for such a charming IeminisceDce.
Harry Terwilliger as the country
boy was the embodiment of the
spirit Of modesty, health and awk-
wardness. Miss Alice Baker as
shadow and sunshine, looked as il
she had been born and trained fol
this appearance so faithfully did she
portray the shadow of childish sor-
row and the sunshine Of childisl
Joy. Mrs. Susie Savaidge as lady
in ancient costume was a model botl
in attitude and dress. while her sis
ter Miss Lizzie Sinner, in her ole
fashioned garb presented face ant
figure Madonna-like in purity ant
perfection.
Misses Lily Mott and Nina Bul
as ladies representing the opposite'
of styles, the former with a religious
fervor closely scanning the pages o
her book and the latter with maiden
ly coyness glancing at the 'hims be
yond were admirable contrasts an'
life like characterisations Of the role
Frank Thrall the modern wilt
westerner scout looked as if he hat
lust dismounted from his bronch
and stepped in for a moment to lOOl
in a surprised manner on the unac
! costumed sight of a goodly numbe
Of well dressed people gathered f
witness an evenings entertainment
Miss Elsie Mott as the village bel
I was the veriest fac-simile of tina
celebrated person, and there are fey
5 villages between the rising of tn
t sun and the setting thereof whic
could match the maidenly cOyness
Q and fresh beauty of the picture.
Q If our descriptions seen s at all in
vidious we disclaim any such inten
Each and every character repre-
1 sented was a model of surpassinl
. quaintness and originality, and u
happier selection could have bee
. made than Of those who portraye
them. If any Of the originals weT
present, they went away TO thei
{, abodes with a higher opinion {
u themselves than they had Will
y wandering on this mundane yeal
g ago, but we trust with no heal
burnings for such youth and beaut
e rs was shown in Samanthys Albul
is sufficient excuse for its being.