The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-06

cess and the young men and young
women were deserving Of the warm
- congratulations showered upon them
by their friends last evening. Miss
Horns work in my Lord in Livery"
was especially good Her stage pres
ence is excellent and her carriage easy
and her lines were spoken clearly. Mrs.
Chester Bradford and Miss Furness
supported her gracefully and easily.
Mr. Brodock, who appeared in this
: piece only, hardly came UP to what
had been expected of him. But the
work of the others showed his excel
lent training and stage management
The first production was "a Proposal
Under Difficulties" and in this Harry
Days was, IL anything, at his best
Mr. Davis appeared in each of the
other pieces and gave an understand
ing interpretation of his several roles.
But as was said before in the first
he seemed especially good. Mrs. Begg
was excellent as Dorothy Andrews
Mrs. Begg is exceedingly pretty and
speaks her lines prettily and with a
very charming and graceful manner.
Miss Swain as Jennie in the first play,
and aus Morgana in The Larlzs' was
> extremely funny In The Larks," Miss
Horn, as president of the Larks, was
good. Her makeup was excellent and
her portrayal of the character Of Mrs
Gavel was well done. This was the
most artistic play of the evening, the
young women looking fresh and sweet
in their light gowns, and the little
'pilitary feature was one of the pretty
e. ,hings Of the evening. Miss Sturgis
as Lily Lovibond and Miss Lamprey as
Sally Swift, made a merry team, and
the latters little song and half dance
were delightfully."- done. Mr.. Driscon
was especially good as Dick Donald
son. He was easy and lacked all sign
of amateurness. The "Larks" were a
merry band of young women who SEEM
4 ed to enjoy themselves fully as much
as did the audience.
The audience was q pretty one, and
in the boxes were noticed: Mrs Brill,
Mrs. Muir, Mrs. Day, Miss Sanborn
Miss Brill, Miss Otis, Mrs. Otis, Mr.
and Mrs. c. J. McConville, George F.
Van Slyke, of New York; Mr. and Mrs
Hart, Mr.. and Mrs. c.. NJ Nelson, H. H
, Nelson, Mrs. J. B. Tarbox Mrs Good
hue, Mrs. r. A. Wheaton, Miss Mann,
Miss Ransom, Sidney Dean, Frederick
Tarhox, Mr.. and Mrs. IngersoIl, Mr.
and Mrs. Field Mrs. Maxfield. Mrs
Fulton Mr.. Freeman, Miss Freeman,
Miss Maud Freeman, Miss Anna Bar
Der, Frank Kreiger, Frank Clinton,
Mrs. Louis Semper, Mr.. and Mrs.
Schunneman, Miss Marchand, Walter
Mayo, Mr.. and Mrs. George Thomp-
son. The Ready Workers occupied one
box
GRAND BAL POUDRE.
The officers at Fort Smelling and their
wives received last evening at a grand
bal poudre held in Post hall. The
affair was the handsomest given this
season and was thoroughly enjoyed.
The wide drill hall was devoted to the
dar GERS and was handsomely decorated
with flags, drums, flies, bugles and
other emblems Of war against a back
ground of ever greens and holly The
Fort Smelling band furnished the
music for dancing and a popular pro-
Sramme of dances was enjoyed. The
beauty Of the evening, however, was
the elaborate costumes. Dainty Dres-
den gowns and oId-fashioned over
dresses over heavy brocaded petticoats
were worn by the matrons and maids
who came With hair powdered and
dressed high and with specks Of patch
es placed with charming couquettish-
ness on chin, cheek or forehead. The
Third regiment is the oldest IL the SER
vice, and the receiving men and wom-
en- appeared in colonial costume The
hosts and hostesses for the evening
were Col. and Mrs Page, Capt. Hale
Maj. and Mrs. Sanno, Dr. and Mrs.
Borden, DR.. and Mrs. Shaw, Lieut. and
Mrs. Smith, Lieut.. and Mrs Frlsell,
Capt. and Mrs. Rowe, Capt and Mrs.
Hannay, Capt. and Mrs. Miller, Miss
Miller, Miss Hannay, Lieut. Houle,
Lieut.. Cloke. Lieut.. and Mrs. Mean
drews, Lieut.. and Mrs. Kennedy, Lieut..