The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1902-07-03
DOrahOra.

| The comic opera. DOratlOra, given BIZ
the children under the direction of
Misses Rena and Nio!rt Phillips foI
| the benefit of the Fountain fund was
about The best performance ever
given in our Opera Honse. The
children were spendidly drilled and
their natural grace and ease and alb
,ence of any affectatiOn or self-con-
seriousness made them dOubly attractive.
! Each and every one scored a brilliant
| success, the double srXtptte from Flo
radora and the SONG and dance. Keep If
the Grass. from the TureadOr winning
perhaps little more applause than the
rest, though each and every number was
well received.
Praise Of the most lavish kind his
beel >hOwertd upon the young ladies
for the wonderful manner in which they
dccseded in training the children which
they called Il labor of love, "a the chill
dren were so delightful to work with,
able. Perhaps il will 1Ot be amiSs for
Us right here to score the majority Of
our theatre gOers for the lack of public
interest that was shown. First 1t was
for public and very worthy benefit and
even If they could not or did not care to
attend, tickets might have been bought,
e
and again for a negro minstrel or third
rate comedy ticket To see an entertain
ment rot one half a Interesting an this
was gwen by home people WHO only
charge 25c. and 35c. and gave pro-
gram that was fully worth three times
The rrice.
But that is always the case here, and
we suppose will continue IT, be so TIL
the end uf the chapter. WHAT was
realized, which il n fair sum, 1t is not
one half as much "a the merit of the
program or It's object deserv"h. Mss
Philips has already $1,000 in the bank
that she rails d last summer for the same
purpose and to which she will adj the
$4l.O0 cleared Thursday night, and she
hopes to be able to hive rn ,ugh very
soon with which 10 erect tine fountain.
The marriage of Miss Ivy Frances Gun
ningham to Mr.. James Howard SprowI,
of Brooklyn. n. Y, was celebrated i'll the
presence of large aSsembldge of friends
Il Inv nf
o clock at NOlre Dame de Bon 5 cOurs
with palms and ferns. As the strains of
the wedding march from ''LOhengrin'
was PLAYED the bridal party entered the |
sacred edifice. The uShers were: VI. ii. |
ID. Battl.,. Mr.. Paul RObelOt, Mr.. X. III. !
The maid of honor, the brides sister, Miss .
) sidney Cunningham, and the bride, I'M
der the escort of her father, Mr.. VI. j. !
passed up the aisle to the
altar, where she was met by the or ON, |
who awaited her coming by the side of
his best man, Mr.. Harold Noise, and the |
reebrant, Rev Father GrPgOire. During
the ceremony and signing of the marriage |
register, ''Ilearts and and Flowers was !,
softly rendered. The bride Wore a gown |
Of white Organdie, trimmed with lace; the /
skirt was made en- traine and the bodice |
fashioned high neck and elbow sleeves.
The bridal veil was held in place by Il |
diamond pin and shower uquct of
Brides roses and ferns was carried Tha |
maid of hO1er was ROBBED in white organ
lie. trimmed with lace and finished with !!
b It and sh of blue ch ff0n She ear
rietl bunch of white carnations. tied with |
blue ribbons. After tine ceremony Il re-
,eptiOn was held at the re idcnce of. the
brides parents, at which only the bridal !
party, relatives and a few intimate friends |
were present. MIR. and Mrs SprOwl left
he same evening for bridal tour before
8 DING to New York to reside States.