The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-06-08
NO. ~.
NEW ORLEANS LETTER.
Apt illustrators Of the Infanttle Faculty
of Imitation-The White City Hook
ing Up West End Booming.
Memorial Day, etc.
New Orleans, La, June 5, 1907.

| New Ofleah6s La, June ., 4sVss
star Correspondents Of The Chief
Late the other afternoon I returned
from downto worn and tagged withsa
days shopping, but with my weary
brain dwelling gratefully upon the
quiet, peaceful seclusion that I knew
awaited me inmy own particular room.
I had left it cody shuttered and ia
dainty order. but when entering it upon
my arrival home the sight that hit me
between the eyes fguratively aud liter
ally took my breath away. The young
ster who makes her home with us, and
small companion-the sturdy son OF
near neighbor having the time
of their lives in the midst of my pos
sessions. The utmost disorder pre-.
vailed; the boy stood on tip-tos before
my dressing table, his rosy face covered
with generous lather of my best toilet
soap, and diligently scrapinghis small
neck with my nail ale. The little girl
was kneeling on the floor bnsily en-
gagged in rubbing my nail polisher over
the outspread surface of my sweetest
linen handkerchief, every pressure OF
which left u rosy streak of nail polish
in its wake. My entrance had no sVls-
ible effect on the young marauders. I
glared at the boy with rising indi9ua-
tion. MAY / ask what you are do
ing?" I finally exploded. Shaving
like papa does, he responded, calmly,
scraping his tiny Adams apple with 3
grave and preoccupied air. "And what
are you doing?. / questioned the girl
with a sarcasm OF intonation that
seemed entirely lost on her small lady
ship. s'Pwessin' han 'kerch rs viii dia
tunnin' little iron like mama does, -
she replied, sweetly.
f'Well, !" numbered, ''if both OF you
don't get out OF here in one minute
and . half, there Is going to be soma
spanking like mama and paps dol"
In the expressive language OF thszday
they ''beat II" right enough, and I sat
down In the midst OF she prevailing
chaos to muse irrelevantly upon the
possibility of there being two sides to
the Roosevelt theory.
I've seen worse shows than The Tel
ephone Girl" represented by the OlSm.
piaOpera Company at the White City
couple of weeks ago-but not many.
Therefore, Said Pasha,n as pre-
sented by the same company during the
current week, was one of the biggest
surprises have had In q long time.
Itwas delightful, and there was scarcely
single member of the company who
was not excellent in his or her part.
Lottie Kendall, the same pretty Rou-
brette who has found so much favor
with the New Orleans public during
past summer seasons, and Bob Pitkin, s
comedian of rsre ability and refreshing
originality, are in the lead 90 favoritss
with patrons OF the White City. The
electrical decorations at the new resort
are pretty and effective, and the side
attractions like the caronsal, figure
eight, Japanese ball games and shooting
galleries, are proving great diversions
for the big crowds of famusement-seeker
which throng the place nightly.
West End is still doing business At
the old stand anu there is no dimunilion
in the patronage this popular resori
has always enjoyed. The twelve-tnile
trolley ride and the delightful Iaks
breezes always blowing merrily over
the pier, draw big crowds even when
the vaudeville program is not mp tothe
required mark, which is seldom.
Memorial day-the anniversary OF
the birth of Jefferson Davis, only pres-
ident of the Confederacy- fttingly
and beautifully celebrated here last
Monday by the various Confederate
organizations of the city. AT the prin.
cipal exercises OF the day, held ct ths
Confederate monument in Greenwood
cemetery, Gen. A. B. Booth, orator Of
the day, spoke feelingly and powerfully
on "What Confederate Monuments
Stand For. -
The festival of Corpus Christi was
celebrated with great solemnity last
Sunday in the Roman Catholic circles
of New Orleans. E. B.
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