The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-03-28
DoNALDsoNvILLE, La, SATURDAY, MARCH %, 1908.
NEW ORLEANS LETTER.
A Preooeious Youngsters First soriptural
Lesson-Another Little Cherub" at
the Tulane-spring Styles.
Good Bye
New Orleans. La, Mar. 18. 1905.

ilR1OuS Illness SO every evening TIE
small lassie is read to sleep with some
story from the bible. Now, "Alice in
Wonderland and "Grimm's Fairy
Tales" are more to Reuby's liking,
and the bible stories as d substitution
prove rather too tame and uninterest-
ing means of entertainment for this
up-to date youugster, but realizing
that it is calamity shat must be en-
dured, Reuby submits to being read to
every evening with the resignation oil
a martyr, and the patient, holy air oil
a suffering chernb. The other night,
after having donned her little nightie
and climbed into bed, she greatly hor-
rifed her mother by remarking in a
singularly bored voice: "Cune on,
Mamma, and read me one of those
God storiese," Some impression is
being made on her infant mind, how
ever, for Reuby drove her mother to
the point of desperation while she
(Reuby, OF course was receiving her
daily bath few afternoons ago. The
little girl would raise one foot and
bring it down smartly to the surface
of the water, instantly following suit
with the other foot, with the result tn at
she would sprawl precipitately in the
tub and send water splashing over ev-
erything. "What in heavens name
are you trying to do?n demanded
Mamma, thoroughly exasperated after
the third performance of this kind.
"Tryin' to walk on water like Jesus
Christi observed Reuby in a tran
quill voice. HE could do it, but it's
cinch / can't!''
"Phe Little Cherub, +" comedy full
of bright lines and brighter music, is
the attraction at the Tulane this week.
with Hattie Williams playing lead. A
number of notieeably clever people
are members of Miss Williams sup
port, and the inimitable Hattie her.
self captivated her audience with her
mimicry of Ethel Barrymore, Rose
Stahl, Maud Adams and other theat-
ricaI celebrities. The song hit of
1.-THE Little Cherubn is Experience, y
which Miss Williams sings most
charmingly, assisted by a well-trained,
well-goWned and strikingly handsome
chorus.
There is so so bill at the Orpheum
this week, relieved by snappy sketch
entitled tits Up to You, William, y
and the excellent work of the 1.-TWO
Pucks, clever team of fnn-makers
who convulse the audience with bur-
lesque of ''The Merry Widow waltz.
Spring is assuredly upon US, and
the gardens of the city are blossoming
out under the magic touch of the fairy
season into riots of beautiful roses.
The big green parks prove most invit-
ing these baluy days, and the whole
dear old town seems basking in luz
ury of sunlight and loveliness.
"Merry Widow" hats are all therage
and are certainly most becoming to
the average woman. The hair must
be worn very full and pulled under
the great wide brims. Many of the
broad shapes are laden with a profu-
sion of field flowers or big nodding
roses, while others are trimmed SIN artly
and more severely with wings and rib.
bon. Very few small hats are being
shown among the newest models. One
piece dresses are more than ever hold
ing their own, and scarcely any of the
modish gowns are made with the sep
arate waist and skirt.
Beginning with next week the pleas
ant duty of evolving the New Orleans
letter will pass into other hands, and to
each and every reader of The Chief
whose good wishes l know follow me
into my new home and my new life far
away from dear Louisiana, would
take this means of saying God bless
you!-and good bye. q. B.
*The above letter was written fol
and should have appeared in lasl
weeks Chief, but through oversight
was omitted. EDITOR,
RepresentatiYe-Elec Gonzales in Favor
Of Prohibition.
Joseph Gonzales, OF Gonzales sta
tion, Ascension parish, who will be one
of the new influential members in tht
house of representatives, was a visitor
to the city yesterday afternoon AMI
called at the railroad commission offict
in connection with the Gonzales depo