The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-25
TISSUE PAPER BALL WAS
ANGST BRILLIANT SUCCESS
CIVIC LEAGUE GAVE ONE OF THE
DELIGHTFUL AFFAIRS OF THE
SEASON LAST NIGHT IN WHICH
cITY's cLEvEREsT YOUNG
STEERS PARTICIPATED.

One of the airiest, fairiest events in
which Pensacola's clever tots and
bright young people have ever partici-
pated took place last night at the Pen
sacola opera house, when delicious
thing with the snap and swing Of char
acteristic dances and full of the bright
ness of childrens faces unfolded itself
In all its dainty grace and perfection
in the long heralded Tissue Paper
Ball."
Those who are always drawn toward
these clean, refreshing things Of the,
children, and who experience the &C.
tual feeling that they have really been
made better men and better women
merely by being in touch with the
dear little people in their happy holi-
day sort of mood, were doubly pleased
last night, for Prof Morrfss of Atlanta,
whose work it has been to drill the
youngsters and the .'older young peo
pie" who took part, had wrought won.
ders with the flying feet and the sway
ing bodies, until you felt the thrill and
the joy Of 1t all. even in watching.
The Civic League, under whose
auspices the BALI occurred, have
every right, in fact, to feel fully salts
fed over their very successful venture
of last night, which was a success in
every possible particular.
A good-natufed and unusually en-
thusiastic crowd ives in attendance,
the children danced as if possessed
with the very spirit of music, and the
young people were pleasingly graceful.
The opera house had been converted,
by means Of handsome tissue paper
garlands into a veritable fairyland.
Some of the "HeIps."
In the first place, there we're many
things which conspired in making last
night the success which was achieved.
The committees worked with un-
wavering interest and enthusiasm;
they were present at each of the nu-
merous rehearsals, engineered the
business features of the large under
taking, arranged for the handsome
decorations, and did their part gen.
orally.
Mr. Morriss has, proved an excep-
tionally wonderful dancing master.
Prof. -Seel greatly contributed in
many ways from the standpoint of
high class music and unlimited pa
tience; the children were wonderful
throughout from the fact that some of
them had never danced before; 4-.ss
Mary Anderson, a charming young
lady with good musical ability and the
best disposition in the world played
for the rehearsals and also presided
at the piano last night in a manner
which brought forth many compH
ments, and to Mr.. F. c. Brent, who
kindly contributed the use of Brent
hall absolutely gratis for the numer-
GUS rehearsals, the Civic League ladies
feel ueeply grateful.
After all, when the right kind of
people get together and do the right
kind of work, with singleness of
purpose and an earnest goal in view,
such as the parks, etc., for the coming
"City Beautiful" to which the pro-
ceeds of last night will be devoted, by
the way, great things are bound to be
accomplished in an all around salts
factory manner.
Some "ohs" and "Ahs."
The first dance on the program last
night was the barn dance, in which
little Grace Owen was Premiere Dan
seuse. She was wisp of beautiful
light blue fairy, and danced her way
straight into the hearts of those W-.o
watched. She had adopted many OF
the very prettiest ways of the very
prettiest professional dancers, and was
so much more worth while" and so
much more thoroughly delightful and
ompelling-because she was a little
child with clean, pretty, childish
thoughts.
The BOOSTERS easily made one of the
hits of the evening. They were gro
tesque and funny in their grave
dancing and their various bowings,
and pleased people immensely.
The Milkmaids were tiny little girls
who somehow got through the intri-
cacies of the dance in beautiful shape,
with their gay little checked sunbon-
nets and their merry milkmaid faces.
The great glowing Poppie5 nodded
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