Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-21
LAST AND BIGGEST NIGHT
OF CARNIVAL OF NATIONS

ne IarniVai OIL tne Nat1OnS is one
grand big success. The ladies who
have labored so faithfully to make it
so will not stop smiling for week.
1t does not seem possible that Red
Men hall would hold as many people
as were numbered in last nights
throng, but the building seems posi-
lively elastic when it gets on its fes-
tive spirit and gala attire. Certainly
it never presented a more inviting ap-
pearance and never accommodated a
more congenial and comradely crowd.
Mrs. Burdick had the stage program
in charge and the most critical OF the
enhancing art of dancing were de-
lighted with the features presented.
The very young beaux and bellies of
Durango showed their fathers and
mothers and big sisters how proficient
they are in the art of fancy dancing
by demonstrating their skill in sketch
es that range from the goblin, dance
to jigs. Miss Freda Carson, who is
noted for her grace, has even mas
tered the gypsy dance and The toe
dance, while John Haggart jr.l in cos
tune danced the Highland fling quite
as though he had just arrived from
Scotland, and the dance had part in
his daily training.
Mrs. Hobby and George Fritz, in
attire suggestive of the Emerald Isle,
danced the Irish washerwoman and in
cidentally demonstrated that Duran
go's Terpsichorean artists are not con-
fined to those not yet in their teens.
In the Goblin dance, the Misses Cath
crime Crowds, Genevieve Edwards,
Helen Hutchinson and Helen Burdick
received no end of merited applause.
While in the jigs Mrs. Pingrey, Alex
Croke, Marie Wills and Edward Bur-
dick gave some excellent exhibitions
of white folks interpretations Of coon
town pastimes. Little Edward Bur-
dick captured the house in his quaint
attire and clever stunt. The Misses
Hahn and Brewer, dressed in typical
Holland gowns, gave an excellent dem
onstration of Dutch dancing The
honors for the success-of the1s inter
tainment should be equally divided be-
tween the tots and the mature folk,
after due credit is given the splendid
director, Mrs. Burdick.
After the program there was dane
ing and visiting the different booths
The latter seemed even prettier than
ever with their floral decorations sug-
gestive of different countries. The at
fractions of each was enhanced by
Durango's rarest American beauties.
Talking of poverty it is surely a
strar ,r in our town not one of the
company last night but seemed anx-
ious to part with their coin and we
must admit there was no end Of op-
portunities for them to do so. Really
there wasn't a chance for them to do
otherwise. There were pretty Irish
lassies ready to take your money on
one side. Just as you escaped from
their hands bit beyond the Japanese
maidens soaked you with tea. Per-
fectly enhancing Spanish ladies fol-
lowed the tea stunt with cup Of
cocoa and eats, and not one parted
from them without having the myste-
ries Of the futrue revealed by the for
tune teller. Over in the American
booth you just had to devour cou-
pie Of pounds of candy which few
minutes later the pretty Dutch girls
insisted must be choking you and they
relieved the situation by pouring down
your throat stein upon stems of root
beer and coffee at so much per. Talk
about spending money, your chance
not to do so would be about as ia
vorable as a nice fat juicy missionary
would have among the cannibals of
the Fiji islands when the inhabitants
had been observing a Lental diet ac-
cording to cannibal customs. But you
surely do get your moneys worth.
There has never been an entertain
ment in Durango where you got it,
more fully than at this ore. Tonight
they promise to give you even more
for the price than on the two previous
evenings Surely that is making a
mighty big offer, but we know the
ladies will make good