The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-26
Miss Harris Dancing Glasses Bring
Season 70 Close In Happy FASH
ion Last Evening in
WoodmAn Hall.
MANY SPECIAL DANCES
These Are Danced in Costume and
Large Crowd AppIauds the
Work Of These Young
Artists.

MISS NNellc f1dTIlS Drought HeI
dancing classes to close last even
ing with children's party Wood
man hall was the scene Of the party
and the chairs reserved for the spec
tators We're all filed when Miss Har-
ris commenced the grand march with
all Of the children In line. The chill
dren entered into the spirit of the
dance with wonderful success, and
tho evening proved one Of much en-,
I joyment to all who were privileged
to watch them.
Miss Harris work as teacher was
amply testified to In the able way
in which her charges gave their
dances. In the aesthetic dances es-
pecially, the dancers gave proof OF
having been most excellently trained
A great part of the credit for the
evening should be given Miss Olive
Morgan who was the accompanist
The accompaniments are great part
of such an exhibition as given last
night.
AS the children came out last even.
ing, each little girl gowned in her
best, and accompanied by her escort,
they courtesied to Miss Harris. who
stood in the center of the hall, and
then went to their seats at each side
Of the room, the boy bowling to his part
ner as they were seated In the tlrst
march the children were given fav.
ors and at the finish Of the party
the spectators threw streamers OF
colored paper over the assembled
children in the center of the floor.
The first year class, some scarcely
more than babies, it seemed. brought
much applause as they went through
series of four dances involving sew.
eral steps.
Special Dances Please.
1t would take the wisdom Of Solo
mon to decide which Of tho special
dancers deserved the most credit, II
there was any difference. The poor
newspaper reporter finds himself II
tShakespeare's attitude-How happ,
would l be If other dear cfarmer were
away" Miss Lucille Schmidt appeared
| In the Aesthetic MaZurka, and danced
beautifully with much grace the steps
of this movement. Miss Anna Joyce
danced The Frolic, another aesthetic
dance, and she seemed the embodl
ment OF grace and rhythm as she kept
time with the music. Ruth Kiedaisch
always a pretty dancer. appeared to
especial advantage in the June Ma.
zurka. and won considerable applause
She has danced before local audi.
,,nces before and her dancing always
pleases.
Louise Cochrane and Mary Louise
Ruddtck. gowned alike in pink, and
smiling and sweet as two rosebuds,
quite won the hearts Of everyone IN
their dance, Bonita Caprice. Ruth
Kiedaisch appeared as a Russian girl
in her Russian dance. and won favor
as she performed the steps of an in
tricate folk dance. Eugenia Maxwell
in the Onays Dragon dance was most
graceful, and her dancing won instant
favor.
AID then came Pierrot and Pierret,
end who that saw this cunning couple
will forget them? Elizabeth Jones
PLAYED to perfection the part Of Pier
rot and dressed in the little white
boomers and pointed cap made
most fetching picture. Harriet Dun
Ian was a coquettish little Pierret
and danced and flirted with her escort
in a most charming fashion.
o.,%ooaina Ie Good.