... apart fromn the efforts of this ingenions personage prairie life is far from being devoid of social intercourse. We 1ave our dances, balls if you will, the same; as in ::Eng~land, with the differenoe that thley are far mnore of a ~sociael affa ir than with ...

... lind mcli it1 wasa ferry warm, oh yuv, and he would ho a ,- the petter uf a trom aitbout any scatter in it si ian- Thle competitions were of tiso clasoeo, local ond spun, the feest being conllned to the inhabitaots ol the glen ;and there was Oes croe ...

... oags, mottoes, &c. Thereo they were regaled with tea, spice-bread, &c.; and subse- quently enjoyed themselves with singing, dancing, ands dother ?? until about seven o'clock. The parents - and others then assembled at the school, and tea, coffee, and other ...

... notice, froin the fact pioof its having gained the prize at former competi- labour- Id be ?? particularly at Mr. Pusey's competition report on his home farm last harvest; but unfortunately, haingum from soame defect in the construction, the machine Itenant ...

... and Master Johnny Yeomans, champion clog and step dancers; Mr. it H. A. Simpson and Mr. Fred Newman, comic song iD singers. Those who wish for a jolly night, hear aP good comic song, and see a good clog or step dance, f casnot do better than go to Howard's ...

... company, in Dcvilshoof; Miss Lizzie Villiers, a spark- ling vocalist and expert clog dancer ; the Three Perles, wonderfully smart acrobats; Miss Nelly Collier, song rand dance artist; Miss Norrie Brandon, burlesque actress; Mr Hugh Dempsey, a funny Irish ...

... tan1 Institution was sustainedi at tile comlltitive ex t at Burnley, when in the third class of' te eaiit i offered for competition to the eleven 0Lt sin o six were won by members of the 'isliugdcu knstituite The accommnodation u-as much too sunall for ...

... heiiween seven and eight thousand pounds. evid l ir. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _t n led fn it BIFL~j COMPETITION AT are C R IF ay.CA DF. Icu- A friendly competition between the Ist and CQ sen 2nd detachments of the 2nd Battalion Uilaniorgan XAIr 1 B. ile 'Volunteesrs ...

... Burns, who throughout was the dark horse h of the competition. It appears he has practised clog dancing r, for twenty years. I His dancing was a revelation. v His dancing was a revelation. His dancing was a ...

... piece by the orohaestra, A ,o Sketch on the 'Mississippi, giving imitations of stemboat i*histie and bell, alse clog and jig I. dance imnitation, entitled The Darkies' Jubilee' Y' lTutrnr). Thi~ was £ollowed by a song by .Mr i y Dutncan, 'The ILi ...

... coloured boys- piccaninnies they are called-who sing with much tunefulness and dance with ease and grace. The eight Lancashire lads also give an exhibition of clog dancing of a first-rate description, while the comical Ostins give a bar turn which is ...

... [their veuog bass soloist put into his first ). note. Oh, thats a regular Foli note, said he. i find that there is a competition at the Oddfellows' fête in the Victoria Park on Whit-Monday, on the same piece, and I must say I should like to see a prize ...