The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-12-19

CENTENNIAL TEA PARTY.


CENTENNIAL TEA PARTY.
Exhibition of Relios-Large Attend
ance-A Pleasant Occasion.
On Tuesday evening last, according TO PIE
vious announcement, the Centennial Celebra-
ton Of the Boston Tea Party took place at the
Presbyterian Church. AT an early hour the
people began to assemble, and the locker on
who had not been prepared for the event
would have thought himself among a genera
ton Of the past. Many Of the ladies were
dressed in the costumes of one numbered years
ago, and presented a striking contrast TO those
who were adorned IN the height Of present
styles. Silks AID satins were quite numer-
Gus, but they were evidently made when it
didn't require SO many yards Of cloth TO en-
velope the person as it does now, nor when
overskirts and furbelows, were SO profusely
used. Gathers, and tucks, and hounces, and
hoops, were dispensed with, and short waists
were very fashionable. The styles Of doing
up the hair in those days were well initiated
and provoked many smile. Here was the
hair done up on the top Of tho head in a great
roll, surrounded by massive tortoise shell
comb, and topped of with feathers; there was
ths plain style, smoothed down on the head,
brought low on the cheek, single twist, then
carried behind the ear and gathered In knot
on ths-back Of the head.
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ancient styles Quite q number OF gentlemen
wore the colonial dress, and were uniformed
as officers Of the Colonial army, performing
their several part in good taste and with old
time courtesy. Quite an attractive object,
during the early part of the evening, was a
girl costumed as an Indian Squaw, whose per-
sonal appearance and consummate acting,
produced the impression upon mony that she
was what she seemed. She evidently design
ed to call attention TO the fact that it was a
band Of Mohawk braves that electrified the
audience in Old South Church, by their sud
den appearance, while the meeting was
awaiting news from the consignees
of the Tea in Boston Harbor, and whose
deliberate action SO suddenly adjourned that
gatheEng to witness "ten drawing" such as
the world had never before known.
Entering the lecture room our attention was
at once taken up by The many articles on exhi-
bition so intimately connected with the past.
It would be impossible within the limits of
this article to enumerate al, in fact we are
confident we did not see near all the articles
on exhibition, although busted for several
hours in The investigation Commencing at the
tables on the South side of the room we found
A drab colored quilt in the best worked
style Of 1868 which attracted much
attention. On the wall above it hung quaint
looking glass, over three hundred years old.
They were the property Of Mrs. Wood.
A whithe Comforter 20 years old, and an
child's embroidered dress, 65 years old-the
owners name we did not learn.
A White satin quilted petticoat over 100
years old, and still beautiful; the property of
Hrs. Richards.
On this table were three cups $50 years old,
and silver spoon 200 years old. An entire
set of China ware, which had belonged to the
grandmother Of E. a. BristoI-SO years old,
Another set 90 year old, well preserved. The
Diploma of Rev. Z. C. Bushnell issued in I777,
Manuscript music by the same written in 1915.
A wine glass lao years old. Some continental
currency and copy of the Ulster County Ga
zette, belonging to Mrs. Close, and which was
dressed in mourning for the death of Washing
ton. A copy OF the Lower Sandusky Times
OF Nov. II, 1887. A China cup and caucer
imported by the father of r. P. and S. Buck
land, previous to the revolution. Portraits Of
the father and mother of Mrs S. Buckland.
A handkerchief which had belonged to Mrs.
Elisha Whittlesey in 1875. The silk wedding
stockings of the father of Mrs. f. S. White, IS
years old. a Ledger kept by the father of R.
P. and s. Buckland over 100 year old, and
kept in the old style of and D. A rebel
she'll thrown into the Union ines-at Peters
burg, in 1865.
Rev. Bowers, of st. Joseph's Catholic church
had large collection of ancient works on ex-
hibitioa, among thsm the works of Diogones
Lasrtius, printed in l475, bound with wooden
backs and well preserved; the works of Lac
tantiuS who died 525 A. D. published in 1913;
Manners Of the age, 1923; Treatise l02 years
old; A large volume containing Canoua Of the
Civil Law, in Latin, published 1868, and an
other containing Canons Of Ecclesiastical Law
published IN 1905, admirably preserved. Ger
man and Latin Bible published in ITO, will
preserved; Latin concordance 1868; Hebrew
and Latin Lexicon, 1743.-and other works.
Besides these works which attracted much at
tention, he also contributed heatheran idol, a
Ro-asn and Grecian head, 1000 years old.
Of Venus at Paphos, in the Island of Cypras,
where they had lain buried 1900 by the Amer
lean Consul, who had gathered large coIlec-
ton from the rui5s, which he sold to the Em-
peror NapoleaR III. During his travels in
Europe, last year, Father Bowers visited the
ruins, and obtained these specimens from the
Consul. They were objects Of much inter-
est.
Leo Gusdorf contributed to the collection =
copy Of the book Of Esther in Hebrew, 800
years DID, on parchment.
A wooden mortar and postal, rescued from
a ditch in Boston, during the revolution, and
preserved hOmely looking article, but dear
from association.
A lie of Christ 7s years old, belonging to
Platt Brush.
Annals of England, published in 1880 belong
ing to w. B. Kridler
Dictionary Of Natural History, published in
1885, and handsomely Illustrated with colored
engravings.
A tea canister with tea in it which, had be-
louged to Capt. Daniel Austin, of the Revolu-
ton. in l775, now the property Of S. Birchard,
his grandson. A portion Of soabbord which
belonged to Col. Short, who fell while leading
an assault upon Fort Stevenson, August ID,
1918, the property of S. Birchard.
Pewter dish.brought to this country before
the Revolution, the property of Hrs. R. P
Bucklsnd.
Geography l5O years CID, the property of
Geo. Krebbs.
a small pocket book containing coin
which had been in it for 10 years, and a
quantity Of copper coin of various ancient
dates. Old papers md manuscripts.
Gen. Mossby's pistol, captured from him
during the rebellion. Belonged to James
Canfeld.
An ancient pitcher Of IaughabIo pattern, be-
longing to Mrs. Justice.
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