, 1876-06-25
THE WORLD.
Fashionable Reception in Chicago
---A Recent Wedding.
An Enjoyable Entertainment at
Washington.
New Partisan Toilets---1he Migration
to the Country.
AN AUTHORS, FETE.

] 1ue N0ulan'S + LAFl5tlAu dSsoC1attou u WASH
ington is entirely faith-work,- k,-that is to say
thcro is no endowment; benevolent people Civ
as they are Inclined, and the general public ar
ready to grant their assistance and libera
patronage to the various entertainments ar
| ranged from time to time by its Board O
Managers.
The most successful effort ever made was th,
Authors Carnival, held several weeks since
An account of I'LL affair that was pronounce
| the most brilliant success Of the season, AMI
nettcd 81, ,S00 In these hard times, may be USE
full to those whose lot it is always to be apply
| ing sugarcoating to the bitter pill Of money
| getting, aud making selfish world believe that
it is really doing something for sweet charity's
sake. 1t is, at all events, . change from the
| WORKOUT round Of strawberry festivals und
| Centennial tea-partfes.
| WHEN FIRST PROPOSED
! among the ladies', there WAS considerable doubt
| about it. No one seemed to know exactly what
an Authors Fcte was; entertainments called by
that name had been given in Buffalo and HART
| ford, but 10 one could tell precisely how they
should be arranged. Finally, it was settled that
each Church or club which chose to attend to It
should have booth, decide Oh au author, select
the characters, and be responsible for the man
aycmcnt, and all expense connected with it. III
this way, d great many became interested in the
a11air, and considerable rivalry arose among
those who had the booths in Charge
each determining to have her own the most
attractive. Tie largest hall III the uity was Sc
cured, and numbers Ut dollar tickets were sold,
each emitting the holder to all ciltrasce during
on one night only. The day before the Fete
opened, confusion ieigllcd supreme; the b!oths
were in all stages of progress, and the hall had
the appearance OF young Centennial. Pict-
ures, books, curiositics, and costumes were
there; it was all delightful Mferary. By even
ing, however, everything lad assumed its
proper shape, and the scores Of characters were
ready to receive their numerous expcctant
guests.
KEE1LwoRTH CASTLE
occupied the upper end Of the hull. It was
painted by q scenic artist, and tastcfully dec
GRATED with ivy green. The light within was
very beautiful, aud the whole arrangement quite
artistic. This was the Ncw-iork avenue booth,
and under the immediate supervision Of Mrs: s.
N. Fassett, formerly Of Chicago. Queen Mary
and Queen Bess were seated III the castle, sur
rounded by .goodly company OF lords and
ladies, Ill in brilliant costume. Many Of Scott's
nsS osn %s'e I grouped aa2 aren't the te it The %
Rob Roy. R Ellen Douglass and Young
Lochinyar were slipping Lemonade. Occasional
" the sound Of the bagpipcs was heard above
MIXTURES and various souvenirs fro,,, Abhots-
foTl we're sn1d at tie fancy tablc. by yu,1u,r IL
dies in Hi~hland costume. The booth had
some surroundings that cast humorous light
upon the solid grandeur Of scott's poetry.
number Of bcautffully-paintcd w:x-candlcs.
HThe I.av of the Last Minstrel was 4 NAM
moth nrst filled With hi,hly-colorcd Easter
urn. Il N,urt,i, N,,v !, idna of Nrc
Ei.x,,7o. Sna,s,,ar1N woe , 1,roa crrs+ y, bas;,
shanc,1 from = snslc block Of ice. and tille1
wifi delicious icc-cream. Tic dish aud its con-
tents .i,n1 y 1nntnolIv COOLING influence mon
each other, and the prismatic eolors thrown N
by the sparkling ice gave very beautiful effect.
The booth that occupied tho right-hand cor
nor nf the hali hore the name of aAioorc.,, II
was covered with . gorgeously-colored canopy,
-1,ladc it must be confessed, Of strips of bright
cambrtc,-and represented the vafc Of CASH
girl in ravshing attire-rccincd upon dfvar,
snnnosrT tn he 4 hank of roscs. She was s,1,2
rounded by her maids Of llonor,-a lovely group,
and. at her feet, q fuir female slave sat fan
ming her. The handsome and cynical Fadladevu
with lis l1itar,-ss heroic, beautiful, BREATH
ine music from his very cycs,n and
weaving a spell of cnchantncnt about
the falr Nourrnahal aud her ladies'. The scene
hnNIfrn1HtTtf
portion Of the audience during each evening. it
may be added that the costumes we're entirely
Of homo manuiacturc; wcdding-ycils and
dresses pcarl uccllaccs, icwclry If all STYLES,
and rIrhly-colorcl snawIs had been solicited |
from every quarter for the eyenine-toilct OF the
char1ninr Cru,ssian eirIs: and tRcy were ccr |
family ,isnlayed To the best advantage. One
feit ike repcating:
STAY, O etayt
Like this TO- night that It's pain
10 break its links so soon.
strkincly in contrast to this vas the plain in
terinr Of 49, '' '>'0 ''''0 ''0 way s'''' '
eRErcuEs,s HOME.
II rroe s,cenv 11n1lntr in trnth and dill mt |
nccd the name Irving" to teli to whose imaei-
ration We are indebted for tie finest Of Amcri-
ran nlavs Kin Van Winkle did not appear un-
I'll after his waking on the mountain-sidc. As
I,n tnttcreI thron6 the hall With his r1,srr rn in
h;s hand and lis ionr whtc hair fnl1ing aver his
shn,1ficrs' inonrinc 5f this onc and th9t onc If
bc haJ seem Yichnlss Veddcr or Rro,n nntnher
and then nitco1s1r exc1aiming: Il Does noi1nIy
[snow noor Rim Van Winkle PIT was the yery
[mpersonation Of Joe :jciExrson himself.
Next to Irving was the ssDickeus u booth,-l
bv n,anr ir1grd tn he the hest of NIL m ar
r55rn+ ri the nunnhpr AMI rarictv of tho r],arnc