The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-23
THE MIKADO'S REIGN
IN TUE NAIL CITY AT AN END
Alter an Existence Of FOFiy.Sight Hours-It
was Novel and Brilliant and VIII Long be
Remembered BY those who PAID HON.
aEo 1t HIS Court-Ths JAPRnSSsTs Tea.

The japanese Tea, gotten up by the
ladies Of st, Mathews 2. Z. Church, and
held during the past two evenings in the
large hall in the Public Building, is a
thing Of the past, 1t closed at II o'clock
last night and by midnight the hall had
been stripped Of It's gay decorations and
the ladies were taking a resi-, very'much
needed after the hard and almost uncesa-
ing work Of the past month. The Tea is
over, but 1t will be q long time before the
novel and entertaining affair will be for.
gotten. The large hall, bright and
gay with light, color and music,
with the picturesque effects produced by
the strange, fantastic Japanese hangings,
the ladies in their quaint and elaborate
robes fashioned after those worn by their
sisters in the Land OF the Rising Sun,
with their lip. stained cherry red aud
their eyebrows aIched, all formed at
traCtive living pictures that will linger for
a long time in the minds OF those who
were present. That 1t was an eminent
success socially, all who were there will
agree and every ont will be pleased to
know that the fashionable affair was
also u financial success. A rough
estimate made just at the close OF the
Tea, placed the net profits at between
$500 and $500. This sum, considering the
large outlay that the ladies' were obliged
to make in decorating and arranging for
the Tea, Is q very gratifying one,
Yesterday afternoon the Tea was open
and was fairly well attended by ladies
and children. Last evening there was
another large attendance, almost equaling
THAT Of Thursday night, The people cane
early and stayedlats. They wandered about
the pretty baSaars, ate creams aud cakes,
slipped coffee, tea and chocolate out Of
dainty cups, ConverSed with the charming
Japanese matrons and maids that gracsd
the occasion with their presence, lirted,
with each other, listened TO the music,
which by the way was not 90 good Gs that
Of the evening before and enjoyed them.
selves generally.
At half past eight o'clock Ills Imperial
Highuess, the Miksdo, again made his
grand entry accompanied as on tho night
before by his suite, The pretty military
drill was repeated and again won deserved
%plAudils. The Mikado took occasion TO
confer orders Of honor on Lord Kc-ko
(Mr. Will D~elaplain) In recognition OF
valuable services rendered by him in the
land Of T~exacaua, and conferred the order
OF Princess Of Nagasaki on a fair lady Of
the court miss Minnie LOringl. His
speech, as on the previous evening, con
tanned some excellent hits.
II WIS found necessary to omit the per.
iormRuGe on the "fIumanaphone," and
the strange dance Was omitted much TO
the regret oi everyone who wanted 10 see
the strange spectacle again. In their
place, however, was given a representa-
tion Of n wedding ut the royal court, the
Mikado and ConsOrt (AlH. Andrew Patter.
som lending their presenCeto the occasion.
1t was a charming representation, and
attracted general interest. About 10
O'Clock the general clearance sale com.
menCed aud was kept up until the close Of
the Tea. There was only one thing to
mar the Tea OF last evening and that was
tho awful accompaniment furnished for
the vocal trio "Three Little Maids, etc."
The ladies who sang It had the sympathy
OF everyone.
The rpg over, to-day, there will be laid
away the cate and bepomipg costumes
that cost 50 much time and labor to pre-.
pare II seems a pity that they must be
lost sight Of. All OF the ladies' who have
been named In reports Of the Tea deserve
much credit. Ito one more than another
praise Is due, probably it is to Mrs. GibEon
-EambT who has hsen at the head and
~irontsll along. In stating this no credit
Is detraCted from any one else. All de,
serve the warm thanks Of their rector,
ltsv. Il. Rush Swope, and judging from
tho manner in which no spoke OF their
efforts last evening in ~Conyersing with the
reporter, they have his most heartfelt sp.
probation.