Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-25
LA CHOCOLATIERE.

The Opening of the Grand Festival at
 Carl,s Opera House To-night-The
 Features of Interest That Will Greet
 the Happy Throngs in Attendance.
 ''La Chocolatiere," which opens tonight at Carll's Opera House, will be one of the most brilliant social events of the winter of s5-6 in this city. The ladies of the man agement have devoted much time, skill and talent to the preparations for the affair, which is to be given for the benefit of a very worthy cause which appeals strongly to the sympathies and the best wishes of the pub lie. It is hoped that very handsome proft will be netted for the Young Women's Christian association, the institution under whose auspices La Choeolatiere is given The various features of interest pertaining to the affair as far as matured have been published in our columns from day to day for some time past, and have aided in gratifying the public interest in the event, the varied attrac- tions of which, and the scale upon which it is given, will call for large patronage inde- pendent of the excellence of the cause which it represents. The question is asked, "What are the attractions for tonight? We all know that you have the matinee for the young on Friday and the concert for Friday evening, but what happens on Thursdaya" The committee in charge of the chocolate party, having had the above questions asked them so many times during the last few days have thought it best to recapitulate their plans for this their ''opening night"
 First and foremost then, what is always the main feature at chocolate party, the supper. As has been before stated in these columns, this supper is to be beyond criti- cism, and the supper tables are to be elegant ly set and presided over by prominent so- ciety ladies, whose duties to pour the tea, coffee and chocolate, and to make every one at their tables feel at home; and the waftresses are to be made up of merry little maids from our best families.
 It is presumed that those who take supper will prefer to take it with some one of the danes of their acquaintance, and thus the prevailing feeling will be that of being invit- ed out to tea.
 The social element will also be promi- nent feature of the evening. The opportuni- ty of promenading about the opera house and meeting and conversing with ones friends will no doubt be much enjoyed by every body.
 Other attractions are the flower and candy booths, the Mikado and fancy table, 8 literary salad, presided over by Miss Nel- lie Cady, etc., etc. The supper hours to- night are from 5 to 10; band concert from 6:30 to Il. In addition to all the above will be the sweet strains of the Wheeler & Wilson band, which will alone be worth the price of admission; indeed, many of our friends have said they would gladly give fifty cents any time to hear good band" Doors open tonight at o'clock. Supper from 5 to TO- Band concert from 6:30 to II. The general admission tickets fifty cents; with supper s1.OO. The season tickets are S1.50; children's tickets are twenty-five cents.
 The ladies acting upon the advice of the committee of gentlemen have set aside 8 certain portion of the seats for the concert to- morrow night and these reserved seats will be sold at twenty-five cents extra each to holders of tickets for the concert. The re- served seats can be had at Loomis' Temple of Music.