Evening journal., 1889-12-02
rds klRMEss TONIGHT.
The Dances and Booths That Those who
Attend yytu See.

The Kirmess for the benefit OF the
Delaware Hospital, will open in the
Opera House at s o'clock this evening
and continue every evening this week.
At that hour the curtain will rise on a
| tableau of 200 young men and women,
dressed In the costumes of various ma
tions. The grand march will follow, led
by Court Jester Charles M. Curtis. he
will lead with agile stops. the beautiful
| representatives of thirteen nationalities.
The dances win begin at the close OF the
procession Ia the following order
| Tyrolean, Swiss, Minuet, Flower dance
and the German Harvest dance. While
the latter is in progress music viii be
/ furnished by the Delaware Smngerbund
of thirty five voices under the direction
Of ex-Mayor Rhoads.
A large lumber OF tickets have been
sold for this evening and most Of the
reserved seats have been taken. The
audience has been requested, as far as
possible, to attend in evening dress, and
the spectacle will be one of the most
beautiful ever seen in this city The
event will take on a social character, and
in this, will be the most prominent of the
season
The Opera House stage will be en-
larged by extending it twenty feet for
ward over the orchestra chairs. The two
boxes will be used as the Russian and
Japanese booths. They will be decorated
with the flags of those nations obtained
from New York for the occasion. On the
stage will be the American, Dutch,
| Gypsy and French booths which will
also be decorated with the flags Of these
nations. In front Of the Russian and
Japanese booths there will be the kali
ender booth and the flower booth. At the
kalender booth the kirmess books will be
offered for sale and there any one can
vote for the fayorite dance The votes
will be recorded and any person can vote
as often as he or she desires
The following is the official list Of the
committee Of the Kirmess:
Executive Committee--Mrs f. L. Gil
pin, chairman; Mrs. Austin Harrington,
Mrs. Willard Hall Porter, Mrs. Charles
G. Rumford, Miss Alice johnson, +. 4.
Candy, A. G. Wilson, E. ]. Dallett,
Austin Harrington; Treasurer Il. 4.
Candy.
Decoration Committee-E. J. Dallett,
chairman; Mrs. Austin Harrington, Mrs.
Willard Hall Porter, Mrs. Charles G.
Rumford, Andrew G. Wilson.
Floor Committee-Au Harrington.
chairman; Willard Fl. Porter Andrew q
Wilson, E. J, Dallett, f. 4. Candy, job
a. Jackson, General ]. Parke Postles.
Iilghman Johnston, G. G. Rumford, f.
1. Gilpin, William Candy Hon. |. g.
Grubb, Hon. l.. =. Wales, DR. Elton c.
Buck, Dr. Lewis p Bush, II H. Carter
Hon. George II. Bates, J. Ernest Smith
Director and manager Of nationa
dances-Professor A. s. Webster.
The booths will be IN charge Of the fol
lowing ladies, with a corps Of assistants
Russian booth, Mrs. Charles Al. Bird
Mrs. Andrew q. Wilson and Emily p
Bissell; American booth, Mrs. Charles G
Rumford Mrs +. r. Warner; Japanes,
booth, Mrs. J. E. Smith; French booth
Mrs. w, II. Porter, Mrs Austin HarriHg
ton, Miss Alice Johnston; Dutch booth
Mrs. James A. Hart, Mrs F. B. f. Miller
kalendar booth, Mrs f. L. Gilpin, Mis-
Bowman, Miss Lafferty, Mrs. Harr'
Bradford Gypsy tent, Mrs. ]. G Knowles
assisted by the gypsles, who are in tn
gypsy dance.
The chaperones Of the dances are: Tn
Minuet, Mrs Willard Hall Porter, Ger
man Harvest, Mrs. Austin Harrington
! Swiss, Mrs r. Il. Candy: Tyrolean, Mrs
: John p. Wales; French Maids. Mrs
Austin Harrington Japanese, Mrs. w
II. Porter; Turkish, Mrs. Edwii
Z a Gayley; Gypsy, Mrs James G
Knowles; Roses and the Bees, Miss Ma,
Candy Royal Middies, Mrs 4. Quigley
Little Middies SNOWFALL Dance, Mrs D
w. Maull; Indian Princess, care Of Pro
fessor A. S. Webster; Bow and Arrow
The Hornpipe will be danced by Master
Charlie JefTeris and Howard Webster.
Every holder Of season ticket for th
Kirmess must have it punched at tn
door OF the Opera House for each persol
entering on it, He must surrender th
exchange tickets given with checks 70
, reserved seats.