Evening journal., 1889-10-29
1.-THE AGE OF BeLLAmY.p
An Age of Photographic Intercourse An
ticipated at an Entertainment.


ticipated at an Entertainment.
The entertainment given by the mem
bers of the Young Womens Christian
Temperance Union in the rooms Of the
Builders Exchange last evening, was
one of most novel and interesting ever
presented in this city 1t was a
| success in execution and in a
financial way The crowd that attended
was much greater than was expected.
The room was filed, and in consequence,
number of persons, who did not under
stand the plan of the entertainment, be-
came dissatisfied and left in disappoint-
ment.
The entertainment was called ''The
Age Of Bellamy and the idea was sug
gested by the sketch with the Eyes
Shut, by Edward Bellamy, in the Octo
Der number of Harper's Magazine. The
plan of the entertainment was an antici
patton of the time when the use Of books,
newspapers, etc, viii be superseded by
monographs; on the cylinders of which
are recorded the events of history, the
fancy of poetry and the dreams Of fiction,
with the authors own voice and interpre-
tation.
In last nights entertainment, thirty
eight members of The VS. represented
as many monographs. Charged with a
wonderful array of facts about the
books they represented, they were ready
to be set agoing and reel them of to the
delighted listeners. This phonographic
library was arranged in cases
around the sides Of the room,
behind curtains of violet, blue and
red cheese cloth These cheese cloth
curtains represented the doors of the liz
b,,u,. n ,,I
behind it was photograph, labeled with
the name Of the book she represented.
Each phonOgraph- ran for five minutes
and five Photographic clocks stood near
the cases to call time on the listeners TO
the Photographic stories "lndispensa-
bles" with the number and name of
book were provided and distributed
to the audience. Armed with an
indispensable, the person found the
corresponding number, was admitted be
hind the curtain. and listened to con
densed story from the phonograph until
the clock announced the limit of FIVE
minutes. book could be renewed, If
very interesting, on payment of five cents.
It cost nothing to change from one book
to another
Miss Mary H. Mather, president of the
Y w. @. T. o., opened the entertain
ment with an appropriate little speech,
explaining the nature of the library.
The clocks were exhibited, wound up by
the librarian, Mrs. George Il. Capelle,
and removed to their positions. Then
the audience crowded up after "indes-
pensables, and soon every phonograph
was going at good rate. The stories,
histories biographies. etc, were well told
and those who entered into the spirit OF
the idea were repaid III delightful man
ner. This was continued until near 10
o'clock, when the monographs having
run down, were taken home.
The catalogue of books and the young
ladies who represented them follow "a
Sketch, Edna Lyall, Miss Madge Hilles;
Century Magazine Mrs. T. Allen
Hilles; Mrs. Rorer's Cook Book, - Miss
Josie Fogg; "An Unknown Country,
Mrs. w. X. Crosby angelo" Miss
Alice Smyth "Webster's Dictionary, "
Miss Edith Gawthrop; "Alice in Won
derland," Alice McLear Book Of Fate,
Miss Millie McLear; Song Folio, No. 8, "
Miss Belle Wales Mother Goose Melo-
dies Miss Lizzie Reynolds; Little
Women" Miss Clark; James Russell
Resorts" Miss Maggie Janvier; rid
dies, Miss Mabel Jackson: 'sWhittiers
Poems, "Mrs. Percival; "Romola." Miss
Watson; John Ward, Preacher, Miss
Mary Lacklan THE Haunted House,
Miss Mary H. Mather; New
York World Miss Anna Hopes
Danish Fairy Tales, Miss Alice Burr
THE Electrical Magazine, Miss Eliza
Burr; "A. G.. Proctor's Poems. Miss
Hepbron; Alaska, Miss A. E, Thomas
'Palmistry,' Miss Nellie Cause; 1.-The
Fair God Miss Louise Hardcastle; "Sa-
mantha at Saratoga, Miss Elsie Heebner
"City Directory" Mrs. H. Barry; The
Ladies' Gallery" Miss Lippincott, 'Lu-
cile, Miss Elsie Johnson; "The Trio,
Miss Kendall; instrumental Music,
Miss Josephine Robinson; English His
tory" Miss Buckingham; "Ben-H -Hur,"
Miss Irwin; united States History"
Miss May Hopes
The clocks were Misses Annie Reming-
ton, Natalie Simpson, Florence Cook,
May Evans and Miss Bratton.
1t would be difficult to say which of
the monographs were the most popular
All seemed to have all the listeners they
wanted. When Instrumental Music"
was called upon she went the piano, and
when Song Folio" was taken out, she
sang love songs. "Palmisty" was popu-
lar and many fortunes were told 1.-The
Haunted House was an unusually well
told story.
The committee in charge Of the enter
tainment desire the EVENING JOURNAL
to say to-day, that the large crowd that
attended was entirely unexpected. Many
tickets were sent out, but a large num-
Der were returned The committee re-
grets that many persons did not
fully understand the entertainment
and, becoming dissatisfied, left the room
without having an opportunity to obtain
an indispensable. Wishing TO give
satisfaction in every way the committee
will return the price Of the tickets to
any who are dissatisfied. Such are
requested to send their names to the
chairman, Miss Mary H. Mather, No. 1921
Madison street.