Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-23
TRADES CARNIVAL.
A BRILLIANT AND NOVEL ENTER
TAINMENT WITNESSED BY AN
ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE.
That Packed the Crawford Opera House
From Pit to Dome-A Full and Com
plete Report ofthe Costumes Worn
and the Entertainment Offered,


The opera house last night was crowded
from parquett to gallery. 1t was the occa-
sion of the presentation of the Trades
Carnival" for the benefit of the First Bau-
fist church, and everybody seemed to have
| been there Every seat in the house and
all the boxes were taken before noon yes
terday That it was financial success
| this alone would testify and that it proved
a most entertaining performance through
out every one of the audience will bear
| witness.
| AT $50 the curtain was rung up and the
grand march commenced with its long
line Of beautiful ladies in brilliant, ele-
CANT, unique and striking costumes.
GRAND MARCH.
Mrs Josie Stanley lead the grand march
and represented the board of Trade. She
was attired in a magnificent evening dress
OF cream albatoss trimmed with point
d'alencon and maltese lace, overskirt Of
silk, with train same length as that which
conveyed relief to Ohio food sufferers in
1884, V corsage back and front Orna-
ments, diamonds and natural flowers.
Hair, d la Marie Antoinette. Banner,
white satin with gold letters.
Miss Allie Littell was stricking and a
brilliant representative of the jewelry
house of Chas. Mosbacher. She wore a
rich evening toilet of black lace, French
bodice, en- train, hair pompadour; spark,
| hing about her wrist, in her hair and
around her neck were regal display of
diamonds worth at least $4,000.
! Biting Bros. clothing house was repre-
sented by Miss Ella Hellar as the dude Of
| Company A. In full dress evening COS
tune. She wore Mr.. Chas. Bitting's 5000
diamond pin. Silk banner with the words
in
| The Kansas National Bank was well rep
resented by Miss Effiie Wright in beauti-
full costume of red, whiGe and blue bunt-
ing, V corsage and short sleeves, with gold
| and silver ornaments and glrdle or gold
and silver coin.
! Citizens Bank-Emma Hazen, black
dress, decolete, sleeveless, panel on right
side covered with United States currency,
| pendants of gold and silver coins. On left
side, panel with letters c. b., in twenty
dollar gold pieces, coin pendants. Glrdle,
| open letters; necklace and bracelets OF
coins; black cap with coin pendants; black
velvet banner, with the letters Of twenty
| dollar pieces and coin pendants.
| The Wichita EAGLE as represented by
| Miss Gussie Hoyt was realistic and most
unique. Her dress made of feathers rep
resented as nearly as possible the plumage
and wings of the emblematic bird. On her
head was little toque of grey feathers,
and on her feet talons. The banner she
carried had an eagle with The Boomer
in large letters above it. Upon the reverse
was Peerless Princess in gold satin with
| gold fringe for a finish. This costume Is a
direct importation from Turkey.
j. Il. Holiday, staple and fancy grocer,
represented by Miss Minnie Millison IN
| dress of white, with beets, turnlps, rad
ishes, etc, suspended from girdle; strings
of coffee, candles and nuts festooned and
grouped a la taist*, black satin band con-
tanning name, u. r. Holiday" in gilt
letters across front Of dress; head dress OF
cabbage leaves, ornamented with natural
| flowers.
Miss Dell Baynum represented, in a
most striking and elegant manner the
Arcade dry goods company. she was
richly clad in a gold satin bodice richly
trimmed with black lace; skirt ladened
with fine handkerchiefs, hosiery, laces
embroidery and Jewelry.
| Miss Renetta Ross carried an elegant
black silk banner, upon which was silver
shield with the words Fashion" there
! upon. She was elegantly attlred In white,
richly trimmed with flowers.
| #Above phrase is an importation, being
coined at The opening of Paris exposition,
secured through the kindly offices OF our
foreign minister and struggled over the
cable in cipher for this special occasion
! no extra charge.
MISS hlSDOu Tie representative
| of the Missouri Pacific railway. wore a
costume of white null, covered with the
seals Of the company in red, yellow and
! green; bodice decolette, with necklace OF
seals; on the breast small headlight. The
banner is of navy blue satin, lined with
pink, and bears the inscription, Missouri
Pacific Railway-People's Favorite."
The costume worn by Miss Lulu Hat
field, representing the richest bank OF
the city," was not only rich, but elegant
A ground work of real Spanish lace, trim
med with the finest qality of point ID Allen
con and maltese, was embroidered witt
gold, silver and paper money OF all de
nominations, from the Insignificant dime
TO the so gold piece. These were all tear
sent various designs, as the Stars and
Stripes, Star Spangled Banner, the Land.
ing of the Pilgrim Fathers and other his
torical events, and was one of the most
attractive costumes OF the carnival
Head dress, More Money.
Miss Anna McVicar, representing the
/ Hydraulic Milling company, dress of flour
sacks, representing the various brands OF
the flour Epaulettes OF filled sacks,
crown of ripe wheat head, silk boiling cloth
banner, decorated with mill scenery ant
and name of firm.
Miss Anna Mckinley, representing
Munson & Mcnamara, wore a supurt
/ Dlack Sdt1n costume, sly q ID IIdHCdlSe
! trimmed with black chantilly and fedora
lace a rich drapery of China silk, will
French flowers, feathers aud ribbons
fancy necktie and bracelet made Of ricf
colored ornaments, primitive, mediaeva
and modern with hat of seef colored sea-
foam crepe, color eau de Nil, black velvet
banner with gold bells, tassels and corr
and the name Of the firm IN large gol6
| letters.
Miss Ella Souders, representing Robin
| son * Champion, wholesale and retail
| stationers, wore a very unique puff cos
! tune artistically designed and trimmed
the skirt of which was tissue paper, harmo
nously combined with panel down the
front of pens. penholders and pencils, the
rightwhile the left of beautiful
frittu finished with row o
small baskets around thebottom
The waist deserves especial mention, and
was of beautiful shimmering frittu cut
V corsage front and back, short sleeves
long silk mits, with amulets and necklace
of miniature bells, finished at waist witt
A sirdle of gold pens. She carried a beauti-
full white satin banner with the popular
firms name delicately inscribed thereon.
The BostonStore was represented by Mis-:
! Lizzie McMillen. in costume of yellow
surah and black lace; the draperies caught
ND here and there with butter-cups; tn,
banner of black velvet and yellow sill
with Boston Store" on both sides.
Wichita Savings bank was represented
by Miss Anna Mulvey. She wore a rec
dress decorated with 800 in bills and sill
yer: Medici collar with ringeiof pennies
red plush banner with letters made of on,
hundred two silver dimes.
The Wichita Daily Journal was repre-
scented by Miss Melinda j. Ross, who wore
a costume of pink satin and pink sill
null. the body of the dress having panel:
of display advertisements and band:
printed with Daily Journal as trimmings