Evening journal., 1891-04-13
FOR SWEET CHARITY.
BRILLIANT CARNIVAL TO AID THE
HOMEOPATHIC HOSPITAL.


Board Of the Homeopathic Hospital OF
Delaware win open on Wednesday even
ing and continue every evening during
the remainder Of the week. For more
than mouth preparations have been
going on for the event aud everything
VIII be In readiness by this eveuing for
the final arrar eements,
The Junior Board intends that the
attractions at the carnival shall not. In
any way. fall short OF previous effort,
snd the present Indications are that II
viii sur pass in brilliancy anything Of the
kind ever beld IN this city The exeeu
tive committee having ful charge OF the
carnival is as follows: Mrs Edwin
Andrews. Miss Jessie Mendenhall Miss
Anna Richardson. Miss e. B Warher,
Mrs g r. Wollaston, Mrs William H.
Pefson
openine Of the Carnival.
The doors Of the Opera Rouse viii be
thrown open for The first time
on the Authors Carnival" at
5 o'clock Wednesday evening. It will
have much Of tha appearance OF mann
moth bazaar az the opening The booths
viii be constructed on light and
effective plans
The roofs and draperles viii be entirely
Of cheese cloth The framework will be
very light and beautiful as well There
Will be three booths on each aide and
various American authors will be repre-
sented by the different bootha aud under
whose names they will be exclusively
known.
What They are Like.
The first booth on the left Of the stage
viii be the Wordsworth or floral booth.
No pains will be spared to make this tine
prettiest booth that ever adorned the
Opera House 1t will be thirteen feet
long and decorated in yellow and white,
festoons OF those colors hang
ing al around 1t The choicest
flowers Of the season will be
arranged in banks, designs and bouquets
IN this apartment. 81 thin booth q
superb collection Of potted plants will be
offered. and two attendants will be
preeent constantly to take orders for
setting out lawns for the spring This
will be en- important and lucrative
feature of the carnival
The "Aleo,t" booth comes next in
order, with colofs Of black and white aud
an old rose banner This apartment
viii cover much more space tnan the
wall be sur counted ay tower ten feet
high Black and u hite interlaced cloth
viii fll the panel spaces
The 10 ekens' booth adioius this and
II is fifteen feet long Red and white
viii be the coiors here aud venetian
awning of shose shades Wit cover the
booth A pe5insat over tba centre posts
viii ornament the booth The attend
ants hers viii hs attired ia old Dolly
Warden costumes
Oa the right side tho booths will be
similarly constructed and beautifully
ornameated The first from the stage
/ front VIII be the Holland booth, with
colors Of yellow and black and a yellow
4 banner Next will Sc the Whittier
| booth and this will have the
eolors Of the Junior Board. green and
white A dove -colored banner. splen
didly designed. VIII hipg from the first
centre post The banners over the
towers will hang on each side from
iron brackets.
The Longfellow booth viii be on the
end and will be trimmed ia red and blue
| with brown banner. The attendants
| here win Sll wear the old Puritan dress
| and the costumes will be quaint and
costly. Although these calors are con
trosting, yet they are SO arranged as to
blend with brilliant effect.
The Final Arrangements.
AS soon as the performance Of the
Pauline Hall Opera Company shall have
concluded to night. Contractor Il s.
Christy, with large force Of men, viii
begin work ia the Opera House
laying the floor and making
The final arrangements for The imposing
events The orchestra chairs will be en-
tirely h0oFed over and the bo05hs, start
ing from the edge OF the stage
viii extend forty feet towar,
the entrance On each side on the West
ern end they viii extend to near tn
walls under the balcony The work vii
be completed by TO morrow evening.
Troop y TO fake Part
The most pleasing feature Of the e6rn
+ val, viii no doubt, bs the tebleaux givsi
under the personal supervision of Captain
z. j. Rice I'm these the stage viii b
set with ful army equip
nents and the beautiful Soldiers
Vigil" will be given Tres
tsbleaux viii be the special attraction "a
Thursday evening and viii be oordnctel
on strict military rule. The participant
will Be the members Of Troop B, FRS
Cavalry, n. G. ID About twenty mem
hers Of the troop will also take part il
one other tableau
All the tahleanx win be given or
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday even
ings. No formal program has been pre-
pared for Saturday night and IL viii
probably be made UP Of the most sue
cessful tablsaUx Of the previous even
ings.
All the tableaux will Be rohearse
under the direction Of Mrs Ellen Knigh
! Bradford IN the banquet room OF EIDE
Hall at o'clock this evening
A full dress rehearsal will b
4 be held on the Opera Rouse stage To
! morrow evening. The program fo
Saturday night will probably b
announced about Thursday evening
Sale or seats Begins.
The sale Of reserved seats for th
carnival began at s o'clock this mornin
g at the Opera House box Office. Tn
admission win be 90 cents for adult
) aud 25 cents for children Ths first seat
= will be those Of the orchestra circle an
these were in great demand this morn
i ing.
f Every effort will be made to make I'll
restaurant, which will be en- importar
II feature, nearer to'perfection thsn al an
time before, A most exeelleu
= DILL of fare has bsen prepared
n and it is thought that thi
n will be the centre of attraction durin
the carnival Nocaterer viii be engaged
o but women from all parts Of the cit