The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-29
THE MIDSUMMER FETE.

The ladies having this entertain
ment in charge met Monday. and
evolved the following delightful pro-
gram:
First will come sandwich and
coffee booth with Mrs. John Ray in
charge, assisted by six beautiful young
Misses in costume, who will dispense
the needful to the multitude.
Next will be a Colonial Tent In
charge of Mrs. Geo. E. Brett and Mrs.
Archie Stevenson, assisted by several
interesting young ladies in colonial
costume. At this booth will be sold
the good old time doughnuts and
chocolate.
Following this will be booth de-
voted to Dairy products, cheese, crack
ers, milk, honey, biscuit, radishes,
berries, cream, dutch cheese, smear
case and ice cold fresh butter milk.
This booth will be presided over by
Mrs. Geo. H. Clark, and she will have
the assistance of four charming dairy
maids in costume.
Next in line will come ice cream and
cake, where Mrs. John f. Meagher
and Mrs. Hugh Spencer, assisted by
five or six winning maids in dainty
toilets, who will WOO the summer girl
and her signing swain to feast upon
frozen delights.
And last but not least come the
good solid drinks. The Japanese
booth is of course first with its pure
Jap tea, made under the direction OF
Mrs. II G. Akers and Mrs. P. K.
Wiser, assisted by four of the most
enchanting Acknowledged damsels that
ever poured tea for man. The entire
surroundings and costumes will be
intensely JapanesQue.
The other and last of all the booths
for the inner man, will be real En-
glish Inn, where soft drinks of all
kinds will be dispensed under the
management of Mrs. L. A Under and
Mrs. Fred Force, assisted by bevy of
young girls in bar-maid costume.
At this point the ladies feeling that
the company will be full fed, have de-
vised several entertainments to feast
the eyes.
| First will come an Art Gallery OF
rare treasures, most of them loaned by
the best families in the city. This
booth will be under the personal SUI
pervision of Mrs. J. A. James and Mrs.
John Lunn, two well known connOis-
seurs. They will, of course, have the
help of four well posted young ladies
who will do the honors in artistic Co.'S
TUNES. Then comes the Fish Pond.
that source of so much enjoyment tc
the youthful heart. This entertain.
ment for the little ones will be in the
hands of Mrs. |. Longini and Mrs
Frank Minor, whose motto will be
"no catch, no pay"
The next upon the list will be
real Gypsy Camp, where the past
present and future will be revealed b.
several dark-eyed, laughing maidens
under the guidance of Mrs. O. Little
The costumes will be an exact dupli
cate of the Romany of Merrie Eng
land.
And as grand finale twenty littl
lassies will trip the light and merr
measure upon the village green unde
the tutelage of Mrs. L. P. Hunt
These little girls will represent vari
, Gus flowers, and will perform thei
, march and Maypole dance every hou
, during the evening. They will ais
, sell flowers through the grounds afte
the performance.
: That every one can find somethin
? to suit the palate and crafty the sou
is foregone conclusion.
The committee are doing everythin
to make this memorable event.
The grounds will be those surround
, ing the home of w. B. Craig, and wi
) be brilliantly lighted and decorated
7 and almost every booth will hav
. sweet music while bands of strollin
, musicians will fill the vacant space
: with sounds of melody.
e The date is in the near future, an
4 will soon be announced. Keep you
/ eye open for it, and save up you
t nickels accordingly.
S A list of the young ladies will b
: given soon.