The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-14
THE GYPSY ENTERTAINMENT.

Friday evening the spacious lawn, corner
of Third street and Emporia avenue.
afforded to the square foot, more real fun,
pleasure and social enjoyment than any
thing of the kind ever presented In Wlch-
tia. The tribe of gypsies were out IN
their best, and opened the entertainment
with march, composed of some thirty
maidens, arrayed in true gypsy dress and
character. An immense crowd was In at
tendance and the many tables were ever
filled with guests enjoying ice cream and
other refreshments. The little Misses Josie
Beaver, Mile Sweeney, Della McTag-
CART, Addia Baker, Bessie Croum,
Alta Daniels. Flossie Guthrie, Dora Nc
Nair, Tishie Clary were kept flying like
red birds waiting on everybody, and an
hundred years may come and go, and a
prettier bevy of little girls will not be
found to surpass them in grace and sweet
ness. They were the charm OF the &C.
casion.
The gypsy song was rendered by Misses
Pearl and May Tartar with Miss Grace
Young with the guitar, and it was charm
ing in every particular
A disappointment was the nonappearance
of Mrs Valentine to recite the gypsy girl.
The various tribes held II council
and compromised the question of queenly
succession by resolving on two queens, and
Cora Hyperion being the choice of the
majority was crowned a queen. She is
the rightful claimant being Of royal blood
in the order of decent from away back to
the DAYS of Abel. She was clothed in blue
silk robes trimmed with fringe of pearls
and gold beads. She wore crown OF
pearl beads, and the glisten OF the jewels
shimmering in the braids of her jet black
hair was an attractive and coquettish pic
ture. Queen Bash wore her usual state
costume with the addition of gold crown
with pendants of silver lace hanging
amidst the flood of black hair so famous
on former occasions.
Mile Beaver wore costume of red and
black satin elabrately adorned with bells,
beads and antique jewelry, red shoes and
black hat trimmed with poppies.
Emma Johnson wore red China silk,
black velvet girdle trimmed in jets and
beads in profusion.
Estella Cobb wore yellow silk with
black lace drapery and high girde trim
med with charms of talismanic history.
Matte Ferguson wore a combination
suit of black and red silk, gilt ornaments
and diamond ear pendants.
Blanche Guthrie wore q dress OF red
trimmed in tribal colors of handmade
lace. red turban and chain of silver beads,
and sandal wood girdle.
Miss Dawson was arrayed in white with
exquisite trimming of soft white lace, and
crystal necklace of beads. This was an
innovation on the custom of the tribe, but
was very charming.
The most elaborate dress of all was worn
by Madam Hooper, and was rich and beau
tiful in its effect 1t was red silk, with
overdress of mixed colors, with trimmings
of lace and a profusion of ornaments.
This lady has gained great notoriety
in her fortune telling, and from early
in the evening until the midnight hour she
was engaged in revealing the mystic future
TO an anxious crowd that besieged her
tent. The silver quarters flowed in to
her as did silver dollars at an AL
lance meeting in Colorado, to
Mrs. Lease. The following were all ar
ranged in befitling costumes, aud many OF
them very elegant and beautiful and de-
serving of special note did space allow.
Pearl and May Tarter. Nellie Stripe,
Ella Bourgett, Emma McClees, Laura
Stone. Mrs. Brown, Flora Anderson, Eta
Slower, Cana Lee, Myrtle Taylor, Gertie
Haines, Jennie Mckilup, Fannie Rut-
ledge, Lizzie Nicholson, Miss Althoff,
Katie Cannon. Lucy Hinkle, Willelmenia
Parkinson, Susie Rooms, Nora Payne,
Minnie Spurrier
The lawn was finely illuminated with
lanterns, headlights and electric light.
Everybody was sociable and everybody
was laughing and happy. People in some
fifty carriages and buggies were in the
streets surrounding the grounds enjoying
the scene and hearing Shaw's orchestra
which seemed to be inspired for the occa-
sion. Several strangers present said the
crowd was the finest looking and most re-
fined they had seen for long time. Every
thing WAS done in first class style and
Chief Jennings may well congratulate his
class on their success and goodly receipts.