New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-23
HISTORICAL TABLEA Us.
ENTERTAINMENT BY THE SOCIETY OF
COLONIAL DANES.
A UNIQUE SERIES OF PICTUREs-NolAb ABLE
WOMEN IMPERsoNATED BY THEIR DESOEND-
AyTs-A DISPLAY OF ANTIQUE FINERY


ANTs-A DISPLAY OF ANTIQUE FiNERY
AND COSTUME DANCE.
The second evening revel' or entertainment. 80.
by the National-and or.ginal-Sociey Oh u, M, :,
lonial Danes OF America, In the concert nan
the Madison Square Garden. last night tooN VI.
form of a series OF historical tableaus' which "e'e
picturesque and instructive and were 1oho"eu ~
q dance The pictures. which were shown III "
large square frame. were arranged ps
Chase and Carroll Beckwith. the artists anu .'e
Lights and subjects were arranged with auii''i "'1
discretion. The spectators. who were rather i"'e -
arriving formed a large and appreclatiVe Assem-
bIv Those of ;he women who possessed old pro-
cades and gowns belonging to the colonial uihes
wore them, and nearly every woman present ""u
powdered hair. -
The first picture represented was The Purchase
OF the Island OF Manhattan from the Indians -
Peter Minuit" Jan Van Eyck. Hollandef' VINO y
having a visit TO New-Yor posed a. Peter Mihu'''
Others in the group were George Guion Oia'ei'e
Ramsey Mr. Thompson. Ralph Mcneil MISS p"'
clay and Miss Rutty
pic,urs No 2 represented The Grand Treaty OF
Peace between the Dutch Coonists and the Ne"
England Colonists" The central figure in the PIC
tura Governor stuyvesant was impersonated ny
Thornton Floyd Turner
Picture No. represented judith \ariet" ""o
was in the Early days OF Manhattan suspected %
being Influenced by tho Prince OF Darkness. me
pcturp showed PetfT SluN'tSdut N'Siei"e 49,
legged witch in prison Mrs. Thomas sturgis posed
as Judith.
The fourth picture showed James Alexander
Kings Chancellor for New-York and New, Sl,,
defending the Liberties Of The press ashngte Inn
personated Alexander. , ,,,,a tho "a
Tableau No. showed c coP'aI ssv h,ao Gardner
island and presenting Mrs. Gardiner win pee pee
DROPPING pp large diamond in pitcher; which is
standing the table Mrs Stevens 0I
Mrs Gardiner and John Van Rensselaer, Represented
T Tbe next tableau showed The First Dutch Wed
ding in Albany" the marriage Of Marguerite Van
Sechten Horst and Philip Peterson Schuyler, u
Miss Huybertie Pruyn. OF Albany, represented the
bride; Archibald Livingston, the bridegroom, and
Miss Sara livingston. OF Albany and Dr. Howard
Van Rensselaer, appeared as ad)uncts IN me plctuIe
landt Refusing to Deliver the Papers and Keys to
the Erlissaries OF the Governor OF ths oo Cn,
landt. .,--,, -. o,...,o,
The next tablau was the Farewell OF C Zoo
Miss Annie Wiling While ne his expedition
AGAINST Fort pS 0ns , his tSe oope
ing his sweetheart Willing Hare impersonated
Colonel Bouquet and Miss Cox of Philadelphia rep
resented her tickle ancestress.
next pcyps Ta S ls Fa dwn gssens
impersonator OF her ancestress u.,
The next tableau represented the incident OF The
Jesuit Priest Jacques Seeking Shelter from the Ind
ians with the Old Dutch PATRON" The priest II
this picture was represented by Lindsay Van Rens-
selaer, Of Staten Island and the PATRON by
Courtlandt Van Rensselaer,
The subject of the next picture The Grand
Reception In Congress to the Dutch Minister Var
Berckel" This picture included more than thirty
persons The President OF the Congress. Elias Bou
dnot. impersonated by Boudinot Keith. and
William d. II. Robinson appeared as Genera. Wash
ington. Others In the tableau were +. Harold Van
Rensselaer, Miss Justine De Peyster, Walton Oak
ley Miss Cornelia Crosby and the Misses Chew.
The tabeaus followed by a costume dance
After some informal dancing the Sir Roger De
Coverley" was danced.
Some OF those present were Mr. and Mrs John
Lyon Gardiner Mrs. John V. l.. Pruyn. Mr.. and
Mrs. William A Duer. Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Bron-
son. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Haddon Mr.. and Mrs. J
Montgomery Hare, Mrs Walton Oakley Mrs. Mar
vim. Mrs Richard Cadwallader. Mrs. G. b. Phillips
Mr.. and Mrs. Peabody Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Frtz
gerald. the Misses Fitzgerald, General and Mrs
]. G. X. Duer. Miss Duer. Mr.. and Mrs Joseph La
ROGUE. IT,, Talmage Van Rensselaer,. the Rev
Dr. and Mrs Morgan DIX. Mr.. and Mrs Mullen.
berg Bailey, IT,, Miss Lynch Mrs. Barclay. Mis-,
Julia l.. Wells, Miss COster. Or. and Mrs Francis
De.aneld the Misses Deahssld. Walter Rutherford
verneur W Morris. G. Beekman Hoppin Louis Mel
son Morris. Murray II. Strong and Oscar Edgertor