Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-11-28
A FINE COLONIAL EXHIBIT
An Interesting Society Event
Thursday Evening.
THE LADIES IN COLONIAL GARB
Delightful Music by Several,
Young Ladies'.
The Exhibition and Tea Given by tho
WON EMS Indian Association at the Resi-
dence of Mrs. George s. Capeiie Decided
Success-hiany Gushts in Attendance.

The colonial loan exhibit and tea,
which was given by the Women's In
dian Association, at TIE residence Of
Mrs George S. Capelle, No. 1904 Del
aware avenue, Thursday, was an en-
ioyable society event and decidedt
success in every particular. The house
was brilliantly Illuminated and deco
rated, everything being suggestive of
pleasure and comfort. About $50 guests
were present during tho evening. Most
of the ladies' who managed the affair
appeared in colonial garb and wore
ornaments which we're in vogue in this
and other countries many years ago.
Sweet music, which was feature Of
the evenings enjoyment, was rendered
by Miss Emma Lore, Mrs. Il. Allen
Hilles, Miss Florence Cook, and Mrs.
Egmont Negendank. Miss Lore accom-.
panied most of the vocal numbers ON
the harp.
which was served by the ladies. The
good things which were provided were'
partaken Of with relish.
The colonial exhibit was indeed
creditable, and would remind one of a
visit to Independence Hall. The ex-
hibit was made in the drawing room,
which was literally filled with relics Of
colonial days, all of which are nov
owned by Wilmingtonians. 1t would
take up too much room to go into de-
tail concerning the exhibit, but few
of the articles which met the eye of q
reporter of Every Evening, and the his
tories of which were explained by the
ladies' are here given: A chair, coat,
vest and cane owned by Gov. McKin.
ley, Delaware's Revolutionary execu.
tive; chair owned by John Dickinson,
Pennsylvania's Revolutionary Cover
nor; dolls and doll furniture ranging
from so TO 100 years old; silver,
tureen, which was buried at Chadd'H
Ford and unearthed in 1887; dress
made in Sweden; a chair made of
English oak, which was the property
Of Thomas Marriott in 1850; Marie
Antoinette chair, which was in the
palace during the "Reign of Terror
in 1893; cream jug owned by Peter
Mather, which was buried at Paoli. on
| the night of the massacre there; sill
yer tancard and spoon, which belonged
to the Patton family, who resided in
the southern part of Delaware, and
who We're compelled to fec from the
British during the war Of independ-
ence. These relics were buried under
porkers, one of the pieces bearing
imprints of the pigs teeth. There
were also silver pieces owned by
Thomas Harvey, which were brought
by him from England in l747, and
buried on the eve of the Battle of
Brandywine; Latin book printed Mt
Amsterdam in l65s; flint lock pistol
used by the British in the Revolution
airy war; the original deed of land in
Philadelphia, which was sold by Will
liam Penn to Richard Hill, Isaac
Morris and Joseph Logan; u sugar
bowl used by Washington at Chadd's
Ford IA glass out of which Lord Corn
wallis drank; cup owned by Reed, one
of the signers of the Declaration of In
dependence; portrait of Margaret
Hill, afterward Mrs Morris, the great
great grandmother of q. W. Rowland;
lace made in Sweden; set Of dishes
$50 years oil, and many other equally as
antiquated and interesting relics.
Most Of the articles on exhibition
are the property of descendants of the
original owners.