Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-04-15

The ColOaiaI Tea.

each Of the thirteen original states, and the
coat of arms Of each, artistically designed
and executed eOnspieuously displayed
There were tables presided over by danes
gowned and capped, etc, in colonial fashion,
assisted by two to a dozen young women
each, powdered and appareled after the
fashion Of their colonial ancestors as por-
trayed in the magazines Of the day. There
must have been a hundred Of these fair ones
in picturesque costume-One of them per-
feet picture Of Pocahontas as she is some
times seen on canvas. Aud all were active
and dainty, too, in serving tables. The ia
bles were covered by the finest Of linen
tone especially observed by us, cloth made
generations ago, au heirloom of an old Mary
land family l-wererichly furnished with old
silyer-coaee urns, tea caddies knives forks,
glass and other ware, used in TIE long ago.
"a hundred years, more or less silver and
gilt cande. abras, with candles Of wax, etc.
oil nc . salads hot coffee, cake, ice
cream and water ices were dispensed lavish
ly for a pittsuce.
Mrs. DR.. C. T. Richardson, president OF
the board Of managers of the Mems Read
ing Room. was manager of the Colonial Tea,
assisted by Mrs. Col. K. p Chew and Miss
Riddle. The tables were presided over by
the following ladies, in the order in which
the colonies became States Of the Confed-
Grafton:
Pennsylvania, Miss Dawson New Jersey,
Mrs. J. w. Russell, Miss Dali Rowan and
Miss Emma Brown; Delaware, Mrs. w. w.
B. Gallaher and Mrs. Q. Horace Gallaher I;
Virginia. Mrs. Col r. z. Chew and Mrs.
} George Washington Maryland, Mrs L. I.
Kennedy: Massachusetts, Mrs. Gen. StrOth-
er and Miss Ella Keerl; Connecticut, Mrs.
Tayloe Perry and Mrs. George Eyster; New
Hampshire. Mrs. Judge ID. b. Lucas and
Mrs. Col. +. W. Brown New York, Miss
Anna Riddle: Georgia, Miss Florence Hun
ter and Mrs Charles A. Johnson South
Carolins. Mrs. Mai. A. W. Mcdonald and
Mrs. Judee Beckwith; North Carolina,
Mrs. f. j. Manning, Mrs. George Porter
field and Mrs. Dr. VIM. Neil; Rhode Island,
Mrs. J. c. Holmes, Mrs. \. ID. Barr and
Mrs. r. ID. Shugert Mrs. DR.. V. L. Perry
and Mrs j. J. WysOng also assisted at tables.
Miss Christine Chew gracefully presided
over the flower table. Miss Mary Sheerer
was in charge of the antique department.
The ladies who served at the tables were
and we name them alphabetically
Misses Annie Aisqui;h, Mary Alexander,
Halle Alexander, Bette Beckham, Louise
BAYLOR. Lizzie Brown, Kathrine Berry, Lau-
, "a Campbell. Fannie Dawson, Eliza Gala
her. Amelia Hopkins, Ann Peasants Hop
kins. Maud Howell, Margaret Kennedy,
Ethel Kennedy, Margie Kennedy, Mary
Lippitt, Ida Lppitt, Jessie Logic, Julia
Lucas, frankie Lewis, Alice Manning, An
] toinette Manning, Annie Mcdonald, Julia
, Mcdonald May Mason Annie Mason, Ju-
liza Merchant, Laura Mitchell, Katie POr-
ter6eld Ollie Parker, Charlotte Ransom,
Maria Ransom, Mamie Richardson, Bette
T Sublette, Keightey Undertake Mary Trus-
sell. Maria Taylor, Bette Wilson, Lila
Willis.
Many antiques Of rare value were exhib-
tied. We can give only a partial, an i'm
perfect list. as follows A cradle bearing
the carved date 1853, loaned by Mrs Dayen-
D. port; miniature of Mrs Begbie, Of London,
loaned by Mrs T.. T. Kennedy a sword
e used bv Major Dayisoniu Indian wars, loaned
? by C. w, smith a pastel which belonged
TO General Washington, loaned by Mrs.
i, Chew: fin,lock pistols used in the reYolu-
3 tionarv war. loaned by Mrs. Simmons; an
India china punch bowl owned by President
s Buchanan's mother and snuff box Of En-
peror Macmillan, loaned by Mrs. Strother
old Spanish fans, loaned by Mrs. Strother
and Mrs. Mcdonald; shoe buckles worn at
: George HIS court by Jos. E. Lane, loaned
by Mrs. Riddle; silver tsnkard sent from
Scotlond to the ROSES Of Bladensburg, loan
' ed by Mrs. Riddle; silver urn, bowl anc
tray owned by Judge Washington, loaned
by Mrs. Chew; India scarf, owned by Mrs
), John Paca. worked by one Of the ladies il
D waiting of Maria Fisz Herbert, loaned by
Mrs. + =. Kennedy a silver coffee pot anc
d pepper cruet, which belonged to John Ran
G dolph OF Roanoke, loaned by Mrs. d. b
j. Lucas: a silver service, owned by Vice
y President Dallas, loaned by Mrs. +. w
e Brown: a silver urn and pitcher, owned b!
q Charles Washington, loaned by Mrs. Thos
Brown; China mug, 200 years old, gallon
measure. brought home by the first sea cap
g tain who sailed with cargo from China t
Baltimore, loaned by Mrs. w. W. b. Gal
laher: two books, brought over in the May
flower, loaned by Mrs. Dutton old Lustri
VI and English china, loaned by Mrs. Russell
' curtain bell of old Baltimore Museum, 1910
y loaned by J. q. Holmes sword and ep
aulettes. worn by Mai. Myers in the war o
s 1872. loaned by Mr.. VI. V. Miller; clock
81 IS years Old, unique specimen of mechanism
rs owned by j. D. Tutwiler, the dial fronts
l. piece TO an old darkey, Sambo, whose eye
battsd in unison with the ticking of tn
clock a medicine chest, that was takei
* with Butcher TO Waterloo loaned by j. {
s, Holmes powder horn, used in the Reyolu
ir tionary war. loaned by @. w. smith glas
in these days called a celery glass-lO
be wears old, loaned by Mrs. SPOTS sewers