The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-09
MANY COLONIAL DANES
IN ATTENDANCE Ar THE LOAN En-
HIBITION YESTERDAY.

| hlDl EIDAAs
Largest Attendance Yesterday of Any Day
| of the Exhibit-Society Out in Force
Reception Last Evening-Ancestral
Gowns Worn by Several Ladies--Exhibit
to Remain Open To-day.
The Colonial loan exhibition at the
| Historical society building was yester-
day in charge of the members of the
| Society of Colonial Danes, and during
the afternoon the parlors were throng-
ed by large numbers of New Haven's
well known society ladies. The visitors
We're received by Mrs. Thomas Hooker.
Mrs. w. w. Farnam, Mrs. Godfrey
Dunscombe, Mrs. Colin Ingersoll, Mrs.
A. M. Wheeler, Mrs. Charles White,
Mrs. Salisbury and Mrs. Frank c. Por-
ter. Tea and punch were served, Mrs.
Hooker and Mrs Ingersoll pouring tea,
while Mrs. Dunscombe and Mrs. Far
nam presided at the punch bowl
Several young ladies present We're
dressed in old Colonial costume. all the
| costumes worn being old family heir
looms. Among the young ladies in cos
tune were Miss Townsend of Middle
| town, in q dress worn by her great
| grandmother; Miss Peck, Miss Wilcox
| of New Haven, Miss Williams of Phila-
delphia and Miss Carmalt, in a costume
| which belonged to Anne Beach, an an
cestor
Among those present in the afternoon
were Mrs. Bulkley, Mrs G. w. Beach,
recording secretary of the Colonial
Danes; Mrs. Ralph NJ Cutler Mrs.
| Palmer, Mrs. Jonathan Bunce of Hart
| ford, Mrs. Miles, Mrs. Hudson of Hart
| ford, Mrs. Scarborough, Mrs. Manice.
| Mrs. Lauren Edwards of New York,
| Miss Gay of Pennington, Miss Maurice
! Seymour, Mrs J. r. Burroughs, Mrs.
Melville L. Hall of Bridgeport. Miss
Sheffield of Utica, N. Y, Miss Townsend
| Of Middletown, Mrs. Ganse of Whining
ton, Del, Mrs Abbott of Norwich, Mrs.
Hoppin, Mrs Staples, Mrs. Collins, Mrs.
| Donald G. Mitchell, Mrs. DIR. Bishop,
Mrs. George Farnam, Mrs. Henry Sar-
| gent, Mrs Eli whitney, jr., Miss Quin-
cy Mrs. Thomas Wells, Mrs Bristol,
Mrs. J. B. Sargent, Mrs. Carmalt, Mrs.
| w. d. Whitney, Mrs. Timothy Dwight,
Mrs. H. L. Hotchkiss, Mrs. James
| Thacher, Mrs. Professor Day and Mrs.
| Weir.
1 1t was expected to close the exhibi-
| tion with yesterday, but so many have
| requested it that it has been decided to
| keep the articles in their present ar
rangement to-day, that all so desiring
4 may see the exhibit this afternoon by
paying the admission price. which Is
| twenty-five cents.
The loan exhibition was by far the
i best attended yesterday and last even
ing of any time since the exhibit has
been open. At the evening reception
many of the ladies wore old Colonial
period costumes.
OF these the one worn by Miss Beach
was one which attracted much atten-
tion. 1t was the gown of Ann Hayney,
| her great great grandmother who
came over to this country from Belfast
before the memory of New Haven's
oldest" Miss Beach further estab
lished her relationship to Ann Hayney
by a very effective adaptation of the
brogue of Erin to the occasion.
Miss Sheffield was dressed in her
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Smith, one of the delegates from Will
| mington, Del, wore a brocaded skirt
| with green velvet waist, and old lace
and diamond necklace; Mrs William
Farnam, blue brocade, with jewels and
diamonds, Mrs Dunscombe's dress
was also much admired.
The tea table was presided over by
Mrs William Farnam and Mrs. Thomas
| Hooker During the evening Colonial
| punch brewed by one of the Colonial
| Danes, was served
Among those present at the recep-
ton were Mr. and Mrs. Fitch Mr.. and
Mrs. John X. Beach, President and
| Mrs. Dwight. Captain Townshend, Pro-
fessor Henry Farnam, Mrs. Rodman
Beach, Mr.. and Mrs Henry English,
Professor and Mrs. Seymour, Mrs Kin
ney, Miss Cady, Miss Sheffield of Utica,
Mrs. Justus I1otchkiss, Mrs. George H.
Watrous. Mrs. Denning Duer, Mrs.
| Norris Seymour of New York Miss and
Mrs. Whitney, Professor and Mrs.
| Wheeler, Mr.. Thornton Hunt.
| Among the out of town guests were
Mrs. Fl. II. Cause and Mrs. J. Ernest
Smith. delegates from Wilmington, Del.
The success of the exhibition has been
due to the untiring efforts of Miss
Beach, and deserve much praise. Mrs.
Beebe. Mrs. Henry Hotchkiss, Mrs A.
| M. Wheeler and Mrs. Clarence Demlng
have also been untiring in their efforts
to make the affair success. The eX-
hibition has been very successful, and
it is hoped that they will be even more
| successful in the future.
The exhibition to-day will be open
from II till g. In order to give the
| school children a chance to snare in
the educational advantages which the
exhibition affords the admission will be
| twenty-five cents.