The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-09
1T IS fETE 'CHAMPETRE
That's the New Way of Describing
the Old kirmeSS.
DANCERS AXE GETTING READY
Miss Stewart. of Kingston. viii Conduct
lt-Mrs. C.. b. Scott Is the Sole
Management and Her Ad.
wiser Is Mrs. " Y. Lcct.

During next week the younger ele-
ment, throughout the city will begin
their anticipation of the Fete Cham
petre. similar to last years kirmess and
which is to be given for the benefit of
the Home of the Friendless. The affair
will be given during the second week
of February in the Frotlt,gham ,lea-
ter, and If the plans of the manage
ment do no. miscarrv. will excel In
splendor the last kirmess. which was
given for the benefit of the Lackawan-
ma hospital.
Miss Lila Stewart, of Kingston, n.
Y, who 80 successfully conducted the
kirmess. will serve a similar oTiice In the
Fete ChamDetre. She reached here
Tuesday night, and until after the fete
Will be entertained at the home of Mrs
&. B. Scott. on Monroe avenue. Mrs.
Scott Is the chairman oI the Homes
finance committee and will have entire
supervision of the fete. She will be un-
hampered by any unwieldy committee
ar corps of assistance. but has selected
Mrs. n. Y. Leet to act with her in an ad-
viSOry capacity.
A fact to be appreciated by the dane
ers is w. w. Scrantons kind loan of
his recent residence. Monroe avenue
and Linden street for rehearsals. The
house will be well-lighted and heated
and will obviate the publicity expert
enced at last years rehearss The
first rehearsal will be held Monday af-
ternoon.
Selecting tho ChnrcronS
Tuesday night a number of ladies'
identified with the Home met Miss
Stewart at Mrs. Scott's house. where
the intended production was discussed
A schedule of dances containing the
suggested names of chaperoneS for each
dance was compiled and yesterday Miss
Stewart, Miss Scott and Mrs. Leet be-
gan canvassing for the use of the
names and the services of the ladies
whose names had been mentioned at
Tuesday nights gathering. They We're
very successful. In a few days the list
of dances and the chaperones will he
announced.
OF the proposed details of the fete
| little can be learned so soon after Miss
| Stewards arrival. but there is no secret
made of the general object of making
| it far more magnificent and attractive
| than anything of it's kind ever pre-
sented i'm this region. This statement
applies to dances. costuming, staging
music. caucium effects and all else tina,
goes with the affair. The present in
tention is to have children's dances
and matinees only on Thursday and
| Saturday afternoons but the little ones
| will probably figure in the early part ol
each nights programme. Nearly al
the dancers and many Of the chaperOncs
of last year will take part.
Improvement on the kirmcss.
"Fete Champetre" is French dane.
| ing festival. kirmesscs. like almost
everything else, gain some new features
with age and that's why the forthcom
ing dancing festival Is to be callet
"Fete Champetre" instead of "Kirmess.
1t is to be of the same order as the Kir.
mess. yet enough new and improved
details are to be added to make it some
thing little different.
1t is proposed to sell for s. a season
ticket which will admit one to all tn,
night and matinee performances.