The herald., 1896-06-11
Brilliant Fete at st. James Park
Last Evening
SOCIETY IN ATTENDANCE
For the Benefit of Stimson-L Lafayette
Industrial School
A Dazzling Picture Of Gay Tents and Many
Colored Lights Some Of the Booths
and Their Fair Occupants

yilions, the throngs of moving people
and the sounds of merriment and mu-
! sic that went up from every corner OF
| the beautiful resort that the gypsy en-
campment was in full blast. 1t was in
deed a splendid sight. Beauty was dis
| played in every possible form.
| The little park which in itself is an
| attractive spot, was converted INTO
veritable fairyland in which hundreds
of beautiful women and pretty girls,
| canopied in cool shady ramadas or in
picturesque tents gorgeously costumed,
| and gypsy maidenS, bright refreshment
booths, groups of stylishly attired ladies
| and gentlemen, over all of which shone
blaze of light formed a pic
| ture that fairly dazzled the
| eye. In the center of the park, near the
| playing fountain, was stationed the Los
| Angeles Military band. which dis
| coursed pleasant music during the en-
| tire evening. Grouped about the center
and on all sides were brilliantly lighted
| booths and ramadas representing Cen
trail America, Mexico Gypsy-land and
| everything characteristic of the south.
| From all of the trees hung the Vari-
colored Chinese lanterns, adding their
soft light to the brilliancy of the electric
| illumination overhead.
| The evening was superb-not too
| warm, but tempered to the convenience
| of an outdoor fete-in fact, a perfect
| Southern California evening.
At an early hour the place began to
| fill with people and before 8 o'clock
| there was vast throng representing
| the leaders of fashion of the city. The
busy hum of conversation and music
and barter which the cause of charity
made active, continued ceaselessly until
| a late hour.
| The opening evening was indeed a
grand success and the ladies of the aux
| iliary of the Stimson-L Lafayette Indus
| trial school have reason to congratulate
| themselves on the prospects of their
most laudable enterprise.
| The first bit of rustic architecture that
caught the eye was the Central Ameri-
| can Tienda, which was extremely pic
| turesque and invited those who would
| linger for a refreshing drink of tequila,
and a smoke of fragrant cigarettes
rolled by the fair hands of the vendors.
| In close proximity to the pretty struc-
| ture of bamboo and palms was the
| fonda, made delightfully."- cosy with rugs
and hammocks. Fascinating mucha
chas in gorgeous native attire enlivened
the scene by their presence and made
the sport so attractive as to hold con-
stant stream of purchasers for their
| wares. Mrs. Sanford Robinson and Miss
Katherine Casey were in charge, assist
ed by Misses Beresford Joy, Nellie
| Frankenfeld. Edith Kirkpatrick. Gene
| We've Robinson. Sumner. Ferris, Julia
| and Clara Mercereau, and Channey Fer
| ris.
| From the nucleus of beauty the crowd
were draw either side of the park by the
enchanting snow palace to the left and
the gorgeous tamale ramada directly
| opposite on the far side: the latter was
perhaps the handsomest of the structures
erected. There was magnificent dis
| play of the Mexican colors, red, green
and white. that were arranged with ar
! tiStic discrimination. Date palms lent
graceful lines to the whole and on the
walls were handsome baskets of callas,
| cheriones and canastas. with here and
there sombrero hung as if waiting for
the owner who had tarried in pleasant
quarters to enjoy tamale caliente,
which was accompanied by delicious
| cup of coffee, both prepared by cosin-
era of no mean ability. Bright eyed
senoritas, under the direction of Mrs.
Walter S. Moore, dispensed the hospi-
talities. The assistants We're Mrs. Fred
C. Howes, Ross Clark, 1. n. Van Nuys,
]. T. Norton, B. NJ. Mcclellan. !. o. Smith,
B. Wotkyns. the aids the Misses Max
well, Innis, Ball, Bryan, Hendricks and
Minor.
An additional feature were the songs
by Misses Roth and Priest, accompanied
by Prof. Arevelo on guitar. Prof. Are
velo also contributed with vocal selec-
tions. Here, there and everywhere was
Miss Rowena Moore, who had ready
sale for her cascaronas. The ladies We're
all in native costume, which lent a bril-
liant effect to the surroundings. The
aids were the Misses Elsie and Annie
Gibson, Clark, Alma and Genevieve
Deming, Flossie and Annie NeWlin,
Graves, Burke, Ferguson, Campbell,
Godfrey Kemper, Edith and PansyW hit
taker, Hubbell, Van Nuys, Ada and Vir-
ginia Dryden, Howes, Foy, Allen, Nc
Clellan, Dillon, Green, Mccormick Mar
guerite and Rowena Moore.
The real camp of the Gypsies was
very appropriately stationed on the
outskirts of the park. 1t was not the sort
of Gypsy camp usually established
by the fortune-telling nomads, but was
rather a collection of twelve gay tents,
inhabited by a bevy of gayer girls, all
resplendent in beads and laces and
| gaudy colors. In front of the camp was
the regulation Witch's fire, over which
hung a caldron of uncanny lotions. Miss
Rendel was the sorceress in chief. Sur
rounded by snakes and cats and other
appropriate associates of her craft,
she sold love potions and charms.
In the other quarters of the camp busy
daughters of Egypt told fortunes by
palmistry and cards, never in any case
forgetting the all important part of
One of the pleasant features of the
camp was the varied entertainment
which was given on little stage erected
| at the front. Here were given the tam
BORNE dance, banjo solos, selections by
| the mandolin and guitar club and num-
| Der of jolly songs by quartette of Ber-
| kelley and Stanford students. The Gyp-
| sizes sold cigars and cigarettes, con-
| Quoted a shooting gallery and a phono-
| graph and thus added very materially
| to the financial success Of their encamp-
ment
| Those who costumed as gypsies We're:
| Mines. Frederick Blanchard r. w
Burnham, Ezra Stimson, Gilbert Over
| ton, Robert Widney, j. C. Michenen.
Percy Schumacher, Hutchinson, F'itz-
gerald, Messrs Parson, Hill, Young.
Brown, Cochran, Widdenmeyer. Seyler,
Misses Swain, Hardness, Clara Hark-
ness, Hamilton, Kent, Gill, Parsons. G.
Johnson. Hill, Chanslon, Powers. Sew
| erns, Geneveve Smith, McCrea. Rued.
Laynge, Maybelle Kendall, Ryan, Lacy,
| Lou kimball Daniel, De Urguiza,
| Luitweiler. Drain, Julia Winston, Nav
| McCrea, Abby Easton, Clara Carpen-
ter, Ella Hasse, Alice Culverwerl,
| Klokke.
| The most beautiful booth of all was
| the snow palace presided over by Miss
| Alden and Mrs. F. H. Shoemaker. II
was made to represent a snowy cave.
and the illusion was almost perfect
over the walls was spread a coat If
cotton sprinkled with silver spangle;
and from the roofs hung long icicles
| that ShOne with a frOSty luSter in tho