The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-03


One Of the most unique and attract
ive entertainments ever given In Wheel
ing was tho colonial party, given in the
A. o. U. W, temple last night by the
Kings Daughters OF the Fourth street
NJ. z. church. 1t was n delightful at
fair, and well deserved the liberal pat
rOnage 1t received.
There is a fascination In digging up
the ashes OF a hallowcd past, in turn-
ing over tho dusty pages of priceless
tones, of ransacking musty contents
Of old clothes chests. Every young glrl
has experienced o thrill OF delight az
che stands In front OF a mirror, arrRy0d
IN one OF her ErRndmothcr's old
fashioned gowns. And there you have
It!
All the ladies' taking part in last
nights entertainment were true colo
NAL danes, The fashion plates OF a CEN
fury ago were reproduced In the be-
wilderlnE array Of gowns, with loose
sleeves trimmed with lace, and skirts
OF considerable circumference, and pow
dered hair. borrowed curls and ANTIQUE
brooches were In keeping with the colo
Mai period. Nothing was left undonc to
complete the transportation, and the
gowns were not creations to suit the
occasion, but were real family heir
looms that had been loaned through the
kindness OF those inhcritlng them
The programme consisted Of songs
and readings from LongfCllOw's beauil-
full poem, THE Courtshlp OF Miles
Standlsh." Tho readings and songs
wcrC illustrated by very pretty tab
lenux.
The frs, number on the programme
was n Lullaby, chdrmlnGly sang by Miss
Media DUNCAN. and the tablc8u disclosed
Mrs. Cotton, as the mother. bending
over n cradle. soothing child 10 sleep.
''The Last Rose OF Summer was the
second tAbleau. Il WAS portrayed by
Miss Martha List who looked very
sweet. attIrcd in q white Swiss gown,
trimmed with roses, and white I'cGhorn
picture hat She stood In the centre Of
large gilt frnme, and held n rose In her
hand. while that famous old selection
was beautifully rendered by Mrs. Hoff-
man on the violin.
The third tahleau was Tit for Tat"
This scene represented ye oldcn lovers
standing by the stile, and was portrayed
In an excellent manner by Miss Lee
Caldwell and Mr. Allen Burt.
After a brief intermISSion, selections
were read from THE CoOrtShip OF
Miles StAndlsh" by Miss Ella Nclth,
who carefully handled her subject, dis
playing good enunciatlon and charm
ing naturalness. She was nttlrcd in u
costume beiittinG the poem. Several sets
at tableaux lnterspcrSed the readings,
and the groups were appropriate for the
time IN which the scenes are laid.
hat Gs1rNV@ VErFNtHaN Eppkurflln
Mr.. w. F. Patterson the part of John
Alden. and Mr.. Bowen the part of Miles
StRndish. The Quaker costume worn
by Miss Sooy Is over one hundred years
old. and was borrowed from QuaEss
family In Mt Pleasant. Ohio. All the
participants did their parts proud.
Al the conclusion of the entertain-
nIent a dainty luncheon was served In
the large Rnte-room. The table decora'
tion were very pretty. Pink and white
carnations and smilaX were the floral
adornmentS. and the tables were GOV.
cred with beautiful white embroidered
doylleS. The luncheon was served IN
exquisite china services, and the pink
lamp shades shed soft light over the
silver candelabra.
The ladies' in attendance were not
dressed In the latest style. or what Ia
vligarly known as ''up 10 date. and had
'new woman" entered in those shades
Of former days. she would have thought
that old Father Time was going back
ward, and her modification would have
been sad to behold. There were all kinds
Of gowns. clIniZ, satin. silk, etc, and
though they looked rather odd. they
were enhanced by the beauty OF those
donninG them.
Among the costumes there were many
that have n history. and such has the
one worn by Mrs. c. Howard Brenne.
man. who never appeared more bcauti-
full than she did In gown formerly
worn by the mother of Mrs. Augustus
Pollock. Of this city. threc-Quartera Of a
century ago. The gown was grey silk,
full pleated skirt, short tight waist,
BlOping shoulders and flowing sleeves
lined with white satin; and white chif'
fon fichu was drRped over the waist
which was edged with lace. Mrs. Bren-
neman wore a brooch of antique design
and with historical associations. and
she looked as though She Just stepped
down from some old painting.
Mrs. John List, with her old.fashioned
curls, and costume of various shades.
was very picturesque
Some OF the gowns were laUghter-pro-
ducIng by their quaint appearance.
Fantastic and odd though. they were
very rich, and one time must have been
the pride of their wearCrs. Lack OF
space forbIds individual mention Of all
the dresses. Tho dresses for the tab
leaux were imported from Pittsburgh,
especially for the occasion. The gilt
frame and the background scenery were
kindly loaned by Caldwell & Peterson
and Tappan G. Connel, respectively. To
the various committees the success OF
the affair must prove further incen-
tive to similar novel entertainments.
The committee on entertainment and
reception was composed of the follow
ing: Mesdames Ed. HaZlett, John List,
=. v. Harry, l.. N. Refer. DR.. Hamil-
ton, Thomas Little. C.. II. Tracey, W. B.
Lukens. Hugh Sterling, Jesae McAdams,
Harry c. Dunn and Misses Abblc Rat
ClifIe and Estella Hull.
The committee on refreshments: Mrs,
G. Howard Brenncman. Mrs. Alfred
Shaen and Miss Kate Land.
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