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

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one Of the most unique and attract
I've entertainments over given in Wheel
ing was tho colonial party given In tho
A. o. U. w. temple last night by the
Kings Daughters of tho Fourth street
NJ. E. church. II was u delightful at
fair. and well deserved the liberal pat
ronage 1t received.
There Is a fascination in digging up
the ashes OF hHllowed past, In turn-
ing over tho dusty pages OF priceless
tones, Of ransacklnS musty contents
OF old clothes chests. Every young Glrl
has experienced q thrill OF delight as
Ghe stands In front OF n mirror, Rrrnyed
IN one Of her grRndmother'S old
fashioned gowns, And there you have
III
All tho ladies taking part in last
nights entertainment were true Colo
NAL danes The fashion plates Of a cen-
fury ago were reproduced in the he
wllderlnE 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
NAL period Nothing was left und0nc TO
complete the transpCsltion, and the
gowns were not creations to suit the
occasion, but were real family helr-
looms that had been loaned through the
Kindness Of those inheriting them,
The programme consisted OF songs
and readings from LonEfcllow'S bcautl-
full poem, '''rhe COurtshlp OF Miles
standlsh." The readings and songs
wcrr Illustrated by very pretty tab
leaux.
The first number on the programme
was Lullaby, charmlnEly sang by Miss
Media DUNCAN, and the InblcRu disclosed
Mrs. Cotton, as the mother. bending
over a cradle soothing a child 10 sleep.
'The Last Rose OF Summer" was the
second tablcau. II was portrayed by
Miss Martha List. who looked very
sweet. attIrcd in white Swiss gown,
trimmed with roses. and white EeEhorn
picture hat. She stood in the centre OF
large Kilt frame. and held rose In her
hand. while that famous old selection
was beautifully rendered by Mrs. Hon.
man on the violin.
The third tableau was Tit for Tat
This scene represented We oldcn lovers
standing by the stil", and was portrayed
in an excellent manner by Miss Leo
Caldwell and Mr.. Allen Burt.
After n brief intermisslon. selections
were read from The Courtship OF
Miles StandIsh' by Miss Ella Nclth.
who carefully handled her subject. dis
playing good enunciatlon and charm
ing naturnlness. She was nttlrcd IN
costume BETTING the poem. Several sets
at tahieaux iuterspcrsed the readings,
and the groups Were appropriate for the
time IN which the scenes are laid.
Miss Elizabeth Sooy typIfed Priscilla;
Mr.. W. F. Patterson the part Of John
Alden. and Mr.. Bowen the part Of Miles
Standish. The Quaker costume worn
by Miss Sooy Is over one hundred years
old. and was borrowed from a QuaEb:
family in Mt. Pleasant. Ohio. All the
participants did their parts proud.
AZ the conclusion OF the entertein-
rfent dainty luncheon was served In
the large ante-room. Tho table decora-
ton werN very pretty. Pink and white
carnations and smilaX were the floral
adOrnmcntS. and the tables were GOV.
cred with beautiful white embroidered
doylieS. The luncheon was served in
exquisite china services, and the pink
lamp shades shed soft light over the
silver cRndelHbra.
The ladies' in attendance were not
dressed in the latest style. or what iE
VIilKarly known as ''up TO date" and had
new woman entered in those shades
Of former days, she would have thought
that old Father Time wRs going back
ward. and her modification would have
been sad to behold. There were all kinds
Of gowns. Chintz. satIn, silk, etc. and
though they looked rather odd, they
were enhanced by the beauty OF those
DOMINIC them.
Among the costumes there were many
that have history, and such has the
one worn by Mrs. Z. Howard Brenne-
man. who never appeared moro heauu-
ftil than she did In gown formerly
worn by the mother OF Mrs. Augustus
Pollock. OF this city. thrce-quarter1 Of a.
century ago. The gown was grey SIR,
full plcated skirt, short tight waist,
s1opIng shoulders and flowing sleeves
lined with white satin; and white chif-
fon fichu was drapGd over the waist,
which was edged with lace. Mrs. Brcn-
neman wore n brooch of antique design
and with historical associations. and
she looked an though She just stepped
down from some old painting.
Mrs. John List, with her old fashioned
crrls. and costume of various shades.
was very picturesque
Some OF the gowns were iauEhter-pro-
ducInE 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. The dresses for the tab
leaux were imported from Pittsburgh,
especially for the occasion. The gilt
frame and tho background scenery were
kindly loaned by Caldwell & Peterson
and Tappan & Connel, respectively. To
the various committees the success OF
the AFFAIR must prove further inccn-
tive to similar novel entertainments.
Tho committee on entertainment and
reception was composed OF tho follow
ing: Mesdames Ed. Hazlett, John List.
+. v. Harry. i. N. Refer, DR.. Hnmii-
ton. Thomas Little. c. II. Tracey, w. B.
I.ukens Hugh Sterling. Jesse McAdams,
Harry C. Dunn and Misses Abbic Rat
clIiTe and Estella Hull.
The committee on refreshments: Mrs.
G.. Howard Brenncman. Mrs. Alfred
Shaen and Miss Kate Land.
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