The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-17
A "ClNDERELLA" CAFE
To Be Opened For Purchasing
the Floats
On Which to Place the Child
Performers in sECinderelIa."
Three Floats to Be Built, Each One
a Gorgeous Representation
of Faiiyland.

Inc cn1ldren VINO took part in Gin
derella" will appear in the Fall Festi-
val parades on three immense floats.
This is assured. 1t will take money to
do it, but Mrs. E. B. Meredith, who
trained the children and managed
Cinderella" so successfully, is at work
on plans which it is thought will raise
the necessary funds for the floats.
1t will be cinderella Cafe,' which
Mrs. Meredith will give in September,
and from the arrangements made and
the plans proposed, it will be a very in
teresting thing. The drawing card of
the whole affair will be that the ad-
mission to it will be absolutely free
while grouped around the edges will
be all kinds of refreshment stands and
there will be a stage where "Cinderel-
la tableaux will be given.
This Cinderella Cafe will be open
September s, 8, 10 and IL in the large
store room in the Curry building at
627 Kansas avenue, formerly occupied
by the Wiggin-Harding store. In this
store room there will be booths and
accommodate the cinderella chill
dren in tableauX every evening. There
Will also be music in profusion. Pretty
girls will officiate inside the booths and
the entire proceeds will be turned into
a fund to build three floats for the
children.
The cinderella Cafe" will be open
ed at noon on each of the four days.
Business mems lunches at Is cents each
will be served.
Wednesday, September 8, will be New
England day. At noon and supper time
this day, Puritan lunch will be serv-
ed by Puritan maidenS in costume.
This will alone be worth the price
charged, which will be Is cents. In
addition, music will be served with the
lunches.
Thursday will be German day, in
which pretty German maidens in cos
tune will serve the appetizing dishes
of the Fatherland.
Friday will be Scotch day. and at
noon the Highland lassies will bring
you all kinds of Scotch dishes.
In the evening a Japanese supper will
be served by some pretty Jap girls in
Saturday will be international day,
and the large crowds which visit the
cinderella Cafe will be served with
all kinds of good things by all nation
alities.
At all times during the day tea, cof-
fee and cocoa will be served Every ev-
of charge and music thrown in. Any
one can go in and see the tableaux
and hear the music, look at the pretty
girls and have a good time, and that
everyone will be expected to get some
sort of refreshment.
Everything will be served in the
daintiest style and will be excellent in
every way There will be tea room
for lady shoppers-like they now have
The dinner at the cinderella Cafe''
will be served from II to o'clock. while
the supper hour will be from to 8
o'clock.
Every evening tea, coffee, cocoa, ice
cream and cake will be served at rea-
sonable prices. There will be a Dutch
cocoa booth in which young ladies in
Holland costume will Officiate, bon
bon booth in which sweet sixteens"
will be seen, a flower booth, dairy
lunch served by milkmaids. 'Cinderel-
la photographs will be on sale, also
souvenir stickpins- Many have ex-
pressed the wish of having photographs
of the opera, and at this time full sets
will be on sale at reasonable rates
From the net receipts the money will
be expended judiciously in building
fine floats. Three of them will be suf-
They will make a handsome showing
in the parades and the scheme devised
bv Mrs MeredlC.4 for raising sufficient
money for building the floats ought to
meet with the unqualified support of
large crowds. The cinderella Cafe" will
really be an attractive place and 1t
will be a means to much desired end:
Remember the date, September 8, 9, 10
and IL The place, 627 Kansas avenue.