The herald., 1897-10-13
FETE
Opened Yesterday-Will Continue
Today and This Evening

In spite of the gray day, the charity
"fete champetre" which opened yestsr-
day at the residence of Mrs Simona
Bradbury on Court hill, was a pro-
nounced success, finacially as we'll as
socially Just inside the iron fence, all
around the grounds, a high canvas
screen has been placed, and dotted about
the lawn and under the trees are booths
made of delicate framework which is
painted green and covered with al
artistic arrangement of vines and other
greens.
The candy and lemonade booth is a
mass of feathery bamboo, and large
clusters OF chrysanthemums make brill
liant dashes of color against the green.
This booth is presided over by Mrs. 1. H
Polk and Miss Bradbury. One has
charge of the lemonade, the other of
the candy and both ladies' are assisted
by Mrs. Fitzmaurice and Misses Smith
ers Smith and Fitzmaurice.
In the tamale booth are, small tables;
upon each is a vase of carnations and
ferns, and the framework is decorated.
with long strands of ivy and hanging
baskets of growing ferns. Mrs John T.
Gaffey and Miss De Cells are Inv charge,
ant are dSSiSleu ny MISSES Lulu DellkeI,
De Urquiza, Waddilove and Overton.
Mrs. w. L. Banning is in charge OF the
tea, coffee and chocolate booth, which
is hung with ropes of smllax and has
fan palm leaves as a shield for back and
sides. On each of the tables are clusters
of long stemmed roses and. ferns. Mrs.
Banning's assistants are Miss Etche-
mendy, Mrs. Donate, Misses Ella and
Susie Bernard, Ida and Alice Banning,
Agnes Alexander and Serrano.
The flower and fruit booth Is bower
of pepper boughs, netting, hanging
baskets and smilax. The fruits and
flowers are placed temptingly on dishes
and in vases, and the whole makes one
of the most attractive booths on the
grounds Mrs. j. J. Schallert and Mrs
j. Philip Erie are in charge and are
assisted by Mrs. Limbrock Misses
Freda Hellman, Matte Bacon, May
CobIeigh, Nell Reardon, Nellie Wright
Geneveve Mullen, Edelman, Root, Nan
ME Dillon and Wilson.
Delicate asparagus green's are the dec
oration OF the fancy work booth, and
long sprays Of date palm and great
punches OF cosmos are effective addi-
tions, and the beautiful pieces Of art
work and decorated porcelain are
artiStically displayed. Miss Mary
Workman, in charge. is assisted By
Misses Elizabeth Workman, Elizabeth
Kerckhoff Mary Doran, Kenealey.
Dillon, Mullen, Coleman, Anna Des-
mond. Francisco Alexander and Eloise
Forman.
In a tent on the lawn Mrs. Noble is
telling fortunes by palmistry. There Is
phonograph in another place cigar
and cigarette booth and ferrotype gal
lery On the side porch at small tables
ices and creams are served, and inside
the handsome parlors are decorated
with masses of crysanthemums, dahlias
and cosmos, and from II to luncheon
was served yesterday and will be today
There is also to be "5 o'clock tea
today, and this evening there will be a
concert in the parlors under the direc-
ton of Miss Edna Bicknell.
Last evening in the new carriage
house, where miniature stage has
been arranged, there were living pic
lures given before a large audience
The pictures are under the supervision
of Mrs. James w. Winston, Randolph
H. Miner and Mr.. Thornton. The whole
proscenium was mamoth picture
frame, gilded, in which about thirty
cium lights twenty-three pictures We're
placed on view, in which about thirty
five well-known society people took
part. Between the pictures Arendis or
chestra played, and at the conclusion OF
the tableaux general adjournment was