The Portland daily press., 1898-06-14
OPENING AT RNERToN.
Portland Railroads Pleasure Grounds
More Beautiful Than Ever.

and in spite of the damp and threatening
weather the park was visited by iaree
number of people all Of whom whele
warm in their praise of the chorus VI 'ne
management of the Portland railroad
company to make this popular resort an
attractive and comfortable spot.
The landscape gardeners have done
much to add to the natural beauty of the
mark. ana the grass plots and flower,
anrdens throughout the park are in per-
feet harmony with the skill of the archi-
tects. The most noticeable change about
the park is to be seen about the casino
building which has been thoroughly re-
modelled, The casino has been enlarged
and otherwise improved under the super
vision of Mr.. Arthur F. Gray of Boston,
a well known architect 1t is of brown
tint, and has white pillars, and a COM
modlous piazza. On the first floor is the
cafe. adjoining which are the Reception
room. the Office of Mr. d. 3. Smith, the
general manager of the casino, and the
gentlemen's smoking room. Mr.. Smiths
private office is finished is cypress, and
the walls are done in drab and nile green.
The reception room is finished in Flemish
oak. The walls are terra Gotta and the
ceiling finished in brown. The furniture
Is of oak and crimson plush. The Brescia
marble fire place is especially artistic.
From the windows of the reception room
one has charming view of tho river,
with steam launches and canoes passing
and Tho the
front side of the building is finished in
cypress an the walls are papered with a
dark green cloth. Handsomely up
holstered seats surround this room.
In the second story of the building are
three rooms. One is to be handsomely
finished off and is to be used as a card
room for whist parties. This room is
located directly over the reception room.
Opposite the card room is to be a commo-
dious reading room to be supplied with
magazines and other reading matter. The
room directly over Manager Smiths
Office is being fitted up for ladies' dress
ing room and is to be modern in all its
appointments
The building from the second floor is
surrounded by a piazza, the width of
which Is the same as the ground piazza.
The merry -go-round occupies its same
place on the grounds. The geological
park is as much an attraction as eyer and
the animals all show that they have had
the best of care during the winter, and
they seem to show by their actions that
tney appreciate the visitations of their
admlring friends of the human family,
The rustic theatre has been repaired and
the roof of the same has been covered SO
that the stage will escape much of the wet
and stormy weather. The grounds are in
charge Of the same officials as last year,
with the exception that Mr.. Chauncey Il.
Berry has been stationed as special police
officer for duty afternoon and evenings.
The Fadettes created most favorable
impression ct their first appearance at
Riverton, yesterday afternoon. The Or
ohestra comprises 16 ladies, all young
and all thorough musicians. The leader
and manager is Mrs Caroline B. Nichols.
She has marked ability along business
as well as musical lines She is u native
OF Dedham, Mass. and inherits her m J.
steal propensity from her father, who
was leader in Boston musical circles.
She entered into music as profession
about nine years ago and has devoted her
energies to the Fadettes for the greater
part of that time. Mrs. Nichols dis
plays great ability as leader and will
surely become general favorite
Miss Lillian Chandler is the violin
player. She is soloist Of reputation,
ranking very high among musicians.
Associated with Miss Chandler as first
violinist is Miss Florence Hall.
The second Violins are played by Misses
Jessie Lobdsll and Mary Lowey, the viola
by Miss Susie Wells, the cello by Miss
Josephine Hall Miss Hall has fine voice
and is singer as well as player. She
has done work with quartette and trio,
besides the orchestra, and at musical
festival at Weirs, N. H., not long since.
was the only woman in the orchestra and
was highly praised for her performance.
Miss Minnie Grover plays the bass VOL,
Miss Alice Ball the flute Miss Ball has
won reputation as a soloist.
The clarinet is in the hands of Miss
Viola NJ. Dunn, Maine girl, born in
Poland. From her childhood she showed
pronounced taste for music and began
her devotion to the clarinet at the age of
"a She has been pupil of Eustach
strasser, who always took much pride in
her as his first female scholar.
Inc cornet is played by Miss Grace NJ.
Cooling. Tho French horn by the Misses
Cunningham, the only women French
horn player in Americn,
Miss Belle B. Yeaton's clever instrn.
men5 is the trombone, upon which she
has 10 feminine rival in the the countrv
The drums are the portion of Miss Esteile
d. Churchill, and the harp of Miss Ger.
trude French. Miss French took no mart
in yesterdays concerts owing to the non.
arrival Of her instrument.
aaaThe members Of the orchestra look very
me in their neat uniform suits.
he programme rendered at the thea
e. prior to the vaudeville entertainment
ID. as follows: