The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-01
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THE 8. C.l0|LONIALTEA
BY Epworth Lcatu OF Fourth
Street N. Z. Church,
A DECIDEDLY UNIQUE AFFAIR.
IT WAS ATTENDED BY A LARGE
THRoSG. AND THE COLONIAL
DANES AND, siREs LOOKED AT.
TRAcTIyE IN THEIR QUAINT
COSTUMES y SPLENDID CON-
CERT PROGRAMME, FOLLOWED
BY RECEPTION AND TEA.
THOSE WHO TOOK PART.
DECIDEDLY UNIQUE AFFAIR
1rl WAS INTENDED pY a IARoE
CERT PROGRAMME. FoLLoWEp
THOSE WHO TOOK PART.

When Il comes to entertaining, the
Epworth League chapter OF Fourth
Street NJ. e. church Is 10 a class BY It.
self The social department at inter-
walls every year gives o reception or
other enjoyable form OF entertainment
and last nights Colonial Tea was de-
cldediy unique. and delight 60 the
large throng OF guests. &
The Tea was given in the church lee
ture room, which was appropriately
decorated. The FIRST proceeding was
the rendition Of delightful concert
programme. after which tea and waters
were served by quantity attlred girl
members OF the League, representing In
every detail OF costume their grand.
mothers and Observation-Disclosures,
George Washington and other gentle
men OF We olden tyne were also there.
While the affair was pleasing in every
sense, probably the greatest attraction
and naturally, too-was the girls.
Not to the men alone. but to their sex
as well,for femininitv is prone to admir-
Ing the fashions In dress, and the girls
fitting about with trays OF tea and
waters were counterparts OF eighteenth
century fashion plates-so thereby
hangs the tale.
First, there was the concert. Miss
Jeanette Baird. president Of the
Leagues social department, presided,
and the first number was splendid vo-
cal solo by Miss Emma Connolly. Then
Miss Jessie Clemans played a piano So
10, Mr.. Brockhart sang a baritone solo,
and Mrs. McClelland followed with an
other plano solo.
Misses Ella Mitchell and Carrie Mil
Ter sang Duet. Miss Zou Hastings
sang q selection. Miss Maud Chapman
gave q piano solo. and the programme
concluded with q vocal solo by MS.
Jesse Morrison.
Then followed brief reception 10 the
visitors by colonial party. consisting
OF George Washington and many noble
danes. George didn't have his Ratchet
with him, but he got In his work just
the same. The greatest work, howev-
er, was gotten In by the colonial danes.
They were attired In gowns consider
ably behind the times. but that was the
Idea in mind. These aforesaid gowns
may or may not have come over in the
MayHower, yet. were pretty near as old
in style. 1t is n the province only OF
a dressmaker 10 give an extended de-
scription, and suffice 1t to say that these
gowns were mostly drab. purple or
gray, in color and very plain.
These gowns. or rather. the girls, had
around their necks what the girls call
ed "nchus"
Also, thev-that is the girls-wore an
tlque brooches, and supdry other orna-
ments with portraits painted on EN-.
The girls had their hair done up brown
no; white; had 1t done UP with high
combs. Had 1t powdered Ike snow,and
"some on EN-" to quote a country Wis
itor, had the powder on their face"
The country visitor didn't say 1t out
loud. II would have been mean, for
look at the way they treated him. Gave
him waters, lighter food than which he'd
never seen, and tea in little cups and
saucers, with two Jumps of sugar and
spoon all for himself. 1t was great
fun, yes Indeed. The twentieth CEN
fury boys and girls laughed at the
types Of two centuries ago. yet there
was admiration In their smile, for they
just looked too cute for anything. And
one rl,spectator said she believed the
old way OF doing up the hair was the
incest.
That's somewhat OF another story,
however, and speaking Of the Colonial
Tea given by the Fourth Street Leag-
uers, words Of praise In bounteous flow
would not be putting 1t on too thick.
Successful, enjoyable and instructive, 1t
was all that could be desired.
Among those In the antique garb
were the following DANES: Misses Lille
Marshall. Lou Hastings. Annie Hull,
Alice Walters. Leila and Maude Bull
lard, Annie Prosser, Harriet Prosser.
Mamie Montgomery, Florence Read,
Mae Koch, Nellie STEELE. Belle Kellar,
Eva Conner. Mollie Dowler, Maria
Jones, Belle Zane, Mollle Murdoch. Ger
trude Baldwin, Edna Baird, Jessie
Baird; Mesdamcs W. ". McClelland,
Jesse McAdam. F. B.. Rldgeway, Isaac
Heyman. C. H. Tracy, Walters.
The gentlemen In costume were
Messrs. John Heddrlchs, Dr.. Ernest
Billiard, DR.. Mckee and Everett p.