Evening journal., 1898-10-03
ALL FOR CHARITY.

pllt4. lie Observation-Disclosures WIN De on
an exceptionally large scale, and SINH
lar to SOME of the hospital benefits held
in the Academy Of Music in Philadel-
phia. Although the plans IRE not yet
complsted, they are far enough ad-
vanced to promise a beautiful effect
Part of the orchestra circle will be
staged over, and upon this will be ar
ranged booths, at which various arti-
cles will be sold. One side of the ball
cony will be hung in colonial colors
and the other revolutionary colors,
while in the centre will be the red,
white and blue.
The main feature of the entertain
ment will be the dances, several OF
which will be given every evening, and
in which prominent society folk will
participate.
The Irish dance will be one OF the
prettiest that has been arranged. 1t is
in charge of Mrs. Charles G. Rumford
and Mrs. William Lea. There will bs
eight couples in this dance, and their
costumes win be typical of Those seen
at dances in Ireland. During the dance
the dancers will sing The Wearing Of
the Green" and will execute a lively
Irish reel. Mrs ElwoOd c. jackson
mas charge OF the German festival
dance, and it will no doubt prove al
novelty. Another dance, to be known
ais The Blackbird end HUNTERS" with
little girls to represent the birds and
little boys in bright costumes to rep
resent the hunters, is being arranged.
One feature that promises to be most
striking lis a cake walk, and viii be in
charge of Mrs. Alfred l. DUPONT. About
twsnty persons will take part in it, and
are practicing some very intricate and
pretty steps. Mrs. DUPONT has plan
ned a number Of figures, features and
novelties for this part of the entertain
ment, and under her guidance it will
develop into something amusing and
entertaining.
Another dance will he The Dance OF
! All Nations" OF which Mrs. Ia Motto
DUPONT and Miss DUPONT will have
charge. Sixteen girls will take part In
II. each representing a different nation,
and as each appears the national air
Of the country she stands for will be
! played. The Lotus Lilly Dance" will
be given by two young women. Mrs.
Edward Bringhurst HAS charge of the
Daisy Chain Dance" which will be
given by six girls, and Mrs. J. P. Wales
will be in charge of the japanese Ian
tern Dance"
The dance representing Uncle Sam"
and John Bull is in charge OF Miss
Bowman and Mrs. Swithln Chandler.
Eight persons will take part in this
and they will be dressed exactly as
THE pictures in the illustrated papers
r represent Uncle Sam" and John
= Bull The dance of the thirteen origi-
nal states ia in charge of Mrs. Will
, lard Hall Porter. Thirteen little girls
e will take part and each viii carry a
flag of the state she represents. The
springtime dance is in charge Of Mrs
4 william Ssiiers, and sixteen young
S girls Will take part in that. Mrs
r James A. Hart has charge Of the Hum
10 gariau Gypsy dance, and twenty-fOul
; men and women will take part. Ths
l. costumes will be picturs sque, and this
b dance promises to be a feature. In th'
Grecian dance there will ~ sixteer
young and pretty girls.
On the stage will be six booths, tn
/, first on the left being that of the Co
S lonial Damge, in charge Of Mrs. Charlie
{ G. Rumford, Mrs e. Tatnall Warne
II and Miss Anna T. Candy. Next TO i
Will be a booth in charge Of Mrs ]. Er
If nest smith Mrs. Waiter d. Bush, am
Ia Mrs. Walter D. Tatnagl, and bric-a-bra
. lbrac and china viii be offersS for sale
Mrs. Willard Hall Porter and Mrs VIII
liam NJ. Barnard viii have charge OF tn
chlldren's booth, where dolls, dolls
clothing and other articles to please tn
little ones will be sod. Mrs. Porte
and Mns. Barnard Will be assisted b
the following children: Annotte Porte'
Margaret Barnard, Elsie GIoopes, Chris
tine Fritz, Madeline DUPONT, Bossi
DUPONT Josie Bush, Pauline Bancroft
Anna Ssllers, Hi,da Grim, Carolin
, pyle, Frank Grim and Ferdinand Gi
r pin. Jr. The children will be dresse
in picturesque costumes, and will we'
the rs gulation nurse caps.
: Mrs. Lewis p. Bush and Mrs. F.
F. Miller viii have charge Of the apro
!, booth. Next to it will be the booth 4
a the Daughters Of the Revolution, whiC
win be in charge Of MISSES Anna IA
and Sophia waples, and next TO it Il
- candy booth.
SOCIAL. AND PERSONAL NOTES
Charles NJ. Handy went TO Baltimo
Saturday and to-day matriculated at q
c,,t horn Medical College In that en-