The sun., 1898-10-09
COMING SOCIETY Event
"The Temple Of Fame TO Be
Given for Benefit of Della
ware Hospital.
A PLEASING ENTERTAINMENT
Intricate and Pretty Dances Arranged
by the Society Folk Having
the Affair In Charge.
Some Of the Princi-
pal Features.

pal Features.
One of the society events of the season
will be the "Telnple of Fame" which
will be given at the Grand Opera House
on the week commencing October "a.
The entertainment is for the benefit of
the Delaware Hospital which is greatly
in need of funds nd large number of
the society people of this city are inter-
ested in the success of their laudable
purpose.
While the hospital has recently been
left considerable funds they are by no
means available, for the estates from
which they will come have not yet been
settled. Even when the hospital does
get the money coming to it, the prin-
cipal will not be available, as all the
legacies are intended for the endowment
fund, and the institution will simply
receive the interest. The hospital has
been doing considerable work during the
past year, being full the greater part of
the time, and of course the drain upon
it's financial resources has been enormous
and to relieve it "The Temple of Fame"
has been planned.
The entertainment will be on large
scale and similar to some of the hospital
benefits held in the Academy of Music
at Philadelphia. Part of the orchestra
circle will be staged over, and upon this
will be arranged booths, at which vari-
ous fancy articles will be sold. Luncheon
will also be served each evening.
The decorations and the planning of
the booths is in the hands Of E. James
Dallett, the well-known architect, and
the plans SO far completed provide for
beautiful effect. On one side of the
gallery will be hung the colonial colors
and on the other the revolutionary
colors, while in the centre will be the
present national colors.
The principal feature OF the entertain
ment will be the dances, number being
arranged to take place each evening, and
also at the two matinees to be given.
Each dance is in competent hands, and
rehearsals have already commenced.
Every evening the Goddess will award
palm of victory to the group of dancers
who lead in the voting contest to be
held, and the group having the highest
number OF votes at the end of the enter
tainment will be given suitable and ap-
propriate award.
The dance representing "Uncle Sam"
and "John Bull'' is in charge of Miss
Bowman and Mrs. Swithin Chandler.
Eight persons will take part in this and
they will be dressed exactly as the pic
lures in the illustrated papers represent
'Uncle Sam" and "John Bull
The dance of the thirteen original
states is in charge Of Mrs. Willard Hall
Porter Thirteen little girls will take part
and each will carry flag of the state she
represents.
The springtime dance is in charge of
Mrs. William Sellers. and sixteen young
girls will take part in that.
Mrs. James A. Hart has charge Of the
Hungarian Gypsy dance, and tWenty-tour
men and women wifi take part
In the Grecian dance there will be six
teen young and pretty girls.
The rehearsals of the Irish dance indi-
cate that it 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 be eight
couples in this dance, and their cos
tunes will be typical of those seen at
dances in Ireland. During the dance
the dancers will sing 1.-The Wearing of
the Green" and will execute a lively
Irish reel.
Mrs. Elwood G. Jackson has charge of
the German festival dance, and it will no
doubt prove novelty.
Another dance, to be known as 'The
Blackbird and Hunters" little girls to
represent the birds and and little boys
dressed in bright costumes to represent
the hunters, is being arranged. One
feature that promises to be most striking
is cake walk, and will be in charge of
Mrs. Alfred l. du Pont. About twenty
persons will take part in it, and those
who have consented to take part are
practicing some very intricate and pretty
steps, Mrs. du Pont has planned a
number of figures, features and novel
ties for this part of the entertain
ment, and under her guidance it will de-
velop into something amusing and enter
tanning
''The Dance Of All Nations" of which
Mrs. La Motto du Pont and Miss du Pont
have charge, will be intricate and
pretty. Sixteen girls will take pert in
it, each representing different nation,
and as each appears the national air
of the country she stands for will be
played.
1.-THE Lotus Lily Dance will be given
by two young women. Mrs. Edward
Bringhurst has charge of the daisy
Chain Dance" which will be given bv
six girls, and Mrs. J. P. Wales will be
in charge of the japanese Lantern
Dance"
There will be six booths on the stage.
The first on the left will be the Colonial
Danes boot h, and will be in charge OF
Mrs. Charles G. Rumford, Mrs. f. Tat
nall Warner and Miss Anna 7. Candy.
Next to it will be booth in charge of
Mrs. j. Ernest Smith, Mrs. Walter d.
Bush and Mrs. Walter D. Tatnall, and
bric-a-bra and china will be offered for
sale. Mrs. Willard Hall Porter and Mrs.
William NJ. Barnard will have charge of
the children's booth, where dolls, dolls
clothing and other articles to please the
little ones will be sold. Mrs. Porter and
Mrs. Barnard will be assisted by the fol-
lowing children: Annette Porter, Mar
garet Barnard, Elsie Hopes, Christine
Fritz, Madeline du Pont, Bessie du Pont,
Josie Bush, Pauline Bancroft, Anna