The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-01
.LAVINIA'S ROYAL RIDE.
Queen of Holland Danes Daz.
zles East Side of New York.
BBsTOWs GIFTS ON LITTLE ONES.

Slipper With "A BOy-FOrtunate Lad
Who Picks 1t Up Also Gets a Ring.
Lavinia |, queen of the Holland
Danes of the New Netherlands was
fairy godmother and Cinderella to the
children of the east side of New York
the other day She made an equipage
out of cab and four cobs and, attired
in royal robes, attended by powdered
putfed and wigged lords and ladies. dis
tributed flowers in the east side streets.
Around at 209 East Broadway, the
home of the Sunday Kindergarten asso-
citation. she bestowed upon the assem-
bled and open eyed youngsters cords Of
Noah's arks and things and miles of
peppermint stick. She also left her slip
per before she vanished in her coach.
Lavinia called the function
Twelfth Night party" The start to
the scene of the festivities was made
from the Holland House. where the
queen and her court began to assemble
at 2 o clock There was an unfortunate
delay In one room diminutive French
hairdresser was seeking to dress and
powder 20 heads at once. An hour
passed by. The queen tapped her foot
impatiently and asked why the delay
"We'se three wigs shy, came plant
i've cry from the corridor There was a
decree relative to wigmakers issued at
once.
Mickey Keegan" and Jimmie
Prennanl" Two pages had spoken in
response to an inquiry as to their no.
menclature. Their names, " said La
vinia l. 'are Willie De Forest and Ar
thur Drew" These young persons had
been introduced into the assemblage by
a professional gentleman who supplies
Roman soldiers and enraged populaces
to the theaters. He also had a super
vision over the general conduct of the
affair All things were in readiness
The heralds sounded their trumpets
Hundreds crowded about the Holland
House and filed the air with vivas and
curious inquiry
There appeared courtiers and DANES
of high degree. Lavinia emerged from
the front door, head high in air, and
stumbled over a messenger boy She
maintained her poise, and the youngster
fell to the sidewalk. He arose bewilder-
ed He looked at the queenly woman
gowned in velvet of turquoise blue,
with yards of train, lined with orange
satin, garnished with yellow chiffon
with front of silver cloth bearing red
tulips six inches high, pulled sleeves,
De Medici ruff Who's that?' he ex-
claimed There were six carriages in
waiting. The lords and ladies had step
ped into them, and Lavinia' was the
fifth in line. No sooner did the process
sion move than an ambulance, unbidden
and unsought, closed the file. The pro-
cession swept down to Twenty-sixth
street, and then the head of it turned
back. This gave the lords and ladies an
opportunity to salute their queen. The
line then proceeded to Thirtieth street
and turned down Second avenue.
Ladislau Stransky, a right valiant
esquire, and Charles Flay Of the central
detective bureau rode in the royal car
riage to guard the queen and the $50. ?
600 diadem she wore. Greetings were
showered on the queen as she passed
down Second avenue. The escorting
ambulance left the procession at Tween
ty-sixth street Youngsters swarmed
about the royal coach. Lavinia ordered
a halt and threw carnations and bride
roses from the window She leaned
from her carriage until warned by the
detectives to desist
The news of her coming spread, and
the attentions of the populace became
more pronounced Lavinia | and her
retinue threw dollhouse blossoms by the
bushel as they passed along. Several
cabs in the rear of the procession were
ammunition caissons. There were halts
occasionally to replenishSv> Lavinia s
stock. When the doors of the royal car
riage were closed. the youngsters glued
their eyes to the glass How pleas
lngl said Lavinia to the central office
knights. They certainly know the
greeting due to a queen.
There were p@ans of praise and
cheers of approval as Lavinia went her
way Around the hall in East Broad
way were hundreds of youngsters A
red and white canopy spanned the side
walk. Lavinia and her train emerged
from the carriage and sought the dress
ing room The hall is not more than so
feet long. and most of it was taken up
with bower of pine and the throne
chair of the queen. Along the walls
were packed several hundred of the
children OF the tenements, pushing
showing and yelling.
Mickey Keegan scampered in. The
queen has come, said Mickey Hoo