The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-25

Seldom has Thanksgiving season
approached with so little of social note
in prospect. IT was hoped that dance
would be arranged for Friday night,
but as yet nothing definite has been
announced. There will be number
of out-of-town guests returning with
the college men and maidens and 1t is
rather a pity that something in the
way of entertainment cannot be
planned. All energy in that direction
seems to be held in allegiance for the
Christmas when the bachelors
ball and several handsome functions in
honor of the Princeton Glee club will
be important matters.
The doll show on Spruce street ls
great success. Las night 1t was said
that the pretty exhibition room could
scarcely accommodate the throngs who
desired to see the unique collection.
The tea room was an attractive setting
for tableauX vivant, with its oriental
rugs and draperios, the palms and
chrysanthemums, with the daintily ap-
pointed tableiin the background, where
Mrs T. II. Watkins poured tea. Among
the ladies who assisted in serving were
Mrs w. w. Scranton, Mrs. r. @. Pow
ell. Mrs. G. 6. Weston, Mrs. ]. Benz.
)mmick Miss Elizabeth Howell. a
number Of well known gentlemen, In
cluding Messrs. T. II. Watkins, W. w.
Scranton and ]. II. ToTrey. lent their
aid in making guests welcome.
As TO the exhibition. II IS not more
Interesting to children than TO their
elders. In fact the latter will prob
ably find it an unlimited field for study
and observation. and its value from
an chronological point of view is vast.
The specimens from out Of the way
parts of the world, the racial charac-
teristics that are evident in the queer
LITTLE tigures, the costumes and the at
titudes all afford an exceptional degree
of interest and amusement.
Today ice cream will he served and
the doors will be opened at 10 o'clock
for the day and evening. No one can
afford to miss the exhibition, and
every visitor helps the free kindergar-
tens of the city.
The sale opened bv the guilds Of st
Margaret and ST. Hilda. at st. Duke's
parish house yesterday was largely at
tended and with excellent financial re-
suits The beautiful rooms Of these
the pretty tables We're laden with
quantities of beautiful articles, which
found ready sale to the many visitors.
Last evening the patronage was aug
mented to considerable degree. About
the rooms Mrs. Mary Throop Phelps,
like the good fairy of the palace was
conveyed, giving n smiling word Of en-
coura cement to- the young ladies who
had worked so hard for the success Of
this annual fete.
Mrs. w. IT. Whyte. Miss Kraemer,
Miss ClaChorn and others presided over
the refrcshment department. Miss SUI
san f.. Dickinson acted as treasurer
Miss Jermyn. Mrs. s. s. Dcrman, Misa
Helen Stevens. Miss Btss sherer ana
others assisted at the various tables.
Mss Lees was in charge of the book
, rebus cards, which mako interesting
gifts. Among the attractions of the
doll table were Swedish dolls in native
costume, provided nv Miss Kraomer,
The sale will continue TO-DAY and this
evening and many desirable articles
remain to be secured.
The lot of the amateur theatrical pro-
moter is not always a happy one. If
some scheme could be devised whereby
there could be enough star roles to go
round much of the difficulty might be
obYiated bat sadly enough none of the
dramatists seem to have thought out
a play which contains only leading la
dies and gcntlemen-no thinking parts,
no walking ladies, no hOuEenaids, no
footmen, no stars Of second magnitude.
OF course the professional has time
to work up through various gradations
until he arrives at the top. but the ANA
teur must rise to fame through one
fell swoop-if the decidedly mixed met
aphor may be permitted-if he is to get
there at all. He cannot afford to wait,
hence he must be the hero If he cam
not be the leading lady Thus it is that
the average amateur performance is
ever produced it must be after vicissi-
tudes varied in character and more
picturesque in detail than the play it.
self.
The last lecture in the art course at
St. Lukes hall will he held Monday
night. Tt Is by far the best of The
series. and that is saying much Pro-
fessor Van Laer's familiarity with
American artists and his great knowl-
edge of their style and subjects make
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