Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-21
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THE GREAT CAKE WALK.-A national
cake walk on fairly stupendous scale viii
be given tonight at Convention Hall The
Walk mas been In contemplation for some
time past and has attracted attention from
all over this section of the country. Entries
nave been received from professionals re-
sizing III the larger cities of the east, and
II Is stated that seventy-fve couples will
compete Tor the valuable prizes offered. OF
TINS large number of comic pedestrians only
Ilhe OF the couples will be from Washing
ION. Inc AFFAIR is the largest of the kind
ever projected in Washington and will I'M
douhtedly prove revelation 1t will eclipse
IN TACT, many of the larger events of the
character which have proved so successful
III view ork and other metropolitan cities.
ne cake-Waiking contest will be a cham
plonSnlp event 1t will be directed by Paris
Archer, who is we'll known along It'll ave-
nue. IN New York. This mammoth pictur-
esque stroll will be the feature of highly
Interesting entertainment, which includes
a concert by Haley's Washington Concert
baho. the rendition of plantation songs by
competent soloists and a well-trained cho-
rus OF one hundred voices, as well as a
championship buck and wing dancing con-
test. Inc program Is altogether enjoyable
IN contemplation and will prove doubly so,
II IS said, in actually Seats are on sale
a. 'ooiiueTS d Stayman'S music store.
NhV ADA.-Nevada. quite unintentionally,
80 e' pece, so TO speak. IN the matter
OF evening gowns in New York. The gor-
geousness of her wardrobe was discovered
pV the customs officials who declared that
they had not inspected such wonderful ere
atoms for years and a fashion reporter pro-
cured descriptions of them. Her gowns
are from the imagination of the greatest de-
slgners abroad. The white production
Which she adopted for her New York debut
ana Which she will probably wear tomorrow
mas a bodice without sleeves and decollete.
she leaves Immediately after the con-
cert tomorrow to sing in ST Louis, and re-
turns TO New York for Sunday. Then after
musical soree in that city her tour
through the west begins, and lasts until
May, by which time she will have traversed
the whole musical continent. Her only con-
cert here. which will be at the Columbia
Iheater tomorrow afternoon. is attracting
great interest, and the great little American
singer will doubtless get memorable re-
ception here.
MISS PITTS LECTURE-Mss Pitts lee
ture last night, the fifth of the series now
being given at the Washington College Of
Law on successive Monday evenings, was
one of unusual interest. In speaking Of the
conversion of the Anglo-Saxons the lecturer
again referred to the conflict resultant on
the contact of Briton and Saxon. Already,
she stated, the problem Of national unity
was beginning to work itself out; and that
IN those early struggles was witnessed the
plrth or great nation, which received It's
first lease of life in the Christian mission
brought 1t by the good Augustine and his
band or forty monks, who came to England
In the time of the Christian Princess Ber-
tina and her noble husband, Ethelbert, King
of Kent.