New-York tribune., 1900-04-18
DELIGHTS OF THE,FESTIVAL
LITTLE FOLKS THRONG THE OPERA
HOUSE-SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS
TONIGHT.

A good deal of disappointment was occasioned
by the inclemenCy of the weather yesterday morn
ing among the women in charge Of the booths at
the National Easter Festival of the Cuban Orphan
Society, which is being held in the Metropolitan
Opera House. But the throngs began 70 come
early, and continued from the time of opening
until the closing hour arrived. That more beauti-
ful scene had never been presented in the city
than that afforded in the main auditorium
heard every hand.
From the deck Of the battleship and the bumboat
hanging its side baskets filled with every
thing dear a sailors heart There We're tobacco
pouches full Of chocolates. cigars that upon in
spectiOn proved 10 be pencils. luscious fruit that
deceived the eye until the inside exposed. full
of candy; bOnbon boxes in the shape of almost
everything Little canoes made by one Of the best
canoe makers in Canada delighted young and old
alike. From the dingey sailor dolls went as fast
the proverbial hot cake"
Women from David's Island this city, Willets
Point and Fort Schuyler presided over the Army
tables yesterday To-day viii be West Point day
and Mrs. Mills and others from the Army there
will be in charge
The children arrived in foc1s In the afternoon
among them hundred little girls Of the Industr-
al School of the Madison Avenue Reformed Church
in Fifty-seventh-st. The first query of every boy
was for the wigwam, where real live Indian was
holding forth, and they were said 10 be the best
patrons Of the Alaskan display where grass bas-
kets, moccasins, beaded jackets, totem poles and
pottery striking features.
In this exhibit was Indian doll made by Two
Strike wife OF Sioux chieftan. Sketches birch
bark drawn with pyrograph by Francis West. at
tracted constant crowd. The little girls rode in
the rickshaws pulled by coolies in the Japanese
department, and the tiny four-year-od Japanese
juggler, to whom attention was directed by the
sounding of gongs, gave no end OF pleasure
Upstairs the "grown-ups' gossiped dainty
luncheons in the Colonial Tea Room while the
children entertained by vaudeville perform
ance in j neighborlng room
Flower girls. dressed Italian peasants and sell
ing arbutus. volets, and tulips. were every
The street OF Toxic was a veritable fairyIand
the buyer. Tiny dwarfed trees from three 10 ten
years old occupied one booth OF the street and
shapes another Tea was served in tea room.
and d Japanese artist painted on satin while one
The Chinese pagoda with its rich banners rugs
and hanglugs is IN charge Of the Mothers club and
its friends. The valuable nag OF the Cnlnese CoL-
| sui flies from the top, The committee obtained
! a 500 advertisement for the programme. Miss
tNiaII. chairman or the AleNlcn poot IS tSSlSNtI q
| By Fort Greene Chapter Of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution, OF Brooklyn, IN me dTec-
| tion Of that booth Exquisite drawn work pas
kets, photographs and pottery are displayed there
Scrapbooks. sheet music ard native products are
/ features OF the oouth American oo9lh' rqi "IEh
| Mrs. \. L. Place : chairman, and Mrs. H. A Os-
tram chairman OF he supply committee Little
! Nivien Cohen, VINO mas a parry tone voice ls the
! The Navy Yard Band furnished music in the
I ernors Island the evening. A fag drill by the
pupils OF the cuban school OF 6rooFLym @ proved @
presented by Mrs. a. L. Place exhibitions Of magic
! b. Z. ?. Ransom. and specialties by a number OF
Tonight will be devoted TO civic and patriotic
! recitatons dramas and varied enterta irment. w
give fancv dancing violin and vocal solos, recita-
lions, burlesque boxing. bag punching ana va
The festival will continue open throughout the
! week.