The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-14
FLOWER MISSION FAIR
THE ANNUAL EVENT OPENS WITH UN-
USUAL BRILLIANCE.
Booths Attractively Arranged and
Full of Pretty Girls-Last
Nights Concert Feature.

Tomlinson Hall presented a most at
tractive appearance last night. the open
ing of the Flower Mission college fair.
The stage and ceiling Of the large hal! rs
draped I'm stars and stripes, with festoons
of bunting radiating from a large red,
white and blue umbrella in the center, COW
cred with small flags. Large cascades Of
red, white and blue fall in graceful folds
from the ceiling above the stage and huge
flags are draped on either side. Orange
trees and benches are arranged on the
platform, giving garden appearance.
Around the gallery ratings and cover
ing the foot of the stage is stretched white
canvas, screened with Southern smilax.
The booths are arranged under the gal
leries, forming arches, the woodwork OF
which Is hidden by college coloTs and col
lege pennants Each arch is outlined with
incandescent lights, with colored paper
shades, and above each booth is card
bearing the college yell of the booth. The
library booth. the first on the right as one
enters the hall, represents Princeton and
With the drapery' OF orange and black
and Princeton banners in the background
look very attractive and pretty. Mrs.
Ovid Butler jameson is the hostess and
Miss Laurel Louise Fletcher has charge
of the Flower Mission Magazine and she
is also the editor. The magazine is very
attractive and contains some clever things
the cover work is the work of Miss Vir-
ginia Keep. and represents some college
students, easily recognized as Indianap-
oils young men. The frontispiece is an
etching by Mr.. Gruelle. entitled Tide and
Wave" and among the contributors are
Maurice Thompson. who has poem en-
titled "Opulence." Miss May Louise shipp
has a story, Cousin to Jay" and Mr..
Booth Harrington has another story,
"IIinc lilac Lacrimae.'' "A Premeditated
Conversation" is short story by Mary T.
colgan and 1.-The Flower Mission is con-
tributed by Jane T. Hendricks Mary L.
Robinson has a cleverly illustrated poem.
1.-THE Childrens Shelf" and Evaleen Stein
contributes a poem, Home Field"
IN THE ART BOOTH.
The art booth represents Vassar, and its
colors are pink and gray. The lights out
lining the arches are shaded with PINK
shades, and Vassar posters are among the
prominent articles for sale. There Is also
a large collection of decorated burnt wood
articles, some of them being the work OF
Miss Ludlow, of Chicago. The hostess for
the booth is Mrs. Clarence A Kenyon. The
inn, with it's banners and pennants or Pur-
due is very striking. The walls are dec
Grated with the college colors, old gold and
black and posters in black figures are
hung around, setting off the drapery Mrs
8. Elliott Perkins is the hostess. and her
assistants are gowned In pretty piack
dresses, with old gold trimming and large
old gold paper hats. The flower booth,
with Mrs. John L. Griffith as hostess, Is
| one of the most charming booths, and the
assistants are dressed III dainty white sum-
mer gowns The booth is adorned in the
Yale color, blue, with the letters " A IL h :
| I'm white. The booth Is supplied with a
beautiful assortment of flowers and the
ladies are prepared to take orders for How
! ers and will deliver them to all parts of the
| city They will also furnish flowers for
receptions or parties. The apron booth
| represents De PAW. The background for
| the booth Is an immense star In electric
lights set I'm a bed OF yellow flowers. The
booth Is draped in yellow. with DE PAW,
| In black letters, on the remnants and BAN
ners. There IS an exhibition of German
pea SAINT aprons, loaned by Mrs. IL. .. Pant
| ger, which is very interesting. The booth
| Is I'm charge of Mrs. Court Webb. In the
| High School booth Ice cream Is sold There
| Is a rivalry between the Shortridge High
| School and the Manual Training High
| School, which is the childrens booth. The
| Shortridge High School has a very pretty
booth, draped in the school colors, blue
Il ana White. A cosy COEHCT IL drTduStO WIFI
| an Oriental background adorned with nu-
| merous High School pillows High School
pennants are everywhere visible, and "A
| banner is one of the conspicuous hangings.
| the work of Miss Sellek, with list of the
| different High School organizations. The
| booth Is in charge of Mrs. Fred L. Thomas.
| The beverage booth Is draped in the colors
| OF Wabash College, red and white. and the
| hostess is Miss Gertrude Goodhart. The
booth which attracts most attention is the
children's booth, in charge of Mrs. Charles
Layman. II Is adorned with the Manual
| Training High School colors. red and white.
and contains a regular menagerie. Con-
| spicuous Is cage with a lamb and a small
| lion in II. loaned by the Zoo management,
| and in another part is cage OF monkeys.
| Stuffed animals of various sizes and colors
| are placed about. and In another cage are
| two very fine Belgian hares. This hostess
| and her assistants are dressed in Pierrette
costumes, and clown head decorates the
| front of the booth The Manual Training
| High School Mandolin Orchestra will play
| In the booth every evening.
The candy booth, with Mrs. Charles Wood
draped in the colors of Cornel-red and
white. A border of poppies is arranged
around the booth and the background is at
/ on white ground. The Butler (household)
booth Is in charge of Mrs James Layman
and is decorated with the Butler colors-
blue and white. Festoons OF blue and white
| ere arranged around the BOOTH and I'm the
background are banners with Butler con-
splcuOusiy placed. Inc doll booth repre-
| sents Harvard and dolls of every size and
| description are on exhibition. A collection
| OF Paris dolls donated by Mrs. Perrin and
| a large doll handsomely dressed by Mrs
| Theodore Haughey are among the col
| lection of pretty ones. Then there Is a
| completely furnished dollhouse and a num-
Der OF dolls dressed by Miss Niblack in
! Chicago
THE CONCERT FEATURE.
| The opening entertainment of the fair
| was delightful concert, the artist for
which was Miss Marie Frances Hoag. of
| Chicago Mrs. Benjamin Harrison was the
hostess. Too much in praise cannot be said
of Miss Hoag's singing. and she completely
captured the audience with the first song.
THE Years at the Spring" by Beach. fol-
lowed by My Heart Sings" by Chaumiar.
To both songs she responded with an
encore. Miss Hoag possesses a charming
soprano voice, full and sweet. with clear
even tones. Her other songs were The
Willow" by Goring Thomas and Unto
Thy Heart" by Allison. with violin obli-
cato Mr.. Dochez sang THE Lark Now
Leaves Its Watery Nest" by Horatio Park
er. and Love Finds Out the Way" Mr..
McGibeny delighted the audience as he al
ways does, with his rendition of .Mignon
Fantasia. by Sarcastic. Mr.. Charles Han
sen was the accompanies.
Tonight and tomorrow the kinetograph
entertainment will be tho attraction. and
the admission Will be IS cents The pic