New-York tribune., 1901-02-15
GLIMPSE Of COLONIAL DAYS.
ENTERTAINMENT GIVEN UNDER THE AIT-
SPICES OF THE HISTORY AND IRA
DITION COMMITTEE OF
THE DANES"

4 delightful glimpse of Colonial manners and
Aisioms Was afforded yesterday by the entertain-
men' given At Berkeley Lvceum under the auspices
! ~ the History and Tradition Committee OF the
Colonial Danes OF the State Of New-York There
were tableaus in which the living figures garbed
with scrupulous correctness. illustrated histori-
cal scenes OF the Puritan, Huguenot and Dutch
settlements and in several those taking part
coilaera direct descendants of the original
participants The tableau entitled The Orphan
Masters Court" had peculiar interest from the
fact that II represented the old court to publish
whose mUsty records the entertainment was given
The orphan Masters established in New
Amsterdam in 1854 and continued until 1870 Their
/ sulila 1 its objects the English
Court Of Chancery. and the picture after which the
tableau arranged painted from life by
some unknown artist. II is now in Old Amsterdam.
The garden party at General Washington's
made the occasion OF dancing the quaint Sir Roger
dc Covericy'' which arranged by Miss Mason.
daughter Of Mrs. Livingstone Mason. OF Newport.
The little play 'Philopena.' by Edwin Starr
Belknap. Was cleverly acted by Alice ". Howland
Miss Berry. Frederick :. Woodruff. Sydney Smith
and Frederick McGourkey. The scene was laid in
Yorktown a the time Of the siege. in house that
belonged 10 a rebel. hut temporarily in pos
session OF the English, a fact Of which the hance
Of one Of the family. a Continental officer was
ignorant His coming 70 the house and his event
ual escape through a "sive-and-take' philopGna
constituted the foundation for pretty little play
The tab'eau Captain Smith and Pocahontas'
was Of the effective and dramatic. The
characters were represented ny Robert Talmage.
Miss Eidlitz Charles r. HickoN and Richard c. W.
WadsV-orth
New Years Day" was an extremely pretty
scene illustrating tho old Dutch custom Of giving
a cake every child who came 10 the door and
wished the housekeeper "A happy year" Mrs.
Hunter was the daintiest Of matrons. and Miss
Helene Beekman the picturesque OF maids
The children were the Misses Hunter. Butler
Beekman. Winslow and Master Hayward Hunter.
\ prettier bride than Miss Wright in her rich
costume. is not often seen, as with the pictur-
esque groom, Mr. Schuyler. and the dignifed dom
inie. Evert Jansen Wendell she made one in the
representation OF wedding in New Amsterdam.
The guests at General and Lady washlngton's
Garden Party who danced Sir Roger de Cover
ley were:
sfnpylsr M1s Hamilton r Gerald Gerald stTatton
Mss Mss Helen Helen r Ely Ely Thomas b Britton.
Miss Isabella W. Curtis William william " Mallory. iry
Miss Miss n Ms s Mason. @aSo' ''oOe'' l. schuyler
The st. Valentines Day" tableau included
Master Winslow as Cupid Miss Rosalie Jones as
Priscilla and Enos Throop John Alden.
pleasant feature Of the entertainment was the
musical interludes," Mrs. Henry Burden and Miss
hghiful fashion and Robert Livingstone Schuyler
playing violin solos that enthusia stically
have sung but was too III 10 attend.
Altogether the affair a brilliant success. and
Cornelius Rowland, and her neutenants ] Wells
Champney and Alfred c. HoWland. were over
Whelmed with COnGra tula tions
The Society OF Colonial Danes Of the State Of
New-Yor aims do work Of positive value in re-
lation Colonial history. The Committee on His
tory and Tradition, Of which Atrs. Wmot Town
send Cox is chairman. has charge OF the research,
and has published already a Calendar Of Wills
translated from the Spanish. Dutch, German and
French. and covering the period from 163s 177s.
The records Of the Orphan Masters Court that
the Danes are about TO publish are regarded as Of
great value from their bearing upon real estate
holdings. and many prominent lawyers have sub
Scrbed for the work.