New-York tribune., 1902-01-19
PLANS FOR HIDWINTER FETE.
SCENES RANGING FROM ALASKA TO PORTO
RICO AT ACADEMY OF MUSIC.

Artists Of renown. such J. Quincy Ward John
La Fargo and Charles r. Lamb will assist in turn
ing the interior of the Academy Of Music and the
Assembly Rooms and the Art Association rooms
adjoining into a series of beautiful out of door
scenes The purpose of this artistic trausforma-
tion is found in the entertainment which has been
got up by the board OF lady associate managers of
the Church Charity Foundation and the co-workers
and the other church women of the diocese OF Long
Island for the benefit of the Church Charity Foun-
dation- The entertainment. which is to be known
under the t.le Of From Colonial America to the
United states Its Colonies and Protectorates." Will
open on January q, and will continue each after
and evening throughout the week.
The visitor to this 'Midwinter Fete.' it is 20
he called. will enter the building through repre-
sentation or the gates at Mount Vernon. From
that moment until ne leaves the building he will
he unable to realize that he is in the Academy of
Music. and not amid the beautiful scenes which
the artists intend 10 depict After passing through
Mount Vernon, with Its trees and houses and old
well. the visitor will come TO the vine clad bal
comics Of ancient New Orleans. Stately palms and
gorgeous foliage will represent Florida amid
which women will se fragrant blossoms and de-
lirious fruit Ponce dc Icons spring OF perpetual
youth will Weld lemonade There will also be "a
fishing scene in the Floridn section. Ascending n
staircase ono will imagine himself in the Philippine
Islands southern California, with its orange
groves. Samoa. New England, with its old Colonial
tone; Cuba with It's tropical scenes Porto Rico
Hawaii, and Alaska. where snow balls In the
form or well rounded punches of popcorn will be
displayed will come in rapid succession before the
eyes Of tho tourist. In each successive cline the
visitor will find the natives ready and only too
willing to sell him the peculiar products Of their
country. reproduction Of the old Dutch scenes.
50 familiar in these parts in the early days, has
been given most careful attention There will be
m old Dutch home. with its loaded windows mas
sivc fireplace and hanging stems Near by will lie
playground for the children. who will he seen
playing with their Indian friends. \ semi-ircle in
this Dutch village will afford tourist chanc,
to pick up many souvenirs.
The special features put down on the cal
cndar follows: Monday evening Colonial recep-
tion; Tuesday, Indian tablcaus; Wednesday, Pill
grim, Puritan and Quaker Day; Thursday, cav
aler and Dutch: Friday Plantation life and song;
Saturday, Chdren's Play. Each church In the
diocese is interested in the fete and has charge of
some particular department. The managers have
been working zeaously for many months. and
have great expectation of raising large fund for
the Church Charity Foundation. Quantity worded
invitations on old yellow parchment and in letters
Of purple and gold, read as follows:
cc6on 3g ay2r o v OF y9ST 5s at ye Colonial Re
place Of assembly will be found in ye Borough of
BROOKLYN Montague Street We olde city Hall
in ye building of ye Academy of Music.
le formality of tickets will he observed Ye
Danes of ye Colonial Reception or TO Va Gen|faI
ye individual rate Of Five Dollars ye said fte in
cndinE all privileges. except boxes engaged for ye
occasion.
The list Of Honorable Danes as the patron
esses are called. includes many Of most p1 omi-
nent society women in greater York on the
opening night there will be Betsy Ross tabIsau
under the auspices OF the Daughters of the Revolu-
ton showing the designing OF the first flag An
other ta6cau will represent Lady Washiugton's
reception, as 1t Is shown in Huntngton's painting
The tableaus will he posed by Walter Sa.terIee rnd
Frederick Deihlman The tablcarIs will oe foI-
lowed by minuet in charge of Mrs. John VSn
Burcn Thayer. Albert II. Mcdonald and Miss
Mary Snedeker will have charge of a Sir Roger de
CoVcrley dance