The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-10-31
CAVE RECEPTION
At BARGE SCHOOL
NOVEL entertainment PLEASED
Decorations of Rooms and Costumes
of HOstcsscs Patterned After
Land of the MikatlO.

With over 200 Japanese lanterns
shedding a soft light over the coy
rooms and halls of the Barge school
the teachers of that building enter
tanned the teachers from the other
city schools, members of the school
board and their wives, and the city
and county superintendent Satur-
day afternoon.
The feature of the affair was the
Oriental air pervading the whole
building. Pretty little school girls
from the primary grades fitted about
in the dainty costumes of the Flow
cry Kingdom.
The teachers of the Barge who act
ed as hostesses We're very charming
in their loose flowing kimonas.
The guests were greeted at the
lower stair by a small boy dressed
as a jinrickshaw man who led the
way to the cloak room and then di-
rected the guests to the upper floor
Here they were met by Mrs. r. b.
Hawks, the popular principal of the
school, in becoming lowered silk
robe, who led them to a group of
pretty young women kneeling in
semi-circle on the floor, their eye.
brows penciled to the proper slant
and all arrayed in Japanese cos
tunes, with their hair done aft
er the manner of the daughters of
the east. AS the names Of the guests
were announced these ladies all pros
trated themselves and the visitors
We're required to do likewise in the
most approved oriental manner.
After this ceremony the guests
were next led to the door of recita-
ton room, there to be presented to
another slant-eyed lady who inquired
if they had been presented to their
maiesties. the emperor and empress
of Japan. Being answered in the
negative she directed the way to 4
beautiful oriental rug behind a hand
somely decorated screen from the
land of the mikado, and in deferen-
tial tones. while the visitor prostrat-
ed himself before the throne. pre-
sented him to TIL different members
Of the royal family.
Probably the most tasteful ar
rangement of this unique affair was
seen in the tea room. Here, placed
around a large lantern filled with
chrysanthemums. the national flower
of Japan. We're small tabourets COW
cred with filmy napkins where, from
the frailest of china appropriate re-
freshments of waters, tea and can
dies were served by lovely little maid
ems dressed in kimonas, who pros
trated themselves reverently before
administering to the wants of the
appetite. The walls of this apart
ment were decorated with fans and
other pretty souvenirs from Japan,
while in the center of the room in
large lantern was a great cluster OF
the Japanese national flower.
One Of the prettiest events of the
afternoon was the singing by Choir
us of little people from Miss Princes
room. After every verse of the song
these cute little tots bowed to the
floor.
In two corners Of the room were
booths in which little girls costum-
ed as Japanese women were at work
representing washing and ironing
in the land of the rising sun.
In the third booth were two little
ladies asleep on uncomfortable look
ing Japanese beds with brick pill
lows. These girls were certainly
what they were representing, sleep
ing beauties.
Mrs. R. B. Hawks, assisted by the
other teachers of the Barge school,
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