Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-05

ton. Miss Stephenson, Miss Collins and
others took charge of the fancy articles
made by the children OF the Neighborhood
house.
The children in Indian costume held all
the youngsters aghast. Painted with large
red Ojlbwa suns upon their cheeks they
were truly ferocious. One little girl look
ing at them said:
'My what rosy cheeks they have.
The Nordhoff Guild and the Friendly
Guild kept up a general competition In
selling cakes and fancy articles.
With a hurdy- gurdy and singing true
Italian songs, Mrs. Thomas C. Noyes made
her way through the mazes of the pike"
and the streets of the booths. CARRIED In the
national costume Of gay Italy. A brililaht
red and yellow skirt. yellow bodice and Ro-
man shawl made an effective setting for q
brilliant face and engag ing smile Her hair
down and surmounted by jaunty red cap
made a picture which attracted almost as
much attention as her singing. Mrs. Noyes
was later one of the attractions Of 1.-The
pike theater
Four-Leaved Glover Club.
The Four-leaved Glover Club sold candles
for the benefit of the Children's Country
Home. Miss Dorothy Whitehead and Miss
Sands being vendors.
ganized a candy table. The affair was in
sisted by Mrs. Llsner. Mrs. Wolf, Mrs. A.
l.. Britton. Mrs Sylvester. Mrs. G. c. John
son. Mrs. L. B. Platt. Mrs. Casey Mrs
Bowles, Mrs. Boughton and Mrs William
Knox.
The booth was trimmed with flags, Ice
cream. lemonade and peanuts being for
SAFE: SAFE: Four young girls in shepherdess cos
tune were the vendors, including Miss Laura
Sylvester. Miss Margaret Barr. Miss Georgie
Knox and Miss Nina Van Arsdale
One very attractive feature was rick
shaw decorated with fruit blossoms and
hlled with flowers, for SALE Miss Spraeue
and Miss Pearce were In charge of it.
Mrs Robert Hinkley had charge of the
Hover booth. placed in one of the shady
alleys or the garden. Among her assistants
We're Miss Latfra Jackson, Miss Coudert
Miss Ethel Robson In a beautiful gown of
yel!ow-ffowered organdie and yellow hat;
Mr.. Emo Mr.. Hale and Mr.. Hague.
One Of Greatest Attractions.
But the pike itself proved one of the
greatest attractions of the day. Mrs. Noyes,
Alexander Britton. Mrs. Cleveland. Mr..
Bergman. Mr.. Outcalt, Mr.. Mahony,
George O'Conner, w. L. Abingdon and N.
w Evans proved Irresistible attractions.
The Gallops and Columbia stock companies
i'll the theater Miss Frances Benjamin
Johnston in the tintyping establishment.
Mrs. Hoxie. the gypsies, the shooting the
fortunes everything seemed replete with
the spirit of a Mardi Gras and the joy OF
the sunny south.
Get Down to Business.
After the formal and proper military drill
the troopers pulled the saddles off their
horses and got down to business in the
bareback line. Any one can ride a horse If
he has a saddle on, according to the troop
ORG This no dtSDuto6 citizens
But there is no denying the fact that 1t
takes rider TO stay barebacked horse
and do stunts with him. The soldiers
seemed about much at home on the gal
Looping horses they did on solid ground
They jumped over them while they Were on
the run, vaulted two at time. in fact, and
lit the third horse. They stood up and
walked around on the backs of the looping
chargers much as though they were simply
changing chairs in drawing room. and al
together gave the impression that the mon
key drill as practiced at Fort Myer begets
confidence between the horse and rider IL IL
accompishes nothing else.
The jumping contest was carried on In |
connection with the horse show. There |
had been three four-and-a-half-foot Jumps |
erected in connection with the field show, |
and the hunters We're put over these in good
style. The first prize for weight carriers |
was won by Rajah, with Mr.. Hitchborn up; |
the second was by Charity, Mr.. Brown and |
In the ladies class Pendennis, ridden by |
Miss E,lkins. took the first prize. The sec |
ond premium went to Headlight, ridden by |
Miss Calf, and the third to Manana ridden |
by Miss Wadsworth.
There was a free-for-all competition In |
which Rajah again displayed his ability, |
taking the first prize. Red Fox ridden by !
Mr.. Kerr, second In this competition |
and Charity. also ridden by Mr.. Kerr, was |
third.
Dog Show an Attraction.
The dog show was another of the attrac- |
tons, and brought together the best COL |
lection of blooded dogs that has been seen |
In Washington since the Kennel Clubs ex- |
hibition, where there were prize winners |
from all over the country, and where the |
bulk of handling was done by professionals |
Miss Wells was In charge of the exhibition, |
and 1t must be said that the amateurs made !
excellent showing. The judges were |
Chas. Johnson and Howe Totten. Society |
folk were out in force, and Mrs. Perry Bel |
mont took the flrs+ In the Belgian Chiffon |
class. while her entry in the Boston terrier |
class captured a second. In the French |
poodle class Mrs. Lavender's entry took |
the first prize. while second and third went |
to y ]. Jacobs |
For Spanish poodles, Beauty and her