Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-16
WILL. PORTRAY
MODERN JAPAN
MISSIONARY WORKERS WILL
HOLD FETE TONIGHT
All Kinds of Booths, Depicting Life in
Land of Mlkado, Are Planned,
and the Patronesses Are
Announced

The arrangements are now complete
for IAN Evening in Old Japan" one of
the most unique entertainments ever
held in Los Angeles, to be given tonight
in the auditorium of the University OF
California.
The place will present a picture OF
the land Of flowers; from the walls, the
lights and from every nook and corner
masses Of flowers will depend mingled
with greens and banners and emblems,
while stretched across the place from
every conceivable corner will be strings
of brilliant colored lanterns. Soft orten-
tai music will prevade the rooms, ana
every one participating in the event,
both men and women, will be In regu-
lation Japanese costume More than
300 persons will be in attendance.
A curio room, in which will be on
exhibition and for sale the finest Jap
anese tapestries, embroideries, laces,
paintings. dishes and vases, Japanese
costumes, works of art and the count
less beautiful articles, too numerous to
mention, for which the land of the
mikado is famed, will be in charge or
Mrs. Andrew P. West, who will be at
tired in the gorgeous garb OF man
darine. Mrs. West will be assisted by
several native Japanese girls, who Will
give an exhibition Of the ceremony OF
the tea. Every detail Of the curio
room will be according to the fetes OF
the orient. as Mrs. West found them
while on recent pleasure trip through
Japan.
All Kinds of Dolls
There will be doll booth, in which
every kind of doll that Japanese
youngster ever played with will be Tor
sale. Another booth will be filled with
tin soldiers, mechanical toys, fans, pins
and nicknacks. ranging In price toy
from cents to $50. The "Meerut'
booth will contain q collection of rare
works such as women delight IN stuI-
ing in cozy corners and hanging on
The walls. A fortune teller's booth is
calculated to draw large crowds, and
the fortune tellers will be of the best
that is, guaranteed to strike the truth
as we'll as any professional.
A tea garden, set with dainty tables
and bamboo chairs and hung with
flowers and lights, where the prettlest
or girls will serve the fragrant beverage
of Japan in true oriental style, Will be
another charming feature OF the even
ing. -,
Among the ladies who will have
charge of the booths and of disposlng
of the dainty things through the aud
ience will be Mines. West, Kiser, Chas'
Brown, j. w. Wilmington, Edmund H.
Herrick. Schwartz, Callander, Misses
Frances Whitlock, Laura Scheats, Cur
ran Grow, Antoinette Larronde, Katn-
arine Erwin, Van Worst and Curran.
There will be a program rendered on
the stage by a number OF clever Jap
anese entertainers. Oriental music,
fencing with the ancient and modern
swords of Japan, dancing and other
interesting features will form the en-,
tertainment. A fan drill and grand
march by 800 Los Angeles ladies will be
che only feature of the program not
provided by the Japanese.
The entertainment is for the beneht
of the American hospital and schoois at
Aovama TO Gakuin, Japan, and is given
under the auspices of the Young Ladies
Foreign Missionary society. The ad-
mission will be 25 cents.