New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
4 REMARKABLE BAZAAR.
City History Gibbs affair Offers
Unusual attractions.

with Tetrazzni. Emme Eames Mary Garden.
Ethel Barrymore, Viola Allen and other arusts
equally celebrated TO pour tea; with readings from
their own works by Ruth Mctinery stuart flchdIu u
Watson Glider and others: with all kinds of things,
from Lady Baltimore Cakes to rare manuscripts
for sale al booths arranged with careful attention
10 every artistic detail the bazaar OF the City HIS
tory Club ought to be unqualified success 1t
win be held at the Hotel Plaza, seth street and
Fifth avenue on the afternoons and evenings OF
Friday and Saturday, November 1S and II.
Friday afternoon at AGO o'clock there will be
dramatic tea" Walter Hampden will give selec-
tious from Henry W. and Hedwig Reicher from
schiilings 'Hexenlied." Alfred Hertz will play the
piano accomplishments It is on this occasion that
guests will receive the cup that cheers from the
hands Of well known actresses. The singers pour
at the musical tea" which happens Saturday at
4:3O o'clock At this tea Paul Kefer, George Bar
riere and other artists will play The authors read
ing is announced for Friday evening at o'clock.
Besides writers who will be there to read from
their own works, some one will give unpublished
sketches by Robert w. Chambers and o. Henry,
who sent the sketches but unable to be present
The names of the young women who will be in
charge of the Dutch booth read like a page from a
Dutch story. They all of Dutch ancestry, they
will wear Dutch costumes and will sell Dutch
silver, Dutch china and Dutch cakes. Mrs. Kate
Douglas Wiggn. Mrs. Josephine Daskam Bacon
and other writer's will preside the book booth.
and will auction off autograph copies of books by
popular authors, and a number of manuscripts.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox viii be at the bazaar to
read the palms of the curious. She will be found
at the Indian booth, where Indian relics Will be
exhibition and for sale, presided over by Nine.
Anna de Fontura Xavier and other young women
in Indian costumes. Candy will be sold by Mrs.
Janvier lie Due and her assistants, and at the art
booth paintings by American artists viii be offered
Of Baroness Irmgard Rothenthal. Miss Ade-
laide Stedman and others.
OF course the children are to havo a great deal
to do with the bazaar. Saturday afternoon Will be
theirs will be sgnalized by historical tableaua
In which they will appear. Then there VIII be an
exhibition OF work done by the City History Club
and G typical City History Club class will be in
session.
There Is to be q historical conference in one OF
the rooms adjoining the bazaar Friday after
at 2:3o O'Clock. The Hon. Seth Low will pre- =
side. and Governor Hughes is expected to be there
Woodrow Wilson. president OF Princeton Univer-
sity, and Andrew Carnegie VIII speak Saturday
evening the bazaar will wind up with national
dances in costume voting contest for the most
Mrs. Robert Abbe. president OF the City History
Club, is chairman of the reception committee and
Mrs. Emil L. Boas is chairman of the committee
on arrangements. Tickets may be obtained OF Mrs
Boas at her home. No. l2S West 74th street from
2 to p. M. from the City History Club No %
West 44th street. or from Tyson's Plaza Hotel
ticket of1ass