Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-11-29
COSMOV|LLA, The
LONG EXPECTED,
OPENS TOMORROW
Orange Memorial Hospital Bene'
fit Fete Will Be Thing
of Beauty.

With women prominent in the af-
fairs of Orange society directing theli
efforts. a small army of workmer
descended upon the East Orange Skat-
ms Rink and the Riding n DRIVING
Club. In Halstead street, Orange, this
morning. and soon the big structures
began assuming the shape and form
that win tomorrow night be the scene
OF busy sales under the direction of or
ange Cosmovilla.
The wide ceilings Of the structures
are hidden behind gracefully sweeping
domes and against the soft background
OF the colored drapings will flash inter
minabfe groups of -iucandescent lamps
on the floors of the buildings shadow
forms are fast being nodded INTO at
tractive exteriors and the many pooths
that will contain tempting arrays OF
holiday and other salable goods for TO-
morrow and the concluding four nights
OF Tho present week are beginning 10
take en- their manifold beauties,
Under the direction of the Women
who are supervising the work Christ
mas greens. miniature fences, group
ings Of various kinds of decorations
and luxuriant growths of floral speci-
mems were being carried hither n
thither by the workmen. while many OF
the women were giving their individual
attention to the many details. 1he
first sight of the big interiors Indicate
the hugeness of the spectacular enter
nme which has its guarantee Of
success in the e~agerness with Whlch
the society matrons nave entered INTO
the work of getting together the FUNDS
which will swell the treasury of the
Orange Memorial Hospital.
The following Official notice was is
sued today on the Cosmovilla plan:
Outline of Enterprise.
"Cosmovilla, the Ions expected and
much heralded, is here, and tomorrow,
when its doors are opened to the pub
He, a scene of wonderful beauty will
be disclosed. Nothing like it has V
been seen in Orange; ali Orange will be
there to see is attractions. and al!
Orange is interested in the financial
success which is already assured.
The booths are we'll OH toward final
completion. The interior decoration
will begin today. and tomorrow the
various booths will display their wares,
which will make q Christmas display
nnequaled in this vicinity. bringing as
II does articles from every country to
tempt Christmas shoppers.
"As has already been explained.
every possible aflort has been made for
The comfort of visitors. chairs can be
hired. wraps can be checked. light re-
freshments can be purchased at all
hours. telephone service will be pro-
vided. and sightseeing and shopping
can be combined with TIE least pos
sible fatigue. iad in the end the hos
pital will be the beneficiary.
Zone of the greatest side attractions
viii be the voting contest under the
management of the Paint and Powder
Club, with Milo Wilder in charge. The
school teacher who receives the great
number of votes will be able to
take o FIVE days trip to Washington
the Christmas holidays. The
most popular city official of Orange,
East Orange. South Orange or West
Orange will receive a beautiful scarf
pin. The most popular villa will re-
tn proceeds of that particular
There will also be an oppor-
tunity to discover the most popular COL
lege by means of voting.
THE public need not be alarmed at
this array. for there is an underlying
principle in Cosmovilla that there shall
he no solicitation to buy on the floor"
The Many Attractions.
One attractive feature of the Dutch
Villa is the windmill and garden, where
foods may be obtained. A dupli-
of the hospital tents used In the
war will be on view
In the Nurses Villa. japanese favorite
will be on view In the Japanese
Villa. Chalets. modelled after those
Tcund on the mountain sides of Switzer-
are on view at the Swiss Villa.
big attraction is the Turkish
smoking room. devoted to men. Turk
ish coffee will be served by women in
appropriate costume. The Italian booth
also has many articles familiar to trav-
slers In Italy. There is a gypsy camp
IN view, the women wearing bright
costumes, and a colonial cottage is a
in the Colonial Villa. The
World Villa has elaborate lighting eff
and the Swedish Villa and Ger
garden attract considerable at
tention.
A typical French house, surrounded
by a flower garden. Is at the French
villa. n a replica of "Inniscarra,"
Olcott's summer home at
Saratoga, has been chosen for the Irish
villa. It will also contain a few auto
graph photos of President Taft golfng.
The log cabin villa will have maple
and syrup direct from the woods
u New Hampshire. Tickets will be
sold here for Here and There" to be
presented by the Paint and Powder
Club, In Orange Music Hall. on Deem
Der IA and Is. the proceeds of which
are for the hospital.
The program for the week will be as
follows:
Grand march every evening Q o'clock:
and Judy, soap bubbles, sleight
81 hand. every afternoon saturday ex-
repted), Log Cabin Villa; Tuesday. No
80. evening. entertainment. CO.
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