The Detroit times., 1910-11-05

Busy as Bees at Mother Goose Fair,
Raising Money for East Side
Settlement.

All the charming and fantastic fig
ures In nursery rhyme land disported
themselves in the Detroit opera house.
Friday, fitting In and out OF prettily
decorated booths, selling all sorts of
fancy and useful articles for the cause
of sweet charity.
The theater was donated by Mrs.
b. C. Whitney, patroness and lady
bountiful TO so many OF the citys
charities, for the purpose of raising
funds for the East Side Settlement. in
which she is especially interested
Members of the various circles OF
Kings Daughters In the city also take
a particular interest in the East Side
Settlement, 80 they, with Mrs. Whit
neys original ideas and genius for
carrying out unusual entertainments
back OF them, planned this charming
Mother Goose fair.
The stage, set to represent the deck
OF a steamer, was filled with gaily
dressed booths. There was Little Bo-
Peep and all her sheep, selling fancy
and useful aprons; the Queen in the
parlor and her maids dressed In royal
robes with crowns OF pink roses and
gold leaves selling art goods OF all
kinds; the Queen OF Hearts disposing
or tarts as fast as she could wrap
them up; Little Red Riding Hood sell
Ing handmade rugs, the work OF girls
and women taught In the settlement;
Golden Locks sitting proudly In
fower-decked automobile with the
dainttest Of Infants clothing to sell:
Old Mother Hubbard In a cupboard
that was filled with good things TO
eat and bearing the sign: There was
an old woman, And what do you think,
She lived upon nothing, But victuals
and drink"
The Old Woman that Lives in
Shoe sat I'm a big golden shoe and her
children were dolls Of every descYip-
ton; Mary. Mary. Quite Contrary So
nosegays with a most fetching air;
Dong, dong bell, pussy's in the VOL
was the place to get ginger ale while
the witches sold articles OF every sort
donated to the settlement by Detroit
merchants.
One OF the popular things at this
booth were genuine New Orleans pra-
lines, sent to Mrs Whitney. by her
hlpo OOpult wright OF NEW
Orleans. one of the well-known phil
anthropic women OF the south and a
prominent figure in Kings Daughters
work. The two lower right hand
boxes were attractively decorated to
display the work of the children In
the settlement kindergarten and
classes in sewing and cookery, Here,
there was everything from a jar OF
pickles and jam 10 a shirt waist.
Mrs. Whitney herself presided over
a collection OF eXqulsitely embroidered
shirt waists and robes from the Philip
pines, the work of native women be-
longing to a Kings Daughters circle.
who sent their work to the fair. A
grab bag in the form OF huge UNI
brella hung in the center of the audi
forum from the first gallery and was
one OF the unique things OF the fair.
Gypsy maids told fortunes In the little
parlor behind the left hand boxes,
while all around the foyer. w.
pretty booths with prettier wares on
display. An Indian maid called Yuma.
fitted about everywhere. acting as of.
fetal conductor for the crowds that
thronged the theater throughout the
day The East Side Settlement bids
fair to be substantially benefited as
a result of this original entertainment
Under ordinary conditions OF traffic
and weather we'll laid wood block pave
ment will wear out at a rate OF about
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