The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-05
NURSERY RHYME
FOLK ALL THERE
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. Hitting 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 10 SO many OF the city's
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
particular interest In the East Side
Settlement. So they. with Mrs. Whit
ney's 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 steamer, was filled with gaily
dressed booths. There was Little 30
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 disposiug
OF 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 a
nower-decked automobile with the
| daintiest of infants clothing 10 sell
Old Mother Hubbard in a cupboard
that was filled with good things "a
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 in big golden shoe and hel
children were dolls OF every descrip
ton: Mary. Mary, Quite Contrary SC
nosegays with a most fetching air;
Dong, dong bell, pussy's in the we
was the place TO get ginger ale. while
the witches sold articles OF every sort
donated 10 the settlement by Detroit
merchants.
One OF the popular things at this
booth were genuine New Orleans pra
lines, sent TO Mrs. Whitney, by hel
friend. Miss Sophie Wright. OF New
Orleans, one of the welLknown phil
anthropic women OF the south and q
prominent figure in Kings Daughters
work. The two lower right HAND
boxes were attractively decorated L
display the work OF the children il
the settlement kindergarten anC
classes in sewing and cookery, Here
there was everything from a jar o.
pickles and jam 10 a shirt waist.
Mrs. Whitney herself presided ovel
a collection OF exquisitely embroidered
shirt waists and robes from the Philip
| pines. the work of native women be
/ longing to Kings Daughters circle
who sent their work to the fair.
/ grab bag In the form OF a huge um
brella hung in the center of the audi
! forum from the first gallery and wa:
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 or
, display An Indian maid called Yuma
| fitted about everywhere, acting as Of
| fetal conductor for the crowds thai
/ thronged the theater throughout the
/ day. The East Side Settlement bids
fair to be substantially benefited as
result OF this original entertainment