The Washington herald., 1912-03-29
Mrs. Hemmick's Beautiful
Tableaux Given at the
Bazaar of Months"
BEAUXAND BELLESMEET

eraI instances even the beaux in the
same circles Joined the forces and gave
4 able assistance.
The feature of the affair was the beau
tiful tableaux arranged by Mrs. Chris
tian Hemmick, living pictures illustrat-
ing quaint and simple old ballads of
Scotland, England, and ireland. Mrs.
| Edward S. Hale, mezzo-soprano, and Mr..
Henry Purcell VeaZie, barytone, sang
the songs preceding each picture. They
we're accompanied by Miss Alderman at
the piano. Mrs. Hale's songs were Lit
tie April Fool" Buckle Ny Shoe"
Kitty OF Coleraine. 'LeezIe Lindsay"
Kathleen Mavourneen." Keys Of
Heaven" and THE Last Rose OF Sum-
mer." Mrs. Hale's voice has a mellow.
rich quality, and she sings with much
taste and finish. being especially effective
in Kathleen Mavourneen" and The
Last Rose Of Summer. Mr.. Veazie sang
Drink to Ne Only with Thine Eyes"
bid Me to Live" and Early One Morn
ing" His charming voice was most ef-
fective in the last two songs, which were
beautifully sung.
HarmoniEe with Lights.
The tableaux were beautiful pictures,
with lights well and effectively arranged.
with the costumes and backgrounds ar
tistically harmonizing. Miss Elizabeth
Noyes made a very pronounced hit in
Bid Me to Live" in which she was
particularly pretty and graceful. The
curtain caught and refused to work, and
1t took the united efforts of several
men from the audience and from the
back to shut on the picture. Miss Noyes
was entirely motionless until one
thoughtful man grabbed the curtains
and held them together while the lights
-HlWY,
hidden She was recalled several times
after the curtain was mended. The pro-
gramme for the tableaux was as follows:
Little April Fool. Miss Katherine Harlow
Buckle Ny Shoe Miss Hoar and Mr. Stead
Kitty Of Coler1ine
..........M Mis- Virginia Mulleus and Mr.. Forescue
Drink to Ne Only with Thine Eyes'.......-....
Hunt and Miss Allen
Early One Morning '.......M Miss Fremout-Smith
Lizzie Lindsey ...- Miss Goodwin and Mr.. Kerr
Kathleen Mayuurneen Miss Grebe
Keys of Heaven Miss Kibb-y and Mr.. Richardson
Last Rose Of Summer Miss Estee Crane
Miss Alderman pianist.
The various months were depicted in
appropriately decorated and arranged
booths, carrying out as far as possible
the characteristics OF each month. They
were arranged around both bathrooms.
January was appropriately represented
with ice cream and iced drinks, and pre-
sided over by Mrs. Theodore W. Noyes,
assisted by the Misses Sedgely. Mrs.
Krogstad, Mrs. Gore. Mrs. Lansing, Mrs.
Judson, Miss Kennedy. the Misses Crane,
Miss Burke. Miss Marshall, Miss Mary
Howry. the Misses Irwin. Miss Noyes,
and Miss Elizabeth Noyes.
Recognized as February.
Valentine post-office was easily recog-
nized as February. Books, Easter
cards. place cards. menus. and pen wip-
ers were sold here. where Mrs. Wother-
spoon, wife OF Gen. W. W. wother-
spoon. was in charge. Her assistants
were Miss Julia Wood, Miss Greble, Miss
Marie Stevens. Miss Florence Hobson.
and Mrs. Andrew Y. Bradley.
March was the practical household
booth where pin-cushIons, busters.
brooms. and other needed articles were
dispensed at reasonable rates. Mrs.
Henry Cleveland Perkins was the head
''housekeeper." and her maids. all in
the costume OF French maids. very
dainty and graceful. were Mrs. Edward
McCauley, Miss Lydia BiddIe, Mrs. Tai
bott Miss Marie Stevens. Miss Julia
BrIce. Miss Alice SawtelIe. Miss Louise
King. Miss Feroline Perkins.
Suitable TO the season Of the year was
April as spring garden. A grab bag
filled with bulbs OF all kinds, and pack
ages of seeds found ready sale even
among bachelors who live in small
apartments. Miss Hildegarde was in
charge of the garden. and had assisting
her Miss Mary WinsIow, Miss Schroeder,
Miss Hinckley, Miss Gertrude Greely.
Miss Nancy Ner. Miss Dennison, and
Miss Marjorie Smith.
May Gay with Hats.
May" was gay with hats, parasols,
boutonnieres. belts. and dainty neckwear.
all in charge of Viscountess day. the
very popular wife OF the naval attache
of the French Embassy, who has been
such a factor and inspiration for the
gayeties of this season. Her saleswomen,
all in modish Paris costumes, were Miss
Gladys Hinckley, Miss Laura. Merriam.
Jams, Miss Marion Oliver, Miss Eleanor
Reyburn, and Miss Harriet SoutherlanG-
June" the month Of roses, was a
flower booth. naturally, with a bower
of blossoms. goldfish, plants, and ca
naries, with Mrs. Charles J. Bell and
Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell presiding
They had able assistants in Mrs. Gilbert
Grosvenor, Mrs. McCameron, Mrs. FIRE.
Mrs. Alexander, Mrs. |
Franklin Lane, Mrs. Hemmick, Mrs.
Van Reypen, Mrs. Tittmann, Mrs. Tim |
mons, Mrs. Waller Page, Mrs. RidgeIy,
Mrs. Harry Kerr, Mrs. Lawrence Heap, |
Mrs. Murray Cobb. Mrs. ]. Breckin- |
ridge Bsyne. Miss Scidmore. Mrs. Frank |
Poe, Miss Burke, the Misses Perkins, |
Miss Jane Oliver, Miss Helen Hunt, Miss |
Marie Stevens. Miss Ridgely. and Miss |!
Janet Fish.
Fortune telling in a gypsy camp indl- !
Gated July, the migrating time, with |
clever and knowing young women telling |
futures, under the direction of |
Mrs. Walter Wilcox. They were Mrs. |
Darlington Moore. Victor N. Cushman,
Cary d. Langhorne, Nathan wyeth, and |
Archibald Davis.
Fair for August.
The County Fair for August was the |
most lucrative cpot of all, with a YER
table happy family" on sale. including /
ducks. guinea pigs, rabbits.
pigeons, turtles, ducklings, puppies, and |
Kittens. A silhouette artist. a real art
st, in Chauncey Hackett, and Mr. Jack /
Siebert as a prestidigitateur divided hon
)rs with the animals, romantically and
financially. Cigars. cigarettes, fans, and
he equitable guinea pig completed the
ist of wares" Mrs. Walter Tuckerman
vas the keeper of this miniature zoo,
which was such popular spot A beau
iful English bulldog was attracting quick
afiing sales through the efforts of Miss
Sugenie Pichon. Assisting Mrs. Tucker
nan were Mrs. George Becker, Mrs Ar
hur ID. Addison, Mrs. George X Nc.
>anahan, Mrs. Sherman Miles, Mrs
spencer Cosby Miss Hobson Miss Alien |