Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-30

I be given liberty to represent many hiss
! toric Americans who could not have
possibly been present at that first re-
ception. All who attend should have
been persons of quality in those days
and alive at the time the first president
celebrated New Years in 1890. Among
those who should nave the privilege of
attending such an entertainment may
be named Robert Norris and his wife.
the latter the friend of Martha Wash
lngton; Governor and Mrs. Clinton. the
widow OF General Montgomery, Lady
Stirling. the lovely Lady Kitty Duer.
Lady Mary Watts, the Marchioness do
Brienne, General Knox and his wife.
Mercy Warren, Washington's vice pres
ident. John Adams, and his wife: Gen.
eral Philip Schuyler and his wife, Cen
eral Greene INC his beautiful and bril-
liant consort. Mr.. and Mrs. John Han
cock, Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Hamil-
Fulton and his wife. Patrick Henry and
his beautiful daughter, the lovely An
gelica Peale, daughter of the painter:
Lawrence Washington and his wife.
who was Anne Fairfax; the gallant.
General Anthony Wayne. Thomas JEFF
ferson, John Marshall. Benjamin
Oliver Ellsworth, John Ran
dolph, William Bradford. James Otis,
John Paul Jones, John Rutledge. Henry
Knox, Gouverneur Morris. r. a. Muh-
ienberg and the other statesmen and.
generals of the period. with their wives
Or daughters.
Such an entertainment will serve to
awaken the latent patriotism of any
ne1ghborhood wherein men and women
have given little thought to the beauti-
ful n romantic in their country's his
tory.
1t would be a most admirable affair
for a house party diversion and might
be supplemented by tableaux represent,
Ing scenes in %colonia and revolutionary
history. A careful perusal of the lives,
OF the celebrities of the time will give
many q suggestion as to what will be,
effective. Washington's first meeting
with his wife; Martha Washington.
with the ladies at Valley Forge and at
Morrlstown; scenes in the courtships of
John hancock and Alexander Hamil-
ton. or anything which affords a ro-
mantle picture may be easily arranged
by amateur talent
Inc best scenic effects are produced
II a transparent green screen is
stretched across the front of the stage.
Cheap green mosquito netting will give
the touch OF vagueness that is required.
Rose netting will suggest sunset or
sunrise, the blue will throw over the
faces the CHASTITY tinge needed to rep
resent the starving oldiers at Valley
Forge. Colored fires, such as are popu-.
lar at Fourth of July celebrations, will.
light the pictures If nothing better can
be obtained. Care should be taken
that the light falls we'll on the faces of
the performers. In most neighborhoods
theatrical lights may be obtained and
will be a great deal more effective, al
though they are not absolutely neces-
sary.
TIL gas should be turned out in the
audience room and every available
light in the house placed to advantage
back of the stage to illuminate the pic
ture. Care must be taken hat these
are not apparent to the gaze of the au-
dience. Tinted shades or light pro-
jected through colored glass will i'm
part any needed tint.
Old brocades are sometimes eNpen-
sive. For tableauX and ever for cos
tune parties handsome cretonnes con-.
tanning small patterns may be success
fully substituted. Powdered hair n
powdered faces will not look we'll with
out a touch of rouge for the cheeks
and a bit of carmine for the lips. Eye
brows and lashes, too, must be toned
up, or the c~ountenance will present a
c%uriously inane appearance. Whatever
may nave been their other virtues. the
fashionable ladies of we olden time"
had no prejudice against facial makeup.