Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-21
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AsBURY PARK, Aug. 21.-With its
summer population augmented by
thousands of visitors, Asbury Park is
bedecled in holiday attire in readi-
ness for the annual carnival which
will begin tonight with the corona
ton Of Miss Virginia Hope Kelsey as
Queen Titania XIV. in the Ocean
Grove Auditorium. Advance sales of
seats indicate that over $1,000 subjects
will attend.
The big auditorium has cast aside
its sombre colors and in its place a
fairy garden exists. Hundreds of
electrically lighted japanese lanterns
are suspended from the caves, while
the platform has been transformed
into a sylvan glen, above which the
white and gold pipes Of the Hope
Jones organ, the most powerful in
the world. CLEAN and giisten.
The queen and her retinue, which
number close to 100 ladies' and cour-
tiers, will be the occupants of this
glade In the centre Of which the royal
throne, draped with the royal colors
gold and white. is elevated.
Starting at . o'clock John Philip
Sousa, the March King" and his
famous band will give q concert.
Promptly at O'Clock the fanfare an
nouncing the approach of the queen
will be sounded, and to the strains of
Meyerbeer's Coronation March" she
will take position before the throne,
where Lord Chancellor George Rear
don. of New York, will read the royal
proclamation and place the crown on
the new rulers brow.
When she ascends the 1--one Miss
Kelsey will have attained the highest
| pinnacle IN the carnival OF the house
Of Titania, in which she made her
/ first appearance seventeen years ago
as a three-months- old prize winner
in the baby parade.
For the next two weeks a program
of gayety and ceremony has been
outlined for the royal encourage. Be
ginning tomorrow night, when the
court viii make flying tour of the
/ hotels of the resort, where dances
are being held, until the close of the
season. the court members win be
continually on the go.
Chaperones to the queen. the prin-
cesses and the maids of honor have
been appointed by the carnival COM
mission as follows: Mrs. William A.
Berry, wife of the mayor of Asbury
Park; Mrs. Edmund DeMonseigle, of
Asbury Park; Mrs. Harr z. De
Weise, of Easton, Pa, and Mrs. Clar-
] II
The appointment of Colonel Arthur
H. Steele. Fourth Regiment. n. G. n.
J.. of Jersey City. as marshal of the
/ baby parade was confirmed by the
commission today.
Something of the pomp and glory
! of an European court marked the
dance given by Mrs. NJ r. Sexton for
Queen Titania XIV. in the Coleman
ballroom last evening.
Her fairy majesty. Miss Virginia
| Hope Kelsey, surrounded by her royal
maids and attendants. received the
homage and admiration Of fully 300
loyal subjects, who Wed with each
other to show their Difference to one
of the youngest queens that has ever
reigned in the fairy eorrt.
The feature of the evening was
| hesitation waltz contest, for which
| large silver loving cup was given by
the Marlborough. The contest was
/ decided by the queen, who presented
the cup TO Miss Hazel Bergen Hopper
| and William Winant, considering
! them the most graceful dancers. Re-
ceiving with Miss Kelsey were Miss
Lillian Sexton, a former queen, in a
gown of rose chiffon taffeta with
! shadow lace: Mrs. James Kelsey, in
| black charmeuse with a bodice of
| black lace and gold iridescent beads.
and Mrs. M Z. Sexton, in a cut jet
robe over cerise satin.
i The queen was exquisitely attired
in an old blue velvet gown, with a
tunic of ecru lace embroidered in blue
and pink. Her decollete basque was
of peach blow velvet with pearls.
Her maids present We're Miss Hazel
Tonks. IN a gown Of green charmeuse,
with shadow lace and pearls; Miss
Estelle Van Der Roest, blue char
meuse with bodice of yellow velvet
and tunic of blue chiffon; Miss Esther
Creede, yellow aeeordion-p leated
chiffon with violet and white lacef
Miss Sarah Cooper. blue chiffon tat
feta and shadow lace; Miss Louise
Roebling, pink crepe with an over
dress of white net embroidered in
| colored iridescents. Miss Dorothy
| Grey, an attendant, was gowned in
blue chiffon taffeta with shadow lace
and pearls, and Miss Elsie Grey wore
a blue chiffon with f1ounces of white
lace and bodice Of figured chiffon and
brilliants.