Evening star., 1925-07-26
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dlspatch to The star.
NEW YORK, July 25.-Members of
the smart set in this city, who have
scattered to resort lands Of the four
corners Of the earth for the Summer
season, have an exceptional event
waiting them on their return in the
Fall Never before in the social his
tory of New York with its glittering
memories, has there been more COM
pletely planned affair than the Wash.
tngton Irving pageant scheduled to
take place at the Sleepy Hollow Coun-
try Club, Scarborough Hudson, on
Friday and Saturday evenings, Sep
tember Is and 10. Practically all the
noted families in the knickerbocker
district will be represented in this
unique fete where characters of the
dim colonial past are to be seen with
those who won fame in more modern
times.
A concerted effort will be made to
have this pageant a strict replica of
the times to be portrayed. 1t will be
of distinctly literary and historical
character. and will be divided into six
sections. Each section will represent
certain period in the writings of
Washington Irving, and will be al
lotted to nearby towns, all of which
contain large estates of society folks.
Various scenes under the auspices of
local committees will be contributed.
Woodlands made famous by the
noted American writer will furnish a
natural background for the episodes
Under the shadows of the trees, with
leaves turning ruddy by the fist
frostS of Autumn. the Indian chief
painted and befeathered, again will
appear as master Of the land which
knows him no more. DebutanteS,
garbed as squaws, will pound maize
cro1 ,,-;,
Whlle matrons in deerskin attire, with
tresSes plated. will hush the cry of
the papooSes in tents, as did the wives
OF the redmen several centuries ago.
The scenes of the early Dutch
period will possess all the picturesque
features that marked the time when
the sale of Manhattan Island was
sealed with draughts of distilled
waters which mellowed the war whoop
into hicCough. Costuming will be
faithfully reproduced from the clothes
or the colonistS who followed the for
tunes of the bluff Peter Stuyvesant. In
TACT some of the descendants of the
noted governor and his staff are ex-
pected TO take part in the groupings
Anchored in the river neaerby will be
an ancient Shallop, with it's leg-of-mut-
ton sail Tapping in the restless wind
which ever caresses the waters of the
Hudson.
One of the most beautiful bits of
artistry will be the period relating to
Sunnyslde, with intimate recollections
or lrving's life woven into the picture.
Much time is to be devoted to the
Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Once
again the gaunt schoolmaster will pay
his court to the winsome daughter of
the prosperous farmer, while the
hddles will squeak and the cornets
blare for the dancers in antique coun-
try figures. After nightfall the knav-
ish suitor will take his wild ride
through the glen pursued by the
Headless Horseman," and disappear
into the land of tradition from which
he had been summoned.
Merry, tipping Rip Van Wrinkle,
that beloved vagabond Of song and
story. will have have his place in the
ensemble and several hours will be de-
voted to that fascinating tale This is
the closing piece and great effort will
be made to make it a finale to linger
in memory.
AS each period in the writings of
Washington Irving will be allotted to a
nearby town, Hastings on Hudson will
have the early Indian period with Mrs
Albert Shaw. chairman. and Mrs r.
H. Shreve, vice chairman; Dobbs
Ferry. early Dutch period in charge
of Mrs. Franklin Q. Brown, chairman,
and Mrs. Jerome Bradley, vice chair
man.
Irvington will have the Sunnyside
period, showing the return of Wash
ington Irving to Sunnyside. Mrs.
Henry V. D. Black is chairman. Os-
sining-on- Hudson will have the Moor
ish period with Mrs. John l. Kane,
chairman. and Mrs Henry Stillman