Identifier: stnicholasserial372dodg (find matches)
Title: St. Nicholas (serial)
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905
Subjects: Children's literature
Publisher: (New York : Scribner & Co.)
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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ll, a French marquis, aSpanish troubadour, a Swiss peasant, an Italian,a Chinaman, and other nationalities were chosenby some of the boys and girls. Others were tobe in attendance at the various booths, or to actas waiters in the refreshment tent. When the Fourth of July arrived, all of theDenniston household were astir at daybreak, forthere was much to be done that could not be doneuntil the day of the fair. By midday, however, the place was nearly 1910.) AN INDEPENDENCE DAY RECEPTION 795 ready. Pat had worked steadily, and so had all Booths were all about the grounds,the other servants, as well as the family and the The largest was the main refreshment tent,guests. The beautiful grounds of Denniston were where dainty little tables were set forth, withgay with decorations. Japanese paper table-cloths and napkins all bear-Flags waved everywhere; bunting was draped, ing our own national emblems,and Japanese lanterns swung from every available The waitresses here were thirteen girls who
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WHERE S BETTY? .SAID JACK, WRAPPED IN HIS INDIAN BLANKET, AND COMING UP TO THE GIRLS. point. Big white transparencies, which would beilluminated in the evening, bore the nationaldates, or announced the goods for sale at thevarious booths. The house, too, was decked with flags and lan-terns, and the spacious veranda was filled withchairs, where guests might linger to listen to themusic. The band-stand was near by, and a fine or-chestra had been engaged to play patriotic airs. represented the thirteen original States. Theywore white dresses and tricolor sashes and caps,with the name of their States in gilt letters. An-other booth held all sorts of small articles for sale— fancy-work, from sofa-pillows to needle-books,all made of red, white, and blue silks; photographframes made of silk flags; dolls dressed in red,white, and blue; scrap-books made of linen ofthe same colors, and filled with patriotic picturesand verses. Even such prosaic things as dusters 796 AN INDEPENDENCE DAY RECEPT

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