ON THIS DAY IN 1875 , the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “Great preparations are in progress to give eclat to the Centennial reception to be given at the Academy on the 9th prox, in aid of the Brooklyn Maternity, and the promise is that it will be the most attractive social entertainment ever given in this city. The lady managers are desirous that as many of the guests as possible appear in costume. The attire need not be of the court dress pattern of last year’s Washington Tea Party, as any genuine costume, the fashion of a hundred years ago will be very suitable, the design being to give the assemblage as varied a character in the way of attire as possible, without giving the entertainment a fancy dress appearance. For this reason, while the costume of 1775, either of civilian or milita

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