Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-01-07
COMMUNICATIONS.
Pennsylvania Anti-Slaycry Fair.
TO orR FRIENDS OF THE BueLE:

a little sketch Of the Twelfth Pennsylvania
An'i-Slavery Fair, from a spectator, might
not be wholly undressing.
This was held last week, as usual, on the
4th, 9Th, 9Th and 9TH days Of the week be.
fore Christmas.
What a contrast IS this Fair Of II 10 thos,
of few yearTsince, when the female Abo
litionisis of Philadelphia first attempted t,
employ this means Of RAISING funds for iii,
cause. The rery first effort was, | think. q
one or two tables furnished with useful an,
fancy articles, in the room where a conyen
ton was being held. Then on another occa
sion there were glass cases of goods expose,
IN a similar manner. Now, the largest sa
loon of the Assembly Buildings in Chesnu
street is not more than sufficient for the re.
ception and display of the offerings that arc
annually laid by warm hearts and willing
hands, upon this, no unimporlant shrine OF
Liberty.
As this room is considered one of the most
beautiful in that city Of neainess and taste,
and as it is so admirably adapted to the pur.
poses Of the Fair, it may not be amiss to des-
cribe tiff, indeed, you are not already IA
miliar with it through other means.
| do not know its size, but It's very large
and of graceful propnrtions-much longer
than wide-square columns, in fine imitation
of Italian marble, stand out from its walls,
yet connected with them, and seem TO sup
port with their Corinthian c%apitols the lofty
ceiling. The large windows with their crim-
son curtains cast a rosy light which is reflect
ed from mirrors upon the opposite wall,
which open TO the spectator another saloon
OF equal brilliance, other groups equally gay.
Yet lar more splendid than by daylight is
it when the gas-lighted chandeliers shed
through their thousands of prisms an enchan-
ted glow-"such a light as lovely maids
look loveliesl in"-aye, and that makes all
else that is lovely look doubly so. At the
upper end of the room is an elevated orches-
ira, tastefully ornamented.
The decoration, by the fair hands of the
Fair friends, lacked nothing of the elegance
and neatness that characterized it a wear AFRO
and some may have heard that described.
'Fwa' very like it in style. The light Goth
&c arches of evergreen, with their ~festoons of
the same, mounted the tables. Appropriate
moitos, wreathed with green, still graced the
walls, speaking eloquent truths to all who
entered. The portrait of the Liberty Bell
above the orchestra still commanded, PRO
claim liberty throughout all the land and to all
the inhabitants thereof"
But all this is not the Fair. Well, do YOU
know just what a Fair we had a year ago!-
This has not been quite equal to that in the
interest of the occasion, and the richness and
variety of the articles furnished. For this
there are many causes, among which We
have no reason 10 rank a falling off in inter
est of its friends. Such we are assured ha.
not been. But we had not with us now a.
then, the New England warblers with thei
sweet pure voices, and purer souls, to chez.
us with hope for 'tlie good time coming
and to inspire us with faith to swat a little
longer" Hence our saloon was not 81
thronged as then. We lacked the aid of GU
friends over the waters, who supplied us ther
with SO much that was rich and beautiful
They, alas, have had other sulrcrings 10 re
~lieve, than those in our land-suAerings
which, though they have not absorbed al
their sympathies, have drawn so largely up
on their means of giving, that none was lief
for our poor Yet we had a goodly suppl,
of the useful and the elegant there. Their
were, for strict utilitlrians, hose, kandker
chiefs, caps, holders, socks, sewing cotton
&c. (The authorized agents for the sale, i
this county, of Dorcas spool cotton, q ney
manufacture, and of very superior kind, pre-
scented the Fair with one hundred dozens c
it.) And for the lovers of the beautiful wer
all manner Of interesting things. Work-bas
kets neatly lined with satin-the 'thousan
and one varieties Of bags and cushions-piC
torres and fancy boxes. There were infant:
mantles, knitted of zephyr, very handsom
and comfortable too-scaris and lamp mat
of the same, in every conceivable style.
new supply of the Anti-Slavery AlPhabe
which last year SO pleased those who woul
instil into the young mind with its first LEI
sons in books, interest in the cause of tn
slave, was there. There were two copies
a Daguerreotype picture representing in
group the female members of the executi'
committee Of the State Society. Among III
most interesting little things that were the.
was q quantity of Ocean moses, put up b
George s. Burleigh. They were neat
glued, or fastened to cards of white boar
and SO extremely delicate that The hand