Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-01-28


valuable Snow shoes, deer's heads and
horns, &C., embeIish the interior Of the booth.
The young ladies look very charming, their
dresses, and head dresses trimmed with er-
mine.
No. is a mystic tent. 1t is necessary for
you to pay dime in order to take peep
into its mysteries, so we will divuige moth
ing. 1t bears the formidable title of '' Kaleide-
sidemyteriostieO, (our reporter took an in
tormission before he got the entire name
DOWN. The motto of this mystic affair is,
1 see, saw, one dime, one peep"
No. is the POstOfioe, in charge of Miss
Constance WOolsOn, who has discharged the
duties of the Office so faithfully and given
such general satisfaction, that it is doubtful
about her being turned out, even though the
opposition elect the next President. We will
sign petition for her at any time.
No. is an Irish Booth, adorned with
devices significant of the Emerald ISLE
Miss Emma Wells represents the Irish no.
bility, her costume being the quaint and
stately robes that were worn by higb-born
ladies in ireland a century ago. 1--WE sup.
pose they were, we don't know.) She wouldn't
shame the insignias of Duchess. Miss
Emma Stair looks very charming as peas
ant girl.
The hsbilamsnts of q nun well become the
sweet, pale face of Miss Bella Gorham.-
Miss Rosa Spencer is piquant, pert and witty,
as % Betty Martin" an Irish woman. With
the generosity Of her people, she invites all
callers to partake of the Inequalities of her
"shanty, which consist principally of a
cold POtatOe. She points with pride to a
statne of her ould mon Martin on a shelf
in the rear of the booth. He is represented
with a pipe in his mouth, carrying a hOd of
brick upon his shoulder.
No. 5 is Floral Booth, being the especial
abode of flowers. The foral deities who pre-
side there are Miss Mary Shelly, Miss Emma
Witt and Miss lille Crawford, deities who
would lend beauty and grace to any " bower
of roses. The sides and roof of the bower are
deeked with evergreens from the midst Of
which appear in relisfgems of the soulptOr's
art, choice paintings, &c. There is charm
lag uniqueness about the embellishments of
Floral booth, and the taste displayed is very
ereditable to the ladies who arranged it. The
visitor can find grapes, oranges, &c, and
these very excellent, at Floral booth.
No. is French Booth. Miss Louise
Valiant, Miss Gussa Valiant, Miss Mary
Orr and Miss Mary Brooks represent the
French femininity. Miss Louise valiant looks
very charming as Norman peasant. The
booth is decidedly 4" Frenzy" in appearance
and looks very brilliant and gay with its mir
rOrs, lace curtains, pictures, &c. They have
numerous trinkets to sell. Above the booth is
a portrait and statue of Bonaparte, draped
with tri-color Gags.
No. is italian in its character. Miss Olivia
Headley and Miss Lille Erwin represent the
sunny eyed daughters Of Italy. They have
some very fine specimens of sculpture to sell
No. is an American Booth, and is one of
the most tastily and appropriately arranged
Of all. Above the booth an immense giIded
eagle is perched, and beneath him number
of American flags are arranged in pictur-
esque folds. A large model of birch bark
canoe is suspended from the festOf the eagle.
Within the booth are various national insig-
mia, portraits of George and Martha Wash
ington, paintings, 90. Miss Nettie Brayton
is costumed to represent America" Be-
sides displaying faultless taste in her attire,
she embodies in her personal appearance
! qualities which we would ever wish to as
sOciate with America-dignity and beauty.
Miss Mary E. Smith looks charming, as an
Indian Girl" Bright Alfaretta" Of some
other tabled beauty of the AbOriginals.-
Miss Mary Edwards presents a very excellent
."couutsrfeit presentiment" of Martha
Washington. She has dressed to the chsrae-
ter quite admirably, and cOntrives to look it
also. We heard some one ask her last eve
ming how is GeOrge2" from which we in
fer that she had left him at home.
are Miss Kate Starkey, Miss Alace Bemis,
] and Miss NelliA Xnnshua- Thar ara at4i-Al
in Scottish costume. Master Willie Scott ap-
pears as young Highlander. The coat Of
arms of Scotland is above the booth, fanked
by two rOuud shields " of tough BULBS hide u
such as RhOderiek Dhu fought behind. A fine
portrait of Burns hangs beneath.
No. 10 is Chinese Booth. Miss Fannie
Dodge, Miss Hattie Burnham, Miss Louise
Shepard and Miss Helen Lester are the Ce.
lestial beauties whose presence renders the
Chinese booth brilliant and attractive
Neither of them viii probably answer fully
the description given by Chinese novelist
of his heroine: % Her form was like the bam-
bo. Her eyes were like almonds and charm
ingly free from lsshes. Her foot was no long
er than your finger, and when she walked
she tottered with a most engaging helpless
ness" The young ladies appear in Chinese
costume. The booth is decorated with Chi.
ness mirrors, umbrellas (which look a,
though they might have grown from
some parasOl plant, setts of China ware, vas
es, Chinese pillows, pictures, &C., SC. Can
ton tea is for sale at the above booth, and g
very good cup of hot tea can be procured
there.
No. II is Yankee Booth, filed with
" tarnation pretty girls. Miss Little Dock
stader performs the part Of Yankee girl tc
perfection. The other ladies in the booth
are Mrs. Mary Riley, Miss Mary Little and
Miss DOekstsdsr. Each of the ladies is in a
costume representing the fashions Of par
ticular time. There is s chair in the booth,
brought from Connecticut, that Is IT'S ysarl
old. The back Of the booth is drnpsd with