The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-12-15
FIRSr NIGHT OF an. LADIES FAIR

FIhaT MUTT OF the bADAES VAIN.
The Fair by the Ladies Of st. Joins
Episcopal Church opened last night
with large attendance, To persons
who do not wish to invest in any Of
tho articles, It is worth twice the ad-
mission fee to geo tho tables, booths,
and beautiful specimens of handicraft
gotten up specially for the Fair. On
entering the Hall, tho first table to the
right will be found covered with toys,
and q thousand little articles, useful
"to have about the house." Tic next
is the most costly and artistic table,
being covered with works Of art,
painting valued at 5000, "ScsnO on the
Hudson;" three bronze statuettcs,
Shakespeare, Milton and Hamlet val
ued at 1925 several beautiful litho-
& aoh', ono a''Sunset in the Tropics =
q splendid photograph album, valued
at S25, and hundred engrayings and
fancy specimens of feminine work be.
sides. Also the silver service drawn
last night, valued at 5000. The next
table is adorned by the Goddess OF
Liberty" who is by all odds the most
sumptuously dressed little lady in the
Hall. She will be disposed Of tonight
by lot, Also by an enormous black
cake, at 25 cents u slice, large enough
to treat half the children in town.
Behind this table are also two "Beauti-
full Orange Girls dealing out oranges,
grapes, &c, Next is Ewes Express
office, doing up and sending all man
ner of handsome packages. Then fol-
low tables containing dolls OF all sizes,
and clothes for little people; and fur
ther on the cigar and candy table
But the most substantial and palatablc
table is the long one reaching across
the upper end of the Hall, whore a
bountiful supper can be had, rich
enough togivs ono the dyspepsia for a
week. ......
In the central row of tables stands
the Christmas Tree" which will be
drawn tonight. 1t covers q whole es-
tate, the family living at the foot Of the
tree. From every twig is growing
some beautiful or valuable article. On
one hangs q lace collar worth $40, on
another laGys handkerchief worth
five dollars, on another gold pencil,
&c. Sitting in the topis the guardian
angel OF the household, a beautiful
conception and beautifully executed
In the same row is the soap table con-
tanning dozens of cakes manufactured
expressly for the fair, and donated
from. New York. Then comes the ta-
ble of the Sunday School Scholars
covered with innumerablo toys and
little articles fer sale.
The first table on the left of the Hall
is the toy table, on whose summit there
is eternal joy for the little folks, and
around whose base the feet of the chill
dren are forever playing. (See Gold,
smith.) Then comes the "Gentleman's
Terror" the "Post Office" keptby two
the most pleasant and amiable post
masters in the Department; the Talk
ing Doll" and another table covered
with valuable articles.
Tho drawings Of the principal arti-
clcS will take place tonight They
are to DO drawn by diSintsrested per-
sons, with tho blanks and. prizes in
one hat and the numbers in another.
We make this statement by request,
because many persons think that ar
rangements will be made to give tho pri
zes to favoritcs. We noticed one thing
in the drawing last night, that persons
who took from half dozen to dozen
tickets seldom failed to draw prize.
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