The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-20

was knocked down to our own citizens,
notwithstanding a Cincinnati bidder
was in the market. The grades were
ordinary low middling to ordinary up
land, from Tennessee and Mississippi.
THE TEMPERANCE FESTIVAL
GRAND PAGEANT.-The preparations
for the series of entertainments at
Mozart Hall, which commenced last
night, under the auspices of the
Temperance organizations of the city,
for charitable purposes, we're of the
most elaborate character, and highly
creditabIe to the ladies of the city,
of whom large numbers are taking
active part. 49,
THE DECORATIONS
OF, the Hall were on an extern
sive scale, and were really ele-
CANT, if not expensive Across
the street was drawn a white
banner, bearing the inscription.
8 Festival for Charitable Purposes"
In front of the main entrance, at
taehed to the front of the gallery, is
a small blue banner, inscribed in gilt
letters with the word - Fidelity"
Immediately over it, suspended from
the ceiling, is white banner bearing
the word Purity" with gilt star in
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a triangle, fanked with blue and
pink streamer bearing the symbolical
letters III " and e.
At the center front of the gallery is
a magnificent canopy, covering table
loaded with the choicest perfumery,
presided over by elegant ladies' The
canopy is of red, white and blue
muslin, trimmed with spangles, flow
ers and evergreens, with lace curtains
of white, looped beneath, and encir-
cled with wreath of cedar. Beyond
this is circular railing trimmed with
white muslin, behind which are
shelves filed with articles of mer-
chandise, over which is inscribed in
blue letters, the word Temperance"
To the right, in front of the gallery,
are a pink and white banner, in
scribed respectively, Temperance"
and Hope" with an anchor. On
each side of these are blue and pink
streamers, one inscribed CHARITY is
Our Purpose, and bearing a gilt star
with vermillion center; the other
bearing the letter &C" in a triangle.
and next % this is white streamer
bearing the letter P" in a triangle.
On the right hand side, as you face
the stage, is another canopy like the
first, but surmounted with two small
United States flags, with table for
other wares in front and with a
splendid mirror at the back. Other
banners and streamers with symbol
cal letters or significant words, as
(" Love, -. Purity 6 Fidelity, -" Vir-
tue, Benevolence. &C., &C., orna-
ment the walls around the room.
Across the front Of the stage, sup
ported by two pedestals, trimmed in
red, white and blue, handsomely dec
grated, a magnificent arch is thrown.
bearing in letters of gold and vermil-
lion, Remember the Poor" At
each extremity of the arch is juven-
lie angel kneeling, as if in supplica-
ton. At the right of the stage, at
the ceiling, is the blue banner of
the cadets of Section 5, and opposite
is pink banner inscribed with
" Love" in letters of gold. In front
of the stage is a long table. hand
somely ornamented and loaded with
articles for sale. Against the wall,
near the entrance of the stage, we
find the well of Bethuel, where his
daughter Rebecca met Eleazer when
in search of wife for Isaac. This
well is presided over by damsel no
less fair than the one she represents,
ever ready to give drink to all that
seek her hospitality.
Two other beautiful canopies, like
the one we have described, ornament
the southeast wall, and between
them is the splendid banner awarded
to the ladies OF Evansville for the
largest contribution to the State San
itary Fair of 1864.
In the center Of the room is the