The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-08-22
Fair of the Queen of Prussia.


Fairs for benevolent purposes, which have been
20 long in vogue in England aud America, were
not introduced in Berlin until about FIVE year, ago.
\ that time the ladies Of the court and of the
corps dtpkOmGhV Hs opened a fair for the benefit OF
the Catholic orphan asylums, IN n large concert
ball Ofthe Royal Theatre: next followed the famous
fair which the Crown Princes Victoria opeued in
her apartments, in the palace OF her husband, for
the widows and orphans OF tile war Of $500, AMI
which, 10 her utmost JOY, netted, ~ the eDurse of
a few DAYS, the handsome SUN Of $500, 900, which
was sent TO the trustees appointed for that IuT-
pose; and, recently, the fair arranged by Queen
Augusta, for the benefit Of the poor PEOPLE Of
East Prussia.
Inasmueh a. the apartments at the palace nOw
inhabited by the King and Queen were not suit-
cIcntly large fOT the puTTO-c. tie committee OF Ia
dieS whom Queen Augusta had requested to assist
her IN getting up the fair resolved To hold 1t IN the
famous picture gallery of the old royal palace. No
sooner had the Queen announced that such a fair
was to- take place for the benefit Of the East Prus-
slams, and that contributions would be acceptable,
than such u number Of gifts poured I'm from all
quarters, 50 valuable. - beautiful and tasteful,
that the ladies stated j~Oyfully that their expecta-
tIOns had been more than surpassed. Sixty ladies
belonging % the circles Of the highest aTistOcracy
and tie hanie finance offered their services a. sales
women the leading merchants Of the capital pro-
pOsed to act a. treasurers and superintend all ar
engagements, and n most efficient organization was
effected. Now the hOst Of cOurt uphOlsterers, pain
IL IAAa IttNiaAll- ANNE AHt LfAAF AAfI "oAH'A
day and night, and there arose, ON the western
wall OF tie royal picture gallery, a row OfcaDDpied
tents Of puTpIc-cOlDTed elk, supported by giided
laces, and in whose rear appeared the magnificent
treasures Of the picture gallery, which impaired
% the whole an aspect than which nothing more
gorgeous and, withall, tasteful and artistic could
be imagined. But tire long row Of tents, .! (which
there were NO lee than nineteen. was insufficient
10 hold all the gifts which had been contributed
10 the fair. and - there were thirty-fOur addition
nj -fauIz erected an fIs Aflc If the windows. and
the beautiful kiosk contributed By the painters Of
Berlin was removed To- the rcirc-hment room, and
an ante-rDon WAS Eiiei with the furniture and
carpets which were to be sOld for the benefit Of
the fair.
The display of the articles showed tina not only
Berlin md Prussia, but all Of Germany had cent
gifts t. the frir. All the bunchcs Of German art
and industry in all parts Of tie FathcTland were
represented wOGlcu and cotton goods, articles Of
fashion and trinkets, utensils made Of all sorts Of
metals, china and glass, hardware. leathern goods,
works of art, articles Of TfTfu III endless variety,
were piled up on the stands. The antc-rOOm. a
very large hall, a. we said before, contained the
furniture and carTets. In the adjoining room
were to be seen rcf~reshment stands; pretty girls
ofieiated as baTmaiis, the Queen sending every
day To these stands enormous quantities OF the
choicest delieacies, generous wines, and all sorts
OF beverages. Opposite these stands was the kiosk,
which We have mentioned alrcady-a semi-ciIcular
tent supported by slender gilded pillars, and in
the background Of which were 10 b. seen five pain
tings-BOrussia, painted by Mcneil, in the middle,
and on both sides, in four groups, the other Prov
inces of the kingdom fastening To the assistance
of BOFussia. AdOinInS this room was the picture
gallery, with the tents and stands which We have
already described. The row Of purple baldachius
richly decorated with gold, and contrasting charm
ingly with the splendid paintings behind them,
the many beautiful and noble ladies trying to per-
suade the erUwed to purchase, tie incessant thrOng
in the gorgeous rOOms-all this presented Il specta-
Gle Vt the most impressive kind, ESPECIALLY upon
those who call to mind the noble purpose for which
these stirring scenes had been brought about. The
wittiest ladies were placed in charge of the stands
containing the least valuable goods, but their
merry sallies always attracted the crowd, and
they managed to sell ~ well us their sisters ut more
valuable stands. There was, especially one young
lady whose amusing replies were a constant source
of amusement for tire bystandcrs, and who was
patrUnized more literally than any of her fair col
leagues. She was never ut n loss for a striking re-
ply, and she managed to dispose Of her stock of
goods at an enormous price and with wonderful
rapidity. An old gentleman, who was quite fascI- |.
mated with her, took heart and asked her:
Tell me if you sell kisses too"
ssOf course replied the young lady,
"What is the price of your kisses
"a hundred dollars apiece, cash in advance"
sIIerc are n hundred dollars" said the aged
adOrer of the lady.
But instead Of the kiss he expected, he saw, to
his dismay, that the young lady kissed her little
white hands with her charming lips to him, amid
the loud cheers of the bystandcrs, and then took
the hundred dollars n eOOlly as if size had sold
something ut very low price.
No less fortunate was her fair ncighbOr, Ofwhom
the Turkish ambassador bought a small bust Of the
Queen, for which hc paid her five hundred Freder-
ieks dor. Under these circumstances a third
party need not 10 be very angry with Baron Won
ROthschild, who paid her-Oae gOid-Pieoe for her
photograph. Fiity-twO thousand dollars were ia
ken in six days, the lottery yielded pTobObly as
much more. ~ crowded. were the rooms every
evening that OFF, admittance had To- be - :,
fused to b. persons, and tPepeat- 81
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