Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-27
The Hebrew Educational Fair.

We clip the following from the local
columns of the New Orleans Times Of
the 18th. Mrs. Navra, one of the most
prominent leaders of this benevolent en-
terprise is daughter of onr well-known
fellow townsman, Jacob Wolfson, Esq.
Not a small number OF the others are
we'll and favorably known in this com
munity, and their many friends will be
highly pleased to see their names men
toned in connection with this common
dable undertaking
One of the pleasantest fairs we have
ever attended is that now being given
for the benefit of the Hebrew Educa-
tionaJ Society, at the Deutsche Compa-
ny Hall. The building in the first place
is crowded. The guests and visitors
are dressed in the most elaborate cos
tunes, and the term exquisite would
not be too strong as descriptive of the
beauty of many of the ladies under
whose auspices the fair is given. AS
suredly no temptations less seductive
could have induced us to partake of the
half-dozen glasses of punch, proffered
by the Hebes of the occasion
| The hall is divided off into stalls, each
one of which has some separate attrac-
tom. In the centre was the Floral Har-
Dor, beautifully decorated. 1t is here
that the sprightly' journal called the
! Butterdu is published, and whose eXiS-
tencc deserves to be made less epheme-
real than it's name indicates.
But the refreshment table which
stands at the head OF the room was
rightly assigned to Mrs. j. X. Gutheim
first, as the wife of the eloquent prea-
cher of the same name, but not less fol
her native talent and charming grace oil
manner. We hope that it will always
be our good fortune to meet II hostess
who understands so well how to wei
come her friends and visitors. At this
table, we were pleased to meet our
friends, Messrs. Weis and Geo. Wolf
and with whom we drank more than one
glass in honor of the occasion.
The "Camelia" Table was presided
over by Mrs. NJ. l.. NaYra with that
amiability and grace which has won fol
her the esteem of all who know her
The attractions at her stand surpass
those of any Fair that we ever attended
The embroidered table-cOver, which is
for rattle under her auspices is curiosi
+ ty of delicate and beautiful needlework
1t must be seen to be appreciated, and
we claim for it, and for the various other
specimens of needle industry, (some Of
them by Mrs. NaTra herSelf,) the alton
| tion of those who visit the Fair. A spe
cial feature of the department. is the
tablet gotten up by Messrs. Levi 6
Navra, emblematic of the cause fol
which the Fair is given, in which g
scroll appears in the sky, guiding two
little children, as it were, ts the III. E. S
, (Hebrew Educational Society," The
idea is only equalled by the execution
which, we learn, was completed on the
shortest notice. Mrs. Navra's table il
J lreplete with articles that claim exami
| nation, and we will repay it visit only
, from idle curiosity.
We give below full list of the tables
and the names of the ladies by whom
they are presided over. They were Ger
tainly all very beautiful. The list OF
, tables furnished us were:
Lily:
Postoffice-Mrs. L. a. Levy, Jr.. .a
rr HeaIt's-eaSe: as
efreshment-Mrs. Rev. J. K. Guth
] elm, Mrs. Jul. Weis, Geo. Wolf. .
Forget-me-not:
Fancy-Mrs- NJ. Goldsmith. ).
Marguerite:
Faney-Mrs- M. Godchaux, Mrs. ii
Stern. ,.. -.,l r
~ f..+,.. Camelia:
Faney--Mrs. NJ L.. NavTa, Miss Haber
Il e., = Rose: 81 ~ r-s--sfella
j Refreshment--MrssA a. Beer -i-.,9 q