The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-10

inauspiciously as this fair opened on Monday
evening, on account of the inclemency OF the
weather, last evening it bore evident indication.
OF becoming as great success as was the fai.
last year from which was realized $780, The room:
last night were tolerably well filed, while from
the freedom with which those who were there
spent their money, large increase Of funds must
have resulted from the evenings entertainment
The dancing hall was also pretty well filed during
the evening by sons and daughters of the
faderiand, who, lost in the merry mszea
of the waltz and polks, found the eve.
ming far from misspent and unenjoyed.
The ladies who have the various tables in charge
have each brought, to aid them in their labor of
love, very thorough knowledge of how such af.
fairs should be conducted, and have therefor 9
combined such an array of attractions as cannot
fail to make pleasant evening to anyone who
may visit the fair. Prominent amongst these
tables is that of Mrs. Stronger, at the head OF
the room, which is filed with fancy articles Of
every variety, amongst which are some very pretty
pictures, large and handsome shawl, and hume.
rouss other articles Of use aud of virtu. Mrs.
has as assistants at her table Misses Grossart,
Justus and DelBondio, and with their aid can rely
upon resping handsome harvest for the orphans
There is at this table an elegant set of engine
harness, to be voted to the most popular fire com.
pany in New Orleans. This harness. however
belongs to the Crescent and Star table, near by,
presided over by those altogether charming ladies'
Misses Hemm, Mayer and Fellworth, to whom our
reporter makes his best bow for attentions. Next
to the Crescent and Star table is the Crescent
Ia 0f WI of ( fo
IT is prospering everything bearing the name of
Crescent does prosper-and well 1t may under the
care of Mesdames Ormsby and Ogleby, with such
attendants as Misses Laura Ogleby. Ophelis King,
Louisa King, Mamie Alexander, Clark and
Munich. May the Crescent table never
prove false to its name, but grow in
popularity and favor until on Saturday night 1t
shall become a full blown moon in its success
and then there is the little table called the Vel.
come. All callous, indeed. must be the heart of
the man who could pass that table without stop.
ping to receive greeting from the two damses,
Misses Theinmsn and Mehle, who presided over
its destinies, and unenvsble must be his frame Of
mind who, having so stopped, did not prolong the
visit until the rush of others to the table com.
PEELED his retirement. Our reporter is deeply In
debted to the Welcome for courtesies which he
will not soon forget, and the bestowers of which
will ever remain green in his memory. Then
there were-but stay. to catalogue all the sttrac-
tons of the fair would swell this article far
beyond its assigned limits, so to those who read
1t we give the advice, go tonight and see for your
selves, and we will guarantee that our description
shall be found to be not overdrawn. The object
of the fair is the worthest of all purposes-chsr-
ity, and charity to orphans. The fair itself is well
worth attending. Let there be a full attsn-
dance tonight and let the ladies' who have under.
taken the task of aiding the orphans find that gen.
erous support which their enterprise merits.