The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-15
THE FAIR AT Odd FELLOws' HALL

1t is delightful thing to help little orphans at
any time, whether by putting your hand in your
pocket and producing dollars or dimes, or by
dancing away the merry hours at moderate pc
cunary expense, but ii is especially delightful
when the dear little come to you in the shape
of strawberries and cream, begging to be eaten,
or in the form Of q great iced poundcake, or
glass Of p (no, not punch,) lemonade, entrest'
ing you with all their eloquence to devour them
slraiphtwsy. All then it ia that all the benevo-
lence and charity in human nature asserts itself.
Then il is that o man sees exemplifed the prin-
ciple that blessings lie hid in every apparent woe
and, to make long story short, the existence OF
these little petitioners for relief is not altogether
unproductve of bliss to the outside world.
II sny one doubts this let him go as certain re-
porter did last evening and the evening before TO
Odd Fellows Hall, and see what IS going on there
You don't see any Of the "orphrons'-they, bless
their little hearts, have gone to bed long ago, to
dream of the sugar plums, tarts and dolls, which
in such profusion await to be exchanged into
available stamps in their behalf. To be sure q
good many very pretty orphans (whose stern ana
relentless parents are still living) may be seen.
but they receive their full share of attention and
sympathy, and don't therefore need ours.
| Last night we took cursory glance az the
| room first, seeing many beauties, that - IN the
way Of arrangements and decorations, wnicn nsd
| previously escaped our notice. The beautiful
| floral hall stood geographically in just the same
latitude end Longitude it did on the night before
with the Bienvile Club still ahead IN the vote on
4 the silver cooler and goDlets. -
| The pOstmistress, apparently IN utter lnolner-
ence as 10 whether the president nominated or the
| Senate confirmed her, was dispensing letters for
stamps in rapid STYLE. Here are the ones that re-
msined uDcalled for
| Mr.. Almond, c. T. Beauregsrd,
General Beauregsrd, DR.. Arthur Cnastani
| Henry Dupre, D. Despommler,
| Miss NJ. Despommier, b. Pihet,
| Frank M. Piffet, Adolphe Pihet,
| Mics NJ. ThcTp, u. Enghsn,
NJ. Jones. MISS Addie Wecxware,
| Mr. Bovard Mr.. Smith,
| John Stevenson, Pope NoDle,
| Mr. Adams g. Wbitesldes,
Csnno David, feui Fatant.
We took a yery fond look at table No. l. fol
| there are delightful recolectioDs connected will
it-recollechons far above crab gnmoo, corn
| bread and black coffee. We glanced again at N o
2, surnamed the Crescent which had, since oui
last, received pretty gift OF oranges, and
bananas and plums I; at Nos. 3 and a, stIrscuve al
ever in their array OF eatabes ana Venoioies
and finally at No. 8, where is erected tsstefu
arch in pink, white and green, from which de
pepds q rich evergreen basket full OF flowers
Here too is table upon which is never falint
supply of lemonade furnished nightly oy the Han
| cock Club also a cake from Mrs. Capt. Tobin, o
the steamer Frank Psrgoud, and snotner cek'
| sent from the same boat. This table is admirabl.
presided over by Mines. Goodwin, zuntz AM
| Wilbur.
Within the parlc-, that Is the snteroom, {
pretty Kaleidoscope view was presented, consist
ing in pyramidsl platform, tastefully drsped ant
enriched by successive rows OF fair occupants
and making mp tablesu which eliciteo muci
applause. There was vocal music, too, will
piano accompaniment; and 30 popular was tn
entertainment there offered that later In the even
ing it had to be repeated before second audl
ence. Altogether the scene in the psrlor wa
very pretty, being rendered especially 30 by tn
fairy erotto erected IN one Of the corners OF II
Nor must the old woman who lives in her sho
with SO many little children, that with them snn \
! forgotten. But, pshaw, reader, go and see It q
for yourself. better than reporters pen cal
even describe it. Go this very evening.