New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-19
~. Peter and Paui's Church Fair

The far for the benefit of the Catholic
Church OF ST. Peter and Paul will continue
during the present week, closing on Sunday
evening next. The fair is held in the build
Ing known formerly az ST. Peters Church,
bu: Which. since The erection Of the fine
etiiice on Craps street. between Marigny
and Vaudeville. has been used for educa
.ionai purposes.
|. hardly need be said that TIE fair is q
pertcc: success. fer whoever mingles with
tie large number CT visitors who nightly
.hrong the building will see that i is con-
Quoted il the same spirit and with the
same unb.enchIn, enterprise that, III the
course Of not many years. has erected
church and school ediices that are not only
a credi, and ornament to the Third Dis
:r:ct in an architecture. point of view, but
which exert an immense and beneficial in
duence Oh the neigh oOrhOoG.
Nowhere can an evening be more pleasant.
y spent than by visit 10 this tai-. Almost
everything tina: can please the eye or
cratilv tie tast.. can be seen there. and ali
the appointments are as nearly perfect "a
however happily conceived and zealously
carried into effect. is still evanescen: il it.
character.
Not the lea>s iItecestin. feature u! the
fair Is the restaurant presided over bc Mrs.
Catherine Ti.berg, Miss Mollie Gyayer and
Mrs. Burns This is called tue Times res
,au.an.. probably because It is t. inporary
estajli hcneut, and perhaps in accordance
with the iGe. expressed by teo'P"s .t1'g;'.
Bl. however that MAY be, Its belongings
~. taultiess. ana It's providinss surprising.
Nothing can exceed the courtesy o: the
| fair attendants. Rot even the delicacy O.
| tie yiania.
One OF tie mos. prominent o1jec:s in the
| far Is the tiremen's roll case. THIS tcauti-
| fdi specimen OF mechanical art. although
! not az original idea. is an improvement
| upon similar articles used in the North. In
| appearance l: Is "a cross between q book.
| case and ar upright piano. consisting of
drawers in the lower part. and a large lass
case above. The latter contains i large
number OF apertuces with glass slides
cacn OF which viii hold the narne OF mem
| be-. Tie centre division is 10 contain the
names OF active members. and one SIDE i
! appropriated tor deceased members. and
the other tor the honorary members O:
| whatever fire company may be thc lucky
recipient of the article. /. j. well woltA a
yi.,, !, the fair - view TIL. roll case.
| Tie F.remeu's ro.! case is attached 3"
the Fiyeme4's Retreat. presided over b.
! Mrs. Sweeney and Mrs. Garvcy. The
| Retreat : a very attractive affair, ami clE-
tains a variet,v of splendid articles. t-r
! Ctl-I tea set l. C!Ie o. he mo-t prom inrn:.
! There are also number of doll. :" large.
We! dressed and sweet looking @"ner-
| lly. that one Of them would hardly .a;i to
| prove great consolation 70 child e>s
| couple. One great attraction az this estab-
| ii-huen. il a splendid fruit stand, which Is
~ be competed for between Mia Liz1:t,
Clark and Miss Mona Burgh.
| I'll. Millinery Retreat l. ais" :. mos: A.
| tractive establishment. doubtless because.
n!an.re its arp.latioE. II entirely ignore,
! politics, ANA ma .cs TIE uh'. c"" d"'cc its
.r-c..ltv. This establishment is preside q
"yc: by MIS- kinsel.a. Mrs. Swan and ai!s'
! Fanny Malone. Anon. its other attrac-
| lions i a splendid anG unique jaIane>"
cabinet. which Will b. an Office: 81 v"fj"t
competition Setwetn Miss Malone a2'. Mss
| Morgan: also !: pear! set. ~:.Ir'l L. :" "e ;..;e
object OF competition between Mss Marcel /
Hn- la and Miss Bazo.o.
n" H:hcrna table IS liz Charge ~ SIS
| Tho".a, Cullen ard Mrs. james kei.cT.
ms :ab:. i distinguished by . daGueGrer,
typ portra!: OF Rev. Cornelius MoyIlha:-
pa-'o- "i -. Peter. 50 wei knowL and
esteemed tb-or-nou: this portion al ~"
Soul.