The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-12-22
GIFTS

Merchants must make large profits
to pay for the attractions they use TO
draw custom. The fancy shops are
wreatbed with eyergreens in every
direction /; one firm has an orchestra,
which plays during the evening;
another has in illuminated exhibi-
ton of mechanical dolls, and d third
devotes three bsy-windows 10 pass
ages Of doll life. One window has a
baby show, doll mammas dressed in
the latest fashions in miniature, with
blue-brocade trains and basques, and
light French hats, clasping tiny glow
ed hands in rapture over infants in
long clothes, trimmed and tucked 10
the last agony, held by doll nurses
in cap aud apron, the waxen faces all
bearing an absurd mimiery of fash
ionable delicacy, aud exaggeration.
The babies are in every position after
nature one wee girl sits in q satin
easy-chair, two mites in lace caps lie
10 a bed sucking at the tubes OF two
impossible nursing-bottles, while an
African Nurse carries off the very
Youngest specimen that is able to
open its eyes. The dolls skating
party is about two dozen figures, to
represent ladies and gentlemen, dress
ed ~ the height of the mode, with
v~elvets and furs, and tiny skates
strapped on tiny French boots, pois-
ing on a glazed floor as if the skat-
ing carnival were at its height. The
expression Of eagerness and coquetry
are delicious satires upon those who
are dolls Of O larger growth. Yet
another scene is q fine lady going to
ride in her landau. Her velvet train
flows out at the door of the coach,
where a page stands ready to close
it; she holds a natural bouquet, and
her escort, opposite, raises his hat
with an air of exquisite good breed.
ing. while the liveried coachman and
the pair of spirited dark horses are
marvellous mimicry of life. There is
always a crowd round the windows
and children are by no means the
largest part of them.
CHARITY FAIRS.
Some sort Of a fair is being held
in almost every ward. The larges,
is in aid Of the Jewish hospital, one
Of the largest and best conducted il
the city. This fair is held at th,
Hippodrome-a bewildering building
in its present state-where fans
dolls, smoking sets, longing chair
and such necessaries of life, are deal
by some of the handsomest womel
| in the city. The most superb beauty
as well as the greatest wealth, i
found among the Jewesses of tn
better class, and nowhere is dres
more gorgeous. The managers o
the fair hada large number of valua
bic articles to be rafled for, but they
g were warned by the city authoritiei
that if lotteries and rafies formed
part OF the attractions at the Fail
: they would be dealt with according I
. law, the officials deeming it unfair t
! apply the law agains, gambling il
i, one set Of cases, and not in another
., THE LACK OF WORK.
0 The work Of organizing charitie.
4 goes on as briskly as possible befor'
bitter weather sets in again. Th,
number Of poor foeking to the cit,
from the neighboring country is pitts
bic. The farmers want help no lou
: ger, there is no work to be had il
t the country Of any sort, and men an
women walk In from thirty mile
e around in droves, 10 hopes Of indini
i, something to do that will give ther
> food and shelter. A servant gir
: lately told me that her family-fatt
: er, brother, and motber-had com,
: in from Port Jervis way, becaus
, they could get nothing to do, an
were depending entirely on her earn
, ings. There isn't work enough to e
round. The manager of Booths
) Tbeater lately advertised for iv,
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