Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-12-17
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The lovers Of pleasure r being
treated to q real feast Of enjoyment At
the social entertainments being given
nightly at Miners Union Hall. by the
ladies' OF St. Johns Church. The re-
cent enlargement Of the hall has added
greatly to the convenience aud comfort
Of its patrons. giving ii 1t does ample
room for q very large audience. No
trouble or pains has been spared BY the
ladies' In decorating and making u as
attractive and pleasant as II is possible
to do during the soeiablss. The best OF
music Is furnished and dancing com.
mences at Y, o'clock each evening, and
Is continued until II O'Clock. when
the gathering breaks up. giving the poo.
pie who attend IN opportunity OF
getting a good nights rest in addition
to their evenings enjoyment. Some OF
the stands or booths for the
saIe OF Fancy Articles.
Are richly and beautifully arranged, and
add vastly to the elegance Of the other
adornments. One on the south side OF
the hall. furnished by Mrs. Captain i.
q. Taylor. and kept by Mrs. u. W.
Whitaker, contains among other articles
eight splendid crotcheted sleeveless ladies'.
Jackets, q number Of crocheted ladies'
scarfs, one hundred and forty.four beau.
tifully trimmed dolls. . number OF ole
CANT tides, and n thousand md one
pretty things that We cannot enumerate.
Ii also contains q very amusing repre-
s~sntation OF Miss Nickleby and her Sc
lect school. the donation OF Miss Elite
Casebolt; n fancy worsted toilet set by
Miss n. +. M~aronie, and q mammoth
rheumatic shoe made and presented by
Captain I. q. Taylor. inside OF which Is
plased the traditional old woman who
lived in . shoe. she had so many chill.
dren she knew not what to do, 10 she
gave them some broth without amy
breed. dressed them aud spanked them
and put them to bed. On the opposite
side Of the hall Is
The Fancy stand
Kept by Mrs. j. o. Bennetts, Miss l..
Smith and Mrs. E. Wright. The arti.
clss for this table consist entirely OF do
nations, all placed and arranged in the
most attractive style. Among the dona-
tons We noticed q splendid baby basket,
complete. given by Mrs. DIR. Hall; two
handsome work boxss. by Mrs. Jane
Noble; q beautiful toilet set, by Mrs.
W. ". Turnsy; some elegant tides. by
Mrs. Randall; q splendid chamois knife
case, by Mrs. ]. Jones, Jr.; three sle-
CANT watch pockets. by Mrs. G. II.
Morrison; lamp mats and hanging bas.
kets' by Miss Lichtenberger; set OF
toilet mats. by Miss Greenwood; an
elegant card case by Mrs. T.. McGJeggor;
a worstsd tidy. by Mrs. Jackson; two
work boxes. by Mrs. o. W. Whitaker;
watch case and Japanese fan and letter
rack, by Mrs. Potter Holmes; . splsn.
did. log cabin ~bed.sprsad, by Mrs.
w. II. Stone, aud an elegant bed
spread, by Mrs. Frank Kearnsy. besides
many other beautiful things, the pames
OF tho donors Of which We did not learn.
The Flower stand,
Kept by Mrs. VIM. II. virden, assisted
by Mr.. DIR. Kirby. Miss Lena Smith and
others, is very handsomely and appro-
priately trimmed with svergreens. and
loaded with beautiful flowers. sent
daily. sweet and fresh, from Oakland,
California. The .
lee Cream Table.
Presided over by Mrs. II. Gray. Mrs.
W. +. Copeland aud Miss s. Diamond,
10 richly furnished with all the good
things desirable. aud receives, as 1t de-
serves. a goodly share af patronage.
The lemonade stand. kept by Mrs. III.
S. Brewer. is also nicely kept and well
.patronized. The sensation, however,
with little ones is.
Mics Jenny June.
A large, beautiful doll. with an elegant
wardrobe, which is to be given to the
little girl getting the greatest number OF
votes; the votes to DO counted this
evening. at the close Of the festival.
This doll was given by Miss Elite Case
bolt, and 10 u beautiful piece OF work.
There is no soliciting or urging people
to buy. but every u Is perfectly free to
get all tbs enjoyment possible. without
any hindrancs whatever. Tonight Is
the last OF the series, and none who de-
sire to buy Christmas toys cheap should
fail to 10 present, ~ the prices at which
they are sold is unusually low. and after
the close there will be q large lot OF
,ovs aud fancy ooods 10 be sold nt nue.