Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-01-10
THE MINERS FESTIVAL.
An Occasion OF Surprising En-.
j0yment.

The festival of the Miners Union
opened on Monday night very ans
piciously. The gathering by ten
o'clock was so numerous as to al
most fill the spacious hall, and
later in the evening large number
arrived from Gold Hill and Vir.
ginia. Many also came up from
Dayton. and the whole throng com.
prised as much of feminine beauty
and masculine gentility as are usu-
ally found in mining community.
The young ladies looked especially
attractive, and the matrons were in
an ebullition OF zeal for the cause
they we're serving and enthusiasm
at the brilliauce OF the beginning.
For it must he remembered that the
matrons played no small part in
conjunction with the miners in de-
signing and carrying ont the plan
OF the enterprise. Nor we're the
misses amiss in this respect. But
before stating details under this
head let us glance at
THE HALL
From q birds eve. independent.
pbilosophic or enthusiastic stand
point, as you will. Il never looked
better, not excepting the night OF
its dedication. The usual diverging
streamers from a central point in
the ceiling. which have done ser.
vice, by the way. since that event,
were present. A pleasing plenti.
fulness OF pictures adorned the
walls, so that when one tired OF
looking on the beauty on the floor,
be could turn his eyes toward the
walls and find there such feasts as
artists produce on their easels.
The wings Of the stage were draped
in cambria Of Complementary col
ors placed alternately with each
other /; on the stage itself was an
evergreen tree. fruitful of things
like little cups for catching dew
'lrops for the girls to drink ; other
evergeens we're dispersed through
out the room where they would do
the most good about ten feet OF
the east side of the floor was par
titioped off for commercial purposes
and refreshment room the inevi-
table postoffice, with its attendant
facilities for the promotion of love,
seduced unwary SWANS from a
corner near the stage an ice cream
department-a reminder of other
and warmer days-served to cool
Threats made hot by its neighbor the
punch table. Too much praise
can scarcely be bestowed upon the
person who evolved from his inner
consciousness this thoughtful pro-
vision for passing needs. And the
punch was made on the home plan,
delicious, delicate, harmless-un-
less in inordinate quantities.
THINGS HERE AND THERE.
The foregoing may be taken as a
general outline of the appearance Of
the hall as reflected upon the repor-
iorial rctina. There were some tables
besides those mentioned, on which
were exposed for sale various things.
Itwould he too exacting to suppose a
reporter to understand the utility or
design Of all of them. Two pendants,
delicate, beautiful, artistic, made by
Miss Ella Jones, of fine cotton fibre,
in the form of hanging baskets, at
tracted particular attention. Some
very tastefulIy done needlework, rs
tides, etc, together with knitted
affairs for men and women, were on
sale in abundance. Also there were
odds and ends, as i: were, in silver,
delf and 50 on, of unique aud inter
estiug design. One piece Of delft,
gilded, colorcd and leJtered, repre-.
sented votuptuous woman disro5ing
to retire, while yiilainous man, with
no pure thoughts in bis head, was
peeping through an aperture Ia apar-
titioning curtain. The reporter count
ell just twenty-seven miners who
picked up the noyelty and smiled
upon il lustfuly. The reporter also
looked in vain for any evidence Of
utility about it--any place for hold
ing matches, cigars, or pens. 1t
seemed to have been manufactured
with sole view to ornamentation.