Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-12-06
LADIES' FAIR.
The First Night Of tie Festival.
The Attractions Displayed at Bigslow's
Hall.

The Catholic fair and festival opened
at Bigelow's Hall last evening under
the most favorable auspices. The la
dies Of the congregation. and a num-
Der az gentlemen volunteers. worked
faithfully during the day tn yet every.
thing In readiness Tor the first nights
enter ainineni, with a fair measure of
succe~s. although some were disap-
pointed by the Don-arrival of articles
that would have proved q most at
tractive feature. The hall il very
handsomely decorated. and the various
stands display the taste Of the ladies'
by the def style in which they are
adorned.
THE ATTRACTIONS.
Our attention vas first attracted by a
beautiful table at the right of the en-.
trance. at which was c~ongregated a
bevy 81 fair ladie-, b~sily engaged
In arranging various articles, and rx.
planning their elegance and utility tn
TIE gentlemen pre-ent. On inquiry,
we were Informed that it WAS in charge
at Mrs. Geo. L~amoureux, Mrs. Gro.
Cassidy, Mrs. Ha,niy and Miss Mary
Collins. The articles for sale EN-
VI taFt>s III dHu tuner OIflettS
Of vertu. and we're supplemented by a
piece OF blsrk silk OF the finest naier-
iaI, which will be ratified for, chances
81 zach; and an elegant china tea sci,
chanc.s 80 cents, will b. disposed OF i'm
the same manner The fortunate win.
ner Of either of the above will get a
very handsome and servicable prize.
We we're also shown a ladies' gold
watch aud chain, which will be the
subject If a ballot, the gentlemen bav-
ing the right Of voting AS early and
often as they may desire. bv paying
n small fee for the privilege. Three
young ladies', Miss Swensson, Miss
Mclaughlin and Miss Collins having
been selected rs the contestants, and
10 The a. who receives The greatest
number will be awarded this elegant
piece Of jewelry. The ladies presid
ing at the stand Informed Us that they
had been disappointed in the receipt
| of some goods ordered from San
Francisco. but were in hopes that they
would arrive to-day.
FANCY FABLES.
On the opposite side of the hall two
more Ia bles we're placed, each devoted
to the sale of fancy goods. Miss Casey
presided over one, but had not ar
ranged her stand At the time that We
were present. We believe that she
will offer for sale a number OF dolls,
srray-d in hand oine costumes, and an
assortment Of jswelry. A. Miss Casey
j. quite popular, no doubt the gentle
men will literally patronize her. The
adjoining table was attended by Miss
Hartnetl. Mrs. Murphy and Mrs.
Quad. Here the attractions were va
risd and Interesting. Fine si~lver-ware.
including cake baskets. card receivers. |
etc., handsome study lamps. magnifi
Gently arraged dolls. attractive chro
mos. AMI other selections that appealed
t. The tastes If purchasers, were shown
in hewildering %rrofusion. An ingeni-
Qua and tasty musical cigar holder Is
Dedicated 20 the votaries Of Fortune.
and viii he r.filed foi; it is valued al
$50, and The chances are 81 each, and
lis FEATURES are set forth by Mrs.
Toomey. who was soliciting purchas.
ers for tickets last evening.
CREATURE COMFORTS.
The inner man il not neglected at
the fair. A lunch table Is spread attbe
end of the hall. where one can procure
a bountiful COLLATION. at a very moder
ate price. Mesdames A. Mcbride,
Kehoe, aud O'Laughlin have charge of
this part Of the programme. We no.
tlced n crowd of males in the north
east corner of the hall, and their fre
quent visits TO that locality attracted
our attention. Upon investigation. |
we found the smiling face Of Aunt
Hannah. who was busily engaged in
ladling out lemonade to the ladies', and
potent whisky punch to the gentle
men, We feel assured that Aunt
Hannah will receive frequent and pay
ing visits from her many friends.
FEMALE SUFFRAGE.
The advocates of female suffrage will
be pleased to learn that the rights OF
the sex are not ignored and that they
will stand on an equal footing
with the gentlemen during the fair.
Miss Mclaughlin, Of Ruby Hill. has
in charge n handsome cane. which
will he balIoled for in tbs same man
| ner a. the iady's gold watch and chain
| mentioned nbuve. with the difference
that the article will be presented to the
most popular gentleman, that matter
being decided by vote. Miss Me-
Laushlin is the fair supervisor Of the
election. and will record the voters
preference. charging a fee Of so csnts
for each ballot. Both ladies and gen.
tlemen are eligible to VOC. the only
qualification necessary being the de-
posting Of the half a dollar previous
TO exercising the right OF suffrage.
MUSICAL.
Music has also been provided.
Frank Reigelhuth. p. Geron and Geo.
Pierce furnished the instrumental
part Of the fair. Af'er Q o'clock and
up to midnight. dancing will ne in
| dulged In ty those who desire to
ainuse themselves In that manner.
The ladies present also volunteer to
sing, and their voices AT times fill the
hall with melody. During our stay
we listened 10 a duet by Mrs. Robert
Beatty and Miss Minnie Herring.
which was charm ngly rendered. and
sang with grea' expression. The title
II the song was "Siniie for me your
sweetest 8 nile" Taking into censid
Grafton the attractiveness OF the fair
vorali~ts, the man who would M
smile his sws e'e~t smile at their solicit
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