The New York herald., 1878-11-03
The CATHEDRAL FAIR
Great Success OF Great Undertaking.
Additional Novelties.
DONATIONS POURING IN.
The McCIoskey Autograph Album and
What It Contains.

che second week OF great tar in tho cathedral
On Fifth avenue closed late Last night. Numerous as
the attepdsnco was the first week, and greatly in
creased as Il has been ali last week. the rush yestsr
day and last night was vastly greater. Saturday IS
emphatically chiidren's day. The avenue and the
several streets IN the vicinity OF The admirable struc
turs bene the fair is held were lined with
little OF growths and ages. School chill
drsn In groups clad in their best attire, made inc
highways merry with thsir laughter. Nurses with
smaller children slowly moved along the crowded
thoroug hisres. The ticket sellers were embarrassed
by the constant call for the coveted pasteboard and
the salsswomen opened wido their eyes when the
army OF little aocked about the tables and gaped
In wonder and delight at the pretty things on v.ew
In the evening the great whito pillars wore their
glittsrlng crowns and sparEled in the light
thousand fantastic pictures blazcd from The ilinmi-
mated glass, ana tho continuous hum OF a myriad
voices sounded like the boom Of waves upon The
shore. Many sales made IN the second
week. AT first crowd there to soc; now
they 60 to buy. There hundreds OF costly arii-
clos on tho tables which individual purchaser
would take, but tho ladies' hnd no difficulty
In dlspos,ng OF chances In rallies for them.
They adopted q general rule VI soiling
all the chances they can, not that the
articles worth the amount tnus obtained, but be-
any one who buys share is supposed TO do SO
fair a beautiful India shawl presented to Mrs.
E. c. Donneily by Mrs. Ford 500 in god artisticaiiy
arranged on a silk background and mounted In
frame; ..iovely lamp" accompanying an English
tea table, and admirable portrait OF the Car dnal
Not TAR from this table, In neat enclosure,
stands q jolly little cream coored Cuban pony,
with well shaped head, bright mischevous eyes and
! flowing name II Is in the custody OF pretty
voung girl, Miss Mary Mcguire and the table Of ST
Agnes be benefited by Its rafting TO tho extent
II 5000 One OF the best and most profitable tea.
lures has OF novelty and usefulness. 1t is
IN artisuc table and pavilion. made and presented TO
hrs A. H. Lazar and daughter, on which are ranged
.he best grades OF cigars cigarettes. These
sold wholesale or retail by bevy OF vivacous young
ladies' chapsroned by Mrs. Lazar, and great is the
demand the stock has TO be replonIshed daily.
THE ATTRACTIONS
The Punch judy room has ret,ed nearly $50
every day. Tue youngsters laugh ana shout and In
sist going again and again. The several wheels
Of fortune nnd constant occupation Tbs scales Tor
weighing, the iuoes Tor blowing, the glass blowers.
with their curious manipulations of tno yielding
material. the miniature steam engines, with their
well developed whistles, and the admirable model. In
iuIl working order, OF LOGON olive train OF
on twsnty-oot circular track are all well pa
tronzed and turn In much money 10 the fund. The
ladies' In charge OF St. Joseph's table have been
fortunate In donations since the last report For the
OroDze crucifx OF whicn the HERALD has spoken.
chaucss sell rapidly Yesterday barrel OF prime
d0ur 10, also large picture OF the desc n:
IRON tho cross, ans cactus specimen and some capi-
maculate Conception brlstIes with dolls OF all scris
and sizes. The Church of the Most Holy Redssmer
Displays beautiful lssal to be gwen 10 tue cnursh
having Inc most the tablo oil ST. John the
Evangelist is isier written by stonowsll Jackson.
from Mexico, in ls41; an organ aod a grand piano.
THE HERALD
AZ tho people the Goor they confronted
editor oi the morning paper navinx tns mos' VOTES
Last night the HERALD received 20 the Stddfs Zefus0
= Star 49, San q, Times l. Tribune IL ana World j.
charm ing retreat from the noise hustle
freshment saloon presided over by Mrs. Joseph
Crocheron, assisted by number OF gay and fostive
dsmsels VINO provide all manner OF cheer the IN
lernal man. The generosity OF Aessra Crecheron,
Deimonieo ana Eags enables ,he ladies' 70 offer q
equal TO the best ana ut noderate prices They
take In soont 500 day aud auord pleasant resting
Tax CATHEDRAL TABLE
The Cathedral table has again osen the destination
OF anumber OF elegant DONATIONS. a par oi gold
brace,ets, with diamonds IN the setting valued at
$500, was sent In yesterday cameis' hair shawl,
valued 5000, and GOD pen and pencil CASE with
o DIAMOND in the head. are to be rallied ior The
HERALD has been asked TO renew attention 10 the
McCioskey autograph album, which probably has not
us equal in tho country. The book ID covered
dark blue velvet, richly iettered In
gold. Tns arst autograph Is that OF Bis
Holiness Leo Kill, gwen in Rome on tie 25ih Of
November, 1877. Next is biack.bordered UlanK.
following page slmperador" is written boidy. This
Is the sign-n oil Dom Pedro II Emperor OF
Brazil who SO favorsbty impressed Americans two
years ago Below is grace uiy written "Imperatriz."
ihe signature OF his amable EmDrsss Next are the
autographs oil tho Princess Imperial Brazn;
Alphon.us XII King OF spain; the King and Queen
OF Eegium; The King OF Bavaria, the King
a.sop so1y' " p.snes o.,a and ysssi % cSraiaa % 4a
nci Mattel; Cardinal Antoneli. late Secretary
OF state 10 His Holiness Plus TX; Cardinal
Benavides Patriarch OF The West Inaies; Cardinal
Bonaparts; Cardinal Bilio strong Candidate tor the
alter the deah Of HIS Holiness fius lX carai-
nal Cullen, the late Archbishop OF Dublin Cardinal
Franchi, Secretary OF state TO Hts Hoiaose, Leo
XIII. Cardinal honsnlobe and Cardinal howard
much aiIke i Gasn aud dstinctness; CARDINAL AaH-
nIDR, Archbishop of Westminster; Cardinal Nc.
Coskey, disunguishabe Tor ITS strong, clear racsry:
CARDINAL La va!lcta, VicarGensrai oil HIS Holiness
Leo Kill Cardinal NiBa secretary of State; Cardi.
mai Patrze, year-GeGcrai OF HIS Holiness Plus TX
CARDINAL Ptrs, Librarian si tho Holy Roman Church;
Cardinal sImeou Project OF the Sacred Congregation
ofths Propaganda, and me other cardinals
PECULIAR INDEED.
One custom, which Is ratGef peculiarly of tho
fair, Is tue cneerlui way 10 which donations are
nando wood. sloo; ". X. Grace, sio0; Ricnard Ar
mold. $50; Appleton, "a set OF Cyclopedias; linany
Tue Cardinals cnaf was presented to The lar, aud
HIS Emiueuce sat In u wni,e during his visit 10 Hiss
Lesry's Flora Pavilion. Inc man VINO designed aud
presented the swinging don Is genius ana tns
children vote him thanks CONTINUALLY. kyio's
twenty eight loot boat hangs over The aisle
The FitIcth street entrance, aud IS attended 10
,y William ONcIl, the Cherry street newsooy, VINO
has saved niuctscn nvss from drowning Foster
wey made a grand tour of The building, ant gave +
500 hsp the cause along. Iank Adams and
Lizard, sexion, GARNER, Day and d on MAKE the
spectators open their eyes as tLey twiri The IVORY
balls the woll based table; aIo the post oilce,
conducted by Mrs A. Gilbert, Is 90 well managed
that every caller II certain TO receive letter, pro
vlded he pays tue postage.
DIsriSGcisnED VISITORS.
Tho children, OF every nge, IRON tue little fodder
20 the venerable sage, are delignIsd whenever tho
Cardinal nnds time to VISIT tho iair. He
has been two three times since last sun
day, and hts last VISIT accom- panied by
Bisnop McNeirny, Ot Albany; Bishop Lynch, OF
Charleston, u, and Bisnop Corrtgan, OF Newark,
~ J. The distinguished party made The circait OF
sns entire fair. purchased freely and encouraged
spd all by tneir presence as we'll as by tueir words
Before they Istt they Inscribed tneir the
autograph register. As was suggested In tue HERALD
OF sunday last, the 81, QUO cborou IN the Catholc
nj u0Ol ur Isl iu al
oi the SISTERS. The little iolks are attraction In
themselves aod do mucn toward enilvening after
noon sessions.
Yesterday Graiulla gave grand matfaso concert In
the Cathedral
ADDITIONAL DoxArIoSs
Ex-Governor samuel ). Tdeu present ted the ladios
OF ST. Xsvor's table with S25Oi ar Higgins seut In
600 Uoxss OF laundry SOAP; b1nop Lougbnn sent $500
TO the Cardinal; Fred buttefhsi gave $lU0 sad
Roy al Pnelps $50, Gomlen Lyneh donal piano.