The New York herald., 1879-11-30
Brilliant Toilets and Gorgeous Uniforms
Among Bowers and Pagodas.

their splendors the market places of old Eastern
cities whose history belongs to the "Araolan
n ghrs." In the evening especially. when the gas
lights glitter from a thousand burners and the moor
below presents unending procession oi
gay promenaders. the Oriental character Oh
the scene impresses itself upon the imagination
Within the booths the attendant ladies. many OF
them in quaint headdresses. seem though they
were unloosed from some palace of Khedivan ro-
nance But the Seventh has not forgotten. even in
its booths and shooting galleries. and soda foun-
tains and lemon ade wells. the CHIEF element of its
strength-tnose mustaches which are the admira-
other The prettiest among the pretty are on
duty everywhere. not merely as soldiers in three
cornered sharp tailed coats OF gray, but i'll the
not less to be remarked uniform Of the opera and
the ball room and the dinner table, doing duty as
amateur shopmen and If the ordinary
American, proud of his rights as freeman. cannot
resist the persuasive tones which say, viii you buy
vote. sirY neither can beauty and fashion refuse
purchase the suffrage from mustached son OF
Mars and the Seventh.
Indeed, all the. ordinary rules OF gallantry have
been reversed. will be seen from the sweet Butter
cup manner in which the Ninth company welcomes
the ladies:-
Then buy of II" company.
Good old Ninth company
Ladies should never be shy,
So give your company
Prices won't jump any;
Come. take a look and then buy
We've shaw!s and we've lsces,
Most beautiful vases,
And pretty knick.knoxes,
So buy of ~ company-buy.
But as a matter of course, there are places in the
Fair where the fair have 1t all their own way Among
these are the gypsy camp. and. strangely enough,
the tobacco room: As sypsies. however the tair
ticaly neat instead of being as they ought to be-
picturesquey dirty. If the Fair another month
their tinsel may be toned down to the real gypsy
brilliancy OF color. And. strangely enough, they
never try to tell your fortune although no
gypsy queen went gypsying any other
before. theSe-th0
Oriental picturesqueness Of the booths. the mossy
ana sylvan character of the Floral Temple, and the
oddities, we'll the taste and beauty encount
ered-that much of the success of the fair is due.
YESTERDAY
The attendance yesterday equalled. il it did not
surpass that of any previous day In the afternoon
the armory comfortably filled with ladies and
children, and in the evening the young men aud
maidens focked to the Fair.in great numbers. At
times it was not easy to make ones way
hung tenderly the of lovers and
husbands. and passed from booth to booth
and up and down the long stairways and in and out
of camps grottoes aud lakes until the
living panorama became one mass OF inextricable
confusion. wretch rung bell every three
onds to invite people to see Punch and Judy, and
young up stairs assaulted the ears OF persons
their way the art gallery with the most unearthly
cries-"Ladies and gentlemen, walk in only ten
cents" The band played in the balcony and the min
ged noises at times deafening BUTT was enJoya-
BILE for all that. and heartily enjoyed. little
before nine O'Clock about fifty members of the vet
corps Of the Thirteenth regiment of Brooklyn.
under command of Colonel Dodge, came in. escorted
by nearly hundred members of the regiment,
and were introduced Colonel Clarke in the Floral
Temple. subsequently the Old Guard was received
at the same place. These veterans of whom there
twenty-five, were dressed in white coats, blue
pantaloons and Glengsry caps. but they
Swallowed up IN the crowd and their regiinentals
counted tor very little. AT ten O'Clock the multitude
was greater than any previous time, and 1T
with some dffic cuty that people were induced to 10
home when time arrived to close the building.
COMING WEEK.
The fair will be continued until the close of the
present week. 1t has been decided. however, to
change the hour of opening to siA o'clock r. M. on
afford little rest to the lady managers.
On the days named the fair will be
open to the public at one O'Clock p NJ,
viii close at eleven the usual hour. Tomorrow
tMonday has been designated by the Executive
Committee the Merchants, Bankers anu Brokers'
Day. Although the number OF purchases has been
quite gratifying there is still great deal OF prop
erty unsoid and this will be closed out during the
week. In one department alone-that OF needle
work-the display is OF the finest quality,
and this. alike with other articles, ornamental as
well useful, will be offered at very low prices.
The managers express their Indebtedness to Messrs.
John Hoey and William b. Dinsmore, of the Adams
Express Company, for donations OF rare speci-
mems of cut flowers. They also mention Mrs.
Jonas French, Boston lady. who donated
ing an ' exquisite n npl sspIay OF sosos roses esea
The gas USED IN the building during the fair is
donated by the Municipal Gas Light Company. The
pecuniary saving thus effected not inconsdera-
bic. Captain Appleton. of the Sixth company, sent
pie from his country seat Staten Island last
evening. novel feature presented tor the
first time yesterday was lemonade receptacle
water. 1t appeared 10 be deep at first sight, and
lacked neither the mosscovered roof OF the country
WELL the ''old oaken bucket" suspended by
stout rope. 1t the intention of the designer to
symbolic "kebecca at the WELL" but as there were
charine-acidu ulous contents the aegorical feature
was somewhat obliterated. The ladies' match, which
closed on Friday evening, in the rifle gallery was
gratifying success. There sixty-two entries,
and the prizes were by the following ladies in
the order mentioned:-M q. sherman. Miss
Lackey, Miss Stowe. Mrs. Wingate. Miss Schermer-
horn, Mrs. Reed Miss Bixby, eMiss Wood. Miss Du-
rant. Mrs. Miller Mrs. Richards. Miss Richards aud
Miss Neay. The last team match was by the
Rifle Club.
PROCEEDS.
While 1t Is next to impossible, yet to arrive at
the total amount of'money received Tor admission to
the fair. it ascertained that the receipts at tho
doors have averaged at least 500 daily for single
admissions. Apart from these however there are
tickets and coupon tickets. several thousands of
is estimated by the Executive Committee that tho
daily average number of visitors has been 1000
The voting for favorites still continues with a RI
valry that bodes no i'll to the funds A lady APP
preached the table where the ballots are
deposited tor the sword to be given to
any officer OF the army or navy. Glancing
at the the blackboard. she saw that General
Hancock ahead. and. taking SIS from her purse.
Accordingly sixty votes at added
to the Commodore's score placing it thr-
votes advance of General Hancock s.
At the close the polls last evening captain Apple
tou OF the Sixth company. stood at the head OF the
list for the antograph quilt having received ls'
by Mr.. Walter Lawrence, OF
this city. An elegant case OF cut
lery. also Company F's booth. was won
by captain Il. o. Bird of the Veterans. Before the
close Of the fair the voting the elaborate b. by
carriage, at the booth of tho Fifth company stood as
follows Mrs. 4. W. Siegrist 2G2 Mrs 4. l.. Cam
erden, 296. For the goidmounted rifle the follow
ing were the highest scores:-Colonel X. q. Ward,
Twenty third regiment, 426; Colonel q. d. Scott,
ElZhtl rex ment. 4l5; Captain Burke, Gate city
Guard, Atlanta, Ca. 15T; Colonel j. Porter. Twenty
second regiment. lJ8; Colonel Ryder. Ninth regi-
meni In Cosonel Browncl Forty-scventh regi.
ment. IA. General Grant. 40; Colonel Steele,
Fourth regiment -. and General A. Shaler, 81.
SMITHS SWORD.
The vote f.r the sword given by the officers
OF the Sl1ty-nipth regiment stood s--Lieutena INT
Springer, Ninth regiment, 32G; Lieutenant Petit,
Tweniy-thrd regiment, l5S; Lieutenant Freeman,
Twenty second regiment. 1ig; Lieutenant Hess.
seventy-hrs regiment, lis; Lieutenant Froth-