The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-26
EPAULETTES AND BONNETS.

| EIGHTH DAY OF THE MILITARY FAIR--RARE
CHANCES FOR pIAMoNDs-voIING FOR FAVOR
TIES.
steady stream of visitors poured into the Seventh
| Regiment Armory yesterday afternoon and evening
TO enjoy the attractions the fair Pretty faces and
brilliant toilets characterized the attendance and the
sales were brisk and numerous. There were more
"chances sold. however. than anything else. II one
might judge from the almost inuumerable lotteries
at the Various booths where 81 or So and good luck
always insure one prize. The unwritten law that
fair damsels shall not solicit subscriptions imposes
upon them cruel restraint which they evidently
feel very keeny. and young lady assured .
HERALD reporter that she had virtually lost hun
dreds of dollars at her booth because she was not
permitted to indulge in little eloquent persua-
son." This castiron rule. of course. applies only
to the matter of begging visitors to buy who have
not made any oyertures toward o purchase
When one asks the price OF an article he becomes
legitimate prey The rivalry Of the tables is fierce
and animated The sales still jealousy kept SUB
rosa that the of each company may not be
known The diamonds that have adorned the tables OF
the Seventh and Tenth Companies are considered by
many to afford them advantage over their CON-
petitors as the receipts from the diamond ruftes
will undoubtedly be large. 1t is said that the
Seventh Company expect to receive $4,000 for the
precious stones. The fan on which many prominent
artists have painted triaes attracts admirers
stantly. The fan originally worth So. and now
it is valued at $500.
Children are delighted with the LADY Of the
Lake" who ships them presents in a little craft
from behind mysterious grove overhanging the
water and politicians contemplate with reverence
the barrel Of "Old Grow Whisky" temptngly dis
played ON the east side Smokers were interested
yesterday in lot of cigars in handsome mahogany
case from Jose. Baron & Co.. Havana. valued at
$780, while thesaucy gypsies with the utmost sang
jro,d predicted big honxnzas and beds OF clover
the fortune OF any one anxious about his future.
THE SCENE AT NIGHT.
During the evening the armory was crowded to
renletion and it was with difficulty that visitors
passed from booth TO BOOTH From the vantage
ground OF the balcony the scene below was an AMI
solid phalanx round the particoored booths. stop
ping here and there as curiosity prompted The big
nora temple whose summit overtops the neighbortpg
roofs presented interesting sight with its exotics
singing birds and beyy of interesting girls in blue
and white dresses The result Of the diamond rattle
under the auspices of Company was declared last
night the winning numbers but not the names OF
the being ans nfs III pr aseos nsz
was diamond bracelet and hairpin, valued ut $3.50;
third. pair OF diamond earrings, s255;
rings rings $780, seventh. diamond lacepn $40;
| eighth, diamond earrings. $ll5; ninth. diamond
earrings. 500; TENTH diamond lacepio, $780,; elev-
enth diamond lacepin, $50; twelfth diamond lace
Pap are resnect lively sS9 asso ST.
5522 42s4 $685. 2.65l 1856, $3.50 and l.254. 1t is
sad that William A. Pond: Jr. won the tenth prize.
and that another prize fell to Miss Julia Cavanagh,
| of Fifty-third street. Through an error duplicate
tickets been sold III the rattle for the diamond
bracelets valued at $780, under the auspices OF Com
panv O. and purchasers are requested call at that
booth and get the old declared closed
The diamond badge ratified by the Second company
| Veterans was won late Monday night by Captain
Gregory. OF Jersey City. china dinner set fell to
| Mrs. Alvord and an erniine cloak to Mrs. Bradiord
l Vim yarV hri1
at SO, OOO now being rallied on at this table are be-
| coming very popular Since Monday night over two
| Thousand chances have been sold. Company also
opened a subscription for So 600 set OF diamonds.
which is divided into twenty prizes, the hrst being
necklace valued at $4,000.
Voting for popular officers is still the rage and
the number Of votes shows how fully the visitors
appreciate their right OF suffrage. In the "Army and
Navy contest General Hancock leads with 40 votes
The less favored officers are:--Commodore George
| II. Cooper. 1871; President Hayes. 140; General
Grant, 1856; General Sheridan. 1l5; General
Newton, 1Ol; General Upton. 81; General
Sherman. GO, and several scattering. The "Sixty.
Ninth struggle tor the popular lieutenant fur
gives Lieutenant Springer, OF the Ninth regiment
the lead with 1873 votes. Lieutenant Petit OF the
Tweuty-third regiment, has las. and Lieutenants
Hess. Of the Seventy first regiment. and Freeman
Of the Twenty-second regiment. Ia For the "Dia
Major McAlpin. Of the seventy.nrst regiment
! is ahead in the contest for the National Guard
sword. He has 800 votes; Colonel Ryder. of the
Ninth, has ST.; General Varian, 324; General Wood
ward, las; Colonel Porter OF the twenty second
49, colonel Cavanagh, OF the Sixty-ninth. IS; Gen
eral Shaler, Sc, and Captain Frank Bacon, 81. The
baioting the gold mounted rifle is as follows:-
Colonel Ward. 1926; Colonel Scott. 312, Coone
Ryder. 1O8 Colonel Burke. 1885, Colonel Porter, lib
General Newton. rs; General Grant, 81; Genera
Shaler, 81, and many scattering.
| THE
curious contest for the championship OF pi'
eating has this ballot-Captain J. S. Price. 1877
Captain ]. s. Wharton. 50; Backus, 3d. Tilden. Sheri
dan Shook and Brayton Ives. Is; President Hayes
IS. and Captain Williams. 1. Lieutenant Pond ha,
100 votes and Captain Appleton 126 votes towart
winning the signature quilt" The newsiness ant
vivacity of the Knapsack makes its daily editions
l-seIl like hot cakes.
The booths yesterday were superintendent BY tn
following ladies' assisted by many others:- Firs
company. Mrs: Lyman Fisk; Second company. Mrs
| H. s. Steele; Third company, Mrs. Jameson; Fourtl
company. Mrs. Charles L. stickney; FIFTH
| company, Mrs. p. p Noe; Sixth company
Miss f. b. Knox; Seventh company Mis-
Helen G. Grant; Eighth company. Mrs. Ellwoo.
K Thorne; Ninth company. Miss L. Clark; Tentl
company. Mrs. Leonard Forbes Beckwith Mis-
Neilsion played the role of Lady Of the Lake. Mrs
English was chief saleswoman in the toy shop. Mrs
Allen in the furnishing goods department aud Mrs
G. Crab I'M in the tobacco room. Mrs. Pond wa
scharmah' Of the floral sta. while the gypsies wer
led by Miss Josephine Pollard. 30