The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-12-25
The Far and Festival.

| The ladies' fair ani festival, for the bench;
of the Catholic Church of this town. opened
in Odd Fellows Hall last evening. The
Hall is tastefully decorated with cvergreen-
and all sorts of pretty adnrnments, Will
the tables are handsomely arranged and
we'll filled. These extend around each side
and one end of the room, leaving the center
! free for prouena,iing. This is an improve
ment over the usual style, as heretofore on
| such occasions SO much space has been de-
| voted to tables that visitors were crowded
! for want of room.
On the east side of the Hall is the tan "
and variety table, of which Mrs. II. ID. NJ
Howard has chief charge, aided by Il full
corps of young lady assistants. Hundreds
of articles Of il pretty and useful character
are arranged upon it. 1t is very deliberately
decorated in Mr.. Barrolls hest STYLE and
makes an attractive show.
Under the music gallery, in the east end
of the room, is situated the retreShment Ia
bic, under charge of Miss Moloncy and assist
ants This is generally the center of attrac-
ton upon such occasions, and does not lose
any of its attractive features here. Every
thing nice and palatable in the line of re-
freshlnents can be had at fair prices. On
the west side is the dry goods table and the
glass department, and just between
the two a table containinga gigantic Christ
mas tree, COTTON mp i'll the perfection Of the
art. Miss McCatferty has charge OF the dry
L. ,,lI Il,
deity handled by Miss McElwee and Miss
Louth, of Philadelphia, and Miss Marcela
Regan.
This tree is 4 perfect cornucopia: articles
without number and of different characters
grow upon it, and are plucked as drawn by
the eager investors. At the foot of the tree
is placed Il box containing small squares of
card board of corresponding number with
the articles upon the tree. Each article on
the tree is numbered, and so is each card in
the box. All one has to do is to pay his
dime, draw a card, and take the article of
the same number from the tree. Its Just
As easy preaching and somewh hat easier
Many Of the articles are of value many times
ten cents, and none are of less value: so
there is no fear of drawing blank.
The drawings for the prizes will be one of
the most interesting features of the festival.
Il splendid parlor organ, IL magnificent set
of walnut chamber furniture, Il valuable
gold watch, Il set of silver ware, an auto
matte picture and music box combined,
and several other articles that we fail to
recollect. The drawings will take place
just as soon as the chances are all taken.
We trust the patrons will subscribe prompt
ly and send them off lively. \ chance taken
at any of these, even though it may not win,
is not thrown AWAIT is d subscription to
the church.
AS we write the fair has not fairly gotten
under way. For this reason we cannot give
as full Il report of particulars we would
be pleased to do. We're it otherwise We
leave the details for next week.
The tableauN begin on Tuesday evening
next and continue over four evenings, clos
ing with the fair on Friday night. The lat
ter (the fair) will not be suspended dur
ing the tableauN; but an addition OF fifteen
cents to the usual admission fee of ten
cents will be charged upon those evenings.
The exhibition of living pictures, We feel
safe in saying, will far excel any thing of
the kind ever before attempted III this Hall,
and no lover Of the chaSte and beautiful
should fail to be present one evening at
least. Come the first night, and We are con-
tident they will make regular customer of
YOU, and you will be on hand the other
three. Some new features i'll the tableau
line, never shown here, will be given. Alto
gerher, the opening looks suspicious, and
we predict !. successful Issue and fir re-
turn for the labor expended by the Ladies
and their assistants.