Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-02-11
The Cathedral Fair.

The Fair for the benefit Of the
Cathedral, preparations for which
have occupied the ladies Of the
parish for q number of weeks past,
opened at Turnverein Hall last
evening. The hall, considering
that the ladies had but one day in
which to decorate and erect their
booths, 1t having been occupied by
the Owls up to u late hour the pre-.
viOus night, was most beautifully
decorated with evergreens and
bright flowers, which, with the
tasteful ornamentation of the
booths and the many colored arti-
Giles displayed, presented a. very
brilliant appearance.
Below we give q list Of the vari-
Gus booths, with the names OF the
attendants SO far as we were able
to obtain them. Should the
names OF any be omitted, the fault
IL not ours, as we visited the hall
yesterday afternoon and were as.
sured that q full list would be fur
nished us:
The first table to the right as one
enters the hall, is devoted to the
sale of flowers, soda water, etc.,
aud is In charge of Miss Vein
shank and Mrs. Hughes.
The next stand is devoted to the
display Of the magnificent silk
dressing gown and embroidered
smoking cap, donated by Sister
Mary Emanuel, and ia presided
over by two young ladies from the
Sisters school.
Adjoining this is the grabbing
table, over which Mrs. W. Wood
worth presides, assisted by her
daughters and other young ladies.
Next to the grab-bag Is a fancy
table, devoted to the sale Of beau.
tiful needlework aud other knick-
kuacks. 1t is under the charge of
Mesdames J. G. Downey, Mac.
Dougall, KsTckhoff and Lacy, as
sisted by a bevy Of young ladies.
The P0stoffice is the next stand,
and is in charge Of Misses Nora
sullivan and Maggie Devin.
| Nextis the ice cream table, VIII ere
ices OF all tiavors and other sweets
are dispensed by Mrs. ]. w. Wolf.
skill and corps of gay and capt..
waiting demoiselles.
Crossing the hall we come to the
refreshment booth where hot cot.
fee, sandwiches and other appetite.
ing viands are furnished to the
hungry by Mrs. Henry King, Mrs.
Kavanaugh and Mrs. Straub, as
sisted by Miss King and Miss Col
Inns.
Upon the next table Is displayed a
handsome set of silver, chances in
which are solicited by Mis-, TIME
Mesmer and number of other
young ladies.
The wheel of fortune ia located
next to Miss Mesmer's table. where,
for small pecuniary considera-
ton, Miss Minnie Devin aud Miss
Kate Casey will allow you to try
your luck with the blind goddess.
The next booth Is devoted to the
sale of fancy articles, principally
needlework, in charge of Mrs. o
W. Childs, Mrs. DR.. Howard aud
Mrs. fancy, assisted by number
OF young ladies'
The GIpsy booth adjoins, the at.
tendat sybiIs being Miss Murphy
aud Miss Monte Hartnett, either
OF whom Will forecast your future,
review the past or tell you of your
present fortune.
AS the entrance is reached again
we find the hat stand in charge OF
Mrs. and Miss Dssm N ond, who for
small consideration take charge of
tn. hats and overcoats of visitors.
During the evening visitors to
the Fair were entertained with
music by Madame Maria, assisted
by some OF our most accomplished
vocslists. The CONCERT Department.
one of the most attractive features Of
the Fair and will he repeated each
evening, under the direction OF
Madame Mara.
Taken as u whole the Fair Is one
of the most attractive ever given
here aud the display Of articles
rich and varied. The attendance
last evening was large and the re-
ceiDts gratifying