Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-12-16
THE LADIES' FAIR,
PREPARATIONS MAKING FOR THE
OPENING WEDNESDAY.

IL Will Only Last Two Days-Its Prin.
cipal Feature-A Fine Art Gallery
A Novel and Mysterious Entertain
ment-Etc.
The Ladies' Fair, to be hold in HALEY
Theater on the Goth and 2lst instant,
promises to be great success and to
afford amusement sufficient for every-
one during the days of its continu-
ance.
Visiting is almost out of the ques-
ton, of late, as every lady in town is
50 deeply absorbed in making fancy
work, pin cushions, toilette sets, tides,
table covers, divans, art works on can.
vas and satin, and thousand and one
ingenious articles of ornament calcu-
lated to suit mainly the male portion
OF the population, that they cannot be
sociable until their labors are finished,
the fair over and the proceeds count
ed and converted into the great as
sortment Of Sunday-school library
books, which all this trouble has been
taken to secure.
The gentlemen, of course, are the
lambs to be shorn at the evening fes-
tival, and, therefore, the articles are
more especially designed for their fancy
although many of the most elegant
sets and chef d'euvres of the Art
Committees work will be more appro-
pirate for brides and young ladies of
eligible age, and who may be SO ia
vored as to possess the friendship of
some nice young gentlemen of ample
surplus change to both do the agreea-
bic in making the presents of the
precious gems Of art and handiwork,
and at the same time give a liberal
profit for the fair fund. The juvenile
population is also on the qui vive to
note the proceedings, aud deeply in
terested in the amount Of surplus
funds to be derived by this specula-
ton, as upon this result depends
largely the character of the books to
be secured for the library.
In some towns on the coast Sun.
day-school libraries contain very in.
teresting volumes for young and old
and suitable for the most equity dis
position; while in others, owing to
cramped condition Of the treasur,
when ordering, the books are wishy
washy little stories for good little boy.
and girls, but of no earthly account il
charging the intellect or intoxicating
useful knowledge. The ladies hope
that, with the proceeds of the fair, they
will be enabled to make a good selec.
ton.
The Theater will be elegant,
adorned during the fair, and the va
rious tables and departments will be
fully up to the standard of similar oc
casions. Dancing will be afforded to
every one attending, and doubtless
will be fully appreciated, as the floor
and music both will be extraordinary,
while the ladies will be on their met
tie.
AN ART GALLERY.
An original feature of this fair will
be fine art gallery, to be presided
over by Miss Carrie Buck and Miss
Carrie Dollarhde. The collection of
fine art is unusually extensive. for a
new country, and will include many
noted works. The admission to this
wonderful collection will be rs cents,
and to any one who has never visited
the Louvre in Paris, the London Art
Gallery, or Goupil's, in New York,
the admission to this choice collection
would be a bagatelle, even at IS.
Many passers-by have noted col
lection of cases and boxes at the ex-
press Office during the past two weeks,
and were unable to account for it. A
visit to the Art Department will re-
veal the secret. The display will in
clude the following:
PART WORKS OF ART.
l. "Horse Fair" after Rosa Bon
heur.
2. "a Brush with a Cutter off
Deal" Carpenter.
8. "Caught in Squall off Var
mouth" Fisher.
4. "The Last of Poor Dog Tray"