The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-10
I'll CATHOLIC FAIR.
'S A~"'picious Opening and Fin.
Displays.

A. me annual Catholic Fair onenod
tha an. az! last evening. and fo,
VIII Ise night was well sttended
-, LIE 'ne articles on exhibition ana
.v,ss.e are not quite as nrmrro,s ~
lave oeen seen At some of thu f,,r,s,as
. ".is OF this church, they are ali ric1,
euu beautiful Ia design. Unon on
.5ring Inc room the first object; vt IT,
rignt which attracts attentIon 10 .
tn ..ie Ient tastefully ornamented on
:nT exterior and supporting The sion
fortune Teller" Our renrfe,
took the. liberty to draw ss;Sa
me outer veil OF this lit ie temn 10
it, sue goddess who presided over
ha. mysteries. and who, when
.os Raim was creased with silver.
wwu.a disclose to the inquisitive Wis.
l.or the hidden things If the future,
- giimpse Of Fairy-land repaid the
'"ok. surrounded with all the mys-
lc symbols indicating her calling
a9o arrayed in all the sorge0usuess
VI an Eastern divini y, sat one of the
beautiful danes of the Silver (;itv
euslsy engaged in unravelilpg the
Iortone u q Of the bellies If Rn.te-
que was doubtless b,rn under An au.-
piclous planet and her fortune was a,
Pheasant one for in q few
the young lady emerged from the
m'ntture pavilion radiant in su,il.s
x x, EVIDENTLY happy beyond measure.
we small not disclose the name If the
Iair gypsy In the tent, leaving that
secret - be learned ny the visiI"r.
Next to the. Fortune T. ller's svl
van retreat is . cigar and fruit stand
presided over by the Misses La
Marche and Hennessy. These Y u. 2
ladies deal out their tempting goods
with such grace and tact that the
purchaser is inclined to buy Out the
whole establishment. The next table
groans u0der the weight of q large
variety Of fancy articles, q sup-rb
cha'r, stlverware, etc., aud is under
Inc supervision Of Mesdamps Laygpv
and Lynch. Here again the visitor
hauses, and Us the uses IF the various
peautlful wares are explained to
olm he wishes re was 4 bOnanz+
KING that he might possess himself
Of them all.
Across the room from this table is
The magnificent tables of the Walker
vile ladies. These we're in charge of
Mesdames Owen, McNeal and Dennis
Drl>cnll and the Nj ses Ella Stack
and Josie and Mary Gleason. Among
ne many articles these ladies dis
play to the visitor are silver ware,
gold watches, oil paint
DgS, brussels carpe q, q set of furni-
ure and a splendid organ. An ice
cream department and lemonade
able are also in charge of the Walker
nile ladies. Herr again the visitor
inds himself wishing for the wealth
IT y Monte CristO that he may pur-
;hase the beautiful articles so per-
'uasi veiy offered by the fair sales.
Time and space forbid rotice
# all that may be seen at
he fair. AS our reporter
.urned to leave these tables 1t was
net by a bevy of young misses each
With q beautiful doll to r. fife off. A
ecOnd group was provided with dia-
noDd rings which they were d spos-
of. Being "long" on diamond
ings and short I" or dolls he took
chances on the latter and
,asst d into the Dining Room. This
department. is under the immediate
supervision of Mrs. Tarbet. The
ables are spread with every luxury
,und in the markets and served in a
lyle which leaves nothing for the
liners to wish for. Mrs Tarbet is
ssiduons in her attentions to her pa
rons and makes ali feel ut home who
inter- her tastefnlly and temptingly
quiPred department.