The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-16
THE FAIR.
The Opening at the Court House Last
Evening q Great S,1ccass

VI lllC Su4tuIt(
and artistic taste OF its fair tenants. Asid
3 from, the general decorations the manager
OF the several booths have We'd with eacl
other TO make their respective places tn,
most attractive, and such a display OF tn,
novel, beautiful and ornamental is seldom
seen in Butte. The room was cheerful,
lighted. the newly frescoed and gildeG
a decoration OF the ceiling and walls, thu
elaborate and beautiful decorations anG
s d~eckings OF the booths, and the handsome
t addressed, eager sales-ladies in charge. and
the large and we'll pleased audience formed
a most charming scene, recalling wildly the
? youthful visions OF enchanted palaces,
. Ihere Is such a profusion of pretty things
that it is difficult to know where 20 begin
, iii describing them. As you enter the hall.
to the left of the door, is the candy and
: cigar stand. 1t is beautifully decorated
: and trimmed with Japanese banners and
ornaments. Its principal object. however,
} Is the sale OF connections, which they have
IN endless variety, and cigars and cigarettes
OF the best quality, as the ladies in attend
ance will assure and guarantee. This booth
is in charge OF Mrs. Charles s. Warren, Mrs.
Siegel and the Misses Laura Horst, Hattie
Evans and May Thornton. The ladies at
the booth next, In the south end of the hall,
have a stock OF "babies," which thew dis.
pose OF at prices that for c~heapness will
astonish you. This Booth NAV well he
named
THE BABY SHOW.
1t is deliberately trimmed and decorated
with curtains and fancy articles and dolls
by the hundred. There are big dolls and
little ones, blondes ana brunettes, but all
pretty and dressed richly in the very latest
styles. A special feature is the .sbridal
DOLL which will be by vote bestowed on
the most confirmed bachelor, and it is ex-
pected that there will be Il host OF candi-
dates IN the field and a great demand for
votes, which the ladies at the table will re-
ceive. The charge OF this numerous and
well behaved family is entrusted to Mrs. J..
3. Cleveland, Mrs. Slater and the Misses
Francis Horst and Anna Shaunhurst.
The fancy goods booth extends nearly
across the west side OF the room and is full.
and the table laden with the most elegant
fancy work that skill and ingenuity could
make. Thu quality OF the work is so fine
and the designs so exquisite and beautiful
that one never tires examining the many
pretty things. There are cushions, tides,
banners, sofa pillows, lambrequins, af-
ghans; butterfly Tides, christmas stockings
and other fancy articles in endless variety
and design. Some OF the articles deserve
special notice, OF which a fire screen with
hand-painted peacock is the most beautiful
piece OF work of the kind ever offered for
sale in Butte A pink plush banner, en-
broidered in white chenille with calla lilies
and mounted with gilt trappings; a lam
brequin embroidered with peoples and
roses and several h~and-painted head-rests
and cushions; also d lady's knit shoulder
cape OF unique design and finished work
manship, sent by Mrs. Height, from Massa-
chusetts. The work offered for sale here
l 10 nj GVJah hpn I1fV nr.1 ovn~1,ok III
that it is only the lack OF means that pre-
vents the visitors from buying the entire
stock. This department is presided over
by Mesdames w. H. Dewitt, K. e. Ames, j.
Ross Clark, Joseph Clark, George Irwin
and the Misses Marie Renouard. Clara Will
cox, Rose Reed, Birdie Rumley, Lizzie
Thornton, Allie Warfield and Carrie Ken
yon.
THE R%lfUALIsrlC CORNER.
High Church Booth is beautifully, lighted |
by a large number of wax candles hand |
somely mounted, has IL rich. heavy raw
silk lambrequin extending across the front
OF the upper part, and a large Japanese
umbrella, Hastily gilded, forms a covering.
This booth Is devoted to the sale OF the
useful as well as ornamental. OF the
former there are a great variety OF clothes
Tor children-calico, gingham, muslin and
the more expensive materials having been
used in their making. 1t would be folly to
attempt to convey in words an intelligent
idea OF the beauty, merits and use of this
bewildering maize o. RIFLES, tucks, plaits,
gores, hens, embroideries, laces, braids,
scallops, stitches, etc. Here can also be
found knit goods, fans-hand painted.
others-covered with beautifully worked
colored covers, mostly for the pink and
blue party on Friday night; work and
wicker waste baskets, ornamented with
pretty ribbons, sponge bags, mats, handker-
chiefsbags, ~splashers and hundreds OF other
pretty things. The ladies who will take
great pleasure in showing you their stock
are Mrs. W. M. Jack, Mrs. Ash Pierce and
the Misses Laura Baker. Ellen Meiklejohn,
Clara Roberts and Lizzie Noyes.
The next on the east side is the refresh
ment booth, where, for a small considera-
ton, Mrs. DR.. Bishop, Mrs. Thompson
Campbell and the Misses Jennie Mcconnell,
Esther Pittibone and May Knight supply
patrons vi the fair with ice cream and
other Fourth OF July tones with which to
counterfeit the chilliness OF the worlds
charity.
WHERE THEY WANT YOUR MONEY.
In the center OF this charming group is
the voting booth, in charge OF Mrs. Marcus
DAILY and Mrs. Harry d'Aoheul, and such a
charming and beautiful place the people of
Butte never before had an opportunity to |
vote in. Besides the things to be voted on
Which are mentioned below. this booth
also offers sonlo rich and tasty fancy work
for sale. a sofa pillow embroidered in
clematis, in gold colored satin and lined
blue and a beautiful tidy OF exquisite
taste are the most noticeable. Articles to
be voted for are as follows: A lady's
sealskin coat, worth $3.50, to the most
popular young lady. the pop larity
to be decided by votes costing 81,
after by Mrs, s, X. Knight, who,
during the latter part OF the fair, will an.
hounee occasionally the state Of the vote
for the several candidates. Moleskin velvet
white, lined with red velvet, with
gold fringe and gilt trappings, all mounted
on a gilded staff, size OF banner about three
square,, will be given to the lodge. So
or labor union that is the most benefit
to Butte, as shall be decided by votes at
ceits each. Any name OF inscription
that the organization entitled to the banner
~lesires will be marked upon it by the ladies.
Mrs. Marcus Daily is looking after the
Of antique lace with satin strips, hand t
with Texas roses, peoples, Mar
dogwuod, wheat INC clover, with t
bolster to match, will be given to the per- !
son receiving the most votes. This is free {
or all; color, race orprevious condition no +
oar. Miss Ollie Wright and Miss Topsey G
Bishop have it in charge: Handsome lace
'crim run with ribbons and finished with
lace and shams to match, will be
by lottery to the persons who patron y
re the weighing scales. Mr.. Lindforth will
,tiici;,te in this enterprise. All PERSONS who
ire weighed have Il chanceio for the scrim and
hams.
The mush bowl, operated by Mesdames -.
iibson and F. o. Lindforth, is IL source of v
reat amusement to the little folks. 1t con- '
lists OF IL half barrel. partially filed with =
awdust, through which are scattered a ),
reat many packages containing toys as Il
Ill description. Ten cents entities one to =
dip in the barrel with a large spoon, and =.
whatever he succeeds in sconping ont Of the :.
owl becomes his property. An attractive !.
nd extensively ]patronized feature, is the .
'ean bottle, which had beer. on exhibition :.
n the window of Hight 4 Fairfield for SO me n
ine prior to the fair. A guess book, or .
ecord, is kept by Mrs: s. NJ. Pittlnan, and u
person who guessea nearest to the num- y
'er of beans in the bottle will receive the +
black marble China clock, which a
) capped. by a superb italian bronze figure. '
'he clock is worth 500. q
THE ART GALLERY. :.
Last, hut really the most important de- u
'%artincnt, is the art gallery in an adjoining =,
nom IT cOmnrises a collection If work nf u