Morning journal and courier., 1885-11-10
THE GRAND KIRmEss.


 Booth-The European Rooth-Tne
 GIpsy and Indian Encampment. For-
 tune Telling, etc.
 Union armory, in it's dress for the Kirmess, presents scene of beauty far surpassing any similar scene at this mammoth hall and eclip- sing by far even the splendid scene at the grand ball of the Ancients and Honorables' No more beautiful decoration of 8 public hall was ever before arrayed | in this city. This effect .is greatly assisted by the beautiful appearance of the various booths which here and there ornament the armory. The scene receives \ enthusiastic praise from all beholders. The armory presented an animated scene all yes | terday afternoon, with the presence of many ladies and gentlemen of the management attending to the concluding prepara- | tory work devolving upon them, the pres ence of the lady managers of the respective \ booths, the decorators and the ladies and gen tlemen who are to figure in the | beautiful costume dances which are | to be given at the Kirmess tonight The | latter executed 8 rehearsal of the dances in | which they are to figure tonight, MT. Hen | ry Trowbridge, jr., having charge of the floral dance, which will be one of the most beautiful ever given in this city, and MT. Harry Ensign directing the European dance. Also Miss Maltby, daughter of MT. George Maltby, executed the Highland fling, which she is to give tonight, and which she did most charmingly.
 In the decorating of the armory for the Kirmess the decorators employed materials | as follows: 60 hfteen-foot flags
 1000 yards of new bunting, without counting trimmings already made up.
 24 coats. arms and banners 40 shields with four flags in each shield "A silk banners of all nations 100 yards of velvet 10 bronze placques. 10 suits of armor.
 15O yards of cretonne or Japanese 1annels, flank
 ing the tops of the flags and in the gallery fronts Lace curtains on the confectionery booth. An eagle of gas jets in the American booth complete suit of armor at the most conspicuous corner of the Oriental booth.
 The bunting is festooned in all directions from the sides to the upper center of the armory, forming a lively canopy of gay na- tional colors. The flags of all nations flank the sides of the gay scene on the armory walls decked and dressed with bright colored Japanese flannel. The gallery fronts gai1y trimmed. The brilliant effect is greatly enhanced by the booths. The decoration is extremely satisfactory to the committee in charge of the work and the Kirmess man agement. It was done by the Unexcelled Fireworks company of Nos. and il Park Place, New York city. who have eight times as much material for decorating purposes as has been used here. They decorated the City Hall, New York, for the Grant obse- quies, a 5000 contract, and have done much work in their line in Washington for great pageants. MT. c. F. Dohrmann, fore man, was in charge of the work here, assist ed by A. W. Roster, brother of c. H. Roster, the superintendent of the company's decora- tion department.
 First as you enter the armory are the European and Oriental booths, on either side respectively. Both are gorgeously decorated in lively and gay fabrics. In the European booth will be exposed for sale European made articles, and in the Oriental articles from the eastern world-all attractive and beautiful. On each side of the European booth, in let ters contrasting handsomely with the colored fabric in which they rest, are signs in foreign tongues. These are:
 "Au Gagne Petit (Frerch), which being inter- preted is: A store for small profits
 Wiener Warren" Wienna goodsl meaning: He e we have everything,
 Lastly RRssan sign with & words s'sadsylns gS1ds Russian S'z'r national ana foreign
 Beside these main signs are many smaller ones in foreign tongues arrayed as signs are some of the larger dry goods stores in this country. Thanking the "Au Gagne Petit" .isn arr .6oT sFsd .,d ,d9e.sl; sisrifyin the following:
 Meubles de Fabrique Franchise Furniture of French manufacture).
 w Hebben Waste Pryzen Cwe make no change in price; or, one price).
 Deutsche Pretzels
 Koffe Huis Coffee house).
 Verlangt ein Junce GA boy wanted)
 Feist Preise Fixed price; or. one price).
 Modewarren Fashionable goods>.
 trust).
 Kommen Sieherein (All come in; or, walk in].
 lei on Parls Franchise Here we speak Frencd) Hier Wir Deutsche Gesprochen QHere we speak
 Aqui Sc Habla Espagnol CHere we speak Spanish.
 Sc Parla Ytaliano Qui (Here we speak the lan- guage of Italy).
 After the decorators had completed the Oriental booth, Messrs. Bolton & Nicely, to add to it's attractiveness, sent their decorator, MT. E. c. Miller, who has made quite Q rec ord in decorating the store and public build ings here, who added fine curtains and flank ing decorations to the sides and top of choice fabrics, besides covering the counter with velvets. The extra signs for this booth were also executed by special artist at Bolton & Neely's, under MT. George H. Ford's direc- ton. The names of the lady managers of each booth will be Id below. At each there will be large corps of lady and gen tlemen assistants in appropriate costumes.
 The Oriental booth reminds strongly in it's decoration of barbaric elegance and love of bright colors. It is one of the handsomest in the Kirmess and it's array of articles for sale is bewildering in it's profusion, variety and splendor.
 The American booth is in the center of the araory. In its erection the stars and stripes everywhere predominate and in a very artistic and hand carved eagle with twelve-foot spread of wings, and array of eaglets adorn its sides. It looks patriotic elegant. The gypsy band, with Miss Justine Ingerson per sonating the gypsy queen, and and the In- dian encampment are an annex of the Amer ican booth, but are placed somewhat apart for better effect. A band of gypsy attend ants, together with the gypsy wagon, make this a most striking representation of one of the peculiar features in American life. MT. Nathaniel J. Hayes will be hardly identified by even his friends in the complete cos tune once worn by an Indian warrior. This encampment, with its chiefs and squaws, its wigwam trophies and forest scenery, will form 8 conspicuous feature of the American department. Several of the full biooded Q Indians will wear costumes kindly loaned by Miss Gregory of Elm street. Among the many attractive features of the American booth will be 8 reception held by Lady Washington, Miss Cady) where Miss Ingersoll's famous bouiIlon will be served for ten cents 8 cup, and an old-fashioned kitchen, where lovely Puritan maiden will dispense delicious homemade doughnuts and ginger snaps.
 THE EVENING PROGRAMME.
 The evenings programme will open with the grand march, led by eight members of the dancing and floor committee, following whom will come the representatives of the different booths in costume in the following order:
 Oriental, European, American, Refreshment, Confectionery, Scales, Flower. This scene will be very attractive and beautiful.
 THE COSTUME DANCES.
 Then occur the costume dances, two in number. The flower dance, the figures for which were devised and arranged by the very efficient chairman of the committee, MT. Henry Trowbridge, jr., will be very boaufiful The costume of each 1adv in the