St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-27
Description of H. Booths.

would necessitate columns of space. On
entering the building from Fourth street the
visitor Is first confronted by the grand stage,
which occupies central position in the
building; this is forty-eght feet square BY
thirty feet in height and It is bedecked With
highly coored curtains; the other stages are
20x36 feet in dimensions and th y are SINH
larry caparlsoned; the booths roper are 12x
20 feet in size. -
Next to the grand stage, the attention q
the visitor to the left OF the entrance is at
tracted by the floral booth, the design and
execution constituting it perfect bower Of
fragrance and beauty; the booth is filled with
rare buds and flowers and hanging baskets Of
vines, the effect being beautiful in the ex-
IRENE The ladies in charge are: Manager,
Mrs. Ansel Oppenheim; Mrs. Emily spauld-
ing. Mrs. J. B. Tarbox, Mrs. c. c. Smith,
assistants; Mrs. John A. Berkey, Miss
Rachael Ryder, Miss Carrie Knox, Mrs. WIN.
Robertson, Miss Morris, Miss Jennie Nc
Claren, Miss Babcock, the Misses Greye. Mrs.
Clark, Mrs. Lyons, Mrs. Mead, Miss Napier,
Miss Auerbach and Miss Kitty Gilman.
Directly in front of the floral booth is
pagoda garnished with evergreens, and in
which button hole bouquets are sold by fair
ladies.
Adjoining the floral bower is the japanese
booth; this is handsomely embelshed with
fans and unique specimens of erockery from
the iowery land, while the ratings are be-
decked with part-colored lanterns and at the
sides are windows composed of tea paper;
here also is dispensed by fair hands the cup
which cheers. etc, which is dispensed in
quaint little cups of real china.
A booth which attracts considerable atten-
| ton is the one Just beyond, the Turkish
bazaar: here one may behold Il scene from
the Orient in almost regal mag
nfcence; dozen fair ladies
recline on sumptuous ottomans, while JET
Engles, the boss Turk and lord pasha of the
harem, puffs away at his cigarette and adj
mires his baggy trousers. The effect here is
quite eastern aud one that suggests great
luxury. Attached to the harem is coffee
aud smoking room.
Beyond this room, on the
same side of the hall. is
located the English booth; the scene isrearly
English, as Buuthorne would say and next
in interest to the fair daughters of Albion in
attendance is an old fashioned spinning
| wheel
The Spanish booth is characteristic and it
is located on the opposite side of the building
so as to face the booth just decribed. Attic
north, or Fifth street. end of building are
| located the stages OF the Greek and Egyptian
department between which is stationed the
camp of the carnival guard.
THE FRENCH DEPARTMENT
is in the rear of the main or central stage
and it faces the Fifth street wall of the build
| ing.
The right side of the building. facing from
the main entrance, is taken up by the cafe
and refreshment booths and the bon-bon
| booth, with the exception of the parish de-
| partment at the extreme end as heretofore
noted.
THE TABLEAUX.
From the character of the tableaux, the
swift manner in which they
succeed and alternate each other, at times
several being in process simultaneously, it
| will be seen that an exhaustive description
and detailed account would be quite out of
| the question. In all there were seven stages
on which tableaux symbolic of historical
epochs in the nations represented were going
on at one and the same time.
| In a general way it may be said that for at
! tention to detail, correctness as to the sub
jectS undertaken and illustrated. sumptuous
appointments in the setting. graceful posing
and elegance of costuming, nothing like the
pictures given last night las ever been ap-
preached in st. Paul.
| Immediately following the grand process
| sion the curtains of the several stages rose
on distinct national tableaux, the characters
in all of the different departments being re-
presented. hlg 10 b.
| The tableaux on the grand stand consisted
of a scene from Tennyson's famous poem Of
Elaine, the dead heroine and the silent
| helmsmcn being represented. This was very
effective and called for applause. Many Of
| the representations were encored and the APP
/ plause could not have been more apprecia-
! tive.
! The Grecan tableaux, the birth of Venus,
represented the goddess of beauty unfolding
| from a she'll the character being finely as
sumed by Mrs. Auerbach. The Spanish set
was also beautiful, the scene being the his
torical moment when Columbus met Ferdi-
maud and Isabella, of tue naughty court of
| Spain. This scene was al once beautiful and
! effective. The French tableaux descriptive
Of scenes from the life Of that fair but fated
beauty Marie Antoiuette aud Of the Joan Of
Arc period were also cbarmingy effect
i've. Perhaps the most elaborate
scene Of the evening was that
which represented Marc Anthony and
Cleopatra; this was beautiful In the extreme,
the moment seized upon being che departure
Of the barge, the same being quite correctly
described as a realization OF Picau's famous
painting. At 1920 o'clock highly des-
criptive and pictorial tabeuux was given
representing all nations paying homage al
the shrine OF Columb ia, with Brother iona
than gazing on with smile Of complaceney.
OF the many graphic and characteristic tab
leaux given scarcely mere mention can be
made; In the Spanish department was rep
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Spanish cavaliers, based on the legend Of the
Albambra; in the Grecian department tab
lenux Illustrative OF the death Of Hector.sihe
departure Of Brlseus, Venus and VulcatS re-
ceiving Thctis, Thets entreating Jupiter,
council of the Gods, nuptlals Of Peleus and
Thetis, Bacchus and Bicch ntcs the apple Of
Dscord, the Judgment Of Paris, tbe grief Of
Achilles. AA
In the Egyptian department. Anthony and
Cleopatra In four scenes, viz. The Festival;
Jealousy; Parting, and the death OF the fair
queen.
In the German department there were
beautiful tableaux from German poets, ar
ranged by Mrs Wrth; Gretchen with the
spinning wheel; Gretchen and Faust; Apoth-
esis Of Goethe and Schiller; Lotte, with the
children; ''Hard TO Choose" Also groups
Of peasants from the Black Forest.
As before stated, the Turkish temple and
the japanese tea gardens are very beautiful
and elaborate. The French department
gave scenes illustrative Of the arrest Of Car
dinal De ROhan the assembling Of the States
General the FrOlic scene In the court OF
Marie AntOinttte, the Blind Mans Bluff
scence In the court Of the same b, auty, the
mob in gading the Tuileries on the fatal June
dag in 1889, and the imprisonment Of Marie.
In the English department Shakespesrean
tabeaux, representing the most famous char
q IL.