Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-08
THE BAZAAR OF NATIONS.
A Rich and Rare Display of the
Beautiful and Useful.

Long before the time of the gran
march the charitable feeling people oi
Los Angeles kept pouring into the hal
and when the grand march took place
about $50 o'clock the scene was one that
beggared description. Every seat in
the gallery was taken, and the sides
| both on the main floor and in the gal.
lery were crowded to their utmost ca
pacity. The grand march was one long
to be remembered by those who at.
tended. The beautiful ladies with their
picturesque costumes of the many differ
| ent nations made the scene enchantingly
beautiful. After the grand march the
ladies busted themselves in the advance
ment of the financial interest of their
different booths and their sweet plead
ing efforts earned good reward. The
main floor was crowded all the evening
with the merry workers of sweet charity
and many of our most prominent citl.
zens were seen enjoying themselves in.
specting the different booths. The
ancient American booth Conducted by
Mrs. A. s. Shorb was crowded all the
evening. Mrs. Shorb wore a vail over 200
years old, wnich was worn at the we'd
ding of her grand mother. Mrs. Shorb
has all kinds of fancy articles in her
booth and is assisted by Mrs. Mamie
Perry Davis, Miss Lilly Shorb and Miss
Clara Muller.
The Ice Cream Booth is one of the
finest in the hall and is conducted by
Mrs. McQuillan and Mrs. Hagan. The
walls are beautifully decorated with
sketches made by Shorb, the artist, and
by numerous pictures furnished by
MIR. Mitchell, of Sanborn & Wallis
establishment. The lady assist.
ants are very courteous and
do much to give the booth its attractive.
ness. The very beautiful assistants are
Miss Sepulveda, Miss Frankenfield, Miss
Meldron, Miss Page, Miss Lewis, Miss
Wise, Miss johnson, Miss Loucke, Mrs.
johnson, Mrs. Mesh and Mrs. Hagan.
The French Booth is in charge of
Mrs. J. II. Heidrick and Mrs. j. w.
Hevinck.
The Egyptian Booth is in charge of
Mrs. +. w. Hollinsworth, ass stod by
DR.. Dorsey, Mrs. Gale, Miss Relallick,
Miss Grace Pease, Miss Turner and Miss
Lala Fairluld.
The Spanish Booth is also very at
tractive and is in charge of Mrs. NJ r.
Vernon and Mrs. E Bouton, assisted
by Miss Elvira Sepulveda, Miss
Hutchingson, Mrs. John Bryson, Mrs.
4. B. Huber, Mrs. f. E. Young. Mrs.
F. w. Mattern and Mrs. Woodbury.
The candy booth is conducted in a
sweet manner by Miss Smith and Miss
Newell, assisted by Miss Hill and Miss
Clara Wollweber. The hat booth is
conducted by Miss Belle Smith, Miss
Kitty Grouse and Miss Mamie Smith.
The paper and postoffice booth is con-
Quoted by Mrs. c. M.ASeverance, Post.
mistress; Miss Hooker, Mrs. Newton,
Mrs. Emberlin, Mrs. Cooke, Mrs. Ora.
ham. Miss Lily Freeman, Miss Fettle.
They have many rare and unique things
for sale--celebritles, etchings, etc. Mrs.
Conant presides over the Turkish booth,
and is assisted by Mrs, Bumiller, Mrs.
VIM. Marshall, Mrs. John Banister, Mrs.
Edwards, Mrs. Pridham, Miss Jessie
Rorick. These ladies made all their
own costumes. which are very stylish
and neat. They dispense coffee, sher-
berts. etc.
The British booth is conducted by
Mrs. PARCELS, and Mrs. d. Lummis, as
sisted 10y Mr.. Bridges, Miss Bell, Miss
May Wiley, Miss Widney, Miss Booth,
Mrs. Gresovor, Miss Belts, Miss Bevan,
Miss Bottome, Miss Dunnel, Mrs.
Barnes and daughter. Mr.. Barnes rep.
resents Oscar Wilde, the ethetical poet;
M, I al pnL Nh,
Mrs. j. w. Robinson has the modern
American booth, and is assisted by Mrs.
Frank r. Day as Columbia, Mrs. Gun
ningham, Mrs. Rosa Day, Miss Fish
man, Miss Hawks, Miss Davis, Miss
Meyers, Miss Wollweber and Mr.. Way
bern, the dude--Miss Shirley and Mr.. l.
N Levinson.
Rebecca at the well is in charge of
Miss Roney.
The Gipsey booth is in charge of Miss
Alice Severance, assisted by Miss Ida
Severance. Here one can have their for.
tunes told and receive lucky charms.
The Japanese and Chinese Booth is
conducted by Mrs. Howes and Evans,
assisted by Miss Sumner, Miss Bennett,
Miss Howes, Miss Mamie PARCELS, Miss
Ds IL. JldTt, MISS OHlltu du'l MIS- w OttA-
ington.
Mrs. Weldon and Mrs. Littleboy have
charge of the flower booth, assisted by
Miss Susie Geller, Miss Clara and Jean
Severence, and Miss Barrows.
NOTES.
Large attendance.
Pretty faces.
The bazaar is a grand success.
The young ladies all worked industri-
ously.
The pretty face of Miss Sepulveda
brought many customers to the ice cream
booth.
Hon. Henry T. Hazard was there with
his wife.
The manly form of Joseph Martin
was seen among the promenaders.
John Cashin came in early and stayed
late. He was glad to see SO much ice
being consumed in the ice cream booth.
Mr.. j. Boyd, of San Francisco, was
escorting pretty lady around the hall.
Be sure and be present tomorrow
evening.
Mr.. Sullivan looked very gallant in
his military attire.