Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-02-09
THE HEBREW LADIES FAIR.
The HAL well Fiiied at the Grand
OpeniuR Last Night.


The new Armory Hall, in the Mott
Market building, was well filled with the
society people Of Los Angeles WHARF the
Hebrew Ladies' Aid Society opened their
first Fair in this city.
A very pretty programme. as printed
in the HERALD Sunday morning. was
given, each Of the performers doing
great credit to themselves and to the &C.
casion in the delightful manner in which
they performed their several parts.
The programme for tonight appears
elsewhere in this issue of the HERALD.
It is as well selected and as interesting
as was that OF last night.
In the center OF the room as one en-
tiers Is the Flower Stand, where
Mechanics Prayer, Moore, Maxwell and
Butler have collected all the rare exot-
les and choice flowers the greenhouses
and gardens afford. They are most ex-
quisitely arranged and make scene
whereon the Queen of flowers would
feast her eyes with delight.
In the center at the other end is the
gorgeous Mikado booth, where Mrs.
Weiner and the Misses Kalisher, Laven.
thai, Prayer and Loeb dressed In the
graceful costumee OF the Oriental EN-
pire, exhibit T. beautiful and instructive
display Of the arts Of that Empire. IL
IL booth that must attract great atten-
ton.
Just inside the door on the right is the
postoffice. where the Misses Ernst are
kept busy delivering out the sugared
words OF love that young hearts here,
albeit In manner, anonymous. send
with the winged Gods arrows to and fro.
The Turkish booth is at the southeast
corner of the room, resplendent with the
bright colors and brilliant ornaments Of
that luxurious cline and people. Mrs.
Lazarus, surrounded by the Misses
Never, O'Melveny, Strauss, Kremer and
Lazard, make group hard to rival.
even in an eastern court.
The fancy booth under the care Of
Mesdames Hellman, Loeb and Meyberg,
displays collection Of very beautiful
and useful articles.
Next to this is the soda fountain.
where Mrs. Baer and her aids quench
the thirst Of the visitors so pleasantly
that they all wish they were thirsty
again.
Then comes the grand prize drawing,
where Mesdames Hirschfeld and Nord-
linger show the elegant pictures, vases,
diamond pins, ETC., etc., which the
lucky numbers are to draw. These
prizes range in value at as high as $50
Tor some OF them. There are twenty
five Of them OF real merit. The tickets
are only 81 each.
In the opposite corner of the hall is the
ice cream booth where Mrs. Hellman and
Mrs. Nj. Levy, assisted by the Misses
We'll, Hellman and Butler are con
tinually surrounded by their many
friends who keep the freezer busy to
supply the active demand.
Tho fish pond, under the supervision
of Mesdames Loeb and Seligman. is a
very pretty conceit and is a great center
Of attraction. =,
Then comes the candy stand, presided
over by Mesdames Jacoby and Feintuch,
and of course this is much patronized.
The sweets are very attractively ar
ranged and are of the very best kind.
The variety stand is another beautiful
exhibit, in charge of Mesdames Harris,
Loeb, Schneider, German and Cohn.
The Is the last nearest the door as one
enters, and il is loaded with pretty ar
ticles of all Imaginable sorts. To-day
and tonight great crowds arc snre to
visit tho fatr