Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-06
THE SIS pERS' FAIR.
I'm Aid OF thc Catholic Orphans
of this CITY.

of this CITY.
The fair. under the auspices of the Sisters
Of Charity. assisted BY the Catholic ladies
of Los Angeles. in aid of the orphans under
the care OF the Sisters, commenced yester-
day evening at Motifs Hall. The first night
did not bring forth very large attendance,
but IT is expected that to-day. and until the
close Of the fair, the number Of visitors de-
sirous OF contributing to this worthy and
charitable undertaking will be many.
Nearly all the booths are in working order,
and are placed in charge OF well-known Los
Angeles laiies, assisted by bevies of charm.
ing aids
Entering the spacious hall the hat stand
isthe first halting place. Here the Misses
IL. King, NJ. Collins and A. Eihzen, take
care Of the gentlemen's headgear.
Next to this is an interesting spot. 1t is
the Polls" where votes will be received
for the next Governor. Mrs S NJ. White is
the Judge ofthe precinct. With her is Miss
A. Clyne, who is as Democratic as she is
charming, and the Swift vote will conse.
Quentiy not run high
A fancy table is just beyond, presided
over by Mrs. o. W. Ohilds. assisted by Mrs.
Kays, Mrs. Stamm, Mrs. Callahan and Miss
Weinshank. Among number of very fine
articles displayed at this booth, are Dres
den group, composed of ladies aud gentle
men, and shepherds la Vatican, under
tree; silk embroidered ease banner and a
silk crazy quilt.
The old familiar "gra bbag" is the next fea-
ture. This is in the charge of Mrs. Dillon,
who has with her as efficient assistants Miss
| Madegsn, Miss trimmings Miss Ella Deck
er and Miss L. Tappeiner. The grabbag is
| generally well patronized. and Mrs. Dillon
| expressed unqualified confidence in its
| power TO draw currency into the exchequer
| of the orphan asylum.
| Those who have an eye to sweetness and
a tooth for candy Will have ample opportu.
nifty to regale themselves when they reach
the candy stand, over which Miss G. Mes
mer and MS. Robert Steere have sway. Be-
side a well assorted line of candies, these
ladies have on exhibition some valuable
objects which are to be rallied at some time
before the close of the fair: An ottoman,
donated by Robbins & Co \; a silver fruit
namentsl parlor table, presented by L; Mes
mel, and a red plush rocking chair, offered
| by BrS ant & Walton
| After the sweets, refreshments in liquid
! form are in order, and Mrs. McMenomy's
soda water stand is just the place to wash
| the candy down. As active barmaids to dis.
pense the phizzing soda. sarsaparilla and
ginger pop and the cooling lemonade, Mrs.
| McCaffrey, Miss Rose StoutZ and Miss Mary
Wiekersham are incompatible. The stand
is nicely partitoned off by lace curtains.
A large oil painting representing fruit will
\ be rallied here.
vilion, containing flower plants, and in
some jardinieres climbing vines. This
booth was not ready last night, but it is to
be devoted to the sale Of bouquets and
boutonieres and to day will be in charge
| of Mrs. Col. J. G Howard.
| On the opposite side of the hall Mrs. ID.
Desmond and her daughter Miss Nellie are
| the managers OF prize-wheel. These Ia
| dies have valuable mother of pearl she'll
as large as tea saucer and as brilliant and
white as real pearl. On il is an intagli0
engraving of the last supper, after Leonardo
| da Vinci, the work of a Jerusalem artist. 1t
was the present of gentleman and is
| valued at sum not less than $50.
! The sodality booth is officered by Miss G.
Moran as Commander in Chief, with Miss
Carrie Warren, Miss Jordan, Mrs. and Miss
West as aidesde camp. Here a beautiful
doll, the size of six months baby, dressed
in the height of fashion, one plush EN-.
broidered table scarf, and white crochet
guilt are amongst the most remarkable ex-
hibits.
The next booth is the Variety Prize
| booth, in charge of Mrs. J. s. Rodriguez,
assisted by the Misses Philipson, Bell and
Deeter. These ladies have large number
of fine articles that will become the prop
erty OF holders of lucky numbers in the
rattle Saturday night Among the most re-
markable were noticed two handsome
painted satin toilet sets, one blue and the
other scarlet, presented by Mr.. Coulter;
| also nice gol1 ladies watch.
| The ice cream parlor takes up large cor
ner of the hall, and is paytitioned off from
| the gaze of those who are not ice cream
bent by large, white curtains. This frigid
| though always pleasant department, is
managed by Mrs. ]. Kenealy Mrs. Schallert,
Miss Wilson and Miss Sarah Mcintyre.
The dining room Is upstairs, and the fact
| that 1t is under the management of Mrs.
McDougall is a su fhcient guarantee that the
| good things of this earth will be served up
there in good style. Mrs. McDougail has
for her able assistants Mrs. Broderick, Mrs.
L. Wolfskill, Mrs. Maxwell, Miss Hattie
Lindenfeld, Mrs. w. H. Rowland and Mrs.
Woodwork.
The orchestra is composed of Fred.
Dohs,. violin, Prof. L. Loeb. pianist, Mr..
9coville. cornet, and Mr.. Lenzberg, flute.
During the evening they played selections.
There was good deal of dancing whenever
popular waltz was struck up by the band.
Tonight everything will be in first class
working order and very large attendance
is expected.