Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-01
TEE POTOMAC FAIR.
Successful Opening of the Bazaar Last
Night-Nany Beautiful Things ON
Exhibition.

The fair OF the Potomac Boat Club was opened
last evening at the Rifles Armory under favorable
auspices The decorations OF the hall are elabo-
rate, and exhibit some very pretty effects. The
good taste shown in the blending OF the colors and
the arrangement OF the booths is credtable to the
committee In charge. OF course, the main fea-
lures In the decorations are the boats and the
boating trophies. At one end OF the hall is the
fOur-oared shell which carried the champion crew
OF the Potomac. Then there are the trophies Of
victory which the club has earned after many
hard pull. The silver cups, the pennants, and the
fine trophy won at the staten Island regatta, as
II to remind the visitors of pleasant hours spent on
booths bear the names OF the various boat clubs in
this city-the Aries and Rapahannocks and the
OLD Dominion. Then, as further reminder that
this Is Doat-ciub AFFAIR. there are any
NUMBER OF PRETTY GIRLS
in all sorts OF bewttching costumes. They may
always be found where there is any thing going on
OF interest In boating circles. Then there are the
athletic boating men and host OF other attrac-
tons which ought not be described as long as 1t
| Is possible to be an eyewitness. The orchestra
played delightful music last evening and the fair
room presented an animated scene. But. OF
course, Tue 1alr was properly and duly opened.
That duty was performed by Commissioner Webb
IN his usually graceful style, and he launched the
enterprise on its voyage amid the applause and
kindly gIances OF bright eyes. The rest OF the
evening was fully occupied In finding out what
was on exhibition In the different booths and crti-
evening members OF the Corean embassy
attended the fair In a body. In addition
to other attractions there is that modern society
amusement which is known by the name OF bean
bags. Those who are ignorant OF this fascinating
sport should visit the fair TO be initiated and those
VINO are already familiar with IT will go TO try
tlef luck again. Then there are grab bags and
other diversions and a quiet room where two can
slt and eat ice cream with nothing TO disturb this
Innocent pleasure.
THE LADIES CHARGE
OF the various booths are follows:
Gypsy tent-AiSs Cornelia Dougherty and Miss
Zappone.
Bean bags-Mrs. VIM. F. Roberts, chairman;
Moore, Laura Smith, Lille Collins Mamie Roberts
Emma Smith. Miss Lusk, Emma Mcdonald, Miss
Harvey, Miss Tarrisse, Myla Charles, Mrs. Ayme,
The crystal Spring of Bohemia-Mrs. Id Green,
Chairman; Miss Patterson, OF Alabama; Miss
IWlgg, Miss Bankhead and others.
The Potomac booth-Mrs Austin Herr chair
man; MIS- senator Pugh, Mrs Trenholm, Mrs.
min Butterworth, Mrs Representative Washing
ton, Mrs Stevens, Mrs. +. H. Barbarin, Mrs John
=. Cox, Mrs. Z. A. ZappOne, Misses Ada Bond,
Breedin, Coleman, Aiken, Cox, Henning, Morsell,
Foss. We
The Analostan booth-Mrs Col. R. G. Ruther-
ford, Mrs Representative Outhwaite, Mrs. Repre-
sentative Hatch, Mrs. John Hadley Doyle Miss
Rutherford Miss Wyard, Miss Lille and Miss Katie
Roy.
The Columbia booth-Mrs. W. s. Parks, chair
man; Mrs. WhiIcoub, Miss whitcomb, Mrs s. B.
Sneioiy, Miss DAVIS, OF Baltimore; Miss Marie
Raum, Miss Sowden, OF Pennsylvania; Mrs T. T,
Carpenter. Miss Strong, Miss Daisy Garians and
Miss Cannen.
Old Dominion booth.-Mrs. j. Eakin Gadsby.
Chairman; Mrs. j. F.. Hartigan, Mrs. Dr. E. g.
ShaeneT, Mrs Gen. Wright, Mrs. COlburn, Misses
BineSiey, AcConlhe, Cogan, Orme, Duell. Colourn,
Richardson, Gore, LiDbey, wilkinson, Ridgely,
Powell, Lewis and Mrs. Nlcodemus
happahannock booth Mrs. Representative
Blanchard, chairman; Mrs. p Ii. Harvey, Mrs q.
W. Harris, Miss clay, or Shreveport, La: Miss
Reagan, or Texas; Mrs. Eustis, Miss Edie, Miss
LILY Cavanaugh, Miss Estes.
The Ariel booth.-Mrs. Frank Jones' chairman:
MIS- L. ioDey, Mrs. Webster Films, Misses Maggie
Lewis, Elth and Mamie Thomas, Katie PicSeli,
annie CammacA, ia Lachenhauser, Libby and
Ella johnson, Marguerite Heath.
Inc peanut stand was In charge Of Mrs. o. p
schmidt, Chairman, assisted by the Misses Schmidt
Miss Walsh, Miss Emery, Miss Lulu Bailey. MISS
Jones, Miss Leila Lewis
Inc Ice cream room Is In charge of Mrs Seth
King. Chairman; with Misses Florence Cole Min.
me Bardwell, Poo, Hodges, Quig, and Ida and
GertFuGe Norton, Addie Cole and Mamie Pool
Mrs. Hungerford directs the destinies OF the
graD-bag.