The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-11-08
THE TRADES DISPLAY.
a Big Crowd, an Elegant Show, and
au All.round Success.

Rainy weather is enough to sicker
on ordinary entertainment, and post
ponement from the date originally sci
usually kills it. But both of these die
their wickedest against the Trades Dis
play-and failed ingloriously. There
is no use trying to kill Library enter
tainment. The splendid success Of
this last, in the face of the most dis
couraging difficulties, conclusively
proves this.
The spacious A. o. U. w. Hall he.
gan to fill early on Friday night aud II
was with difficulty that floor space fol
the display was kept cleared, 80 great
was the crowd. 1t was nearly nine
O'Clock when the ante-room door was
thrown open and the soldiers" march
ed in at Capt. Stover's word of COM
mand. They were greeted with a
burst of applause and then the audi
ence Quieted down SO that the com
manding officer could be heard. II
was a brilliant and snowy company
thirty.two young ladies dressed-we
will tell you in moment how they
were dressed-and marching like vete
cans. Marching and countermarch.
ing, in single file, by twos, by tours,
by squadrons, forming hollow squares
Greek crosses, Latin crosses. 1t was
brilliantly done. Not "bobble" any
where worth speaking of. And the
young ladies and their skilful com.
mander richly deserved the applause
and congratulations showered upon
them at the close of the display. Sup
per was served and the remainder OF
the evening so pleasantly spent that
the janitor was obliged to turn down
the lights as a suggestion that it Wa.
time to 20 home. The net proceeds to
the Library fund were something over
seventy dollars,-and to every one
who attended an unusually satisfactory
entertainment.
The young ladies who took part, The
costumes they wore and the firms they
represented, were as follows:
Miss Sadie Proctor, representing J IL.
Weigley' shoe store was dressed in red Hem
rietta, trimmed with side panEpeis Of button ~ on
store in silver letters diagonally across front
of skirt. The waist was trimmed with pair
Of small shoes on each shoulder and buttons al
neck and wrists. The bodice was trimmed
with small shoes and shoe hu ttons and laced
up with shoe strings, and the cap was Similar
ly trimmed.
Miss Hosmer Cary representing the clothing
house of nderson & DeClute, wore a gentle
mans silk hat, shirt front Sith high collar,
satin tie and diamond pin, an evening vest,
cuta-way coat AID kilt skirt of black satesn
Miss Dollie Harris representing the CarriaSe
Works, wore broadcloth skirt, patent leath-
er jacket over q white carriage muslin blouse,
trimmed in canopy fringe, and patent iesth,
cap with a small wheel mounted upon the top
OF 1t. she carried yarnish can, and shield
bearing the name Of the company IN gilt let
tiers and decorated with brushes etc.
Miss Eunice Jennings representing her faith
er 8. NJ. Jennings, blacksmith, wore a dress
of navy blue cloth, skirt front with large horse
shoe in center bearing the name S. Al. Jen-
nings, surrounded by smaller horse shoes and
horse shoe nails. Medici collar trimmed with
small silver horseshoes. Cap with horseshoe
and anvil
Miss Edith Proctor represented the FortScott
Daily Monitor. Her dress was white paper
cambria made blouse waist. killed front in
skirt of the paper with picture OF the Monitor
building on one side. The back of the skirt
was trimmed In golden medals as was also the
blouse which had plated COLOR and cuffs Of the
paper and the name The Daily Monifo.. across
the back The point OF the skirt was trimmed
for trimming and the name of the paper on
both front and back.
Miss Lena Peterson representing Mrs. Tur-
ner's millinery store wore pink silk draped
in ieh nett and profuseiy decorated Pom fops,
birds and plumes, An immense poke bonnet
composed of white daises and lined with pink
roses. completed charming costume.
Miss Geriie Duffy representing me Geo or W:
blue elk draped with white Tarleton decorated
with cranes. the waist profuseiy ornarnentett
with advertisements Of the firm, sud a very
covers and 500 bond. In addition to this
mammoth book was displayed which was much
admired.
Miss Maggie Culbertson, representing her
fathers furniture store wore green Henrtet-