Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-17
SPANISH-AMERICAN FAIR.
A Brilliant Event In Whittier
Recently.

blV6 ohIorIdtuuloub VI any VI VIC eCtion
yet given by that energetic and efficient
body of workers-ths Whittier Entertain
ment Society. The entertainment was q
Spanish American fair, opened to the
public on the evenings of the Sth and
9th inst, in Whittier Assembly Hall.
In the hall were arranged booths, Occu'
pying the most conspicuous place was
reception booth, semi-circular in shape,
draped with the stars and stripes. the
Mexican flag and colors. In the
adjacent corner was a large,
rectangular booth for exhibiting Spanish
curios. At the opposite end OF the hall
we're the chocolate and coffee booths,
aud a tus booth for Mexican curios and
the sale OF candy and popcorn
The chef d OuUre was reserved for the
flower booth, a veritable fairy bower. On
the opening evening over 400 people were
in attendance. The reception booth was
occupied by the honored guests of the
evening, Senator R. +. Del Valle, Mr.. A.
+. Kercheval, Mr.. and Mrs. Wirsching
and friends.
The Spanish booth was in charge of
Mesdames Savage and Guirado, assisted
by Misses Savage, Valdez, Lunares and
members of the well.known Lugo family.
The Spanish goods displayed in this de-.
partment are not to be surpassed in their
money value, elegance or historical
worth, by any collection in Southern
California. Two elegant silk bed.spreads
were exhibited, one a bTocade silk, cream
and pale blue, changesble colors, with
deep silk fringe; the other was rich,
rose color silk, with the most superb en-.
broidery in blending tints; the cost of
this spread was $500, it's age over 100
years.
There were many beautiful and costly
silk and silk crepe shawls which made
the eyes of the American ladies fairly
sparkle. These were of almost every
conceivable hue. One: delicate drab,
with the most elaborate embroidery in
the gayest colors was awarded a premium
at the Philadelphia Centennial. Some
were canary with delicate blue embroid-
cry, a cardinal, black, a rich brown
with soft gold border, and 30 on through
almost every possible combination of
tints and patterns.
Two gentlemen's suits we're exhibited,
one blue and green brosdcoth en-
broidered with real gold thread, having
solid silver buttons and links. This is
the uniform worn Ly Spanish dragoon,
and was brought to California from Spain
over hundred years ago by the
first of the Lugos coming to Amer
lea. 1t was worn at the Whittier
Fair by the grandson Of the one who
brought it from Spain. Its cost was
$1,000. Another suit was black and navy
blue broadcloth, worked with silver
thread. There were several handsome
dresses of antique silk and lace,
worn on this occasion by the Spanish
ladies in attendance. There was valu.
able display of old jewelry, filigree gold
necklaces and ear jewels, solid gold
girdles and rings set in rare
stones, altogether representing in
the contents of this booth in
money value some $1,000, while in his
torical value the figures would go far
beyond this sum. The Examiner prize
of an elegant saddle, bride and blanket,
awarded at the recent Agricultural Fair
to the Whittier eq1estrienne, Miss Irena
Savage, for best riding, was to be seen
here.
The chocolate and coffee booth was
in charge of Mrs. Hervey Lindley with
corps of skillful assistants. This booth
was decorated with palm leaves and
boughs of graceful pepper.
The rule booth was presided over by
Misses Lindley, Stalker, Bertha Lindley
and Lou Henry. Here was to be seen
an interesting collection of Mexican
curios, among others an elegant serape
brought from Mexico City by
Mr.. Hervey Lindley, a water
jar OF peculiar shape, obtained in
that city by Mr.. Milton Lindley, some
rare water bottles of Guadalaj ara ware,
rag figures representing the various
types of Mexican life. and many other
curious articles. The great attraction
of the booth WAS the cdscarones, made
and decorated By Mrs. DR.. Lindley and
Miss Bertha Lindley. The sale of these
decorated egg-shells furnished much
amusement to the more youth.
full portion of the audience especially,
and also netted neat eum for the w. f.
s. treasury.
Candy and popcorn found ready
sale. The flower booth was i'll charge OF
the teachers OF the public schools, Miss
DeWolfe, assiuted by Misses O'Conaor,
McMullen and Morrison.
On this occasion Senator r. +. Del
Vale was deservedly introduced as the
CYplCal young lDdu Ol VIC DpaulSH-auoI-
ican race in Southern California. He
delivered an address, eloquent and alive
with patriotism.
The address OF the Senator was tol.
lowed by poem read by Miss Hattie
Strong and written for the occasion by
Mr.. A. T. Ksrcheval-'An Ode to Whit
tier." The Ramirez brothers furnished
music with violins and guitars. This
occasion, devoted to the uniting of inter
ests of the Spanish and Americans, and
the calling up of rapidly-dying features
OF the Spanish life once holding sway
in this very spot, was fitly marked
by rendition of the Spanish fandango,
participated in by the young seiiores and
aeDLritas in their national costumes
One looking in upon this scene would
have thought himself to be in tho palace
of Cortez, or in some enchanted spot Of
Old Grenada. Those graceful, charming
seiloritas, with their olive complexione,
iet-black eyes and their hair sparkling
with the shining bits from the broken
cascarones, their quaint, elegant dresses
of silk and satin, stiff with embroidery
the stately seilores, some in their
dragoon uniform, others in civilian dress,
sll keeping time to the weird
Spanish music. This made a sce.e
,.hioh althouvh IL at first fascinatea the