Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-02
THE FAIR.
A Grand Time To-Nigh.-Notes Regard

AbS ttfC DOotHS.
The attendance at the Catholic Fair con
tinues to increase. The finishing touche,
have been put on in the decoration of tn,
various booths, and they now present s
beautiful spectacle as the front door of the
great hall is passed. There will probably
be great gathering tonight, being Satur.
day And on Monday night the FRS
Artillery Band in full force will, with Its
grand music, complete the gay and glitter.
ing scene. The Mirror OF Ireland, troupe
will give one of its unique and instructive
exhibitions on Monday evening also, and
it is expected that after 10 o'clock each
night the merry dancers viii take
possession of the floor. The greatest pleas.
ure can be derived from visit to the fair
There is such a jolly feeling prevailing
among all the participants, that it is a
pleasure 10 be decorated" with bouquets,
rattle tickets, soda, lemonade, etc., even
though you have to pay Bit or two
Tor the privilege. The little daily paper
Cathedral Chimes is being ably managed
by Miss Fogarty and Miss Leonard, and
our great city dailies might take lessons
from them in the art of getting ten cents
per copy for their publications Miss
Horan's lemonade stand seems to be q
popular resort, as is also the cigar stand
managed by the Misses Wilson, Ogden and
Mrs. Forbes, the latter being a particular
favorite. There seems TO be combination
formed between the mentioned booth
and Mrs. Fox of the postoffice, very many
of the letters received sending the recipient
direct to the cigar stand. The soda, cabi-
net and fancy booth, presided over by the
Misses Green, Snead, Mrs. G. K. Nc
NV ~ Of 10 6rs,,
ing business. The handsome uni
forms and engaging manners of the
ladies make this very natural The
FISH pond engrosses the attention of the
children, who startle the audience with a
yeritable war-whoop when anything good
is fished up. The Children of Mary !"
have large force looking after their In
terests, and the rivalry over the beautiful
banner of the Y. l., made by one of the
Sisters in the Convent here, will be at fever
heat in few days more. Mrs. Booth, Miss
Dwyer and others have come to the de-
termination that, as flowers are scarce
each gentleman shall wear two bouquets in
future. Mrs. Leake has handsome array
of pretty things in her booth man gets
bewlldered in endeavoring to purchase, and
it would be advisable to take your wife or
sweetheart along when you wish to invest.
When man is well known and popular,
he is legitimate prey. Peter Flaherty got his
pockets turned inside out in no time, and he
coulc be found all over the hall, borrowing
of his friends, before he was there half an
hour. ]. n. Larkin also had bevy of
young and old ladies tackled onto him. and
good-naturedly 4" shelled out" Rev. Father
Haupt had to take swarm of beauties to
lunch, and the manner in which he
pitched into the murphies did credit to
his name. The supper table, presided over
by Mrs. Burke and Mrs. Fitzsimmons, is
Que of the best-managed institutions in the
hall. You can get your moneys worth
the shooting gallery, does good business.
Every shooter makes bull's-eyes. Those
in the secret state that be has funnel
shaped thing for a center-such as was pro-
posed TO be used by the First Artillery
band-and if the missile strikes within
foot or so of the center it is
gathered 10 the spout by the funnel, and
the result is bulls eye." 1t is expected
that a large amount of money will be
Melted from this fair, as the ladies have
been cautious about expenses, SO that
everything received is gain, and yet the ar
engagements for passing the evenings most
enjoyably have not been curtailed in the
slightest. The musical programme has
been greatly enjoyed, and David Nesfeld
has been taxed to the utmost between his
duties at this and st. Paul's Church enter.
tainments, but he has been equal to the oc.
casion. The singing last night was partic-
ularly good. Miss Ida Clinch, in ''Kath-
leen Mavourneen," brought down the
house, and the duo by the same lady and
Mrs. Howard was superbly rendered. The
rendering of "Colcordentia, by the Con-
vent pupils, showed careful training, and
the instrumental duo, Belisario,n
by Misses Nellie and Alice Sheehan,
was gem, as was also the vocal duet by
Mrs. Percy Ross and Mrs. Carter. J. NJ. j.
Kane, by request, gave a recitation
Erin's Flag it produced prolonged
applause. For an encore he recited
. Fontenoy" in very fine style; and in fact
his Rotations were one of the most marked
things of the programme.
The programme was carried out in full.
and tonight the following are on the bills:
Instrumental duet, Put Me In My Little
Bed" by eight performers from st.
Josephs Convent; song. March of the
Men of Harloch,' by the glee club; instru-
mental duet, Neck and Neck" by four of
the young ladies from the convent; vocal
solo, Judith" by Mrs. ]. H. Coppersmith;
instrumental duet, IN Corricolo," by eight
performers vocal trio, Peace to the
Memory of the Brave" by Jos. Genshlea,
Miss Nellie Sheehan and Mrs. J. H. Cop
persniith; duet violin and piano., Edward
Hook and Miss Regina Hassett; song,
See Our Oars With Feathered Spray
by the glee club.
Some of the young ladies have invented
another means for having fun. A gentle
man may be passing around the hall, when
be is accosted by several young ladies, who
notify him that they have warrant for
his arrest. Resistance is impossible, and
he is lead to the Court room, where the
Judge reads the charge, which is generally
'bashfulness" or some other thing A YER
dict of guilty" is always rendered, and the
prisoner is free after paying the fine i'm
posed. c. X. Lipman acted as Judge last
evening. and Miss Ida Wilson, Miss Hattie
Ogden, Mrs. Forbes and others act as
officers of the law, which must be en-
forced
For the benefit of ladies and children,
and those who cannot attend in the even
ing, there will be matinee this afternoon
from TO 4 o'clock. The admission will be
froa