Evening journal., 1889-05-08
CARNIVAL oE MONTHS.
A Large Crowd Present on the Opening
Night.

Night.
The Carnival of Months under the
auspices and for tine benefit of the Par
sonage Fund Society of Grace M. K,
Church, opened in Institute Hall last
evening. The hall was brightly illumi-
mated by four arc electric lights and
the decorations harmonized with the
surroundings. In the centre Of the hall
the beautiful May pole had beon raised.
decked with ribbons. To the left OF the
entrance, April decorated in red and
white and surmounted by large Jap
ause umbrella, offered fine Japanese ware
for sale. March the opening Of Spring, was
represented by a fodder matched roof
beneath which fine Jersey milk, bread
and milk and 'such like could be bought.
September, harvest home was straw
thatched cottage where fruit was for
sale. Imitation grapes and other fruit
adorned the posts and large pumpkin
! lof paper) nestled on the roof A Christ
mas tree loaded down with fancy paper
TOYS of I'VE olden time stood between
September and the last month in
the year. Tides and fancy articles were
the stock in trade at the evergreen COW
cred booth where Santa Claus had his
headquarters, the Star Of Bethlemhem
was overhead La the southwest corner
! Of the hall the Diamond State kitchen
occupied a space hardly large enough for
It's patrons, as IL was the restaurant of
the carnival. Chicken salad, cold meats,
ten, coffee and chocolate, bread and but
ter and so forth, were on the
bili Of fare. November was allied with
,he ~estaurspt and represented election
Sav av and eye 0ldep Times. ? French and
Mexican girls aud @hinainGn served good
things. a gypsy encampment on
small scale. where indian baskets were
for sale was October's contribution to the
frolic Of the months.
Then came July with its visions of the
Glorious Fourth, decorated in red, white
and blue. and suggestive of summer with
its ice cream and Strawberries. Rebecca
in the person Of Miss Ids. Tantum in
Hebrew costume, had charge of the
lemonade well The entrance to the July
booth was guarded by Brother Jonathan
and the Goddess of Liberty
August, the yachting month, repre-
sented by a yacht under full sail
had fancy articles on full sale.
January, with the representations: The
| New Year, bark hut, a snow man and a
/ toboggan slide occupied the northeast
corner Of the hall Candy, bon bons and
recipes for candy were the purchasables
Il February, with Lady Washington, Can
dlemas Day and St. Valentines Day wa
centre of attraction A great man
tender missives were sold at proportion
ate prices
The last month in the circle was June
month Of flowers, represented by bowe
of roses and having on sale roses anC
button hole bouquets.
The stage was decorated with pottei
plants, aud on it Grace Orchestra o
seventeen pieces, under G. H. Lauer'
direction, had its position This pre-
gram was rendered: Welcome Marcel
Grotesque Overture, Beautiful Made
Polka, Gipsy Mazourka, Howard Marcel
Fair Girls Polka, America, selection
Birds Festival Waltz and the Kickeril
Galop.
At o'clock the plating of the ribbon
was given by the following young ladies
Ellen Williamson, Helen Ash, Cert
King, May Lindsay, BERTHE Lindsay
Nellie Todd, Elsie Kemp, Ella Crawford
, Florence Hodgmau, Alice Conner Rhod
Conner, Viola Tautum, May Farra, Hele
Sparks, Annie Cause and Sadie Smith
/ 1t was in charge Of Mrs. w. II. Billany
! The floral decorations were furnishe
by James n Lewis a. Bro.
The carnival will be repeated this an
tomorrow evenings, and the ribbons wi
y be plated again tomorrow Afternoon
, Lunch will be served each day.