The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-04
FAIRS In THE CHURCHES
The Tabernacle Wasa Scene
of Merriment Last
Evening.
TWO FAIRS ON THE RAINBOW PLAN
Where the Dollars Are Being Spent
in the Church's Interest.

The Tabernacle Congregational Church
fair was opened last evening 1t is q
great fair. Pastor Scudder's prior an
nouncement that nothing like it had ever
been seen in Jersey City was "'bout
k'rect." There are SO many interesting
features that one is bewildered, yet pleas
antly amused and delightfully."- enter
tained-so many pretty things to see. SO
many agreeable surprises and novel en-
tertainments to enjoy and so many bright
and charming people to enchant and initi-
ate fellow into the art of shelling out
without the aid of the deadly note book
The lecture and reading rooms have
been CO inverted into a mammoth bazaar
with books artistically arranged and
stocked with almost everything, from "a
white elephant to spool of cotton" /"
Even the gallery has been utilized for
target shooting, the chair loft converted
into hat and cloak room, and the pulpit
into fishing bank. The upper parlors
are used for art purposes and the audi
torium and pulpit for music and literary
entertainments.
LAG Dfzd1 Wdc tnAOA8[0 AOoPAVO oAAo
growing Of the precocious young bllz-
zard. The programme for the entertain
mont prepared by the Kings Daughters,
under the management of Mr.. y. w.
Davey, whose estimable wife is secretary
of that branch of the church organiza-
vocal solo by Mrs Shaw, singing by the
Steinway Quartette, Messrs. G. M. Hor-
ton, g. Muller, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. H. Cush-
ing, swith Joseph ID. Adams and Miss
O'Neill as accompanies, solo by Mas
ter Charles Hunt, duet by Miss Annie
Turner and Master Sidney Jordan Listen
to My Tale of Woe" and solo by Mr..
blanchard. Miss May Frances, noted
Brooklyn elocutionist, will entertain this
evening.
AMONG THE BOOTHS.
At the conclusion of the entertainment
strolled through the winding labyrinths
of the beautiful bazaar The Ladies' Aid
ton. 1t is a compressed art emporium
as iJ were-lterally packed and jammed
with magnificent collection OF fancy
articles, bric-a- brac and what-nots
Among the many pretty and curious
articles exhibited here is unique table
cover made by Mrs. f. J. Millikin from
cigar ribbons, with covered brass rings
and silk fringe as a border 1t forms the
central piece of the booths decorations.
The ladies in charge are Mrs. Theodore
Parker, Mrs. Charles Crosley, Mrs. Hiram
Lutier, Mrs. j. Ewing. Mrs. Philip Col
kin, Mrs. Fackert Mccullough, Mrs. c.
Al. Van Kenren, Miss Adelene Negus,
Mrs T.. Low, Mrs. Noonan, Mrs. Maddi-
( gan, Mrs. Rollin, Mrs. S. G. Negus, Mrs.
g. w Clerihew, Mrs. Silyernail and Mrs.
Bunce.
TRY LIEB's FLAPJACKs.
Almost adjoining the l.. A. S. IS booth,
I found Manufacturer W. r. Leib, with
big white apron and a paper hat, en-
sconced in kitchen-like structure turn
ing fiap-jacks on red-hot griddle for the
hungry multitude. Mr.. Lieb manufac-
lures preparation in every way superior.
to buckwheat.
Grocer L. Ryer, who keeps the 'tlittle
grocery store just around the corner"
scored one on mis- business rivals in the
matter of searching out new place for
a conspicuous aiyertiSement--at least
some wag found it for him-for pinned
upon his coat tail a big white card an
nounced "a prize for the one taking the
most orders for Lieb's Flap-Jacks."
Mr.. Ryer's store is stocked with severy-
thing usually found in a firSt-claSs gro
cery,n from bundle of kindling wood to
barrel of potatoes raised by Pastor
Scudder-label don't say how Ugh.
A short distance away from the ''cross-
roads grocery" is a gypsy egcampment
held by nine fair and piquanr gypsy
queens--everyone of them attired in be-
coming Bohemian costumes. They are Mrs.
Ames, Miss Louise Longstreet, Misses
Lou and Ella Dawson, Miss Lille Vance,
Miss Clara Kimble, Misses Eva and Grace
: Houston and Miss Eva Potts. A pretty
and varied assortment of fancy goods,
most of them the handiwork of the fair
Bohemians is exhibited Miss Kimbie
and Miss Katie Petrie are the soothsayers
Miss Hunts bible class, bevyOf pretty
and agreeable young ladies in dresses of
various tints and bewitching little white
caps, have erected and prettily adorned a
fancy booth in the centre of the reading
room Their display is unusually attract
i've. Miss Bessie Hunts hand painted
caIenders and head rests are much ad-
mired, and handsome worsted Afghan,
valued at $35, will be disposed Of tonight.
There is also fine display of etchings.
Miss Hunts charming class is composed
OF these young ladies:-Miss Van Matern,
Miss Mary Young, Miss Belle Ritchie,
Miss NJ. Kelly, Miss Mary Boyle Miss
Sophie Ahrens, Miss Estelle Madigan and
Miss Rose Bush.
THE FLOWER BOOTH.
"Ah! now we've struck the flower
boothr PrettyP 1t actually dazzles the
eyes. 1t is a paradise of roses. The
framework of the boothis trimmed with
snilax and adorned with flowers of
varied hues.
Inere Is pTeUGy ClSpltby OL OrCnluS anu
the collection of potted plants is superb.
An elegant marine floral piece, 1.-The
City of Paris,'' the work of E. Bonnert,
the Newark avenue florist steam up and
sails set, is the central adornment of the
booth. The ship is sailing through a bed
of flowers, even Among the Daisies"
for beautiful and we'll executed
picture with that title, the work, | am
told, of Miss Adelne Negus, is here to be
seen. Miss Mamie Owens, Miss Kittie
Ferguson, Miss Mamie Ware and Miss
Alice Clark are in charge of the floral de-
partment.
EVERYTHING SWEET.
The confectionery table was supplied
with toothsome array of candies and
homemade taffey, which Miss Lille Sum-
merfield, Miss Cornelia Hyatt, Miss
Bertha Dumont, Miss Libbie Lenderling,
Miss Katie Hubbard and Miss Lulu Losee
dispense from one of the most attrHc-
lively (artificially and naturally adorned
booths q. the fair.
Pretty Miss Irene Smith, clad in orien-
tai costume, stood beside q stone well
whose sides were covered with moss. A
neat structure with cotton and tinsel roof
lighted by Chinese lanterns, covered the
modest Rebecca and her we'll, while she
bIushingly, ,appeased the thirst of the way
farers with cool draughts OF lemonade.
Little Florence krase was venerable
as ssThe Old Woman Who Lived in Her
Shoe, and disposed of a number of dolls.
The big shoe furnished for the old
woman's domicile was made by Hosbach.
Wesley Negus' shooting gallery was
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