The Portland daily press., 1891-11-06
MRS. JARLEY's VISIT.
Those Famous Triggers" Shown to
Crowds at City Nall.
another Successful Day Of the Fair
for Dumb AnInna naIs.

Inc wisdom Of opening the fair at ten Is
Iully confirmed by the first experiment. A
great many quiet buyers were In during the
morning, and In the afternoon the usual
large crowd. Everything Il selling well,
Inc numbers Of all articles sold by ticket
VIII be drawn Saturday evening. The sales
are closed on great many Of the articles.
Although "Black Beauty" and the "Horse
onoe" booth especially represent the noble
animal we think of first in connection with
the s. P. A.,the other booths abound in SYM
bols Of those who cannot speak for them
selves" and keep before the public the GEN.
trail thought.
The space opposite the stage is occupied
by three booths designed by Mr.. Shailer q.
Cushing They are hung with deep orange
and white, with friezs Of blue. The GEN.
tral one, with its arch and pillars, belongs to
the colonial period, and is in charge of Mr..
Gushing, assisted by Miss Lille Beck and
Miss Griffin, in picturesque gowns of the
same period. The interior Is hung with
dark draperies and furnished with an old
fashioned settle. covered with skins. Ava
riety Of fancy articles Is for sale here.
On the left, and next the tea parlor, is the
Souvenir booth. Mrs. Charles ]. Chapman
and Mrs. Stanley P. Warren designed the in
terior, which Is white and gold, and very
aptly exemplifes modern interior decora.
tion. The draperies of the background are
drawn towards the centre, forming an artis-
tic frame for the head of noble mastiff,
done in oil. Below him are grouped seven
birds of wisdom. The side arch is framed
with peacock feathers, and flied with chrys-
anthemums. Here are souvenirs of many
kinds, from the Washington cup, made from
bit OF the original cherry tree, the owls
say, to the "Black Beauty" spoon, designed
by Mrs. Warren. This Is one Of the most
popular features Of the fair. The first lot
was all sold yesterday, and orders were be-
Ing taken by sample. New ones Will arrive
today.
A pair Of antique brass candlesticks, a
souvenir Of one of the old Portland families
Is for sale. also tho charming new horseshoe
souvenir. designed expressly for Messrs.
Owen & Moore, and first exhibited to the
public at this table. They are made OF
bright colored tissue paper. and may be put
to variety Of uses, especially for holding
photos or menus. Just now they contain
triplet of Mrs. Cavazza's, aud are sure to
bring good luck to the purchaser. Here, toe,
is Topsy.
At the right Is the Butterfly Booth" SINH
lar In size, and showing the same scheme of
color. A fine engraving Of Pharaoh's horses
forms the background. Under this Is a big
Doulton bowl, filed with yellow and white
chrysanthemums. Pictures of handsome
dogs, masses Of chrysanthemums and lovely
golden butterflies are used with fine decora-
tive effect. Conspicuous among the many
beautiful articles Is the bridal veil, drape
and some exquisite down pillows. Mrs.
Georgia A. Webb and Mrs. Hugh ]. CHS
holm designed and arranged this attractive
booth.
Next in order Is the headquarters Of the
executive committee, where a table Is
thoughtfully provided for the reporters.
/ The Press Bureau Is located next, will
Mrs. Cavazza in charge, whose assistance in
gathering items is gratefully acknowledged.
MRS. Jariey's Exhibition.
Mrs. Jarley's famous show was given to a
packed house last evening. Miss McCobb
was In her happiest mood, and kept the au-
dience In ripple Of laughter from her inim-
liable That's me-" to the telephone des-
patch from Mr.. Reed ordering all those not
voting to be counted In the Affirmative"
The pet Of nobility aud the JOY of royalty
held tslephonic communication with Her
Majesty, Queen Victoria, at intervals. She
assured Her Majesty that the audience was
Splendid not like that Max 0'Rsll spoke
to-" Everything came in for thrust of the
rapier, from the Prince Of Wales to the Sun
day concerts. "Oh. yes" said she, "let your
coachman get out your horses and drive you
from square to lquare la your immense city
so you can go to church, round the corner
but when someone wanted some nice, good
music down In the park was so glad you all
fit it. Lat the rich spend the Sabbath Just
as comfortably as they can, but don't let the
poor man 60 down to the park and listen to
music; If you do, he will be playing ball and
drinking cider. The first thing you know,
the continental Sund W will just rush iu up.
on you."
The "aggers" we're correctly costumed
aud particularly wlx-like. Tae gowns OF
the japanese girls we're imported. and Mrs.
farley wore a wonderful creation of the mil
liners art. The characters were assumed as
follows. From Portland:
Charles I.-Dr. Bowers.
Queen Elizabeth-Mrs. Arthur Jordan.
Zen0bia-Miss Ann Rec.
Lord Byron-Mr. Scarborough.
Maid OF Athens S-Miss Daisy COLBY.
Joan OF Arc-Miss Julia N0yes.
Mrs. SqueerS-Miss Paiee.
132-Miss McKenney.
Paris Mr., ,Twltchell.
| Jun0-Miss Henrietta ID. Rice.
Mfnerva-Mfss Alice Mitchell.
Venus-Mlss Spear.
Neptune-Mr. Webb,
Giggler-Mr5. Durham. Woodiords.
Madam Roland-Mss stevens, Woodfords.
Amy Robsart-Miss Burgess
Ophea-Miss Fletcher
Sir Walter Raleigh-Mr. Eastman.
Charlotte Corday-Mlss Emma Jones.
Dick Swiyeller-Phil Carter.
The Marchoness-Mlss Carrie Mcdowell.
TopSy-Miss Kate Batty.
Japanese Glrls-Mlss Helen Hunt, Miss Ruth
Symouds, Miss Ethel Carney.
The "fggers from Augusta, Maine," were
| taken as follows:
Nidia-Mrs. L. Q. Cornish.
Marquis OF L0rne-L. U. Cornish.
Heclor-G. III. Bangs.
Andr0mache-Lontse Robinson.
Mary, Queen OF Scots-L. w. Myrick.
Merry Little Mountain Maid-Mrs. +. w. Chase.
Indian-L. L. Cooper.
Columbus-F. W. PiaIsted.
PeISeus-Fred w. Plaisted
Jasper Paeklemeston-John II. Gould.
| Maiden Pursued by IndianS-Mrs. X. K. Sor-
| Gibson.
II. P. Milliken and Thomas Leigh, Jr.
| were the lackeys.
Where all are excellent 1t Is hard to par
ticulariz'. Topsy, "the product of the soil,
Lord Byron, the Singing Girl, the Indian an(
the Maiden, were especially good.
Notes.
The genial George A, Thomas sent a wei
come contribution to tine dining room yester
doy, which was In charge Of the First Par
ish. accompanied by the following character
istlc verse;
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