St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-29

Idlgcmcnt or Inc lDUUIHcIdDic diblNitH;
useful and ornamental, that are dIo-
played in tie various booths. All OIL
the dainty things that women love to
see on their toilet tables are mere III al
most infinite variety. And while the
aesthetic is ministered to. the wants OF
the temporal man are not neglected, Tor
there is
A Model Resta urant,
in charge Of Mrs. William Baht Dresl-
dent Of the ladies' committee, assisted
by Mesdames Brandt, Jurgens and MISS
Miller. The notion booth, containing
little of everything useful, IS In charge
Of Mrs. SOrcn Listoe and Miss Llstoe.
Mrs i. SchOllcTt has lovely fancy
work booth. The flower booth, charm
ingly decorated with pOtted palms. Is
suptrintendcd by Mrs. }. G. Jensen, as
sisted BY Mrs Teisberg and Miss Camille
Jensen. An attractive confectionery
stand is managed by Mrs 5. BombacK
and Miss J.. Schollert. Another very
pretty fancy work booth Is In charge or
Mrs. T.. Syendsen aud Mrs. Neumann.
I he booth that attracts the young peO-
pie IS handsomely laid out with jewelry,
and is under the supervision OF Mrs. N.
{. Johnson and Mrs. j. i. Petersen.
The interesting booth containing the
works and beautiful statuettes OF An
dersOn is in charge Of Mrs. Alex Holmes
and Miss Grace Listoe.
But, pretty as all these things are, the
thing that catches the little folk IS the
immense French doll, about the size OF
twO-year-old child, dressed in flow
ing gown Of cardinal silk, with jaunty
cap of white lace on its yellow curls.
Mrs. Bomback has this prodigy In her
care, and some fortunate little girl VIII
carry Miss Dolly home in triumph at
tn" conclusion of the festival. i
The voting contests were carried on
hotly last evening. that for mayor being
In charge Of Messrs. &. Neuman and j.
+. Peterson, and the cOmptroller's con-
test being handled by Messrs. William
johnson and Frank Winding.
Mr.. Pcnthan's Admirers
seem determined to win the handsome
gOld-headed cane for him. The wheel
ot fortune and the enhancing game OF \
TOmbala were constantly surrounded,
and were manipulated by q. B0mback,
NJ. Nielsen, T.. SWensen and y. Z. John
sen.
The floor committee consists Of Col.
s. ListOe. Il. Schollert, William Baht.
j. c. Jensen, u. Petersen and Robert
Petersen. DR.. l.. ID. Encke is proving
Ing taking entertainments each even
ing. Seibert's band played a splendid !
programme last night, the large floor |
space giving plenty Of room for prom !
enade concert. The speech OF the even
ing was delivered by Hon. F. 5.
Christensen, Danish consul for Min !
neSota, upon the life and works OF An
dersen, and his character as citizen.
Rev. Adam Don gave an Anderson
reading, which was greatly enjoyed,
and later there were tabieauX and other
Bptcialties. Some OF the good things
promised are performances by min
strel troupe. group of Tyr0lean sin
gers, tableau of a gypsy camp. and
another OF The Princess Of the Swine
herd" then there is what is called IN |
Denmark concert paintin," by Prof. !
Bockmann, which, in plain English, Is |
rapid sketching of portraits by light
ming artist" f. Luhr. the roller skate
expert, gave pleasing exhibition of |
his art on the slippery little wheels, ard |
he will repeat the performance tonight.
The clever minstrel show is in the
hands of Messrs. Encke, BOckmann,
Knudsen, Schlbe and West.
On the left of the hall, as you enter,
at the extremity of the long booths,
stands
A Noble Rust
I'm white marble, of the famous poet
and author, IN whose honor the festival
is given. 1t is the work of the noted
Danish sculptor, }. Gelert. or Chicago,
and is Il magnificent product of the
Chisel. Beneath the bust, on white can
vas, are the following lines from 1.-The
Ugly Duckling:" at matters not that
one is raised In barnyard, If one is
hat he'd from swans egg" Directly
across the hall. hangsa life-size sketch
Of Andersen, in crayon, and beneath 1t
is the inscription. "Our journey OF life
Is from mothers heart, into the pres
ence of God" Still one other repro
duction of the authors features is a
fine painting. by the DANISH artist, A.
c. TerslOse. As whole. the Andersen
festival is most creditabe production,
creditable alike to the land that pro-
duced Hans Christian Andersen. and
to Ler loyal-hearted sons and daughters
who are laboring umseltiShly to perpetu-
nte his memory in stone.