The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-06
VERY ARTISTIC FAIR.
The Four Seasons Beautifully
Represented at Bergen Re-
formed Church.

The ladies of the Bergen Reformed
Church opened a fair last night in the
lecture room, which is to last two days,
closing tonight. The booths were decor
ated to represent the four seasons, and
they were dreams of prettiness in their
way.
Spring, which was in charge OF Mrs.
futile and Miss Belle Harvey, was
adorned with large paper butterflies and
cbrysanthemums. Four little girls,
dressed in yellow carleton dresses. WIFI
black stockings and long black sasnes,
also represented butterflies and helped
the ladies' at the table. which was devoted
entirely to the sale OF chiioren.s toys.
They had yellow wings fastened on their
dresses and. as they fitted around Tue
hall, they looked like little fairies. Ihey
vere:-MIss Gertrude Brown. MisSsEmma
Dresher. Miss Margery Bird Tuttle and
Miss Clarese Love futile. Miss Slarese
futile spoke a piece called "Llttie An
Sid.''
sUMMER DOTH.
A rose vine, beariug artificial roses
twined around the summer booth, wnile
on either side of il were sastefully ar
ranged the flowers and palms when
decorated the church at Easter. Candies
and sweet things were sold at TINS taDle
DIV Ten Sweet NouuA Il . 49, P--
and white. They were excellent safes
women aud no man could resist their ap-
peals. The young ladies were:-Mlss
Lula Brown, Miss Toffey, Miss Wilkiu-
SOU, Miss Louise Wilkinson, MISS MAUD
Brett. Miss Elizabeth Vreeland. Miss
Bessie Van Horn, Miss EN- NeWkirK.
Miss Phoebe English and Miss Bonynge.
AUTUMN IN GLORY.
A great deal of credit is due to Mrs
Charles Brown aud Mr.. Woolsey Tor the
| tasteful way in which lthey arranged
the autumn booth.
The roof was matched with bundles OF
| straw and was surrounded by a hawk
with outspread wings as if about
to fly away. A fox skin that
looked as If it might be
| curing In the sun was nailed up 10 a post
| Across one corner was careiessly thrown
the broken ranch OF a tree covered Win
| autumn leaves of beautiful hues. A
bunch Of cattails and a shear OF Wneat
! concealed each pillar and an OWL was
| perched nnder the caves. This was the
prettiest booth in the fair and its design
ers should be proud OF their WORK. Inc
table WIS devoted to the sale OF fancy
work. II was in charge of Mrs. Charles
Brown. Mrs. Green, Mrs. Ed. Van WIN
kIe. Mrs. Palmer and Mrs. Geo. Blake.
The House that Jack Built was in
charge OF Mrs. Krauser and Miss Bessie
Harvey.
WHITE WINTER.
The winter booth was dressed entirely
in white and most of the fancy articles
which were for sale on it were white too,
as were the dresses of the ladies' who had
charge of IL. They were Mrs. John TOT
fey, Mrs. E. A. Bailey, Mrs. Davis and
Mrs. G. Van Horn.
Chocolate and Russian tea were served
by the following ladies': Mrs. j.. H. Potts,
Mrs. Midledge, Mrs. Wooley, Mrs. DR..
Thompson. Misses May THOMPSON.
| Mamie Wilson aud Leah Wilson waited
| on the tables. all of which were illum-
| mated with candles in wrought iron
| candlesticks.
Rebecca, an oriental beauty. in the per-
| son of Miss Emily Westervelt served
| lemonade at a well, composed of cobble-
stones and covered with evergreens.
| Miss WesterveIt was dressed in oriental
| costume and played the oriental maiden
to perfection.
Tn magic lantern show was in charge
| Of Masters Willie Toffey, Ed. Potts and
| Ed. Van Wrinkle.
The art room was presided over by Mrs.
| Britten ana Mrs. Bogart, who spared no
| pains in seeing that 1t was complete in
every way.
ICE CREAM IN DUTCH.
The ice cream was served in the bal.
| cony. The ladies in charge of this de-
partment were Mrs. Charles Law, Mrs.
k1lDy, MIS-. ChaiHoefldiu anu MIs.
Washer. The walters were all dressed III
Dutch costumes. with black skirts and
bodices, white waists, aprons aud caus
and pink ribbons They were: Miss
Gertrude Bushield, Miss Edna Brown.
Miss Clara Laws, Miss Florence Moore,
Miss Sadie Foster, Miss Alice Throck-
morton and Miss Mamie Woolsey.
Apueke Brown, who has assisted at
every tea and fair given in the Bergen
Reformed Church for the past decade.
superintended the dish washing and
helped the ladies generally This is
Anueke's right, and, although she is not
as young now as she used to be, she
would feel hurt If any one was allowed TO
supersede her.
The fair, which closes tonight, promises
to be q grand success, and IL deserves to
be, as no pains have been spared in
arranging it. The proceeds are to go for
q carpet for the church.