The morning call., 1893-11-19

as proud as can be that it is success" and
thespeaker nodded amicably to helpless
old gentleman with withered legs, whose
wheeled chair a bright young lady had
thoughtfully drawn into acomfortable cor
ner whence he could obtain view Of the
whole proceedings.
The old gentleman was quite overcome
by excitement. The gay booths, the
pretty faces and dainty dresses seemed to
have carried him out of himself. He for
got his coorless life of hopeless suffering,
and in the Joy of his heart shook hands
with friends and strangers indiscrlmi-
nately, apparently to obtain the G atifica-
ton of exclaiming. IT'S a great success,
isn't it?"
The one crumpled roseleaf to the incur
ables yesterday was the fact that quite
number of than were unable to be pres
ent at the fair. "Ah! it's too bad" the
old lady with the chocolate creams was
heard to remark regre,fuly in speaking of
one of her friends. "She can't get out of
her bed. you know-never any more. But,
bless you, she has worked for the fair. and
she is just lying there now wondering
what we are all DOING.
There was not an inmate in the home
whose work was not represented In some
form on the dainty booths. One old lady.
with manned and uplifted hands, had fab
ricated plncushions as we'll aud taSlefully
made as anything there. Only one was
| too helpless t. do something, and this had
preyed so much upon her mind that The
! lady managers had pinned her name onto
one of the outside contributions, an action
| which had Immediately made the suffering
woman happy again.
The booths were all so pretty that it
would be impossible to institute compari-
sons between them. The Home News and
| Publishing COmrany, however, attracted
| most attention on account OF It's novelty.
! The bulletin board of this paper booth an
nounc-d new and startling attractions in
| the way of literature. In the first place
there were, Books ready-made and embel-
| lished with illustrations, which suggest the
plot, all ready Tor the fertile Imagination
| of the undiscovered genius"
AS a further aid to the undiscovered
| genius number of well-known local
writers had flled-in many of these books
! with orig nal poems and stories. Joaquin
| Miller had contributed a novelette,. so had
| c. w. Morrow. Adeline Knapp. Charlotte
| Perkins Stetson and whole galaxy OF
| other talent. Needless to saw there was a
great run on the literary market. Joaquin
Miller's Was the first tale sold. Il brought
a dollar. and there as wailing and lamen-
tation among would be purchasers that the
poet of the Sierras had gone so cheap.
The idea of the novelties had emaDated
| in the fertile brain of Miss Ida 3. Dsprens,
| to whom also were due the other dainty
| little conceits that helped to make the
newsstand attractive. Payer sachets, pie
| ture frames letter-cases manufactured by
her deft fingers, were in great demand,
and her home made candy sold better than
hot cakes.
The Merry Sunshine Circle booth was
| thriving concern run by five little girls
| who had made nearly all of the number
less pretty articles for sale themselves.
They were: Grace Winstanley, Ella Win
stanley, Olga Herman, Ethel Patent and
Hattie Goggep. These little Kings
Daughters must be possessed IT vast
amount of ingenuity and patience. for
| their work was all pretty and well fin
| ished. 1t was a treat 10 watch the delight
| with which they sold their bandiwork.
| The children did not torment any one TO
| buy, but modestly stated the prices and
left the intrinsic merit of their work and
the virtue Of their cause to do the rest.
| These were charms that seldom failed 10
work.
Another booth much admired was that of
Miss j. Low. Her fancy work and China
| articles were dainty, and sold well. The
flower-stand, managed by Miss Cofer, con-
tanned some choice blossoms and pretty
boutonnieres, which brought good prices,
particularly in the evening, and Mrs
Clarke's candy booth commended itself
even to the incurables.
Mrs Winstanlry and Mrs. Richard
Brown dispensed refreshments, which
| drew many customers
The afternoon attendance at the fair
was good, and though there was no pur-
suading to buy, most Of those present did
so of their own accord. In the evening
there was quite crowd Of people, and the
strains of llenbers's band added to the
liyeliness of the scene.
The object of the fair was to aid in en-
larging the house, as all of the rooms
available are occupied. and applications
for admittance are continually being
| received. Workmen are engaged on this
| addition. The Kings Daughters wish it