The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-31

number Of worry pretty fancy articles aro
ior SAFE, ana u thriving trade was on.
joyed throughout tho evening,
Tho second Of tho five agca booths is
that OF "Glrlhood." 1t Ia n most at.
tracttvO ono, and tho decorations,
which arc In red and white, nre toste-
fully blended into magnificent whole.
Tho seeker after those articles dear to
glrlhood-candy and chewing gum-can
bo accommodated with dispatch and
satisfaction. The purchaser OF every
pound OF candy also has tho privilege
OF getting pickle, au inducement
which Is quite catching with doubtful
purchasers. Mrs. Alfred PAUL. Is the
chaperone. hero, assisted by the fol.
lowing ladies: Miss Anna Irwin, Mrs.
DR.. J. Z. Bclloy!lo, Misses Bonnhom,
Joanio Jepson, Anna Wostwood, Julia
Savage, Hattie Barry, Emily Polluck, :
Mary PAUL, Alice Batea Martha OFT,
Lydia PAUL, tho Misses Stiiel and Mrs.
Heber List From tho list 1t can be
readily seen that tho passing spectator
who elects to stop will DO we'll attended
to. The average passer by can't resist
tho candy, which is good, and thcn thore
Is tho pickle. Who eau resist a pickle2
TIE ACE OF ROMANCE.
The next step takon aitor girlhood, ID
to tho beautcoua realms OF romance;
consequently when you have all the
candy aud pickles you want, tho booth
age OF Romance" will be visited.
This booth ia in one of the best loca-
tions on tho Midway, at the west end.
From here you can aurvey the entire
hall with Its many beautie5 curiositiea
and ever recurring diversions. Whom
once you havo luid eyes on the From
anco' booth, however, you will have
eyes tor nothing else. It is ono OF the
finest IN design and ia beautifully dec
oratea from top TO bottom. Tho drap-
cries arc in delicate ahade OF blue,
and arc covered with golden hearts.
large and small, mostly pierced. Then,
too. tho array Of beauty that is found
here Is seldom equalled. Under the
chaperonage OF Mrs. W. W. Irwin, who
Is In charge, tho following young ladies
carefully give their personal attention
10 the visitor: Misses Laura Caldwell,
Helen Caldwell, Alice Caldwell, Lizzie
Caldwell, Frances Stanton, Mabel Hart,
Lou Rinehart, kathrine Vance, Ethel
Brannen, Jessie Martin, and Mrs. O,
7. Rhodes and Mrs. Frank Hoffman,.
Various fancy articles are hero taste
fully displayed for sale. Another
feature that haa already become popu-
lar is the cake which has in it n ring
and q number OF thimblcs; slices are
sold at ten centa each. The ring, which
Is very fine one, had not come to view
last night. Picture frames, lamp shades,
cologne, pen-wipcrs and u thousand
and ono other articles are also displayed,
and find ready sale. .f
sPlNsTEnHooD's BOOTH.
Adjoining the Romance booth is the
very handsome structure where Spin
sterhood is found numcrously repre-
sented. This Is one OF tho booths
around which a crowd constantly
thronged last evening, and the opinion
was generally expressed that Spinster-
hood had considerably the best OF II,
and that the ladies who are Represent
ing that nse Of woman, would be more
ut home in the Age OF Romance. How
ever that may be, the ladies who repre-a
sent spinsterhood did a thriving busi.
ness last evening. They arc as followa:s
Mre. Charles Menkemeller, chaperone;
Misses Carrie Brues. Virginia Bloom
field, Blanche Hare, Laura Frew, Estella
.Eckhart, Emily Campbell, Carrie Copp
and Martha Hare. The articles found
on sale at this booth are mint lozen-
gos, doughnuts, sugar kisses, old aud s
fancy laces, etc. Tho booth was de-
signed by, Mr., Charles Menkemeller, 3
and does that gentleman credit. Itis I
a thatched roof structure. about the
size OF tho others. Over tho front is (
the eign: "Maidens OF 70 Ancient
Time" The front is made OF bark, and
Is quito original and we'll arranged. Z,
Tho entrance gate bears this inscrip-S
ton: ''Unlatch not this gate unless
you dare meet your fate." The ISrELLl-. /
GENcER reporter asked If anyone had !
mot his fato, butSa satisfactory answer
was not obtainablc. An original feature /,
OF the decorations is the gourd vines
and Eourds arranged at tho front
In the interior characteristic scene
OF tho eighteenth century is discovered;
an old fashioned Fireplace, spinning