Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-01
PALACE OF PRETTY THINGS
Creighton Hall as Garnished by Booths of
Good Shepherd Fair
LARGE ATTENDANCE ON OPENING NIGHT
what the Bnznnrs Contain and who
Are in Charge of Thcm-icnu-
tiful Effects in
COlors.

Tho formal opening of the fair for the
benefit Of the Home of the Good Shepherd
at Creighton hall last evening was an
| auspicious beginning of an enterprise from
which much material aid to the institution
is anticipated. For days the members of the
Catholic churches Of the city have been hard
at work that the enterprise might in no
sense be unworthy of the cause it was de-
signed to aid
The interior of the hail was transformed
into scene from fairyland, where rows of
booths, in which artistic effect blended with
elegance, filled the room with bright colors,
which were at their best advantage under the
brilliance of the electric lights The colors
are mainly the same The more delicate tints
of white and pink predomnate, with just
suggestion Of yellow and red to perfect the
picture. 1t scarcely needed the array of
pretty things with which the booths were
loaded to complete the illusion, and when the
booths were peopled with their quota Of
brightly arrayed and enthusiastic young
women no passerby could refuse to contrib
ute his mite toward the Home that has kept
many soul from ruin.
In the balcony overhead an orchestra dis
coursed music which was in pleasing har-
mony with the bright colors and pretty cos
tunes and all over the hall the managers
came and went Father McDevitt had gen
eral charge of the undertaking, and he was
assisted by numerous corps of ushers and
attendants.
The booths 'ine three sides of the hall and
vary only in the arrangements Of the colors.
Festoons and rosettes of colored tissue paper
furnish the greater part of the decoration
and the colors in each booth blend with the
others into an effect Of general harmony. The
first booth on the right of the entrance con-
urhi ic SaI
by Misses Emma Falconer, Lizzie Costers.
Julia Mullen and Nellie Thompson.
Next comes the booth prepared by st. Pat
rick's and the Sacred Heart parishes, which
is devoted to a display of various attractive
items in fancy articles, which are to be
prizes. This booth is in charge Of Mrs. ]. T.
Burke, Mrs. George Cleffner, Mrs. James
Lindsey. Miss C. Knight and Miss Cannon.
st. Peters and st. Cecilia's have a booth
in common, which also shows display of pic
lures and fancy articles. Here hold sway
Mrs John Murphy, Mrs. r. ]. Foley. Mrs.
E. A. Walter and Miss Mary Thompson.
One of the prettiest of all the attractions
Is the tissue paper booth which is charge of
Misses Anna Daxon, Mamie Hannah and
Marie Burke The booth is profusely bur
dened with scores of artistically contrived
ornaments in varieagated coors which set
off the lighter shades of the pavilion.
Misses Eta and Clara Creighton have
charge of the flower booth which is designed
and potted plants which line the interior
show in striking contrast TO the general pink
and white effect and help to form one of the
brightest pictures in the hall. This booth
contains the handsome upright piano which
will be the chief prize.
The Good Shepherds display Of fancy work
occupies one booth, which is in charge of Mrs
General O'Bren and Miss Francis. Another
fancy work display is presided over by Mrs
Martin Kennedy. Mrs. ]. ]. O'Connor, Mrs
7. j. Dunn, Mrs. John Little and Mrs
Thomas McShanc.
The doll booth. which is literally loaded
with dolls Of all sizes and varieties. engages
the enthusiastic attention of the children, and
so attractlvely are the toy babies arranged
That the children are not their only admirers
Misses Nellie Heelan, Lille Mullen Katie
Heean, Golde Murphy and Bessie McElroy
have charge Of this booth.
An ice cream booth at the left of the en-
trance furnishes light refreshments during
the evening, and this is in charge of Misses
Maggie Fagan and Anna Gleason. The fair
VIII continue for two weeks and the large at
tendance of the first evening promises more
than the usual success.