The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-03
THE HARNESTDISPLA
Wealth of the Land Exhibited
at the Festival.
ESKIMoS' FINE PERFORMANCE.
Bureau OF Charities shows Flowers,
Fruit, Vegetables and Works OF
Art-Sew England Dinner.

The harvest festival for tia Bureau OF
| Associated Charities. elaborate. extensive
I and unique, with booths OF costly displays,
| q New England dinner patrorlize1 leo per
| cent. more than ant1ci pite1, Alaska and
Arctic exhibits. with more than 1000 sepa-
rate c1rs0s, and tao evening entertain
ments, opened yesterday, and continued
until late al night 70 draw such a throng
! as was BY no means expected.
The New England dinner atss5 cents was
| the center OF attraction. and while but 10
/ dinners were counted upon, 40 were
served. The bin OF fare includes baked
beans. hot biscuits from Novelty Mill
| hour. Cre-ta-ta baking powder. and HilPs
/ maple syrup. with tea and coffee. In the
| evening there was ice cream, cake and tea
/ IN the Russian style made with a sano-
var such as every Russian family has.
| ne tables were served BY the young So
| ciety women Of the city. among whom
| were the following:
Many Fair Hostesses.
Sweet pea table-oIrs. J. II. Allen, Mss
Mary Belle Allen and Miss Alnetta Hix-
son
Anemone table-Mrs. ". II. II. Green.
Miss Gilmer and Miss Reson
The other tables were not named. but
among those in charge and assisting were:
Mrs. e f. Ainsworth, Miss Gertrude
Clarke and Miss Morgan; Mrs Daniel
Jones and Miss kautz; Mrs. joseph Shin
! pen, Mrs. j. s. kloeber and Miss Livsn-
good Mrs Richardson and Miss Marshall:
Airs. r. w. Price, Miss Ann Mather and
Mrs Flynn; Ays Willard and Mrs. James
hothWeH; Mrs. Arson Burweu and Mrs
Lewis; Mrs. Piper. Mrs. Hazeltine and
Mrs. Maurice MeMicken: Mrs Homer
Norton and Mrs. VI. p Benton The kitten
en- was in charge of Mrs. W. T. wickware.
me entire festival was under the super
vision Of Mrs John H Elder. and TODAY
Mrs. F. B. NJ. Miller will have charge.
Mrs c l. Webb and Mrs. s L. Crawford
BY their constant attention 10 details. aide,
largely in the success of the days exhi-
! bition.
The Alaska Exhibit.
In point Of excellence and comprehen-
siveness IL is no discredit TO the other dis
plays to say that the Arctic and Alaska
could not be beaten. The display made by
Mr.. Miner w. Bruce of curios contains
over 10000 items. and about each one much
could be written. The most remarkable
Is the preserved intestine OF a seal. rs
feet long, without A seam or a puncture
for air TO escape. Beneath IL hanging over
| head IS a water proof coat and hood of
intestines stitched with intestines. Sings
Tor lassoo!ng geese and ducks, the shin
| bone OF mastodon, mastodon tusks
feet long. Syaks and kamyaks, seal and
walrus skins whalebones II feet long
J
OF the Arctic designs. snowshoes. a, stone
lamp lighted with seal oil. native grass
mats, only form a very small portion OF
the fine display and no better one was ever
seen in America. The Eskimos In native
costume will give a continuous entertain
ment. which began last evening. Mr. Bruce
giving short lecture. AT L and o'clock
daily the natives will cat seal meat with
seal oil before the audience in native
| carved dishes.
Another Alaska exhibit by Mss knaup
and Mr.. and Mrs. e. u. Emmons is a
fine attraction. In the background is an
elaborate fresco painting of the town of
kasaan. donated and executed by John T.
Buchinger. In the exhibit is the lower
! jaw Of mastodon found at Nulato three
years ago, The fne silk baskets from ma
tive hands ivory pipes and carved pieces.
a mermaid snuffbox with seal tail. a cane
with head OF wa,rus tusk representing a
human hand. made by a Haidsh Indian.
and boot with sole shaped by human
teeth are only few OF the curios. An
awning Of the American flag and the word
Alaska" in electric lights. by the Union
Electric Company distinguish the booth.
Mrs. George Yerger and the Misses Sem
pie assist at the booth and have charge
az the Russian and Alaska tea made by
the peculiar process Of the North.
The Candy sellers.
The candy booth is in charge Of compe-
tent and handsome yeurg ladies' and the
candies were all made by them personally.
! Among them. beside Mrs. J. II. Calvert in
charge are Miss Alnetta Hixson. Miss
Belle James. Miss Levany, Mrs. Folger.
Miss Simpson and Miss Mary Belle Allen
The Art Exhibit.
a pretty little display is the art booth
arranged as a studio, I'm charge Of Miss
Bush. Perhaps its most attractive fea-
lures are the water colors and the deco
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Spanish mandolin girl and portrait Of
Mrs. Stock. Of Olympia, by Miss Bush.
n girl knitting and some landscapes by
Miss Fisken. Victoria scene. by Miss
I Woodruff. orchids and other flowers by
Miss Pollock Of Washington CITY. and an
excellent tapestry painting Of returning
! harvesters, by Mrs Jessie II. Elliott
Original pen and ink drawings are loaned
by Mr.. and Mrs John r. Dorr. A fine
carbon portrait Of VIM. Morris Hunt. the
! famous artist. Is loaned by Mr.. and Mrs
Il. NJ Crawford.
The china paintings are in charge Of
Mrs. T. \. Wing aud Miss Beach. and
each Of these artists has contributed To
the exhihit Miss Beach presents an
elaborate cracker far in every shade OF
gold. r. Mrs. Wings display there IL a
neat platter decorated richly with yellow
nargueTites. The punch bowl. decorated
with grapes, IS by Mss sara Agnes Han
IA, Some excellent china paintings are
loaned by Mrs. J. q. Blake Mrs. James
Gosh. Mrs. George s Bush and Miss
Terry each assisted VITA beautiful works
cf art
The fancy work booth. IN charge &C Mrs
4. n. S;imson, Mrs L. r. Ainsworth aad
SIS overton. contains some very tasty
rroi1gts OF the neeile and decorative arr
The colonial toilet IS BY Mrs +. r. Hunter
TIE orchid centerpIece by Mrs. 4. r. HAL
the lacewovk centerPiece by Mrs. Moore
another very handsome gartrrrfe,a nv