The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-16
OGDEN
" DEPHRTMENT
THE cHRYsANTHEMUM FAIR.
Ogden, Nov. IS.

A great Transformation has recent
ly been wrought at the rooms at 24lO
Washington avenue, by the Young La
dies Mutual Improvement associa-
ton.
The decorations which formerly
were there when the rooms were used
for the Democratic headquarters. have
been left there. and the flags
and bunting have been effectively
rearranged by the skill Of the ladies.
Then on the floors, n the windows
and on shelves are placed chrysanthe-
NUNS. They are of all kinds and col
ors, shapes and sizes. On first step
ping inside, one is almost dazzled py
the splendor of the flowers Such
masses of colors and of such beauty
seem at once as indescribable. Among
the most imposing are the Lillian Rus
sells. delicate pink flower and quite
large. There are also 'Trilbys," the
new and unique variety with such
pink Lillian Birds. One bright red
variety, of which there are many
specimens. is called the Fisher
Torch quite appropriately. A full
rounding rich white one is called the
"Hebe." Uncle Sam is represented
by sturdy, rather bizarre looking yell
low. The very rich-looking E. DALI
douse with its long curved leaves is a
popular variety. picked Cabbage" is
one that strikes one at once with the
appropriateness of the name, provided
the cabbage is red cabbage. The
Shutdown" and the Evening Glow
have beauties which their names can
suggest but which words cannot de-
scribe. The "Bonnafar', is a fine, tall,
yellow. and the Champion tail.
slender plant with long, delicately-
shaped petals with a f1esh-colored CEN
ter in the blossom is simply superb.
OF course, these few varieties selec-
ted almost at random are by no means
all of those which might be mentioned.
Furthermore, there are many unnamed
varieties that seem almost as pretty as
their aristocratic neighbors.
A further pleasing effect is added to
the whole by the presence of numerous
pretty ladies fitting about among the
foliage, clad in bright-colored attire.
About fifteen of them are attired in
Japanese costumes and they wait on
the customers very nicely. There is
none Of the buy-you-must spirit
which one sometimes associates with
church fairs. The ladies-l1 ually the
married ones-show the visitor about
and the unmarried ladies have posi-
tons behind booths and they sell flow
ers to those who care to buy The
plants are all marked in plain fig
ures
Then, too, there are some guessing
contests and one or two raffles going
on. The guessing is of the number of
petals in certain blossom and the
winner takes the plant. In the day
time lunch is served from 1880 to s.
After that hour an oyster supper will
be served tonight
Friday night the Odd Fellows en-
eampment, which had a protracted
meeting with a lot of grand encamp-
ment officers and twelve new candi-
dates. took supper there after their
meeting, and a merry time they did
have Of it The Ogden band furnished
music each night, and last night the
Maccabee Mandolin club rendered
some fine selections during the course
of the evening.
A number of novel features will be
reserved for tonight. It is not vet
known whether there will be we'd
ding there or not, but it is quite likely
that some young couple will accept Of
this opportunity to start off in life
with their pathway strewn with
flowers.
Mr.. F. j. Henderson, has been pre-
pairing the flowers for this occasion
since last spring. and the ladies them
selves have been actively at work
with the preparations for several
weeks.