Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-01-25
THE UNIvERsALTsT FAIR.
The Receipts were About s5OO---the
Pretty nooths md Other EeAtmrrs.


The attendance, the enthusiasm and
the evident enjoyment of those present
features hich have come to be recognized
as belonging to the Universaist fair-were
not wanting last evening, when the ladies'
of the society gave their annual entertain
ment at the town hall for the public pleas
ure and their own profit.
About 700 admission tickets were sold
and throughout the evening the hall
was filled. An excellent supper was
served from five to eight and later in the
evening about - couples joined in dane
ing, with music by Leitsinger's orchestra.
At the many fairs held the booths have
never been so handsome or artistic as on
this occasion. 1t mi ght be added that
those who had the booths in charge are
entitled to praise, not only for the hard
work which was necessary to bring about
the result, but also for the originality of
the several designs At the head of the
hall were the flower booth, of green and
white, With snow balls in charge of Mrs.
f. Il. Vaughan, Mrs. IL. f. Brooks,
Misses Nan Houghton and Belle
Scott; and the tiye-o' clock tea booth, of
yellow and white, with bamboo curtains,
presided over 10y Mrs. G. F. Barber and
Mrs. c. a. Harris. Both these booths
were of octagon shape.
The candy booth on the north side of
the hall, was Napoleonic in design, and its
colors were lavender, yellow and white,
with the French emblem, feur-d e-lis, CON
spicuously displayed. Its occupants were
Miss Molly Austin, Mrs Frank Reed and
Miss Dora Mitchell. The japanese booth
was in form veritable pagoda, formed of
red and orange colors, with lanterns and
bamboo curtains. Here japanese articles
were sold by Mrs. Albert Rockwell, Mrs.
Frank Burnett, Mrs. \. d. Wyatt, Mrs.
W. II. Phillips and Mrs. c. o. Robbins. ar
rayed in Japanese costumes. The log cab
in was the centre of attraction for the lit
tie folk, for here pleasure producing grabs
were dispensed by Miss May Edwards.
Mrs. Frank Platts and Mrs. Arthur Rob
| erts.
The Russian booth. on the south side OF
the hall, was built of many black and white
robes and rich colors, noticeable among its
decorations being the Russian emblem
shield, crown and maltese cross. Aprons
and other articles wele sold here by Mrs
| II. h. Brown, Mrs. w. +. Hubbard and
Miss Addie Bailey. Next in order was the
large Murray club booth, with evergreen
at the top, trees at the Sides and a back
| ground of white and green. A SPIDERS
web was in one corner and from it the
| spider himself ran in mid-air across the
hall Why he was there, however was
| not evident, as there were no flies on the
booths or anything pertaining to the fair
In the club booth Mrs c. ). Pratt, Miss
Minnie Haskins and Miss Amy Hines sold
fancy work. Blue and white were the
colorS at the booth where Mrs Stickney
! M 4 l,,, al
Durgin, in antique costume, as Becky
Sharp, assisted at the different booths.
The stage attractions during the evening
were the hornpipe, Russian and butterfly
dances, in appropriate costumes. by Miss
Tanner of Springfield, Mass, and the skirt
dance and song by Miss Marion Knight.
The dances were very gracefully executed,
and the performers were rewarded by ap-
plauSe and bouquets. Master Leland
Carleton made hit in his recital of Eu-
gene Fields "Jes fore Christmas"