Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-02-07
THE UNIvBRsALIsT FAIR.
Pretty Effects In Decorations and in
the Electrical Display---Receipts over
$500.

Pretty Effects In Decorations aud In
the Electrical Displny---ReceIpts over
$500.
The town hall was a gay and festive
scene Wednesday night, when the ladies of
the Unversalist society scored their animal
success in fair which brought them gross
receipts of upwards of $500. An excellent
supper was served from ) 80 to 8 o'clock,
and it was well patronized. The tables
for the sale of different articles were OBJ
jects of attention throughout the evening.
The so-caled electric fountain in the
centre of the hall was a brilliant display.
The base was block of white and green,
upon which was a smaller block, decorated
with laurel, 30 electric lights being ar.
ranged among the decorations. Surmount-
ing this was revolving globe covered with
1876 electric lights of several colors. As
the globe revolved the lights alternately
faded and grew luminous, making strik-
ing effect At the base of the fountain
flowers were sold by Mrs. II. F. Brooks,
Mrs. F. X. Vaughan and Miss Amy Hines.
In the centre of the platform at the west
end of the hall was DR.. George F. Barber
in the regulation red, white and blue cos
tune of Uncle Sam, while at one side was
cards announcing many things in which
America excels England, such as "good
crops" business reviving," "no foreign
complications, intercollegiate games"
yachting" ETC., etc.
AT the right of Uncle Sam was the lem
onade table in charge of Mrs. H. X. Brown
and Mrs. w. K. Hubbard. The decora-
tions were blue and white. At the left of
| Uncle Sam chocolate was served by Mrs.
Fred Reed and Mrs. Frank Reed, the deco
ratlons of the table being principally of
white Beyond the platform on the north
side of the hall was the frapp6 table, pre-
sided over by Mrs. G.. f. Barber and Mrs.
c. A. Harris, the decorations here being
elaborate candelabras. Next in order was
the table where fancy work was sold by
Mrs F. r. Durgin and Miss Dora Mitchell.
Above the crepe paper table was an arch
of pink and white morning glories. This
was in charge of Mrs. w. II. Phillips, Mrs.
A. d. Wyatt, Mrs. Fred Swift and Miss
Austin. A very pretty representation was
the pink and white electric car, from
which pop corn was sold by Mrs. c. S.
Pratt and Mrs. G. o. Robbins, the "pop-
per" being run at one end by Herbert
johnson. Green and white decorations
were effectively used in the arrangement of
other useful articles were sold by Mrs.
Frank Burnett, Mrs. A. w. Rockwell and
Mrs. John Lindsay. Brownie figures amid
evergreen decorated the Brownie table,
where the hearts of the little folk were de-
lighted with the grabs which they received
| from Mrs. Frank Platts and Miss May Ed
wards. Beyond the Brownie table and
near the entrance was the booth represent
ing 10th century sports, with bicycle at
one side, base ball bats, snow shoes, tennis
| rackets, etc, being used in the frame work
while many sporting goods were displayed
upon the table.
Large CAB bundles were supplied at a
booth at the right of the platform by Mrs
Flagg and members of her Sunday school
class. This booth was unusually pretty in
its decorations of white and purple wiste-
ria flowers. Beyond this was the candy
table of green and white snow balls in
charge of Miss Winnie Elmer and Miss
Nan Houghton. The cake table was man
| aged by Mrs. Harmon, Mrs. Houghton and
Mrs. Stickney.
Between s and 8 an interesting program
was given on the platform, including a
song, Little boy blue" by Murray Frost;
recitation by Ruth Brown; scarf dance
by Misses Houghton, Lamb, Stickney,
Farr, Richardson, Jones and Smith;
song, Little Alabama Coon" in cos
tune, by Marion Knight; a goodnight
drill by eight little misses-Zetta Weld,
leila Edwards, Cora Boyle, Anna Chap
man, Lizzie Tuthill, Marion Simonds,
Freda Smith, Marion Allen,-who APP
peared in their 'nighties," each:carrying a
doll and a candle; and brace of songs,
I'm autumn and spring" by Mrs. Hub
bard, with violin Obligato by Clinton Du-
gan.
After 8 o'clock the hall was cleared for
dancing, in which large company joined
until l o'clock. All things considered the
fair was one of the most successful which
the Universalist ladies have ever given.