The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-14

TABERNACLE FAIR.
Result of Six Months Of
Preparation to Be
Exhibited Next
Week.
A LIVE HORSE TO VOTE FOR
Dainty Dresses for Small Girls at
Real Bargain Prices News
Of the Churches.

The Tabernacle is to have a fair this
year. For two years the necessary money
has been raised by entertainments and
there has been no fair. Early last spring
1t was decided to hold a fairsthis fall and
the members of the church have been
working hard ever since. A great deal
Of enthusiasm has been exhibited by the
workers and everything indicates a most
successful fair. There will be several
unique features. It is probably the first
church fair which has had among other
things to be voted to fortunate individuals
a real live horse. A horse has been do
mated to the fair by Mr.. Bishop and it is
TO be on exhibition in the Assembly Hall.
It has not yet been decided to what pro-
fesslon h horse will be voted, but it is
probable thai it will be either to the most
popular physician or minister.
Another unique feature of the fair will
be a table Of little children's clothes. Al
this table may be found little children,s
pretty white and colored dresses. caps.
Jackets n dolls. All the dresses flaye
been made by Mrs. William Rowland and
they are most tasteful. There are no two
dresses alike. though Mrs. Rowland Of
fers to duplicate any for a buyer. The
fine lawns and embroideries and laces and
ribbons were given by Mrs. John Crit
nth. One dress is made with a yoke of
lace and embroidery insertion run with
RIBBONS. The sleeves are short puffs and
the skirt is edged with wide embroidery.
Another little dress has a number Of
tucks with hemstitching between. Two
pretty dresses are made of dotted Swiss
and lace and have under dresses of pink
and blue. There win be many bargains at
this table, for everything is marked at
the actual cost of the materials without
any charge for the making. AT this table
among the dolls will be found a beautiful
young lady which is to be named. The
child who guesses the right name will
have the doll.
Inc booths will be In the three large
rooms of the Peoples Palace, the assem-
ply, amusement and gymnasium halls.
There will be a post office. where anyone
may OBTAIN a love letter for a modest
sum. Mrs. Cierihew's class viii have
enaPge % It Mrs: John G. Parsons win
pc Rebecca at the Wei and sell lemonade
to all Corners. Mrs. Feintha win sell am
brosia, a drink fit for the gods. There
VIII be a gypsy tent, III all curious
people may have their fortunes told. Mrs.
Dougherty and Mr.. Scudder have a part
NAO Obf1t SlOit Wll6TG dHR-
thing and everything will be sold. Miss
Vance and Miss Cox will take charge of
'fhe Lady of the Lake." a unique fish
pond.
The Junior Endeavorers have a soap
table, which will be laden with all kinds
OF soap for sale at moderate prices. The
Kings Sons have a peanut and popcorn
Miss Edith Hunt and Miss Pres
colt have a br~ic-a-brac table. The Kings
Daughters, the Ladies' Aid and Mrs.
Hunts class ave fancy tables. which will
De oad with all sorts of articles, useful
and ornamental.
What will probably be the most popular
booth of all is thai which Is under he
care of the Christian Endeavor Society-
the candy table. This will be located near
the entrance of the assembly hall. In adj
dition to all these there will be an Old
Curiosity Shop, a Punch and Judy. a
weighing machine, and a picture depart
ment. Every evening dinner will be
served in the lecture room at six by the
Ladies Aid Society. Refreshments will
be served every evening until ten. At
eight O'Clock every evening there will be
entertainment in the church. There
will be a different one each evening. A
ticket will admit to both the entertain
ment and the fair. The fair will be open
next week, Monday night, and will close
Friday night.