The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-03
OPENED 4 WONDERLAND
FencibIes Fair Begun With a
Brilliant Crush.
ODD IDEAS WORKED OUT
Booths That Are Marvels of Fancy
and Dreams of CoIor-Quaint and
Novel Places Presided Over by Fair
Women to Help the Gallant Soldier
Boys-List of Committees.

- People knew National Rifles Armory was
to be transformed into something accept
able and pleasing to The sight when il was
announced that the Fcncibes' fair was to
be held there, but they were scarcely pre-
pared Tor incomplete mciamorphossw which
MADE the bare hall a yeritable bower of
beauty when the doors were opened last
night and the fair had its beginning
1t was an suspicious beginning. too. 1t
was crowded. And there was no gIarine
contrast between what chaste and artistic
decorative work had done and the cos
tunes OF the fair attendants-wherein
you see double entendre.
Ladies'. ladies, every where, and Just "a
many men. Those ladies who were not
visitors were sisters or sweethearts, or
both, of FencibleS- and in some cases wives.
They keep booths. but dispose Of what
IS in them with remarkable ceierity-one
has to buy when SO many smiles go into
the bargain as an inducement TO negotia-
tons.
BEAUTIFUL DECORATIONS.
When one enters the hall he is first
struck with the great pyTamidal floral
arrangement which stands in the exact
center OF the room.
The ceiling is thirty feet from the floor
and this great pyramid reaches within
two feet OF that distance. Small, the florist,
made IL OF palms, ferns, moss and many
varieties OF species in full bloom.
The first thing TO he right catches every
body. Awful noises. combining badiDage
and good hunlOr, invite TO the paddle stand,
where in Fencible uniforms DIR. Darrell,
S. C. Redmond, z. 6. STEELE, T. II. Hail,
j. j. Gavin. j. A. Kelly, K. +. WyDne, a X.
Lamb, j. E. Swigart, John Pistol, j. t.
McClanahan, j. II. Lewis. j. McReth and
Scrgt- W. w. Walker. turn the merry wheel
of fortune.
Next the cigar booth, with suggestions
OF Cuba in decoration, where Mrs. j. 7.
Harper is in charge. with Mrs. Harper,
Miss Lille Wilson, Miss Bonnie Winchester,
Miss Gray, Miss Ethel Page, Miss Mae
MCGill and Miss Mcknight as assistants.
all delightful things to smoke may be
obtained. These ladies are in street gowns.
Passing on comes fancy booth No. /.
where, in elaborate house gowns. with
ShulciS IN charge, assisted by Mrs.
Howard Cook Mrs. Robert Miller, Mrs.
Nicholson. the Misses Grant. Miss Owens,
| Miss Made White, Miss Fannie White.
| Miss GreGOr and Miss Marian Oliver can
! be boa ght anything from Il paper OF pins
! 10 butcher knife.
JAPANESE TEA GARDEN.
Adjoining is a Japanese tea garden
| This place looks like a small slice from the
| Land OF flowers from both decorations
| and costumes, and is in charge of Mrs. l.
| ". Wilmington, with assistants, Miss
| Hu"chens. the Misses Beard, Miss Tansil.
| and Miss Pitney.
| Ornamental paper is the next booth. 1t
| is one of the many very pretty ones. Its
| Rttendan ts wear Iigf-Collar evening dresses
| and are Mrs. II . W. SesSfOrd in charge: as
| sistants, Miss Cassidy. the Misses Holtz-
| claw. Miss Mamie HerOld, and Miss Rosa
| b. WhpplcS.
The confectionery booth Is next and has
| many claims for excellence fTCm the stand
point OF being pretty. The attendants wear
| evening gowns. 1t is in charge OF Mrs. l.
| J. Barber, with Mrs. ". A. Domer, Mrs
| Draper, Mrs. c. b. Rheem, Miss BriScoe
/ Miss Locraft, and the Misses Crane as as
| sistants.
ON the rounds the stage is now reached
| where refreshments Of an kinds are served
| several bicycles which are to be ratified
are on view, and where an orchestra. be
| bird \ hank of evergrcens. is stationed.
| Adjoining the stage on the left is the gypsy
| stand A beyy OF pretty girls, in the earb
| OF the rowing BohcmianS, tell fortunes at
| so much per tell. whose names are Miss
| Wlliett in charge. Miss Marie Beard. Miss
| Heuamck, and Miss billiard.
| Fancy booth No. is next although
| all are fancy enough, but in this one is
| prDcurahI the vast list of articles ranging
| from pin cushion to a parlor suite. Mrs
| John Pistol is in charge, and has as as
| SstaniS Mrs. Clegg. Miss Garrigues, the
| Misses Haslett, Miss Flora Bell, Miss Davis,
Miss Herzog, Miss Curtin. Miss Michael,
| and Miss CrosSat.
Where tarry long the thirsty is the punch
| booth, where Mrs. j. C. Kondrup is presd-
! Thompson Berry, Mrs. Alexander Mosher,
| Miss Katie Collins. and Miss Cora semmes.
| Allare in low neck evening gowns.
| There never was u fair without pop corn
| and peanuts. The FenCibes are no eXcep-
ton. Here Miss Maud DUrfee is in charge
and has as assistants Mrs. c. X. Berryman.
| the Misses sScBHeRicr, allSS MAUI walker.
| Miss Durfee, and Miss Raber.
IN THE WONDER BOOTH.
There is booth called 1.-The wGnder.'
| You buy, but don't know what you're going
! TO get. 1t is case OF wonder. It's pretty
booth, and its attendants don't detract
! duck dresses and are Mrs. Morsell in charge.
| whose assistants are Mrs. Edward Ryan,
| the Misses Hodges, Miss Carrie Hamme rs
| lie. Miss weaver, and Miss Andrews.
| a hAnfh rpplniptn the fyr-
cult. Red. very red hearts, on white
grounds, constitute the decorative features.
| Proposals cost little here, and baShful and
| other men may be fixed for life AZ Snali
outlay. The propositions come by letter.
To find the writer is easy II will all be
explained by Miss Estelle Manning in
charge; assisted by Miss Lucille Manning,
Miss Frande Manning. Miss Marie Manning.
! Miss Greyson and Miss Sturgis. They are
variously gowned.
The flower girls cluster around the
pyramid where Mrs. c. s. Fletcher man
ages floral affairs, when they are not
fitting hither and thither to see that no
man lacks a bouttonniere. They wear white
| mule dresses with hats OF the same ma
terial-the only hated attendants. They
are: Mrs. W. +. Crist. Mrs. j, H. Lewis,
Miss NJ. A. shepley, Miss Katharine Not.
tingham. Miss Alice Irwin, Miss May
Butler. Miss Rosa Maddox. Miss Ada Butler
and the Misses SeitZ.
Beneath the balcony is the photograph
gallery Real photographs ~, are taken ,t foI
WEIGH and the Misses Higgins Will attend
| to you here.
An of these booths are canopied with
rich effect in coloring. All the central
part of the hall is left clear for dancing,
aside from the big pyramid and dancing
began at 1890. It was merry, room, II
| a crowded one. with good music and senses
atInned to its thorough enjoyment.
| The fair is TO continue until March Ia
and has for its object the buying of arms
and equipments for the company. The
| nj % ir pOpnnnitinp iSs Cant & = D0npr
chairman; Lieut. W. w. Mortimer, vice
chairman; w. L. Baum, treasurer: j. A
Butler, secretary and general manager;
WI. Carruthers, assistant secretary: Lieut.
L. h. Mosher, Sergt. W. Z. Crist Sergt. C.
Il. Sessford, j. C. Kondrup, T. II. Hall
c. F. Graft, S. C. Rednlan, j. c. Nc
| Keeyer, J F. Lochrey and j. u. STEELE.
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