The morning times., 1896-02-12
IS NOW WELL UNDER WAY
Second Night of the Temple FaiI
Augurs Well.
NEW ATTRACTIONS ADDED
Voting Contest for the Most Popular
Pastor Opened-Superb Violin Solo
Rendered by Miss GoulsOn-Ex-Gov
Shepherd r Gift to the Bazar-Other
Contributions Received.

After one nights splendor the Hebrew
fair had lost none of its pristine loyeliness
last night In fact from augmented floral
display ard Encouragement of electrical
devices, making changed effect. it was even
more beautiful to look upon than on its
initial night.
Those who go to the fair are by no
means confined to the faith of its pro-
moters. Washington was represented in
every desirable standpoint OF the char
acter or attendants, while the attendance
crowd the auditorium where its functions
are operated.
splendid orchestra renders music al
most continuously. bat the distinguishing
musical feature last night was a violin
solo by Miss Aimee Goulson, who rem
dered Hungarian Rhapsodie'' with a ten
der sweetness ard mastery of technical
difficulties that was truly wonderful
She will play on. other evenings during
the progress of the fair.
And then there are so very many forms
of diversion They are almost innumer-
able, for it was intended to anticipate
every taste in the variety OF amusements
afforded. so there can be no just basis
for the grumbler to fail TO find what he's
after. It's there no matter what is wanted.
EVERY FORM OF AMUSEMENT.
How the children enjoy it all. They don t
get a chance to become sleepy. For their
little -inves+Ments-they get prizes 10 suit
them, with no disappointments. And the
show and glitter and brightness is all
enjoyed by ytheliitleones. Itisalla veritable
fairyland TO them and their inIaginations
have great latitude and compass and founda-
tion for exercise.
But, all that being true, the older ones are
those who get the real enjoyment out of it.
The mature person looks for novelty. He
gets it at the fair. Then he is contented,
happy soul.
Many conImendatory remarks from those
Of known artistic tastes are paid TO the
style of decoration that prevails. The
soothing breath of the Oriental is insinuated
into the ensemble, while there is no Sameuess
Of any two booths. Each is different from
the other but the generic Egyptian is
adhered to in the whole.
On the first night of the fair So 1000 were
realized from all sources or course it is
not expected that 81 900 night will be
made, but last night was almost equal to
the opening one in point of revenue derived.
KEEP PURSES OPEN.
The people will go and when they get there
something is sure 10 strike their fancy.
One feels like making purchases in such
a delightful atmosphere.
One feels that in buying he is taking
with hun some fractional part of the
beauty with which he was surrounded.
Everything on sale is a donation. Thou
sands oFa-ticles, useful and ornamental, are
there at prices not so high really as are
asked by regular dealers.
Some more donations came in last night.
Florists ard confectioners send in con-
signnents OF their respective goods every
night, but aside from these, ex-Gov. Alex
ander Il. Shepherd sent check for $50;
Anton HeiinulleF sent a large oil painting,
i" Moses the original price of which was
$500, through Mrs. Simon Wolf; a hand
some bedroom suite. worth $3.50, was
received through Mrs. Max Kaufman. Both
of these are TO be ratified off.
There has also been received an elegant
goid-heaGed cane, through Mrs. Isaac Cans,
which is to be given to the minister who
shall be decided the most popular. All
ministers, of whatsoever faith than the
Jewish, may enter the competing list.
Names of the reverend gentlemen who
are 10 be in the competition should be
sent by friends TO the chairman OF the fair
press committee.
FIXED A CHILDRENS DAY.
Next Friday afternoon will be Chill
dren's day at the fair. A letter to the
committee from Superintendent of Schools
W. B. Powell, says:
''As you desire in your courteous request
of the 10th instant. all Jewish children
viii be allowed TO attend the Israelites'
fair on Friday afternoon without its being
marked against their records"
Tonight Miss Elsie Lower, the dancer,
will perform some OF her graceful and
difficult tersichoTean feats. Thursday
night A. Stern, an elocutionist of rare
merit, will recite. On Friday there will
be fair matinee, when there viii be
special Juvenile features Of fancy dances,
drills, and the like, but the doors of the
fair Will not be open that night.
The special features next week will
be, on various nights, bankers and brokers,
teachers, merchants, Sangerbund and other
German societies, military and fraternal.
ANY night is a good one TO go to the
fair. No Washingtonian should miss it