The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-23
JUST FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY
AN EVENING or INTEREST AND
PLEASURE.
ARRAY OF BEAUTY AND TALENT
The Many Firms Whose Business They
So Well Represented--T The News
and Observers Fair Be-
preventative.

of Kommerce and in the great audience
.tertainment, and the hard-worked and
weary business man of the city
felt for an hour at least, that the burden
had been taken out of business and that
the poetry and beauty We're only left.
All branches of the commerce of the
capital city was represented from black
smithing to flower growing, and wheth-
er the charming miss was prettier as
a blacksmith with a pipe in her mouth,
or the beautiful young lassie bedecked
with flowers was the prettiest and
sweetest, is yet an unsettled question.
The News and Observer, as it always
does, took the lead, and its fair, stately.
graceful and charming representative,
Miss Birdie Blake, planted our standard
on the top notch of the grand carnival
and kept it there from the opening to
the closing. She was elegantly cos
tuned in black with white streamers, ON
which were printed THE News and OBJ
server" Her hat was trimmed with
bows and birds of paper. and across the
front was embroidered in white the let
ties IN. and o.
As stately as a queen and as graceful
as she was beautiful, Miss Blake was
the cynosure Of all eyes and We beg to lay
at her. feet our sincerest appreciation
After Miss Blake came the tableau:
blacksmith scene Andrews the Ex-
pert Horse Sheer" represented by Misses
Gertrude johnson and Laura Newsom
Mr.. II. X. Howell came next, represented
by Miss Annie Rogers with baskets
full of the choicest OF market edIbles.
Miss Clyde Ellington, one of the capi-
tai city's most beautiful young ladies
came next, representing the Raleigh
Stationery Company. r.
The audience went wild with delight
as Miss Matte Simms stepped out IN
the costume of thoroughly up-te-date
drummer with grip in hand, bound for
Park Hotel. Frank. the porter, met
her. Frank was well represented bg Mr..
Stanly Faison, who brought down the
house every time he appeared.
Miss Lizzie Murphey next appeared as
the representative of j. c. s. Lamsden.
Mr.. d. II. Johnson's store was brought
to mind by Miss Bernice Ellington, and
next who, came was Miss Maria
Stamps. representing to the vast audience
the popular store of Sherwood Higgs x
Go.
The next was IA tableau scene. repre-
senting the Raleigh Gas Light Com
pany, with Miss Ina Horton as repre-
sentative.
Then cane Miss Lollie Williams, gown
rlx- NON mo-
our neighbos., the Press-NisitOr.
Messrs Bafbee 4 CO., the cotton bro
-kers. came next, represented by Miss
Claude Leach.
The ninth scene was by Miss Sallie
Wilkinson. representing the Daily Tri-
bune. who marched to popular tunes
splayed by IA brass band in the gallery.
Miss Cora lambeth next appeared,
representing Mr. j. III. Gill. the founder
and machinist.
Miss Annie Scarborough came next
Her hat was House to Let" and sig
nified that she was representing Messrs.
Wynne. Ellington & Co., the real estate
agents.
Next was hunter. with gun and game
bag. and dressed III hunters costume.
Miss Carrie Carroll was the fair young
hunter. and she represented Messrs.
Thomas H. Briggs & Co.
Then came another ta,fJleau. represent
ing the interior Of w. Fl. King & Co.'S
drug store. with Misses Purnell and Har-
ris and Taylor drinking soda water and
with Stanly FaisOn as the funny and
polite porter.
Miss SaIlie Whitaker looked like pref
~ little Cuban lasse. Her dress was
fluted and ruffied with--the genuine Ha-
vana leaf. She represented Mr.. John
Y MacRae's cigar store.
Miss Helen Primrose was most charm
ingly attired. and bore the sweets and
fruits from the popular store ST Mr..
Thomas Pescud.
Miss Lena Powell was happy In her
representation IF the harness and sad
dlery establishment of Messrs. Il. +.
Wyatt & Son.
Mr.. J. Hal Bobbitt and his famous
Rheumacide was then introduced. Miss
Sue Tucker was the representative. and
did it well.
Miss Mamie Holding represented the
Southern Law Book Exchange; Miss
jeanette Stronach the Capital Printing
Company, and Miss Jessie Higgs the
Pilot Cotton Mills, three beautiful
features of the evening.
Miss Annie Rogers made DIR. Rogers
fine representative, and when she drew
from a patient tooth as big as an aver
age new ground stump, the office boy, Mr..
Stanley Faison. almost dropped dead.
Miss Annie Purneii, in a bewitchlns
blacksatailor made costume, reminded all
the ladies of those leaders Of fashion,
w. ii. x Il. S. Tucker & Co.
Miss Julia Partin came next, draped in
the finest fabrics from the emporium of
WoollcOtt ( Son.
Then the Park Hotel was there in
splendid shape, as it always is, and Miss
Matte SIMMONS was its charming repre-
sentative. Her appearance was one of
the features Of the evening.
Miss Emma Johnson represented Ed
wards Broughton Il Co.. the enterpris-
ing publishers, and the popular ice man.
Mr. II. l.. Eberhart. was represented by
Miss Jennie Harris.
The interest Of Mr.. j. d. Turner was
looked after by Miss Mary Green. and
Miss Reese. the fashionable miliper.