The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-25
GOOD SHEPHERD FAIR
1T WAS OPEN LAST NIGHT, AL
THOUGH THE REAL CERE-
MONIES COME TONIGHT
BOOTHS WERE NOT YET DONE
Everything VIII he in Readiness,
However, This evening The
Fair Is the Most Ambitious That
Has Been Given In st. Paul In
Recent Times-PrOgramm for
the Week an Attractive One.


Has Been Given I'm st. Paul I'm
Recent Times-PrOgramm for
the Week an Attractive One.
The formal opening Of the Good
Shepherd fair will be held this even
ing in Market hall. The fair opened
to the public last evening, but the
booths were not completed, and there
was no programme. Enough has been
done with the booths and decorations,
however, to demonstrate the fact that
the bazaar will, without any exception,
be the handsomest thing of It's kind
ever given in st. Paul. Enough cannot
be said of the extreme beauty of the
booths. There has not been the slight
est attempt at cheap decoration. Every
detail is in the utmost taste and har-
moEy, nothing has been overdone and
all has been artistically ard we'll done.
Mark Fitzpatrick has OVerSeen and ar
ranged much of the decorating, and
to his good taste and artistic judgment
Is due the happy effect of the whole.
MORO castle stands for the cathedral
parish, and tonight the bOmbardment
begins. A sure enough castle has been
erected at one side Of the auditorium.
Over it fyS the Stars and Stripes and
the booth hangs shield bearing big
gilt eagle. Stacked guns draped with
flags stand at either side Of the booth
and it's counter carrys a burden Of
fancy work and beautiful baby dolls,
whose clothes disclose the exquisite
needle work Of the good sisters them
selves.
In connection with this booth is a
fish pond and a unique candy booth.
Big ribbon canes, representing pepper
mint candy, form the pillars from
which a ribbon canopy is caught to a
larger and taller and redder cane in
the center of the boOth and they all
look like real candy The ladies i'll
| charge of MORO castle are Mrs. Doran,
Mrs. Frank Seymour, Miss Doran, Miss
Donnelly, Mrs. J. J. Watson, Mrs. A.
H. Rogers, Mrs. PrendeI CAST, Miss Net
tie Prendergast. At the candy booth
are Miss Sadie O'Brien, Miss May
Foley, Mrs. Mathew Murphy, Miss
May Murray.
st. Luke's booth is opposite, located
on the banks of Lake Como. This is
| the handsomest booth in the room. The
! idea is all japanese. A round Japanese
summer house Of red and white has
roof Of big Japanese umbrellas and Is
| furnished with mating, rugs and rat.
tan chairs and tables. Coffee and tea
| are served by the ladies of ST. Lukes
up with rugs, divans and decorations
Of palms, overlooking Como park, and
at one side Is long counter bearing
dolls and fancy articles for sale. Jap.
anese lanterns strung overhead finish
the pretty effect.
st. Joseph's parish has a handsome
Moorish booth, with Oriental tea room
adjoining. Square gilt pillars support
roof of red bearing row ofNpalms
! and topped with the American flag
Dolls, fancy work, robes and variety
Of articles are offered fer sale by Mrs
! Perkins, Mrs. Daniel Lawler, Mrs. Rog-
er Kennedy, Mrs. Shea, Miss Stewart
| and others Of the parish. Mrs. ]. B.
Frey is in charge. In the tea room
Miss Sturgis and a group Of young
women preside and serve Russian tea
i from a Samovar. Here, also, is
fortune teller, Miss Belle Owens
st. Mary's parish has a dainty pink
| and green booth, where a lovely doll
bride is on exhibition, gowned in white
satin and long tul1e veil. Her ward
robe is complete and she is worth $780,
Some needle work by the sisters Of the
convent of the Good Shepherd In Bal
| timore is shown here, and much beauti-
full fancy work. Mrs. B. A Cox Is in
Daniel Foley, Mrs. ]. Rogers, Miss
Miss O'Brien.
Tonight there will be living pictures
by st. Joseph's parish and Seiberts
orchestra. Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday nights will be g cake walk I'M
der the direction of Mr.. Fitzpatrick
and done by colored people of the city
for q big frosted cake