The record-union., 1899-10-16
CONCERNING THE KIRMESS.
TO BE GIVEN BY THE LADIES
OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCH.
Two Evenings of Delightful Enter
tainment and a Matinee
This Week.

Ihe promoters OF the entertainment an
nounce the following features:
The Kirmess is intended to furnish
novel, interesting and healthful enter
tainment for the people of Sacramento
and at trifiing cost 1t will be held
Friday and Saturday evenings, Octo-
ber 10th and 21st, at the New Pavilion,
Fifteenth and M streets. There will
also be Mother Goose Saturday matt
nee at p. m.
The Pavilion will be handsomely dec
Grated and brilliant with light and
color. band of twelve pieces, under
G. A. Neale, will furnish concert and
dance music evenings. Engagement
cards, with list of dances, will be fur
nished free by the Floor Directors
The music in the afternoon of Sat
urday, October 21st, will be furnished
by the Young Mems Institute Band.
Al Hazard, a professional ventrilo-
qulst of San Francisco, will be in at
tendance and do much to entertain and
delight visitors to the Kirmess.
Those interested in the days of yore
will be glad to view the colonial
kitchen, presided over by Mrs. Eugene
Smith. The colonial danes, in their
ly furnish purchasers with kitchen ap-
rons, dust caps, sleevelets, hearth rugs,
clothes bags, and bags of all kinds
Better still, to each purchaser will be
presented a cook book, compiled from
choice receipts furnished by the ladies
of Sacramento for this special publica-
ton.
The dining-roon. handsomely fur
nished by one of the local merchants,
and tastefully decorated by Mrs. Govan
and assistants, will be under her direct
supervision. The booth is to represent
California" and all the ladies will be
attired in appropriate costumes. Ar
ticles useful and ornamental for a din
ing-rOom will be offered for sale Beau
tifully embroidered doylies runners,
tray cloths. center cloths, maids ap-
rons, maids caps, hemstitched towels,
cups and saucers, pitchers, pictures,
etc, and many other articles will be
offered for sale.
The "Mistletoe Minuet'' will be
danced upon the stage each evening,
and will form picture full of grace,
color and beauty.
Songs Of many nations, rendered by
male and female voices, will also be
sung each evening
The beautifully furnished drawing
room will be presided over by Mrs.
Bonte and Mrs. Dillman, assisted by
corps of young ladies. The booth will
represent a French salon of the first
empire. The ladies will be costumed
as were the women of that period
Among the articles for sale in this
hn
shades of newest designs, baby ribbon
cases, book pin cases, shawls, work
bags, opera bags, etc.
The nursery will be a most attractive
room, daintily furnished as a baby's
nook. 1t will be properly watched over
by faithful little peasant maids of all
nationalities. Here the fond mother
will find innumerable dainty articles
for the little ones, such as sacques,
bootees, blankets, robes, wells, and here
little girls will be able to bty dolls of
all kinds, sizes and ages. In this baby
land may be seen the real California
girl-a comely large doll dressed in the
latest and most approved fashion by
Miss Pauline Wormser of San Fran
cisco. Miss Wormser has given the doll
a name and for 10 cents any one can
guess the dear dolls name, the lucky
guesser to receive Miss California as
her own.
This booth will be under the direction
of Miss Catlin and Miss Mckee.
Saturday afternoon, October 21st. the
management want the mothers and
children to visit the Kirmess, and for
that reason the admission will be put
down to 10c for all. and everything
will be open to the little ones
Forty children are to show what
Mother Goose's kingdom was like, and
between times the Farley children will
please and fascinate with their dances.
There will be Santa Claus and
Christmas tree, but that you must
come to see.
Miss Dora Taylor will serve the best
tamales in town in the Mexican booth.
and while partaking of these delicacies
visitors will hear young Mexican girls
discourse sweet music on mandolins
and guitars.
The young ladies of Mr.. MieTs read
ing club are to assist in the Japanese
booth, under competent supervision. All
are to be attired in the natural dress
of the F1owery Kingdom. Japanese ar
lICbGS VI every description Will De offer
ed for sare-pen wipers, sachet bags,
dolls for the girls, jumping jacks for
the small boys, etc. A cup of tea will
be served to the weary pedestrians.
The most wonderful palmists, clair
voyants, card readers and astrologers
will be found in the witches cave. The
past, present and future will be read
to those who care to learn their own
life history.
In cool, inviting arbor, from a deep
well, will be furnished ice cold lemon
ade and by number of prettily clad
young misses, chaperoned by Mrs. Geo.
Smith.
In a pretty red booth sweets will be
found, both pure and frseh. Mrs.
Cothrin will see that all are properly
served
The ice cream booth, under direction
of Mrs. Lawton. will be decorated in
the colors of old Ireland, and the en-
blematic flag of the Emerald Isle will
there ever reign supreme
Close by delicious coffee and sand
wiches will be served by a bevy of
young ladies under the direction of
Mrs. Egbert Brown