The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-15
SEWING MACHINES

Father Time" and Little 1900" seat
| ed with an hour glass between them,
and offering for sale Mrs. Higgins
poems dedicated to the occasion. Father
| Time is impersOnated by DR. H. L.
| Wheeler. and little Miss Helen Orr
makes a pretty 1900" There is a
booth for each month of the year, and
the decorations are carried out with
the utmost regard for unity in de-
sign, and yet variety in detail
January booth is circular and near
| the centre of the hall. 1t is decorated
with hemlock. covered with icicles,
and there may be had the Piedmont
calendar for 1900, in charge of Miss
Georgiana M Newton. February is
the book booth. where all the latest and
best books are for sale. This is deco
, rated in white and red. and is in charge
OF Mrs. Charles Marble, and among
the books is her latest work, Mature
S.ories"
March is decorated in nile green and
hemlock. and the tables bear burden
Of homemade candies. Mrs. Waldo
e. Sessions watches over its success.
April is in charge of Mrs. Frederick
>. Hopkins, and represents Aunt
Abby's flower garden, where all sorts
of old-fashioned flowers grow in a bed
OF sawdust. To the stems of the flow
ers are attached mystery packages, and
the whole garden is a novel idea
May is decorated in apple blossoms
and cerise. and contains some gems
Of art under the care of Mrs. Albert
Chaffee. June is in charge of Mrs.
e. B, Knowles, and is decorated in
white and green, which sets off the
flowers offered for sale. July is the
booth for ice cream and the cake is to
be fourd in the Be booth, next to
IT. July is decorated in red, white and
blue. with candles of the national coll
ors and is one of the best patroni8ed
of the tables. Mrs. Helen w. Lincoln
and Mrs. Samuel Porter are in charge.
August, as is natural, is the place for
cooling drinks, and as a reminder of
the possible weather, there is a ther-
mometer on the outside, with the mer-
curry at IS. Lemonade is sold here, in
charge Of the Misses Henderson.
September is the harvest month. and
the booth is decorated in cerise and
white. with punches of wheat around
the TOP Domestic articles are sold
here. under the charge of Mrs H. B.
Lincoln.
October is in violet and white. with
hundreds of yiolets scattered about
aud on the tables are all sorts of toll
LEI articles, in charge of Mrs. Charles
E. Hildreth.
November is in charge of Mrs. Ed
ward f. Green. who has for sale fancy
articles of every description, and
stands under canopy of pink and
white.
December the Christmas booth. is in
white. and on it are toys Of all kinds,
in charge of Miss Inman. A dolls
Maypolc is one of the attractions here.
One of the most striking booths in
the hall is the tea department. This
Is arranged to represent a wistaria ar
Dor the purple flowers being inter
spersed with electric lights. In charge
IS Mrs. Clarence F. Carroll who. with
ner corps of assistants, is dressed in
Japanese costume. Five o'clock tea
and waters are dispensed here.
A salad supper was served at 6
o'clock, in charge of Mrs. C. w. put
nam. and in the evening a children's
entertainment, consisting of tableaux
representing famous children, was
given by the children of the church, in
charge of Mrs. Edward Hall.
The fair will be open again today.
Ice cream and cake and an entertain
ment VIII be offered for refreshment
and amusement