Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-11-16
Merchants Carnival.

the Opera House last Monday evening
by Miss Salmon thirty three of the bus
mess firms of Audubon were represented.
Gladys Wilson with her white dress
profsuely decorated with golden dollars
represented the First National bank.
Alice Moon with elaborate paper CO.'S
tune, the Audubon Advocate. Alice
Vail, with somewhat stiff costume of
lath and shingles, the Green Bay
Lumber Co. Myrtle Wilson, with gen.
tleman's overcoat reaching to cher feet,
with gentleRan's cap and cane and hair
bristling with lawyer-like pens, repre-
sented Nash & Phelps. Ava Drury,
with handsome horse blankets, sleigh
bells and straps, represented Larson's
harness shop. Mildred Smith, with
garments beautifully fringed with small
medicine bottles, Drs. Gleason & Fulton.
George McIlvane, with most elaborate
and stylish ladies outfit, Rnssell's store.
May Layland, with shield covered with
bright new pennies and festoons of corn
about her, the Corn Exchange bank.
Lora Larson, with many tempting eat
ables displayed persisted in setting forth
the excellencies of Hendricksen's gro
Gerry. Susie Musson, arranged as Jap,
slipped the tea brought in japanese
cup from Burdick's grocery, and Grated
upon the merits of both tea and store.
Miss Ethel Kuhn said she got her beau
tiful fruit at Buthwegs.' Belle Mosier,
in dress elaborated made of crepe paper,
decorated with little sponges, tooth
brushes, etc, represented A. III. Roberts.
Miss Lane, with lace curtain drapery
and little Vera Davis wearing bloomers,
John Van Scoy. Myrtle Townsend,
with necklace and bracelets of cranber-
ries, Preston'S grocery. Fern Baxter,
wearing mans coat, cane and hat, Lidd
Bros. clothing store. Bessie Garnett,
with samples of moulding profusely
strung about her, Hersman,s furniture,
Emma Culver, with white dress artis-
ticly decorated with fine handkerchiefs
and other notions, e. Bilharz & Son.
Maisie Drury completely covered with
sponges, bottles and dolls, etc, VIM.
Cloughly. Myrtle Stotts, in evening
costume, Miss Lillian Jones, dressmaker,
May McIlvane, with elegant watch chain
and bracelets, w. III. Cowles Ethel
Mott, with entire costume of red, rep
resented the paper which is read, the
Audubon Republican. Ada Kuhn, with
dress made of wall paper ornamented
with medicine bottles and sponges, set
forth the merits of Griffiths drug store.
Teresa Stanton, carrying dish of fresh
fruit, McGuire's grocery. One OF the
best costumes was worn by Edith Lane
with her trimmings of fur lined baby
shoes, overskirt of button hooks and
letters of shoe buttons representing
Matthias shoe store. Clara Anderson,
representing Rce's restaurant with
a cake on her head, letters of cook
les and necklace and fringe Of dough-
nuts, would have tempted hungry can
nibal. Edith Towsend, with doctors
coat, hat cane and grip, represented
DR.. Childs, vastly improved in appear
ance. Verge Wilson was lovely in black
and gold representing O'Connell's jew
elry store. Beulah Soar with graceful
drapery of fly nets and brilliant harness
ornaments and buckles, most handsome
ly represented D. e. Scars harness
shop. Little Gladys Spencer, looking
through a large frame-beautiful in the
pink light, represented Frazier's photo
graph gallery, Bertha Musson, who
represented the Commercial bank, with
her dress trimmed with paper money
and shining coin was shining mark
for highway robber.
The prize, a set of books, by Mulock,
for the one best representing the bust
ness she stood for, was awarded Ethel
Mott. Miss Verge Wilson received
second honors.
The tableaus and drills were fine, the
"lads and lassies" deserving especial
mention. The parasol drill was excel
lent, the doll drill was cute and pretty
and the patriotic drill and tableau
which closed the entertainment was
beautiful. We understood that the Aid
Society received $4,000 for their share
of the door receipts.