Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-12
A BRILLIANT
OPENING
IMMENSE CROWDS AND SPLENDID
DISPLAY AT THE CATHOLIC
FAIR.
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ORIGINAL IDEAS
IN SCENIC EFFECTS
The Booths Are Magniflcently Ar
ranged and Present a Charm
ing Appearance.

If there be anybody in town so utter
ly dead to sense OF enjoyment in life that
he can stay away from that fair, where
nightly scintillates {. galaxy OF beauty
that would enthralla Meissonier; or if he
attend, that can give n OF those liv-
ing, breathing personifications of Venus
the marble heart" and refuse 10 part
with a little coin to swell the fur for
the new parish house, let him be anath-
ema!
Throwing formality of opening to the
winds, letting stereotyped programmes
go by the board, the ladies fastened the
doors OF the hall back at 8 o'clock last
evening n let the waiting crowds rush
into the land of Canaan 1t was we'll this
policy was adopted, for as it was the hall
was hardly large enough to accommo-
date the crowds that poured in and out.
The hall presented a brilliant scene
when the doors were opened. There were
booths of all kinds. the same as are US
C,ally seen at bazaars CT this character,
but there was an originality of idea and
a dexterity CT execution manifest which
made things generally wear a fresh and
charming appearance. The doll booth
was simply exquisite, while both the Jap
anese and the Turkish boob sheltered a
girl whose cCrneliness of face and figure
was more than enough to cause a fellow
to leave his happy home" They were
arranged on opposite sides of the hall,
doubtless, in order hat the young men
might be induced to wander back and
forth and run the gauntlet of pretty
girls that besought one to take a
chance"
The Turkish booth is Inc first met with
nm ~ fnS.iy~ ~ %In bali ~
like a small section cf C~onstantinople
were it not fer the beauties ranged be-
hind the counter and at the table in the
rear. where Miss Ziegler, the fortune tell
er, takes the seeker after occult mys-
teries and tells him all about whether
his best girl loves him or loves him
not for only rs cents. They don't have
many women with faces like that in
Constantinople-or anywhere else in the
Sultan's realm. for that matter. III.
This is the place where the pilgrim gets
his cigars and his coffee and the first
ravlshlnS smile from the tall, queenly
woman with the diamonds that almost
StunS him because he can't understand
what has has ever done to deserve it. The
ladies in charge are Mrs. Gus. Morgan,
Mrs. ]. V. Collins, Mrs. Walter Lewis.
Mrs. Harry Richards, Miss Ivy Barker.
and Thine Misses Horgan. 4
The next oasis is the ice cream booth.
1t was heavily patronized last evening
and no 'spielers'" were employed, either.
Mrs. j. Mullins, Mrs. c. P.Connolly and
Mrs. James O'Connell were in charge. as
sisted by a bevy of attractive young la
dies. Mrs. Mullins is a "nachal bon" flat
terer and none that fell into her net got
away without paying toll.
Then there was the booth containing
fancy articles. all the things upon which
chances will be purchased, range in
a manner tempting to the eye-enough
to stock a fair-sized store. The follow
ing ladies in charge did a land office bust
ness: Mrs. M. p. xavell, Mrs. George
lockwood and Mrs. Henry Mueller.
Next came the dolls booth, a fairy pal
ace that would turn the head of a
Brownie or a hamadryad. Little girls
stopped and gazed with staring eyes and
wide-open mouth at the dollies, while
even their. mammas gave vent to excla-
nations Of surprise and appreciation.
Just the 'cutest' of them all is a lit
tie nun with a Madonna-like face, whose
dress is the product of the deft fingers of
Miss Dorothy Surprenant. h is call
GU oAotCi ACld alter the SOOO sister at
the hospital.
One pretty bit of wax and inery in a
little green go-cart is the donation of
Mrs. Thomas Lavell, while Dora Thorne"
the bride, is the gift of Mrs. Samuel
Two other striking dolls are
Teddy" Roosevelt, astride an elephant
mayhaps the G.. G. Pa $50 creation by
Mrs. H. c. Bellinger. and Little Lord
Fauntleroy," who owes his butterfly ex-
istence to the tender, but coquettish
heart of Miss Ida Kennedy.
The ladies who conduct the destinies of
the dolls booth are Mrs. Frank Boucher.
Mrs. Carlisle Mason. Mrs. Kelley. Miss
Ida Kennedy and Miss Dorothy Surpre-
nant.
The merchants booth is something on
a large scale, and will probably prove one
one eff the greatest money makers at the
fair. It was in charge of members of
three different societies the Ladies' Cath
Ole Benevolent Association and Division
No. l and No. 2 of the Ladies' Auxiliary
to the A. o. H. Mrs. Rowan, with the
Misses O'Neil, Leary and McDermott
We're in active supervision.
The lemonade booth was prettily ar
ranged and in charge of three young
ladies whose appearance would fool any,
body on their ability to drive a bar
gain. viz: Miss Alice Langlois, Miss EN-
ma krause and Mrs. C. West. 1t was
that SO many thirsty men
should have happened to collect in one
hall.
One of the most alluring booths in the
hall is the Japanese booth, where Miss
Helen O'Neill and Miss Therese Kelley,
dressed in Oriental costumes to represent
Yum Yum and Pitt Sing respectively
Both girls are pretty; in fact,
it would be a waste Of time to search for
a beauty with more classically chiseled
features than Miss O'Neill. She and Miss
Rose McDarmott are contesting for the
most popular young lady, the prize being
gold watch.
h fishing pond was conducted by
Mrs IA. I. Walker, who handled the ~ods
ike a veteran. She had few idle mo-