The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-27
GYPSY FAIR
4 SUCCESS
.RomanyCost:ul!llIInes
Form Pretty
Picture.
ABOUT $500
IS REALIZED
Lawns Of Tenney Premises Dotted
With Picturesque Booths
and Marques.

There was fascinating touch of old
Romany in the unique Gypsy encamp-
ment held on the lawns of the Tenney
home Saturday afternoon, with the
gaily attired Gypsies, tents, camp fires,
booths, and bands of strolling singers,
which caused throngs of people to visit
the baZar. Pretty girls and matrons
in the fascinating red, yellow and black
Spanish costumes were met everywhere
about the lawns, behind the attract
lively decorated booths and beneath the
trees, in sharp contrast with the after
noon gowns of the visiting ladies, but
all combining to make a picture not
often seen. That the gypsy encamp-
ment was success can be measured
by the receipts, which amounted to
nearly $500, representing about that
much profit, which will go to the fund
which the ladies of the Episcopal
church are raising to furnish st. An
drew's Cathedral, with new pews.
The entrance to the grounds was
marked by square of red cloth in
scribed Gypsy Encampment,' and I'M
der this hundreds of visitors, young
and old, passed on to the fascinating
scene beyond. From tree to tree huge
flags hung in graceful folds, the drive
way presenting an animated picture
with its groups of children gathering
about gaily aLtired wandering Gypsy
disposing of pretty wares. The first
booth met with was that in which lem
onade, cool and refreshing, was dis
pensed by a bevy of attractive looking
Gypsies An awning shielded them
from the sun, and the interior was
tastefully decorated with palm branch
es and ferns.
"A broad awning stretched over the
steps to the lanai of the residence
made an attractive lounging place for
the strolling minstrels, who were un-
der the leadership of Mrs. Annis Mon
tague Turner Gay colored sofa cush-
ions, flags pendant from the balustrade
of the porte cochere formed a pretty
interior whence came the ear-haunting
music of selections from Carmen"
and mariana" The Gypsies formed
pleasing picture in their bright cos
tunes, with their guitars, mandolins,
and ukuleles. 1t was late in the after
noon when Gypsies from the various
booths assembled there, and the first
songs were given to an appreciative
audience. Mrs. Walter Hoffman, with
much of her oId-time fervor, rendered
a solo with chorus, and was applauded.
Following her came Mrs. Annis Mon
tague Turner, in a bewitching costume,
holding ribbon bedecked tambourine
Her selections from Carmen" and
Mariana were applauded heartily,
and the chorus was in excellent voice.
Ned Crabbe and Mr. Wallace contrib
uted largely to the singing. The sing
ing band was one of the most attract
i've features of the encampment.
Across the way. one of the small
trees had been utilized for the hang
ing of paper oranges thereon, which
the children eagerly pressed forward
to purchase. Inside they found all
manner of pretty favors. The oranges
were all disposed of before an hour
had passed. Near by, under an awning
suspended between four trees, were
the booths where candies, fancy work,
dolls and flowers were sold, all of them
artistically decorated with palms, ferns
and vines. A pretty conceit was
small tree over the candy table, paper
snowballs being attached to the ends
of the branches. The doll booth was
favorite retreat for the children, ana
scores of dolls were sold early in the
day. A few were auctioned off later
in the day, and good prices realized.
A miniature yacht, upon which dolls
were shown, attracted the young peo-
pie. Home made delicacies were also
sold from a booth under the awning,
and savory Boston baked beans, brown
bread, doughnuts, cakes, turkeys, ham
and other edibles were disposed of as
if by magic.
Behind the candy table was bevy OF
pretty women, whose persuasive smiles
had a financial effect upon the visitors,
and large sums of money were taken
in in exchange for the sweetmeats. In
the fancy work booth rare articles OF
| house decoration were displayed for
sale, and good prices were readily OBJ
| tanned for them. The flower booth was
nothing but huge dray, its rough and
sturdy build effectually concealed under
branches of the feathery pepper treee
palms, ferns and vines, and from the
low platform pretty, saucy-looking
Gypsies disposed of leis, clusters Of
roses and chrysanthemums, ported