The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-14
FAIR OF | BERN ANS
 PROVES SUCCESSFUL Possesses Features That Arc Original and Particularly
 Interesting. TO LAST UNTIL OCTOBER q Glimpse of Famous Ruins and Other Places of Interest
 in Ireland.
TO LAST UNTIL OCTOBER 21

The united fair given by the Ancient Order of Hibernians and Ladies aux Hilary in Music hall on Court street every evening until Monday, Oct 2i, inclusive. is one that is particularly interesting and if not original Is at least a novelty In this city. It reflects credit on the committee in charge and Is a decided feather in-the hat of tho New Haven Decorating Co It will re-, pay anyone to visit 1t simply for the sake of seeing a glimpse of Ireland's prominent ruins and places of inter- est.
 The entire basement, ground floor, gallery and stage--have been utilized. The ceiling decorations arc Of the usual order. Tasty festoons and radiating strings of electric lights which combined make a beautiful can opy for the scene below The idea of the show is to represent the diffeyent famous ruins and historic places in Ireland. Among those shown is the Thommond bridge at Limerick, and the world famed Blarney castle in Cork, Ireland, A feature in the castle, of real rarity, is a piece of the original Blarney stone. This is owned by Cap tain Paul Boynton of Bridgeport, who has written documents verifying it's genuineness. It is loaned by him to the society for tbe occasion. The ruins at Kells in the town of Kilkenny is beautifully reproduced. Also d part of the famous Donegal castle, the seat of the great chieftaln, O'Donnell; and by the way, we might say here that in each one of these ruins and castles, articles of various kinds are displayed and for sale. In this castle is a fine collection of 0lackthorns and Irish now elites of various kinds.
 Adjoining this is Ross castle in Kill i larney, world famed on account of it's beautiful lalres, Here is a fine col lection If Irish rugs laces and em- broidered articles. fans and church vestments. These are from the fa- nous DunEmer Guild in Dundrum in the county Of Dublin Some of the rugs are very choice, running up to $150 apiece.
 Kilcolman castle is beautifully re- \ produced. Tn one of the first sections ', on the left as you enter directly op- posite is an Irish cottage reproduce ton of the Kate Karney cottage at Killarney This cottage is presided over by bevy of beautiful colleens. It is worth while in visiting this cottage to try a glass of their famous Irish butter-milk Tn the ruins at Lough Erne the visitor can make selections from a fine assortment of postals of i Irish views St. Lawrence's gate at Droghedo stands out prominent among | the rest. This was the scene of the great battle where Cromwell was re- pulsed by the Celts Oratory of Kerry 1 alongside recalls to mind the immortal Daniel o'Connell, the great Irish liber- ator, It was here that he first saw the light of dry
 ! In the basement are all sorts of at tractive features of amusement and | also the refreshment booths. Among them the famous banshee, the naaizes, African dodger etc.
 Near the main entrance is the re- production of the great races of Cur raugh of Kildare, where those of'sport- ing procIfvities will have an oppor-
 tunity of trying to select the winner,
 During each evening there is music
 by an orchestra. Every evening some
 special amusement attraction, and in
 the latter part of the evening dancing
 until the close.
 Much credit is due the committee oi
 entertainment and it's chairman, John $. Mccarthy (who Is also the county
 president of the order) for the novelty and excellence. of the entertainment.