Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-03
SECOND DAY
OF FAIR A Nd
LEvEESUCCESS

The Coliseum on Wednesday after
noon and evening presented a decided
ly attractive appearance, it being the
second day of the Universalist fair
and levee. The unqualified success Of
the mems part, the Minstrel show Of
Tuesday evening, undoubtedly spurre5
the ladies to do their best and those
who attended are unanimously of the
opinion that they succeeded The
weather was not of the best but the
attendance during both afternoon and
evening was large.
The hall was lined with attractive
booths for the sale of fancy articles
and their contents disappeared rapid
ly The apron table was we'll filed
with a variety of these useful articles
and was presided over by Mesdames
Morgan, Stewart, Soper, Burns and
Goodrich. The home cooking table was
we'll Iadened with attractive products
of cookers and was under the super
vision of MeSdames Esponette Frost,
Hale, Perry, Eldredge and CHM. The
Rexall table was filled with the pro-
duct the name indicates and was
cared for by Mesdames F. N Boston,
L 81 S-AltSs L itSiiCi1 Try Az toldlidioi r'i't
Booker. The flower table was beau
tiful sight and contained potted
plants. ferns and flowers orders were
also taken for Christmas wreaths. This
table was presided over by Mrs John
Fl. Wight The fancy goods and nov
city table was filled with articles OF
use and ornamentation and was n
charge of Mesdames CIosson, Smith,
Hutchins, Dill Saban, Stevens and
Misses Page and Andrews. At the tea
| table, where tea and fancy biscuit
were served were Mesdames F. f.
Boston. Jackson, Trainor, Cults, Tur-
ner. Ranks and Stone. Delicious ices
were served by Mesdames Simona
Cashier. Gray Sherman, Harlow, Ty-
Ter and Miss Bachelor. The candy
| table appealed to both young and oil
and its contents of home made can
were Mrs. John Evans, Misses Ames-
bury, Brown. Gowan, Moody, Martin,
Perry, Smith, Esponette, Hamilton,
Sherman. Hunt, Stevens, Connors,
Laid. Alice and Ethel Williams and
Sadie and Susie Trainor Miss Marie
Faweett was at the art table and Mrs.
Mairs. the old lady with a hundred
pockets.
Miss Irene Goodrich and Master Leo
King Fox of Augusta gave an exhibit
ton of dancing for children. They cap
tivated their audience, being very
graceful ard were encored after each
number.
in the evening dancing was indulg-
| ed in Lancy's Orchestra furnishing
music, there being 10 dances on the
order and four extras. The floor was
comfortably filled with deciples of
| Terpsichore. The galleries were also
hlled with interested auditors.
The event of the evening was the
exhibition of fancy dancing given by
Miss Faith Byam of this city and
Prof. r. Isaacson of Lewiston. Both
Prof. Isaacson and Miss Byam have
ately returned from New York where
they learned the very latest produc-
tons in the ball room line. They SEEM
ed tc be grace personified and their
work elected round after round of APP
plause. The exhibition included the
Hesitation waltz, the waltz as danced
on the ball room floor at the present
time, La Hauta, One step, Fox trot,
Reuben Fox trot (humerous), MaxiSe
and Lulu Fado.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle, i'm
personated by Lowell Elliott Of Baw-
doin College, as Mr.. Castle, and Il.
w. Partridge, Jr., of this city as Mrs.
Castle was a happy burlesque on the
modern dance and the work of these
gentlemen was highly appreciated. The
ball was a worthy conclusion Of a
highly St,cresSfll fair and IeVee of
The JJniversalist Society, for 1914.