| Show fangs fancy faie fair BOUNTIFUL davis co june 6 1875 E editor deseret be jaws ws it is often said that there is no new thing under the sun yet at this writing we think we are j justified asti in the belief that in bountiful at least there is now something new and which may be been seen ever every day until friday next 1 sunday 0 of f course excepted the curious may be ready to ask what is it we answer a fancy fair who ever before heard hoard of there being a fancy fair in bountiful or a fair of any kind unless it were fair women meb men which of course are found everywhere yet so go it is for under the auspices of the bountiful belief relief society a fair has been gotten U up p and is now open to the inspection ti n of ot an apparently appreciating public true it is that it has been een gotten up quietly without show or parade yet it is 19 a highly creditable affair well worthy a visit and land bespeak Ef much for the skill taste I 1 energy an and refinement of our ladies the their 1 r ob jec joett t Is a laudable one the raising of it means with which to build a society hall the committee coni fists of mrs elizabeth barlow urs Mrs urs lucina sessions mrs diary hinry mary alary jane rosby grosby G and mrs mary carter who mus must have been indefatigable in the their r labors the past few days to arrange e with such taste the many beautiful things now on exhibition the fair is being held in the rock hall directly east cast of the tabernacle bountiful among the various articles on exhibition omitting to mention the names of the exhibitors which may in in some instances be deemed unfair are homemade home made rugs mats carpets quilts curtains hats bennets bonnets ben ban nets shoes boots socks and st stockings oc kings both woollen and cotton sole and upper leather from tho the farmington operative cooperative co tannery artificial flowers flowe rs many very fine fino specimens of n needle a and nd c crochet roche woric some beautiful specimens of wax waxwork work a wreath of hair elaborately worked and beautifully designed some very handsome bead baskets a fine collection of paintings by our ellow townsman reuben kirkham and a thousand and one other things which time nor hor space ace will allow me to mention to to all this there is but one fault the ladies ladles ba V e 1 been too quiet and remiss in not ilot availing themselves of the thi use of printers ink they should have qt availed themselves of the use of your advertising columns and then their fair would have been widely known and visitors a alar afar far and near would have honored them with their thein presence the town withal i has been alive today to day full tuil of ex cit ement aud and bustle bustie and apparently success has attend attended edthe the efto arta of the promoters promote rg of the tho first fancy fair held in bountiful A V |
