NAUTICAL FESTIVAL, DUNEDIN.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVI, Issue 25, 27 October 1898, Page 15

NAUTICAL FESTIVAL, DUNEDIN.

° NE *£ j he lar^ est attendances yet seen at the Agricultural Hall assembled there/ last evening, on the occasion of the opening of the Nautical Festival by his Worship the Mayor, E. B. Cargill, Esq His Lordship the Bishop and the clergy were also in attendance The object of the festival is to liquidate the deb* on St. Patrick's Basilica, South Dunedin. The Festival will continue for ten days, and on each evening of the season will be reproduced the programme submitted on the opening night, so that those who were unable to be present last night will have other opportunities of witnessing this, one of the most unique and pleasing entertainments that has ever been witnessed m Dunedin. Whilst the programme will be repeated each evening, the fact must not be lost sight of that the fair or bazaar portion, of the Festival will also be in evidence. This consists of a number of kiosk-like stalls filled with articles useful and ornamental. The lady-atteudants are attractively dressed to represent the nautical elements of various nations. The stalls themselves are draped and decorated to convey the idea of the nation each represents. They are as follow :— • PPci c L Fta ?y stal J T is in char £ c of Mrs. Mcc and Mrs. Petre, rT^? Sr?J I8S?8 -.P£ atty ' Dunne ' A " Gaffnev > Pearson, X & rfl £ w°» e r & £> £ lan ,? e & Gaffne y' Xe °S h - Mrs. Mooney, Messrs F W. Petre, Carolin, C. Petre (colours, white and silver) La Picardy stall is named after the historical fishing boat of Boulogne, which distinguished itself during the English and French war at the beginning of the century by taking a party of French engineers to survey the coast of England when Napoleon I. was preparing his fleet of invasion at Boulogne. It is in charge of Mesdames Kilmartin and McCormack, assisted by Misses Webb McCormack, Griffiths Francis, Bolton Flynn, Kilmartin Fearon! McCormack, Messrs Ford, Bush, J. O'Connor, A. Connor (colours red and blue ; characters, French fisher-girls). The 'Carrack' stall is in charge of Mesdames Casey and McLean, assisted by Misses Heffernan, McCurdy, White, Carter, Perkins, Sheehan, M. Sheehan, Rattigan, McLean, O'Connor, Messrs J. MoCurdy H Kane, Brittenden (colours, sea-green and white). lne St. Pierre stall is under the care of Mesdames D W Woods and Murray, assisted by Mesdamea Wilson and W Woods Misses Poppelwell, Woods (2), Columb (2), Cantwell, McLaughlan! OConnell, Morkane, Johnston, Messrs F. Woods, R. Ferguson, s!

The Loch Lomond ' stall is managed by Mrs. Shields and Miss R. Blaney, assisted by Misses Taylor, Mcc, Smith. Pearson, Kennedy Hanmgan Chapman, A. Connor, Murray, D.Cmnyns, M. Blaney, X Moloney, Messrs W. A. Shields, J. J. Connor, jun., L. Pavletich (costume, Scotch fishwife ; colours, red and white). v J- he ' P i nta ,! Btall ia suP^intended by Miss Staun ton, assisted by Misses Faulkner (2), Nelly Smith, Piggott, Jones, Power, N. Kenny Hannan, Mrs. Sandys, Misses M. Hannan, Rodgers, Gaffey, Critchley, Messrs. Murphy, Millea, Stokes (costume? Spanishcolours, red, yellow, and black). ' The lolly stand is under the responsibility of Mrs A Cohen Misses Pearson, Crawford, M. OConnor, and M. Lobb The sale of buttonholes is conducted in a most enticing manner by Misses Martin (2), Purton, and M'Callion. There are numerous side-shows which afford additional outlets tor the superfluous silver of visitors. Among these are Messrs. Kennedy and M'Cormack's cyclorama. A graphophone is in the care of Mr L. Pavlevitch. There are many other attractions also to please the visitors fancy, and to lure the chinking coins from their pockets.