  The society who gave it had the oddly written announcement given below published in the local papers a week in advance. They also used it as a handbill: Calico Carnival "Consider yourself cordially invited to be present at the correctly constructed and considerately combined calico carnival to be held at —— Hall, Friday night, February —, 1905, admission fifteen cents. "Conspicuous courses served in confused compactness: One conglomerated compound circle; one cup communicative cordial (containing no chickory), or one cup of Chinese cheer, or one cup of choice churned cream; one cider cured cucumber; and one cup of cold comfort. "Rules and regulations: All ladies to wear calico gowns, also requested to bring half a pound of carefully cut carpet rags each. All gentlemen to wear calico ties and requested to bring thimbles. "Fines will be imposed for the following: Any lady who fails to wear a calico gown, ten cents; any lady who fails to bring half a pound of carefully cut carpet rags, ten cents; any gentleman who fails to wear a calico tie, twenty-five cents; any gentleman who fails to bring a thimble, five cents. "P. S.—There will be for sale, cheap, cunning calico conveniences that will be a constant comfort. "N. B.—Any person who sits in a corner and refuses to converse will be fined five cents. "The sale of calico conveniences will begin at ——." Of course, everybody came. The fines and admissions alone would have paid the ladies for the trouble of getting up the carnival. The "conspicuous courses" consisted of cake; coffee, tea, or buttermilk; pickles; and ice water. Among the "calico conveniences" which sold readily were the following articles: Dusting caps, button bags and bags of every description, chair cushions, aprons with bibs and aprons without, and, in fact, everything that could possibly be manufactured from calico. The carpet rags were given to the gentlemen to sew. An inexpensive prize was given to the one who first finished his task. |
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