Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1908 — KARNIVAL-KIRMESS. [ARTICLE]

KARNIVAL-KIRMESS.

Many Beautiful, National Costumes, by Local Talent of Rensselaer. The ladies of the M. E. church are arranging quite an elaborate entertainment “The Karnival ( Kirmess” to be given at the opera house Feb. 3rd aud 4th, About ninety ladies and children will take part in fancy costumes, the ladies representing the various nations in natioual costumes with music appropriate to the character, also the many leading firms of Rensselaer will be represented by ladies in fancy costumes in tableaux, character and musical sketches, fancy drills etc. The little girls will ap pear as “butterflies” and “fairies” In white and gold costumes in choruses and drills.