BAZAARS AND FAIRS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 679, 2 December 1909, Page 4

BAZAARS AND FAIRS.

/'Thei prevalehco'and''vitality of thVWellington- bazaar.asra. cbnstantramazoment to ..those 'wiffi''havfete'i!nia^o:',obß9rvations-''on';.;th« : -'subr' •jecCv'-Ohe"..Wednesday.'there, ivill ;bo- ; :stich'..;a plentiful ivoiop'-'of'-. sales .'.ol -work, .lairs,,and ■bazaars.that'-it,ieems' ; certain'.tho. ground .will .bolabaiutelyVexhaustcd.'.'-.dnd'.that ,for quite .a'.'lon'g '.timo,.baiaars ; will ,be dead., And.:then, thejivery' next 'Wednesday i.willJreveal.a wealth ■ pf,,them' in;' half-ayoMn.^how..directions;, each: is^lull^iof^ •decess6rs.::;rThe.' hugeV enterpnses; of the; post, havo'cansed.the word bazaar':to be hbld.iii: disfavour,:so lriuch en-, ergychad been'thrown their, condhct.-so muchl.'time-:aMrcTOh; spent ;ih;.their support,-, and : y.ei,r'yestetdayVpresehted'te.! the ;Welling- , tph: puhli'c ;a'n~e'ntircly t new, set ".of these - ohari-; table'. iihdettakings,. each' : appeaTing, with tan ■ ingenuous air;, of: being:.quite a. novelty,;: and Sa'aohVbb'th 'Claiming' ahd.,i[ecojvihg. a .large.and. generous:6Upport; ~lf were any...dis'tmc-: tivb featuro.it-.wasthe.. ehlargcme'nt, of .' the Christmas tree.'and' kindred,'devices.-, The"promoters.of;tho;bazaare renioinbered that,ChTist-. inis. was near, .and mado-.a'big bid for Santa, i Claus'a'■', money.'.;...Anothei 1 ,,'. that :..im- ' presse(l:one was tho way* the' children helped. They always';do. helr/.. r at' bazaars,' but it'seemed as' : .,thouj>b.! iJerha'ps;,yesterday ' ; niore>■children ..thriik ever ...\r ere. pressed into , >K':;/i ■ ■:, '};-- : ••'. i \ ■•s S^fieyj-',Stiteet"&hoolrqbm■."'.'was", well ..filled. 'alid.' i evoiiin'g; vwhen-' a' 7 sale: of. work' was, held ; in _ iaid. of^varions : "'.n'oeds I 'of 'the. St:;' Paul's parish;; ''A^>^;fotod';•tho! : ;rfinged : j' : , r a' ; Christmas;?-treo laden with. \ gifts'; 'Rte(s,firi , -'theC'centre;''''and.'. on' adjoining/room', 'had into t "a''''tea-robinj. where, many 'littlo .'tables''.were set-out > decorated with sweet was a''-gbod 'attendance'of friends "idnd excellent''btfeineft s 'wa9';dono. .In.the ; after'-' n6on ,; Mr si'. Bailey .: several.-' pianoforte , sdlos, :Y aSd:itf'.;the ff eve'huig l 'an artistic and -in:was:'given' under 'the difeotion''':'df ; .''Mißs\ , SyMl:v'Jolihstoh;;..;The' stage ■'ivasT dtapea r with ::dart green'.'.hangihgs, ■ and I>ackgrouhd ".were:.set several : -.tab-' 'leaux' ll ::.the':; lives ,\of 'iShakeapeare's'' 'i«rdihes. : -' , ..;There ;wero•' Titanin •and. ;'ObOTbh'.-?Vibla and Olivia,; Eosalin<l- and .'C6lid, ln Mar'iafia '•':s& r.tlfeJMoated. and 'f;)ebpairt,"-dying."' ; 'The:;- : tableaux; were, adihir---ably :, "RtfangeU, ; ''andTlhe ; 'c6lonrinß was .beaiiti:f«rent;v: !; cKdxacters ! «inrrived .-to th<sir 'pose fof'fhe ; : the curtaih 'rethq tableaiii they remained ■■ almost'!motionless>whilev- a'r-'einger,.'. Miss '■ Elsie ;StHbld^nd^iahgT.the r 'svhbl?. of : J()F'•Take,JThoseJ'Lips y ;Aw.ay,";,:and , yx'&■■ ('quits deliberately, ;with r r{o"'sn'gg'«^ion;-'tHat.'^the' l pi6tnr;e.^^might 'Another ; tableau;'.;reprasehted '..was : .. a;; .Spring ; Idyll,: : alsp*;T)eautifully'; composed.," Miss., Jphii-, ''Slwi' ; r by,^^ : 'irians.,'.pupnß..:fr6m';,;,tho'' '"ifecnnicalfSchnol.V..' .the stall-'[hoJde'tsAT-^jumble'.;• tjtall, Meedames' Warren; i ■ Buft6n. : ;a'rid King, and .the/MiEses';King;"plain j 9tall>;Mesyahie9'.Kiiow]es;and M'Leod,'and Miss j ,stdll; ,'Miss;Greenwood.^ and ! i Mefinames ; i Aho'erssh', ''ju^rV;^^^ I *ahd v .the 'Misses Brandon land Harding:; 'flowers, •' Mrs.'; Dixon :'nnd:vMif3'-'Phillips; /Christmas ', free,' Miss ,Powles; doll stand, Miss .Toji«s; tea- | .rwm/-'MT^:U > EichardsohV:-,.Mrs;: J.:,Trine;.Vi>nd '• Mips..iKichardson.: ■ Mrs.- and VMiss Mestayer :' h,id: a stand! fortthoßal« of.'-briljiantly-eolpured • -hatpihsV ahd":.Tangi.wai /greenstone. ''A ~:side'j 'j pho'w;'wrts. gallery,' ;un- ; 'der.':tho m'ari.BSonicnt' of; Mrs,; .Walker.;:,';:. ■-■; V,'; •' !! ;A;DuichJ l G'ardßnV/ i ;/ii : ;;v:;:'li,;.-;';;: ;: -

■' ''.The/Primitive j.' : Mothddists /are.'.'holding-a .bazaaflih/'the.iAlcxandri 1 Ha 11,;..' Abel /.Smith, 'Street'.; which'was, opened : yesterday, ''afternoon: .by ",the; Mayor XDr/iNewman);; Great pains had ,beon,':'taken;.'witH -tHo',' decoration; of.' the-'hall,' .which/presented:'a very,gay,'appearance./Thb : :fairy,well: at .bne.side was elaborately, decorated, ivith'flowers'.aiidffdliage,' dndvmany littlevowls sat .'thereon;', ■: At: the far'. end of. the room .' wii9 a.Dutch'garden; .this being:the bfißinal'eqniya-' lent foi'.'aflowcr' stall.'/At the .back of the garden. vwas/a;/trellis//against 'which.-huge/.sun-'flowers,'grew;.and';in':.frpirt ofthem/wasalafge. .wihdmill,:':'with;':picturcsque,' sails,, pvershadow-ing'-;iv : tHmly.Tkppt 'garden;/whore 'grow, flowers ;and,{Qliage .plants in potei.-.'.'A little:gTeeh: picket fenco//bnclcsed.)/tho>;. ''garden : : : and '.its.' neat /The'/gi.rls ;ini.'chargo. wdro'; • Dutch' costumes/':/The/stallholders' lyero : ;as follow ;— 'Apfoh\sfall,','Mesdanies, Roberts ...and', .Baker; cushions ohd'.oosy stalls, .the Misses Henderson, ' Upton, aM.Coltmah; fairy, well,;the Misses.'A:: with,Mi6Ses.;Haslin and >, Shelling/as ■;■ fairies.;-' jumblo.,stall. (Young .Meii's ;plasa),::Me6srs. .<.Witniiigtoh. and.'.Goodall J fanby,'ostall,, Jfesdames.:Holder,_Craig;'. and .J., Lukej.thqtea-robm.Mesddmes Snelling, Phillips" 'Phillipspn.'and Mil Shelling ji'dfill,' stall; Miss''Eickards and Miss : :H,VJohriston,/sweet■ stall, Misses Holder.-Phil-lipsbhVa'Donhellyj.'and'.Rickards,".'and Mr. Eich,,ar&;.plaih/v;orkVßtalL Mesdaines/Mason, Up-, to;ni'.'and:;S/.L u ke>' Dutch';ga'rden;'.Miss:;Flan'aE'ah;.Mr>.F(ird;.:ahd;Missc6 Gladys,Carrie;.and D.' ; . jlahaganZ/Ih the evening four girls dressed. .:''w'.je^id'S''liaTkod-gob'ds.''about'the.;h'ill,"".ahd..'a : pun,qH : ;'and"3h'dy. given byvMr.: Dens-", ihan.';"/A ,'cpmedie.ttaV.en.titled ""Miss: Milligan's 'fa J of ■ girls fromand' there'.were/also .m\^^i^^- r 'L'^.^ :i ')' : :',-.:-y- ■:[;■'' ' //'-'//;

// • ;.;//:/ -';Tho;'Methodists-:.;at Newtow"i'.require .a;new .infant/school;'/and':to'-raise: funds they. are h'oldinß. a a?big. ; fairVih''t3t;.,Thohias's..Hall, New-town,-iiwhich .;was •' opened- j. yesterday: afternoon; by the' Maybress/'Mrs.'-Newman, /'rhefo ; was'a yer'y,good I 'nttendanco'of';thepublic;' both in the afteniooh ; ./and':Bvehingi"::hhd':'the stallholders woro/keptVbusy; all •the"'time.': In the: evening. a/'iieries..ofvbeahtiful'tableaux Verb produced 'uhdeK-.the ■ direction-ybf/the. Misses/'ioumans, these'','boihg?' : ontitled: :*'Tho 'Marriago .of :Ar!'thhr/,V,''St.' :Au'irastihe,'.t.'."Eing.;.', Out/Wild Bnllsj''v"The .'Queen'flbf ('Swords,'-. ah'd/"Queon Phillip'a Ihterceding.:fqrV:thc Citizens of Calais.'' The/stallholders .'wef'ei.'rPlaih stall'/;(Ladies', Guild),/ }fcs(lame's;''- , J¥ , v'i''ir..!'' Williams,/ .'Boxall, leathers/ "ahd Spearman- ;./floweT stall;. Misses, Chappie; ''E. i r'Boxall, and ; Crpw,6s; sweet:stall,'.Mrs.'Shand,.and Jfisses Fisher and Amos;' scholars" stall,'?Mtff., Griffin,, and-Miss Phillips/ ."assisted;." by ;'(lifferent Sunday "School girls; tea /room/; Mcsdames. Lonias and Dick; with"*Missos-.'Pprrott/'Overerid;: Bailey,' Cozens, aiutj'-Benhett,'; fahcyi'stall;/Missos .Bickard, '.J. Henders6n/:ahd:- M.'Tpeiinett;'-'--Christinas., tree, Misses; Fathers/ Williams/ Hall;, and: Martin; ice cream stall,,Mcs?rs, J.Dick, F,' Shand, H. Pottit;: and ;H; ~ Martin:"." A 'printing"'maciino .was.;run..by/'Mr...;.Grimn r ,and a post and tolcgr.oph >6.fDc6:.byVMessrs.'.Shand and Horhblow. and .sevetal little girls, .dressed as fairies, solo' &// ; .//;/x , ,',, ;:''■ '■•,'/ , :'/'':./: Wadtratown'Presbytenan./// -, ~ ';■

v. At ..WadestawnV a.,sale.;.of- work-was' opened yesterday afternoon in aid of tho Wadestown Presbyterian Church. Mrs. J P Luke, who opened it, inado a very pleasant littlo speech, and was prtMrtitcd with a bouqnet of roses There woro stalls, prettily decorated with flow ers, for tho salo of plain work, fancy work pioduce, flowers, and sweets, and a fmo Christmas tree, which was under tho caro of a real Pathoi Christmas A number of littlo ooys and cirls aotcd as flower-sellers In the oven UN* there were various competitions. Tito management of tho bazaar was mainly in tho hands of Mr. and Mrs Jophn. , t

St; John 1 Ambulance Fair. ■ Yesterday.' af t«rnoon, m,tho Mayor's Roonv at tho' Toym. HaU,. mombors of tho committco •and' tho (stallholders.connected with St. John : Amtnlanco; 3?oir "mot .to:-hear tho report and ,to;rcooiTo.thoi 'baliinco-flhoot. l'hero .was only (i.i small attendance, Mrs. Rhodes presided, and; apologies" lorahsonoo ..were recoived fropi soVefat -lajQles, „ Mr. Jacfy, the.lieasuror, preeeniod etating ;&rst that it s to-

come an. It ehowed that, after: paying expenses, the. fair had resulted; in .£IOO3 being raised, and that' £12 was still duo for advertising.: The prinoipal items in tho receipts were as follow':—Donations,' .£.13 15s. Cd.; advertisements, Ms lOs.j: G.; Bridgo Tourney, £\B'4s. 6d.;cash at door, ■ ,fil« ,48s'., Gd;; and' tho money, received at the stalls, which varied very-much. -The president's stall took XWO 9s. 5d./South Wellington stall, JSJ2I os. 2d.; North Wellington stall, .CllO 14s. Id.,- Nursing Guild'.stall, £<& 17s, lid.; flower stall, £M 12s.'8d;';: sweet stall; iM4lOs. 10d.; gipsj .tent, <£M Is.;, tea -kiosk,. £82 Os. lid.'.Among, the expenses, the largest item was rent .of hall, -JB81:-- Advertising cost £i$ 18s. Printing, XA3 95., and erection of and demolishing stalls, £5 13s. 9d■■■■■..-■■:

, Mrs.: Rhodes briefly explained:why the meeting had been- called; and : commented' on the balance ; shcet presented. Owing to general financial: depression, -the: committee had -not. been able; sho said, to raise more-than half the amount that. was necessary to complete J'The Endowment" that i,t:Was still: hoped to establish, by means; of'which two'permanent fully-certificated nurses could be- supported to nurse the sick poor in - their own '.Home's.'.' It. had therefore:been deoided to hold a small re-,, siduary, or clearing sale, of., tho, goods :still left, over after -the fair,-, in ori about. March next. This, course had been generally agreed ' to by the stallholders,' and she hoped:, they would, push the. matter to a r brilliant- finish. She expressed the thanks of the commit-teo to her Excellency Lady Pliinket, who opened,,and in other-ways helped,..the. fair, to the PrimeMinister, who had; on the last night spoken■ urging .the olaims of 'the.fair on tho. public, to the. Mayor and Mayoress, for:' many kindnesses, to the press, to Miss Estelle Bcere, and others who' contributed y entertainments Or helped-to. make the fair a success. They, also thanked the. officers, -Mrs. Firth, and. Miss Nathan,: who, assisted by. Mr. F. W.'.Crombie, acted, as honorary, secretaries, Mr.; J; W. .Tack, .tho. lion, .treasurer,, with..Mr.'-.:■ Beauchamp; Plaits,' his-deputy, and-Mr. E.'Bucholtz, who audited the accounts. /Mrs.'Rhodes spoke of the committee's regret that Mrs. .Firth's' accident''had prevented her being at the fair, 'Mrs. J. ! P.-Luke moved a voteiof thanks,'.to Mr. jack \ for .being '.present, at the meeting, and' MisS'Roberts., moved; a vote,,of thanks to Mrs. Rhodes for'.presiding./On/behalf of the ladies of the committee, Mrs. .Rhodes-'presented Miss E. Nathan, who acted.as secretary.during Mrs. Firth's absence,; with a framed ■ water-oolour.