GARRISON BAND BAZAAR.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3946, 13 March 1884, Page 2

GARRISON BAND BAZAAR.

The bazaar in aid of the Garrison Baud was opened to-day: shortly, after 3 o'clock by His Worship the Mayor at the Theatre Royal; v The bazaar will be kept open today and to-morrow till 10 p.m., the admission being ono shilling. That the public have liberally responded to the demands made upon thorn is evident from a cursory glance at,. the stalls, where it seems as if one could bo supplied . with anything that might .bo 'reasonably demanded : at prices which cannot for a moment be considered high. -The .stalls, are presided over by the following.ladi.es, assistedin eachinstanceijy a bevy of young la dies, who have all apparently in the matter of tasteful ■ display of their various wares done -their best to achieve success. The refreshment stall is presided j over by Mesdames : Blythe and Preece; fancy still, Mesdames Provis and Bamford; toy , still, Mesdames Tuke, H. :Baker, and Dewes; fancy drapery .goods stall, Mrs and Miss Garner. ■;.- In. connection with. ■ the bazaar there are quite a number of those ! useful 'adjuncts—side shows. ; First- and foremost your height and weight can be adjusted to a nicety, the only trouble being that to stand on tiptoe or heave heavy sighs will not alter the result. There is a shooting gallery, whore you can imitate.;Lieut. Ross or Payne, the . shootist. There is a Punch and Judy ..show,: where > once more virtue will bo triumphant, though perhaps in the effort viitae or something elto maybe murdered. We, have kept the titbit • exhibition to / the last —a waxworks' .exhibition; or, as it was described by a bandsman, a, chamber; of. ihorrors,- which will— } r es, as horrors, riyal Madame ,Tus- . sand's. In it you can easily find' your i particular friend with whom you;'have qTiarreUecl'~-fclie previous -ievenitig:, or your sweetheart. At , -the- door you find your future mother-in-law, and-as she has.beou fitted with a moveable jaw the likeness is complete. Further on in the room you will find Mr Oulcheth with the plans for - a new harbor already prepared in his hands, I while next him is a member of the force, and on the other side what is represented as a member of the—let us say —Spit Fire Brigade. 1 In a corner thero is tho now bookmaker, who is ogglingjbadly some of the girls in the opera ballet. .The Theatre wo need only add, is nicely draped with flags, and tho youngsters have mot been forgotten, for there is a oapital swing boat erected. . "We need scarcely add that wo hope the bazaar will bo a big succoss, as big a success as the Garrison Band generally is at a performance in aid of some charity.