CHURCH BAZAARS.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2375, 27 October 1880, Page 2

CHURCH BAZAARS.

PBIMITIVB METHODIST. A bazaar, in aid of the funds of the Primitive Methodist Church, was opened to-day in the Central Auction Mart. The premises were gaily decorated with flags, evergreens, and artificial flowers. A Christmas tree, embedded among pot plants, occupied the place of honor in the centre,and the walls were lined with stalls, whose shelves, counters, and pillars literally groaned beneath beautiful ornaments, toys, curios, and choice samples of wool work and needlework. Nor were the living attractions to be despised for the saleables were superintended by the youth and beauty of the congregation arrayed in the most faultless style of art. The stalls were presided over by the following ladies:—No. 1, Mrs and Miss Dumbell ; No. 2, Mrs llowley and Mrs Hewson ; No ii, Mrs Leggett and Miss Thornton ; No. 4, Mrs Logan and Miss Wallis. The refreshment stall at the South end of the building is in charge of Mcsdames Cotton, Cox, Wallis, and Miss Bateson, while the Christmas tree flourishes under the care of Mrs Kirby and a family of young florists. In a corner by itself is the museum, indebted for its wonders to the I’ev Mr ISimmonds. This contains besides microscopes and batteries a collection of Fijian curios, including a temple of cocoanut fibre, clubs, cannibal implements, and petrifactions. The stalls are furnished with exquisite samples of needle, wool, and bead work converted into drawing room, toilet, and tea table requisites, many of the designs being as charmingly novel and fantastic as the workmanship is elaborate, Mrs Dumbell’s stall is superbly adorned with the products of of her own fingers—frames of New Zealand ferns, brackets and frames of artistically arranged conework, baskets of wax fruit, and egg cosies. Mr Hutton, of Maori Hill, contributes a shade of stuffed birds; Air dames Wilson, boatbuilder, three interesting models of the ships Taranaki, Pareora, and Timaru ; Mr Amos, a beautifully finished model of a church ; Mr Philip Foster, a cabinet of colonial and foreign wood, exquisitely inlaid and polished; but our space will only permit us to glance at the leading articles. At 11 sun. the Bazaar was formally opened by His Worship the Mayor, who was introduced by the Rev. Mr

Dumbcll, and made a neat and appropriate speech. In the course of the remarks made it was stated that the total debt due on the church and manse was £BSO, and the hope was expressed that the proceeds of_ the bazaar would materially reduce this amount. There has been a fair attendance during the day, and no doubt a good business will be done this evening. L'IIUUCU OK ENGLAND. This bazaar was opened at the Queen’s Hall by W. Wool! com be, Ksq. It hasbeen very well attended all day, and this evening there will probably be but little standing room. The interior of the hall has a very pleasing appearance, the stalls being gay with toys, ornaments, needle work, wool work, &c,, and (lowers, as well as curiosities of all kinds. The various stalls are presided over by the following ladies: —No. 1, Mrs Wilson assisted by Mrs White and the (he Misses Wilson, Halliday, Allen, Clarke and Cliff ; No. 2, Mrs Perry and Mrs C. Perry, assisted by Mrs Bristol, Mrs Jameson, Miss Mein, Miss L. Mein and Miss Foster ; No. 3, Mrs Le Oren, and Mrs Christophers, assisted by Mrs Newton, Miss Lovegrove, Miss Shrimpton and the Misses Lc Cren (2); No. -I—Mrs Good all and Mrs Howley, assisted by Mrs Wright, and the Misses White and Goldsbro. No. o—Mrs Gibson and Mrs Meikle, assisted by the Misses Hobbs, Stone, Grater, Stathara, Melton, and Taylor. No. G Mrs Tate and Mrs H. J. Sealey, assisted by Mrs Cooper, and the Misses Eutherford, Webb, Manders, and Wilson. Flower Stand—Mrs Hassall, and the Misses Hassall (3). llefreshraent Stand—Mrs Bellield. assisted by the Misses Archer, Delamaine, and Woollcombe (2).