ALL NATIONS FAIR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 266, 2 April 1913, Page 8

ALL NATIONS FAIR.

AN OUTSTANDING SUCCESS.

Something big in tiio way of bazaars whb opened in tin- Coronation* Hall \ ontenlay afternoon, in the shape of the*"Ail Xatioiia Fair," which is being held under, the auspices of the Anglican U'lurcii ii aid of the St. Mary's "parish debt, To lii'uui Mission Guild, Oirls' Friendly Society, Back-block Mission League and the Gleaners' Union. The Agricultural Society's big hall is by no wean* too. large for the bazaar which is oa an extensive scale. The building is at present housing a large and comprehensive array of stalls, each representative of a different nation, and so effentiifl & tik* display that the Fair is in reality every bit as much an exhibition as a bantu*. Much labor lias been expended ! a. tin erection of the stalls, the gsneraL arrangement appealing greatly to the spec taenia r eye. Ail are designed' with much good taste and some of tlus architecture is at once quaint and picturesque. One of the most attractively gotup stalls is that which houses the art ' department. In dr»ign it is Grecian and the whole presents a most chaste ap*' , pearance. The costuming of those presiding over the stalls ii>, as in the case . of the other booths, strictly in keeping > with the nationality which it represents. The effective arrangement of the Grecian "citadel" is only typical of the majority of the other stalls, particularly so in the case of the Irish stall, in which '' a bevy of ladies in Erin's national cos- ' tume'confront the buyer with an appetising variety of home produce. There - are in all scores and scores of assistants—Swiss, Puritans. Welsh, Spanish," Scotch, German, French, Dutch and M>d-\ less others—and the whole produces £ , gay and' fantastic color effect. TV x articles on sale are so numerous and .• novel that they entirely beggar descrip- ' tion. Suffice it to say that all wants are catered for and the quality of some of the goods in the plain work, fancy, art, and babies' stalls is of a sufficient!,? v. high order to wheedle the coin of the realm from the most exacting huver. . The bazaar, which was opened yesterday afternoon by the Mayor (Mr. (?. W. Browne) will be a three* davs' fair. be-, ing open in the afternoons from 2.30 to 5.30, and in the evenings from 7 to 0.30. The stallholders are as follows: > Plain Work (Oldo English).—M/sil Hempton, Mesdames Foote, Kingdon, P. . Jury, Street, Newman, Mackie, Miss A. Putt. ■ . . Fancy Work (Swiss). —Miss McKellar, Mrs, Courtney, Misses Tidy, Beid and B. Hirst. Art (Orecian).—Mesdames 11. Fookes, 1 Paton, Skelton. Moves, Misses Matthews, G. Roy, B. Matthews, O. Fookes, M.

Fookes, D. \yhitcombp. Foreign Goods (Japanese).—Mesdamea Pope, Legg, Grayling. Bullard, Mine* Greatbatch, Polham, Harker. Sweets (Puritan).—Mrs E. Perry, Misses Webster, Foote, V. Simpson, Kirkby. Christmas Tree (German). —' Mrs. Neal, Misses N. Florry, .Tones. Pcteb. Bran Tub (French).—Mrs. Home, Mist Wade. Handkerchief (Welsh).—Mrs. Drew, Misses Hill. G. Carrie and Ardan. Doll (Scoteh).—Misses Pardv, Ingley, Wallacli. Produce (Trish).—Miss Curtis, Mesdamea Griffiths, Roy, Colvile, Misses Wilson, Wood, Colvile. Pot Plants (Spanish).—Meadames Ellerm, Petch. Miss Devenish. Afternoon tea (Dutch).—Mesdamea Russell. G. Pott, Misses Baker. Dowling, Roy, D. Bradbury, Bullard, Mills, Blundell, Renaud. Babies' Clothes (French Bonne).—Mesdames Kemptliorne, Cowling, Sladden, Miss Averv.

.Tumble (Gipsy).—Mesdamea It. Jury, White. Misses Moodv and D. Warrant

Turkish Hawker.—Miss A. Brewstpr. The numerous side attractions include a shooting gallery, in charge of Mr. K Harding, and a telegraph office, in charge of Misses Whishaw, M. Thomson and' 51 .Corkill, and there will be entertainments at intervals each evening under the management of Mrs. C. H. We* ton. In connection with these a temporary stage has been erected in one of the annexes, and humorous sketches were given last night bv Mesdames C. H. Weston and Birch-Johnson, Misses D. Bed-, ford and T. Colvile, and Messr«. Hill.Tolinson and McEwen. These will aim be produced this evening and Thursday. Messrs. Bradbury and Brooks are acting as stage managers. The general management hits been in the lnndf of the following committees , —Mrs. Colvi!» fnresident). Mi«i Godfrey (secretary), Por>». H. Fnokes, J .Paton, Kempthorne, Misses Baker, Wilson. Curtis and Pelham.