The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-04-29 00:00:00

BAZAAR AT THE CORN RXCHANGI.

Our braille' Corn Esclunge, which looks all the more
based( al from the completion of lta artistic adornments.
wee the nese of • oansiderable amount of plea*
*Urine and interest on Tuesday and Widnes*? laic
wises Mrs. Colonel Bingham, with the eagetallal
Ileellrel of the county ladles, held her buses on behalf if
the Coffee Tavern, which she ha. been mainly Metre-
mental in establishing for the benefit of the workbe
domes.
the ostrosesese were—The Countess of Ebbs,
Lady Lady Senile Williamt Lady Michel, H
A. Bank* M.
lira Adam% aa. Km Willistisiwzl7. Aldridge. Mis.
Hefner, Km Kra er, Kn.
Km Remaine, Kladtreley, A. Mantel, Mn.'
Middleton, Mn. A. Pots. bud Mrs- Settee,.
Nature and art had been peesd to aid in said* •
most attractive spectacle, for besides the endless varieties
of lovely ladies work. from almost old-fashioned Britt
wool with to the latest thing in crewel or sous
relined stitching let South Kensington School of N
work, were Rase more elaborate and more dela
nabbed itainis of Nature's satin-wart and colour*.
the fairy Uuoma of primrose& violets, pansies, ballot...P.
male* cheered/et camellias, Ac.
On entering the Corn Exchange. • Pretty Sew wood
once visible, for the stalls were ranged in line, on oath
side of the Exchange, with an additional row of badman
the middle, and these were loaded with all manner of
beautiful and useful articles, peculiar to hamar., while
the fair and faahicaably-dreeeed ladies were *remittal
in their exertions to get rid of the pretty goods in exchange
for metallic portraits of Her Kijesty.
The stalks were nearly all bedecked with snowy-white
muslin, looped up with gaily-coloured ribbons in true-love'
knots, but that kept by Yrs. Nonni* and his. Arthur
Hansel, with • bevy of young ladies, wee aJdlionally
bordered with wreathe of ivy and whits BB*
Facing the entrance was the refreshment department,
severely chaste in Ms adornments, and from it the cep
that diem was dispensed either from the traditional
copper urn, or one of shining silver.
The useful children'. clothes were of caux in variety
at all the stall.; but the largest display of them was at
the right of the eadrance, where • young person for Mrs.
Camel ?Boehm" dispossod frocks, comforters, steckinfra,
shawls, pinafores of *Sous makes, and with adornments
to suit Mincet every puma the clothe. being of sive to
suit almost every And now, having hastily walked
around the am room, and returned to the entrance, we
sr. not without looking more closely.
That man of bloom an the lona the entrance is coca.
posed of pans* plants In full bloom, primroses In pots,
mot off with carbons moss. and he foliage of pelargoniums
and one, while jars and plates are adorned with
mina of pottery-painting Chinese and Japanese
age., in gold ea block.
Kra Aldridge sad the Miss. Atkins. with Mies Morris,
kept the lint stall, and on each side were melees of a
lovely blush tint in full blotto, baskets of bouquet. of
choice lowers, while the stall was plentifully supplied
with the most varied articia of work and vertu. four
beautiful doll. of large else, dressed in latent fashion.,
with robe., plastron., and every refinement, and one of
them Meng* out la • sturdy childlike manner, attracted
the attention of the younger visitors. The miecellanea
were Mao set of by beautiful pink and white blooms of
the esenellias, In ease* sad in front depended a model of
• abort, deep, mmel from Ceylon. Al to crewel work in
satin, ,pincashions of novel forms, vivo** slippers and
such pnentosleo *dead to materiality, they were beyond
our power to catalogue; but ferret the delicious perfume
exhaled**. Was t from one of the "nisi useful th I ngs y
can possibly have,- as an energetic lady declared of • went-
dill user, or was it from those basket nig of choicest green
hems lowers at each end of the stall.?
Next we coma upon • collection of beauty that ranked
high la the bases. The extra-adorned mall wax attended
by Mrs. Henning, Ms. Arthur Hansel, Kra Killer, Kiss
West, Kai & Churchill, and three Kiss Kinsale. The
embroidery and other needlework was indeed • show in
itself, and some was worked in Chines devices, hot with
the stitches put in economically and yet with such artistic
effect sa reminded ass of chat came to the Dorset
Industrial Exhibition from the South Kenaingtou shod.
An appliese tabiecloth, velvet on wee, eome exquielta
leek esseheeritect. French embroidered coMion, silk-
embroidered come* wore weeny the noteworthy specimen.
of needlework, not forgetting • mat coquettish sunbonnet,
and some lovely jasmine, embroidered on black silk.
Painting was well represented; Mr. Albert Beate'
showed soros exquisitely coloured water painting., one of
(levelly Pier and part of the North Devon coast being
ideelly piMnnosque. Etched blotting book, • beatitifullr
painted Reif of Bellow& by Mn. Hama, (almost
Okay emag wreathe of heath sad forget *roots charmingly
petaled by Mrs. Arthur Iltheask were all dainty specimens:
but Was Barnes showed real gems of oil-paintings,
=lsadore rural scene. to be reeneentered long. At stable
=le wen heaps of cheap articles for chlldreo, and
of pox people's dodoes. The stall Well had •
=niat post odes, with imitation in showier colours
geserelly appear in that branch of H.K. semi*
Swaim. people be 'knock for letters.' Next waa a pile
Woe, &nod With bouquets of turbines, heliotropes,
camellias, hyacinths.
The reheehonent stall was kept by two Me* Williams
end Kise Leigh.
On the other side of the room Miss Wynyard, Mims
Kennel, and Klee Tudor kept
m= Hoag in the rear
were gems spirited mouse presented
By Kr. Lawrie, of Moloombe, and contrasted
with Alpias and tither country vim Kr. G
Pommy contributed • beautiful Japanese work-1101.=
and Atted. Mn, Hantbre, a large variety of Japanese
percolate, and in the mitieHe of the cups and lancer. was
• spirited MSS *age of a red-legged flamingo. Mrs.
Colonel Mecham had on. of three beautiful tables made
atter the manner of pictured screens, it was bordered with
lovely female faces, and a group of young Irish, mom
vigorously drawn, formed the centre. Mrs Sheridan
seat ems (*wet workd Is South Konsinon.• *Ws hood
sad short dress, the embroidery at this stall was most
various, and heentiful: but a pair of entinisompars
attreeted much attention, being pictured with insane
Japanese fame and lam* more curious than pretty. To
Kra Bingluun, who bad • number of stalls, the Countess
Eldon sad Lady Emily Williams had alio sent beautiful
erfacleg.
In the middle of the room were beautiful screens, at
whisk yea might spend hours admiring the arrangement
and tracing out the various picture combinetions. Some
good mint* was here shown, patchwork of crochet and
alternate. Berlin wool work in bright colours,
needle trinetratiag the fable of the fox end the
stork, and curionediZse. of will beasts. Mrs. Biwa:ism
concluded the with • stall of childi en'e clothes
pad dim want pads.
S. well wes the hamar Weeded that bet en lb and
" amtgaileers.:762.`lecbtl= thealcri:dey. anmeg
Kr. W. Willis* mia ipiligigi.g.iebet'aCGtag.
Kra W Bay. B. Willis* Bradford Powered, d
Kra Williams. Mr. 11. N. Kiddleten. Kra. Restian
Kr. sad Kra. K Deventan, lam mar nes
ManaKkialer2r. and Mr. Loarielpaiderorth. seral and
Mra Bead, Kra Gaze. Kim . Mies °SUM Kw
GUS*, Mans Lock. Mr. and Kindevelm, dg
Montmorency, Mrs, W. Bernes, Major and Mr. Bore,
lies Clepnett, Mn. Pearce, Revs. T. W. Snipe Collins*.
and hems (Darahesserl, Mimeo Churchill, Kra Emmen.
Kra dads*, Jen., Mrs, Howe, Mn. Cuunington, Mires
Dunes, sad the Worshipful the liver (Kr. k Peta)
Man; of the young ladies who Nerved were adorned with
oceesh cape and Week sad looked quite piquant. Bo
saccessf oh were the efforts that Mrs. Bingham at her A*
stalls realised between CY sad LEO.

BRITD3H AND FORRIGIN BIBLE SOCIETY.
Is aid of this truly Calbolic society, sermons erre
preached in the churches on Sander last. the collections
at St Peter's producing 1,2 Os. 6d.
rem annual mating wan held on Monday at the Town
HA when the cialr was Mad by the Rey. T. Kelm Si
/Mar% Derehaster_ and there were mo preimai
J. ABMs. Pm. Ledlow,_ Rm. Carr Glyn, Raw. G. Mail.
Rey. Hanalny Mode. Rev. IL H. Oollime ;rad.
Woodshed/ and Rev. K & Baylile (TA:= th.
dopmetles. In the audience were Mr. ag
Mrs. Demob& Dr. Aldrldes, Mrs. Calomel Blnglain. Kr.
H. Beeterah• Mr. G. Pouncty, Mr. Charles Pommy. Br.
Diem Mr. G. end Mies Came, Mr. W. DOW Raw. w. a
litakt. w Lein red fitdoldoom °D caXa
ing the Mo ir f the IM Me. in saccoadon to his
prulesmor .1 31. Pehasathbe Ray. E. W. Pears, whose
Cratof manisidling and his earnest pleading for
eudely. mawehmei and of the aocUtis Needs.
They we dill guise an and prospering and could not but
feel they were at Goes side% • mum like Alt and He
will certainly be on Mein. New perplexities um free'
day to day, new fields us opined far the Bible Sociaty,
thfag new and old eta Often brellOit Mange the, foe
Mare are many genial difilcolthr in the me In watch
if. had Mod ht an Aimillm annparor the renal;
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