The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-08-19 00:00:00

VILLAGB BAZAAR.

Pretty and hozoalike as tha rather important
village of Charminstar generally looks, it seemed a
cluster of prettier houses than usual on Weidn:wodisoci
last. Such a gloriouily warm day was it that a
proportion of the visikors to the bazaar at the tuts
were fain to pay only flying viaits to the cosy little
room, and that was w3y the first sign ate had of the
company was in a number of ladies doing bazaar talk
alfresco on chairs anC forms the
hedge. The instittge building Itself was gaily
adorned, a large legend " Bazaar" spanning an im-
promptu gateway decked with evergreens, while
little flags with mottoes of "Welcome" or words of
wisdom floated softly en zephyrs laden with the scent
of new mown hay, sad even the chimney pots were
surmounted with exhartetions to Hope On" and
"Hope Ever." Perhaps the friends needed to keep up
their courage, for the iactitute which has done so mud,
good and helped to refine life in Charminater for the
Poor was £36 in debt. But "hope" was evidently the
motto and "work" the practice, for Hr. It. Devenish
wee busily doorkeepin.; for a very busy party of shop-
keepers inside. Stalls bad been fitted neatly and in.
expensively, and from the rail which above the beads
of buyers rAn round three ports of the room, were
suspended a wide variety.
Around hunz coloured kites, Jewels) fans, para-
mole, Bummer bate, baby's clothes, and the pretty
thing with the livesyllabled name, while at the
right were spied, among what a placard informed
us were "articles roads in the village," some fine
cauliflower. red tablet°, and broaelbesne The pre-
sence of many beautiful ladies prevented pushing to
the front, and to the left were inspected the tine needle-
work from the Charminder school, dainty muslin frocks,
and hexagonal Patchwork, varied hy home.lunt stockings.
Honourable mention was hors mods of Alice Watts, and
seine things were "only for inspection." including, we
suppose, two dear little girls who couldn't get wilier into
thle.thrsrhg. _ . .

Mr. Albert Rankin close by presided over • collection of
*Ricks de firr& mingled with the cheaper things, bronzes
and blottiog pa is, borloges and pincushiono, aneroid& and
photo stands, artistic water-colours of his own, and
BOMmOr hats which an Insane worker had covered with
line crochet worked vnth a common pin. Not surprised
were we to see these latter cam* from the Asylum. for
•insane ratios% lust dee:ribs. the (puling' of mind In.
pigeon who did such fine work thus. Very skilled work
Indeed was • silvered speculum made by Mr. Cooper, and
capable of Mowing. with a megnifyins-glew, this moons
of Jupiter and Saturn's rings. A fref.work clock-cam wae
skilled work of eneten kind, and very odd was a double
spiral eoweratick. carved out of a broomstick. Mr. C.
Ponncy,esalatad Mr. &tikes in this Well.

Mr,. Spinks had a real ladies stall. will all the usual
knickaaclui from bunches of Rowers to cradles worked in
beads, and pianos at fourtoesrpcmce each.
Mrs. R. Devenish. aesisted by Miss Garland. or Yeoril,
dealt in antimacassars. tc., pictures, wetch-Pocketa and
worked slippers; but Lb. most charming sight was in
connection with ono of the Zola hats handeomely
trimmed

--lire, Lymond and Mies Dymond, whom the Captain
misted, had • wealth of ladies work in pretty forma.
Mrs. Duoning ably presided at the refreehmeetetall.
dispensing cups of tea and light comestiblca to say
nothing o/ the fruite arid vegetables behind.
Master Dimond and Miiellianwl watched the desperate
efforfa of little boys to get to the bottom cf • big bran-
cask, where poises were suppoeed to lie hid.
Mrs. Bankes was busy in disposing of some beautiful
Berlin work, by means of sixpenny tickets, and co deter-
mined was the lady to do it above-hoard (or wee the
warm day the cau.ie I) that she had the drawing out of
dorm, when Mr. Cooper, of the Post-Office, won a valu-
able prise.. . . . .

iisiOas— Chas who visited the bazaar early were—Coloael
sad Mrs. Bingham, Ur Everett, Misses (Winks, Mir
BlsAs, Rev. Wilbam, (Bradford), Lad Misses Williams.
Miss Mayo, Mule
M Pettigrew, Rev. L, Kra, sad Mae
Eames, Yr. Brooker, aad ra Kea