Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-11-10

OF needle work, sca pcturee aud baskets of elegant
workmanship
The Georgia" stall very finely decorated external
~ but the interior is devoted chiefly to baby linen;
only other article worth notice here being curiousy-
shaped large clock The ladies presiding are Mrs. Bul
| lock and Mrs Tlapman
FLORIDA" is presided over BY Mrs. Cassin and Mrs.
Patrick. 1t contains many valuable and elegant pie
| ces of Workmanship in worsted, some exq1isitely-
wrought screen needle work two bassines gilt otto
man, and large number of small ferns and other arti
Giles,
The cent? a! stalls" Kentucky" and "Tennessee''-
will probably be found the most attractive, not only
from their position but also from the great variety OF
their contents "Kentucky' is kept by the lady De
Hoghton and Mrs, G. W. Oliver. Among its exhibi-
TORS is doll house, five feet eight inches high valued
at seventy pounds We noticed, also very elegant
| silver centre piece, which had been designed by Mrs
Oliver. Tie d. eign consisted of tipped base from
which springs palmetto tree supporting the glass
At the base CT the stem is figure representing the
Confederate States draped in the flag OF the Confed
eacy, and holding her hands TIE embIcms OF Faith
Hope and CHAIR y. On the reverse sds is bale of
cotton and the war flag of the Corftderatts. The
Tennessee" part OF tie tent is kept by Lady NJ Der
esiord Hope aid Mis- E. Hull. Here is O large and
apparently very vauahe dolls bedsteud, d picture of
the holy Family in Par;an, box of small bnets o.
Jefferson Davis, sent to Lady Beresford Hope, and
small Swiss ornaments.
Alabama, the end tent On the western siue is de-
voted 10 of tie most interesting and costly arti
ces Of the Bazaar. Among these a clock represent
ing the cathedral Of Milan in pearl shell The stall
also contains GERS various other figures boxes
Of coins pieces of pedework lore of these valued at
thirty guiuess and models OF wild Alabama flowers Ia
wax. Alabama is kept by Mrs. Macomson aud Mrs.
Pratt.
The Mississippi tent is kept by the Counties of Ches,
terheld and the Hon. Mrs. SlId- 1t contains many of
the most useful contributions, among which are rugs of
bearskin. There is asa here large collection of Bo.
hemian dolls The care of the tent named Louisiana"
is confded to Mrs Byrne, Mrs L. Byrne and Mrs. T.
BOdewald j bis sail contains very handsome H.
dian from Canada, single monkey stuffed, and
couple of monkeys stuffed, miniature organ, French
toilet table, and smaller articles for the toilet
"Texas is devoted tojewelry, statuetes, time pieces
tapestry, and several richly worked screens Mrs A.
Forwood, Mrs. w. FOrweod and Mrs W. Heyn are
the ladies in attendance.
"Arkansas," at which Mrs Sien and Mrs J. Viii
link preside, has model OF the ship Florida, several
handsome silver jugs, splendid American cheese
an American rabbit, very pretty chid's bassinet
together with basket and utifarious other small arti-
ces.
During tie morning the bazaar was 50 densey crowd
ed that Iocomotion almost impossible and the bu-
sDess transacted was exceedingly profitable to the relief
fund. The bag continues open for three days
The Feeling tu.sarcs the Confedsraty II France.
letter in the London Post from Pcris On the 14tt
nit, Speaking of the American war, says:
The Monlteur and her papers have referred to the
peace address sent from Great Britain to the American
people, Ii three hundred thousand signatures have been
obtained in England and Ireland, an equal number
might, with utmost ease have been collected in France
The French Government, regarding this civil as
great disaster Tor America and great calamity for q
certain class of manufacturers has continued oicouz-
~ to promote ideas Of reconciliation. On the other
hand the strictest neutrality was, and s observed On
all questions connected with the building of vessels
| furnishing munitions OF war The Imperial Govern
iant of course only knows the Government of Wesh-
ington but it is that, in England, the
Southern ENJOYS have occasionally communicated with
| official personages In Paris.
Perhaps the sympathy Of the majority in this coun-
try is with the Southern The French people in
stinctvey lean towards the weakerpary and Witness
in the heroic fights ct the Southern army, people
struggling brave!y, and with marvellous endurance
against enemy whose resources domestic and for
eign, almost unlimited. The French people, from
all that observe desire to witness the END oil
| this bloody struggl gle quite much do ell right
| thinking in Eag land. Personal and material III
erests however have less to do with that feeling than
formerly. The cotton trade of Havre and R0uen has
gradually rightei ITSELF at least to certain extent
AS in England other supplies have been landed at Ha
vre, and trade has gradually recovered The exporta
ton trade generally, from France to America has not,
strange to say, fallen eff The wealthy ID the North
| ern States buy largely from France.
The alarm felt in this country about the Amer
lean war has greatly diminished. But the tesire for
peace is not less universal Humanitarian as we'll
material interests associate the Government and people
of France with the sentiments embodied in tie peace ad
| dress Of she British nation.
| HANDWRITING.
| "P. W. A" writes to the Savannah Republican
| The correspondence between Gen. Lee and General
Grant is before me, and have been much struck
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