Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-03-03
From iIarpel'5 Bazar.
The Great Bazaar In Freevilia.

turers failed, and those who did not, re-
lucei tn .ir working force, and 4 great
many operatives were ont of employ. and
were wanting help. Econmy and retrench-
ment were the order of the day. The
ladies, some of them, did their own
sewing. Some did with but one servant; !;
some did without any They kept their
daughters out of school TO rercnch school
expenses, and the academy dismissed one
teacher, Il young lady with an invalid
mother The ladies who kept house man
aged very closely indeed. and deserved
much credit Mrs Mliyun concluded
not to buy the tcn-dolar silk she longed
for. and took one for fonr. Even more.
She GOT Il friend to smuTyle it from Europe,
ana it cost less.
Everybody said 'What u good exam
pie of cconmy Mrs Millyun sets us.
There it is not ut all necessary. only it
makes i: easier for us to d. it who are
obliged to do it,
But Mrs Jones. the dress -maker, missed
the patronage of Mrs. Milyun. and thought
that her work, which hal always been
good enough before, was good enongh
now. Bat there WAS no Use to employ so
many hands if She WAS not going to have
the best custom, and nj of it. too. So
two Of her sewing girls were paid off
weeks before tie usual dull season. and
even then it was not easy. with her sick
husband and lame little boy, to bring her
profits up to the expense point, let alone
saving anything.
Then Judge Rochester set an example
of economy. His barn need repairs; but
although material was low and plenty, it
WIS no time to have extra expenses; So he
let It 90. 50 poor palltalcs little boy had
No oycrc0at. aud staid out of school, II
soon became obvious tint something
would have to be done for the poor TO
keep the wolf from their doors, and the
bazaar WAS the talk of everybody. The
tender glow of bcnevolence prevailed So
city. JUdye Rochester gave fifty dollars,
with Il warm feeling round his heart that
did him credit. Mrs. Millyun gave L
hundred toward paving expenses OF getting
it up; and So on through society.
The Young ladies worked early ana late
over fincv-work and the pretty costumes
in which they We're to apper at the bazaar.
The wi>c>t economy WAS practlced. Ev-
crybo,iv did everything herself that could
be done by unprolrs>ionll hands; and
when necessity called in skilled labor. it
Wa, ALWAYS expected that Il handsome
deduction should be made, as ii was 4
"tharitv' Sometimes the employees
~rumblrd. bat dared not offend rich pat
run>; and 50 they did il, even though
grudr;ngly.
What 4 blessed thing It i-,' said Mrs.
George Allen, her fine eyes >utluscl with
moisture. that We are getting on 50 well
with the bazaar, Ercrybo ~ seems so
willing. Thus, Mr., Johnson finds time
to help II, even with her seven chllrcn
AMI Mrs Trilob,c has lrrt II, her ,:ranl-
mothers bruc;,lt for our Marie An,oIn-
etc.: ami Mrs. MilIvm has given So
much to lear our rNpen,'s s. We shall
not be obliged t. hare anything done
, arrrly'
.IIunph," sud Mis- Mary Il: Y mt, who
WIS Mrs George Alien ii. ylc sister, and
uld five ihou>:,nJ year OF her own. and
no qr~ti,n> asked. ~ ~lil before,
llumph." s,il Mary Bryant.
Who makes the colt t, this ve1:?
She asked.
"Ol W. are going t. ID 'htt ourselves.
Mr.. O'I,ay asked u two dollars n night
and We are goinr to save that, and Mrs.
B:oWn said III" would do it.
Il see to the coffee, remarked Mis-
Mary Bryan. drylv.
What ypu make cpnr' What did
vou >av Hbolt cooking. Yesterday?
Not Il; all. I'm @oin- t. pay NorY
4 OIay TWO dollars Il night for coffee an
frying oysters. IIrr husband j. "l!t O
work. and She has six children. For the
."ur nights of tie blz Iar it will BE- quite ;
. lift. AMI >hr VIII come IN II the death
and help clclr NJ.
Well. Of coarse. il you l'ay oat Of voI
own 10 'krt. ii i mohply'> Business. hu
the Relief Getty wont pay any hill-.
tencraIly speaking. | prv my own.
all Mi, BRYANT "Whlt ire the girl
-o;nr to MAXI. dis aft, rnoon, wh.n the
come Ilcrr::
"D.r~, dolls. There's a yrelt de-.
ma Ir on dolls if ven un,ier~tlnl il. ifyo;
I.e,~ t:lrm ciscapiv AM >,!oNilv, anl ,rv
On he clothes. you more tiHn Iutdrup.
tnr eo>t in til" profit. noI,t y"u see?
- undcr~l#nA. | WIS ~l-riirrl to SUI
d,,l, in my cIiilihpo'l. Elin-y trll:al
IN | ~IsInL,.~. AMI t, cat 4 stitch WIS t.
sacrifice. 4 whole wlr,ropr. Anl the DO!
h1i on nothing to peak oi dlrinL tie re-
of hcr nliul.l existence. DO tleS" yOun.
ladies' propose TO imnG.a;P the Juvenile
a,p on the :t,tar of cVnnCmv?"
~ hut Il queer GAL yol are. dnn
know what yol mean. OF coarse tn.
w,nt to make all they >an for the hlZ,al
Bat I.c',. come the first of them. w.i!>- W
l.c .a!hinw. and here is MIS-. JOAN soi'
ntn with the dolls in a clothes Ia -kct.
In truth, it wl- a pretty. a kindi
>;gHt 10 -r tIla the @irl- ~tih red 'ogetiIr
in Ms Allen pretty rooms. Girls. Hr
- ~ pet, in ih-in>rlve- thlt it don't m II
t.r.Nhi; they do: they are always til
incest ,f all tli.ng~ to look III. Eutto-da,
;h,.v meant ,I-inrs-. iii y were byi III
esp rienrc ones Whr eat, 'l:l ind;l~trior
ones WHO -ew,.i. an Ignorant ones VIII
bolrhtI a:.d ill. on"~ who sllirhr', IN
ba~vb,ii.- who Inspected bat Iii i
Wur>. Il riwlN, il : :ci ;,.l'tir~.
Mi Bryan; ct;nr in wh.l,. t:i,-E We.
III. il-i,,j. with her walking dress OF
aul the brightest of smiles Oh her f'cr
Well, 4irI-, hpT many have ct /
= DIES, -
f "Ju~t a> many ~ You p!r;;-e. There
= hundred, here, ami each of us can Dire
one nicely. this fcrnoon." said the prctt
doIl'S-clair girl.
That's only twenty Wei, I'll Dire
I fifty"
,;Fify dolls. or. Miss Bryant. yon Al
e too @ool. AMI y blzz Of appreciation Il,
, through the circle.
= = No. I'm not. Fifty dolls isn't niue
to dress for ones bleeding country. $
n lee fifty of the prrttirst and largesl. Z,
V them mo the basket, and I'll call f,
V them in Al hour OF So And Miss Bry
t, ant walked OF.
, The carriage WAS at the ,!oor, and Mi
/ BRYANT drove away in it. She drove
e lonr way UP Washington street. and 9,
II out ut Il droll little shop. KEEP by an o
If lady in her front parior-, funny little o
: lady in i fall bordered cap
e 1t would have done your heart good
. have seen Miss Bryant tumble over Il
h ,!rol little piles of goods that had lain {
l. the shelves so long. some of them, tn
{ thov were quite >hclf-worn. Bat the
II wrre relnn lnts Of silk of bright colo1s.
t, bobbinet lace. illusions, elging-; SUNNI
v silks in little checks and small rcmnar
l. Of lining silks: br rht merinoS and wo
e dpllincS balls OF ntrrow ribbons. oil
|. and ends of all sorts and kinds. /