Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-31
THE GREAT BAZiR IN
FREEvILLE.
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as - UVOHy VINE . mof0k
From Harper's Basar.
J They were going to have . bazaar IN that
town. There Was good deal Of distress
among the poor, for the panic came, and
bad times came, and the manufactures
failed, and those who did not reduced their
working forcc, and . great many operatives
were.out Of employ, and were wanting
help. Economy and retrenchment wsse
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 keps their daughters out Of
school to retronch school expenses, and the
academy dismissed one tsachsr, 8 young
lady with an invalid mother. The ladies'
who kept house managed very closely In.
deed, and deserved much credit. Mn Mill.
yun concluded not to buy the $l0 elk shs
longed for, and took one for a. Even
more, she got . friend 10 smuggls il from
Europe, and il cost even less.
Every Sody said "What good example
Of economy Mrs. Nullyun ssts 10! There
IL b not at oil necessary, only Il makes 1t
easier for % to do IL who are obliged to do
it."
But Mrs. Jones, the dressmaker, missed
the patronage Of Mrs. Millyun and thought
that her work, which had always been good
enonght before, was good enough now.
But there was no uss 10 employ GO
many hands II the was not going IA
have the best custom, and Ill Of Il, too.
So two Of her sewing.girls were paid ofl
weeks before the usual dull season and
even then il was not easy with her sick
husband and lamo little boy, to bring her
profits up to the expense point, let alone
saving anything.
Then Judge Rochester set an example Of
enonomy. His barn needed repairs but
although material was low and labor plenty,
Il was no time to have extra expenses, 80
y" = lct u 90. So poor Dufftale's little boy
neo no 0vercoat, ana e,AAA o~& ~ .chcol Il
soon became obvious that something would
have to be done for the poor to keep the
wolf from their doors, and s'the bazar" was
the talk Of everybody. The teuder glow
OF beneyolence pervaded society. Judge
Rochester gave $50 with & warm feeling
round his heart that did himJcredi Mrs.
Millyun gave hundred toward paying ex-
penses Of getting it up; and SO on through
society.
The young ladies worked carly ard late
over fancy work and the pretty costumes in
which they were to appear at the bazaar
The wisest economy was prscticed. Every
body did everything herself that could be
done by unprofession.l hands and when
necessity called in skilled labor il was nl-
ways expected that handsome deduction
should be made, a. it was "charity."
Sometimes the employees grumbled, but
dare not offend rich patrons; and so they
did it, even though grudgingly.
"What blessed thing il is,n said Mrs,
George Allen, her fine eyes suifuaed with
moisture, "that we arc going on 60 we'll
with the bazaar! Everybody seems 90 will
ling. Thus, Mrs. johnson finds time to
help rs, even with her seven children and
Mrs. Tribolite has lent u her grardmothers
brocade for our Marie Antoinette,' and
Mrs. Mlliyun has given 20 much to bear our
expenses. We shall not Be obliged to hire
anything done scarcely!"
''Humpi' said Miss Mary Bryant who
was Mrs. George Aliens single Sister, aud
had 5000 year of her own, and no ques-
tions asked. Az I said before, sHunph r
said Mary Bryant.
"Who makes the coffee this year ?" she
asked.
"Ob, we are going 70 do that ourselves.
Mrs. O'LAy asked us $2 . night, and we
are going to save that, and Mrs. Brown
said she would do t."
an zee to the Coffee remarked Miss
Mary Bryant, dryly.
sWhat! you make coffeel What did
you say abou, cooking, yesterday"
"Not at all. I'm going 10 pay Nora
O'Lay $2a night for coffee and frying
oysters. Her husband il out Of work. and
she she has six children. For the four
nights Of the bazaar it will be quite lit.
and she will come in at the death and help
clear up."
"weil. Of course, If you pay ont Of your
own pocket, it is nobody's business, but the
Relief Society won't pay any bills."
a3enefally speaking, pay nv own. y
said Miss Mary Bryant. aWhat ars The
girls going TO gmake this afternoon, when
they come here Z"
''Dress dolls. There's great deal made
on dolls, II you understand L. II you dress
thsm cheaply and showily, and sew on the
clothes, you more than quadruple tlss cost
in the profit. Don't you $50 p
II understand. was sacrahoed 10 such
dolls In my childhood. Flimsy taslatau
and spAngles, and to cut stitch was "a
sacrifice . whole wardrobe. And ths doll
had on nothing to speak Of during the resi-
of her natural existance. Do these youue
ladies propose to immolats tho juveniles
also on the altar Of economyf
4What queer girl you are! OF cours,
they want to make all they can for the b..
zaar. But here comes ~ 1rss nfeehem,
while We are talking. and Asss = m
Johnsons man with the dolls in clothes.
basket"
In truth II was . pretty. kindly sisht K
zee the girls gathered togethss In Mn. Al.
lens's pretty rooma Girls ars 70 pretty Z
themselves that it don't matter what they
do; they are always tho incest Of all thing
to look at. But to-day they meant busi.
ines. There were bright experienced ones
who cus and indust,ious ones who sewed,
and ignorant ones who botched, and Idle
ones who shirksd, and busy bodies who Ia.
spected, but did NOT work, ~ always In
such afalrs,
Niss Bsyaut came In whils they wsrs thl