Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-06

Some Hints for Charity Fairs.
At this season Of the year many ladies are pre-
pairing to take an active part both in the getting
up of fairs and in the making OF fancy artistic
work for them. Some particulars of the way in
which they are managed IN England may afford
help In the way OF suggestions for they are quite
| the fashionable charity at present, and are got
up for the benefit OF every home, hospital church
tesses. and the latest fashionable beauties all de-
vote their energies to identifying the stalls and
selling the articles upon them, and an aristocratic
list OF stallnolders is almost indispensable to the
success OF the fair. 1t draws number of
people who care nothing for the object Of the
charity, but q grea. deal for the opportunity of
seeing and conversing with .their Graces" and
the beauties. Whether such charity be COM
mendable or not 1t is not our purpose to discuss;
| 1t certainly swellS the receipts OF the fair.
The dressing of the stalls, as they are called in
England, is OF great Importance, adding to the
brlliancy OF the coup d'RH on entering the hall;
and the dressing of the stall-hoders is no less
an object OF intense interest, and field for much
| discussion. Uniformity, being the rage OF the
day, generally prevails and it certainly gives
completeness else wanting Sometimes, as at
the great French Fair held in the Albert Hail.
the stalls are all draped alike. In this particular
case there were square, tent-like canopies of al
ternate breadths of pale pink, blue and white
around them, like draped tOilette-tables to
| match. When the stalls are thus uniform. the
Stockholders generally adopt similar costume:
but as this is not becoming to all alike it is not
| the favorite plan. One much adopted is to have
the attendants at each stall dress in the peasant
costume Of some foreign land; or, again, each
stall selects some particular epoch In history,
and all wear dresses Of that date. SomstimeS
| stall and attendants wear the same color, so
mat the sales ne are recognized at glance,
| But whatever manner may be chosen for the
decoration of the stall, it should not be diStig-
ured by hanging articles for sale all abouAiSe
| front and Sides Inside, arrange it as pretSs4y
as may be, but beware of touching the outside,
| and so running the whole effect of the uniform
| draping.
| The old-fashioned idea that ANYTHING is good
enough to sell at fair is exploded; it is well
understood by experienced Stockholders that
| only the newest and prettiest articles find a
| ready sale. People will freely gice money and
receive no equivalent, bbt they are loath to buy
| ugly or useless things.
! Many ladies in England prefer turning their
table into what is called specially stall" that
| ladies sometimes go to wholesale house and
purchase what they require at wholesale prices;
china, glass, pottery, ,wood-carvings, Turkish
| and Algerian stuffs and embroideries, Japanese
ware, etc., all are quickly sold If not too highly
priced Other ladies go to the docks ar, n;,1- =
| case OF fancy artlcles-Japanese china or other
| Foreign gnods-as it stands, taking the risk of
| what it may contain, broken or unbroken, such
case costing about $50. Others again make
| arrangements with some large shops In the per
fumery, stationary, toy, or china trade, to sup
| ply their table with the necessary goods at a
| considerable reduction from the retail price, all
| unsold articles to be taken back by the shops
| and not charged for. Again, ladies who can not
| afford such expense depend upon their own and
| their friends contributions entirely, and by
| joining forces to furnish one stall, succeed in
obtaining SUFFICIENT variety to make 1t sue
| cess.
Flower stalls are great favorites with the STALL
| holders, being the easiest to arrange to advan-
tage, and always successful If kept well supplied
| with flowers. 1t is often customary here to
| combine fruit and flower stalls, thus adding
| double beauty and attractiveneSs The best ar
rangement for flower stall at a large fair is an
| Octagon, the frame covered with large pieces of
| virgin cork with common ferns and climbing
| plants growing in mould In the hooks and hang
Ing baskets here and there Such baskets can
| be made at home by small boys or even girls
themselves, by taking square of wood as found
alton, and building up the four sides with rough
notched branches just as log-cabins are put up.
| with mould and common ferns, ivy, etc. Four
| stout wires from the corners meet above at a
| distance of two feet or so, wind around stout
piece of branch, and form handle. to hang or
| lift them by. Wooden boxes can be covered with
split branches nailed on; others with FIR cones
! Cigar boxes do very well for these, and planted
| pretty Hanging wicker baskets for drawing
rooms, painted black or gold and holding a
handsome plant in pot, sell at good prices Cheap,
| flowers are salable; by filling them with wet
moss, and using plenty OF foliage, a good effect
can be produced wit with few flowers. Small and
| and ferns are pretty. Small paper baskets for
cut flowers can be made of thin cardboard,
| Wnlte, green, etc. A SOOu Size Is seven by ten
i've by fourteen inches when made Turn the
| sides up four inches all round the corners folded
| outside, and secured by tying narrow ribbon
| through them. The two handles, of plated or
| folded paper, are fastened beneath and at the
| sides in the same way, and trimmed with bows
| so-called f1ne-art gallery is usually great
| success. 1t is advisable to have separate room
for it, If possible; otherwise a portion OF the
large hall must be screened off for this purpose.
| Catalogues containing the names OF the pic
| lures, numbered, should be distributed to all
| who enter the fair and small phartrpd for
| admittance to the gallery. The following list
| of the pictures in the catalogue and their repre-
! sentattves in the gallery will serve to explain
| how 1t is managed.
l. Her Majesty the Queen, fine bust, by Mynte
| "a penny. 2. The Village Belle, Anon, "a hand
belly. 3. The Horse Fair, after Rosa Bonheur
| Eene (some tin tackS). s. The Flower of the Fam
| lily, by name some flour DEALER (barre OF 1our).
6. Things to Adore, by Locke Smith, Esq. dock
broken piece of toast. s. The Last Lay of the
Minstrel, by c: Bidde can egg3 .. Ruins In China,
by Chamber Maybe (broken china). 10. Sweet
| II. Bears in the Wood, by N. Augre {holes bored
In WOOD. ~ Bridal Scene {bridle). -, The
Mesh g. afh a Wood THE Waits 5sb tchen
Family Jars preserye pots. il. We are Seven,
a marble group, Boyse (seyen marbles. is.
PT PRAY n, from Life "a tooth 49, Ruins in Greece
| Great Qcinders> 81. "Past Healing "a very old
| boot without heel: %. A View OF Cork "a cork)
70. a MOULD III Clay (clay plpe). "a. Hunting
| Pieces-"Meet," Covert and .sThe Bush"
| (mutton-chOp, cover, and a brush). 25. View Of
| the Needles (needles). &c. Companions OF the
| Bath Soap, sponge, etc., 81. Lettie'S First Ball
| "a babys balD. IS. Cain and Abel "a cane and
belly 90 The Grub that makes the Butterfly
| (bread). 80. A Stirring Subject "a spoon). 81
A Striking Subject "a stick). 80. "Done Brown"
| highly finished subject, by A. Cooke. SO. The
First Letter az. 81. Departed Spirits empty
whisky bottles): IS. The Choir tauire OF paper.
g. g.: Study Of Fish, In oils sardines!. 81. The
Red Sea "a cut In red paper. IS. Portraits of
Great Men-Peel, Bonapart, Bacon, and Penn
| apple peel, broken bone, bacon and pen). 80.
Our Mother (dusD. 40. The Deep Blue Sea, by
Cutter dark blue G.. Al. Diet of Worms (cheese).
40. Babes In the Woods (wooden dolls). 43.
| Swimming Match match in tumbler OF water).
"a. Caught In a. Squall of Yarmouth, by A.
Fisher "a bloateD. As. American Vessels off
Holland (wooden boats beside piece of brown
hollandl. 46. The Meet of the Queens Hounds
on the occasion OF the Visit OF H. r. H. the
Prince OF Whales (mutton-chops). Al. Lynx in
Repose sleeve linksl. 49, AView Of Greenland,
on small scale turf on pair of scales). 40.
View of Cowes {wooden cows. so. Worn Out
| (old shoe). 81. "reminiscences OF Youth Gam
pots, marbles, &c.). 50. A Dream of School
Days birch rod. s. Study Of Head
Pickle "a picked cucumber) S. The Mint
by Gardiner (sprtg OF mintl 81. Old Times
(old Times newspapers.) IS. Cutter OF Deal by
A. Carpenter "a shaving3 So Still Waters