The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-11-07
A NEW INSTITUTION.
Free kindergarten Building Bazaar
and Educational Exhibit.

Washington is to have q free kindergarten
building IN which tho FREQ kindergarten work
may not only be continued under moro favora-
bic circumstances, but also enlarged. 1t Is to
Include day nursery, nursery maids free
kindergarten training-school and teachers
Mrs. Pollock desires this National Free
kindergarten building not to be n local instl-
tuition only; for, while tho work carried on
therein 10 TO benefit tho littlo ones OF this city,
the training OF teachers, mothers ana nurses
VIII reach tho children oil through these
United statee, and1ho building will be at tho
National Capital.
Two ladies' from each State, with tho requi-
cite qualifications, will be trained free each
year, provided they return to their own State,
80 as not to have too many kindergarten teach.
ers in one place, and for tho better extension
OF the system. Those from tho District will
give, after graduating, one season TO thefree
bazaar and educational exhibit in aid of this
enterprise will present many novel and Inter
Getting features. There Will be, OF course, the
kindergarten table, containing the teachers
and pupils work. playhouse furnished by
Chicago kindergarteners, and the publishers
table, which has already received contriou-
tions from Appleton, Houghton,. Miniin \ Co.,
Howard & Hubert, Van Antwerp, Bragg 4 Co.,
Ballantyne and Cassels.
The foreign table has some lamp.shades
from Jerusalem with natural pressed flowers
from the Holy Land. One OF these Will be
voted to the most popular Protestant minister,
the Jner 10 the most popular Catholic priest,
thifd to the most popular temperance lady
and the fourth to the most popular Sunday
school teacher.
The art table contains eome OF Prang's most
choice chromos, as well as life-size crayons OF
the Emperor OF Germany, the Grown Prince OF
Germany, the Emperor OF Austria, the Princess
OF Austria, Presidents Garfield and Arthur,
Bismarck and Count Andrassy, Primo Minis
ters OF Prussia and Austria, Father Mccarthy,
Fred Douglas, Goethe and Mozart
The Department table Will also contain tho
contributions OF the District, besides those OF
the Government employees. The druggists
table will tempt with Its, fine colognes, soaps
and elegancies. At tho homenade-candy
tnble, fresh candy Will BIO manufactured on
the spot by some OF the young ladies' every
night, besides the other candles sent from
Chicago and other places. Tho manufacttt
rers' stand includes Libbey's pencilsharpepel
Qrom Waltham), plano, organ, stoves, etc, ykj6
refreehment table will have poundcakos d6nt
from Massachusetts, frienda, turkeys, Oysters
etc., for MONDAY lunches. n. M
Sixty.four ladies in this city and IN. d0kff
cities are working on the crazy quilt. The
usual grabbing Will be transformed into Q
gondola, which calls on water and brings the
grabe. The most Interesting feature, how
ever, will center in the screens, which repre-
sent schools in foreign countries and OF olden
iimes, painted by Mr.. Haltworth, the Russian
artist. The Interest In this bazaar grows
stronger from day TO day, and Will probably BIZ
n grand success. The building Will be pre-
scented to tho District, provided the work for
which thas been bought Will DO carried or
in lt,