Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-12-04
rhe Paper Bazaar Opened Las: Night.

A PRETTY AND NOVEL sCENE-QUEER
ARTICLES MADE OUT OF PAPER FOR
sALE-AND NICE REFRESHMENTS NOT
MADE OUT OF PAPER TO EAT.-A GOOD
| PROSPECT OF PROFIT FOR THE YOUNG
MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
&C., &C., &C.
The Paper Bazaar for the benefit of the
Y. M. c. A. Library opened last night at
the Somerville building and was brilll-
ant affair. The room was beautifully
dressed with Christmas green's, whole
trees wrapping the pillars and concealing
them.
On entering the room one was handed Il
tick+t,a land stepping up to the gift counter
received the gif5 the ticket called for
Over the gift counter hung large silver
horse shoe with the legend, Don't look
a gift horse in the mouth in large let
ters on 1t. The first table seen on enter
ing was fancy table, then in the centre
of the room was bazaar for flowers and
fancy articles. 1t is impossible to men,
ton half the things on these two tables.
It was an uDceasing marvel that 80 mlny
and such beautiful things could be made
of paper. Wall pockets of every descrip-
ton; brush broom holders in pink and sill
yer, and in red and gold, a Japanese para
sol inverted, set in a gilded block and
trimmed with ribbon, was handy catch
all. A large and elaborate screen made
of hundreds of pictures put together with
true artistic taste, attracted much atten-
ton. A smaller screen of black and yell
low satin in gilt frame and decorated
with bunch of red paper peoples was
much admired; big dragon fly cigarette
holder and tray with cigar acc0mpanl-
ments and serpent on guard, were Won
ders of the paper makers art. Bunches
and baskets of flowers SO natural that one
could hardly believe they were art not
nature. met t. @ gaze every where. Fans
covered with flowers and ready to watt
b s!my breezes were in profusion; shaving
cases in variety and of great beauty. some
of Grape paper with punches of howers.-
Artistic blotters that would cause the
poorest scribe to write letters tor the
pleasure of using them, and lamp shades
fronI the high art in Japanese work to the
| owl monstrosity of home manufacture
Sachet bags sufficient to sweeten the
clothes or the tempers Of every masculine
in the city. Mats of every kind. It looked
as If wind had been among the autumn
leaves aud scattered them IN piles upon
no FOL xx,ifb nO in, m Hnyuo
in baskets. flowers on brackets, h)wels on
plsqles, flowers everywhere.
Tie Gypsy Camp where fortunes were
told was we'll patroniZed; it was a bower
of trees and with the girl who was in it,
was Exceedingly picturesque. AT the back
| OF the room, between the two cake and ice
| cream tables, hung most mysterious
looking curtain of green clcth covered
with large suDfowers. Several times dur
ing the evening these mysterious sun
| and from them proceeded the sweetest
| sounds. The audience were Informed that
1.-THE magnet hung in the hardware Shop
and other interesting Information. in the
| sweetest tones of the ''sWeet singers"
The candy and fruit table was surround
ed by crowd of youngsters and children
of larger growth, who greatly admired
the pretty boxes filled with fine confection-
cry and the cornucopias which hung from
little Xmas tree.
The tables were loaded with good
things and the audience dispersed at a
late hour, we'll pleased with all they had
seen. heard. and eaten. and expressing the
determination to come again tonight.