St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-02
GRIST FOR The GUILD.
A Novel Scene Enacted in
ov.-Elect Merpiam'S
Mansion.
Pretty Girls and Attractive
Booths Play Havoc With
Ready Money.
Lucky Ticket Holders and
Some Of the Prizes They
Won.
A Handsome Sum Realized for
a New Church Ed
ifiee.


glittering brilliancy blinded the unwary
and susceptible member OF the mascu-
line sex. 1t was the closing scene of
the bazaar held by the Young Ladies'
Guild of st. Paul's Church. Mrs. Mer-
RAM had again exercised her kind and
benevolent nature, and had thrown
| open every square inch of her lovely
home to the ladies in their weil-directed
efforts to raise the necessary funds
for the erection of guild house on the
lot adjoining and Ill the rear of their
church. For several seasons the ladies
and young men of the congregation
have used this vacant piece of lawn for
| the purpose of tennis court, but now
| they intend to build handsome guild
house for the pleasure aud editication of
its members. TO do all this they
| planned, and have successfully carried
out, a project WEIGH reflects great credit
| upon each and every Que OF them.
Entering the busy mart the first
group that attracted the eye. and pocket
as we'll, was the table in charge Of Mrs.
| Pope. Wherein stands a lovely bride
doll decked out in her wedding outfit;
! a very matter of fact sort of maiden,
with pretty blue eyes and plump blush
| ing cheeks. The groom stood near by,
| then the tiny bridesmaid. and last of all
| the bishop who will ofiiciate in case they
| should ever really want to be married.
| At the foot of the stairs Miss Cook had
| charge Of the conservatory Of flowers.
| Her success in this department was
phenomenal, and when shop was closed
| last night she sold the remainder of her
stock at auction. She had cleared over
$40. The enterprise of an American
maiden was well Illustrated when Miss
Cook caught Mr.. Rugg lounging too
near her stores. She promptly re-
sponded to the imagined want of her
victim, and amid whiri of merry
laughter fined him a five-dollar bill.
Mrs. e. j. Frost, +. G. Draper, Kittie
Gordon, Nellie Finch, Miss Forepaugh
and Miss ConstanS were efficient as
sistants.
Mrs. Tompkins and Mrs. DR.. Fulton
busted themselves promoting the inter-
eSts OF the Womanis Exchange table.
Here an array OF fancy articles of all
descriptions and coiors tantaliZed the
wants of all who CHANGED to come near
enough to appreciate them. Beautiful
etclings Oh boiling cloth eXquisitively
| mounted Oh backs Of silk, flowers in Oil
cOlorS, green and white satin sacllet
bags with unique designs worked in
silk cords, pretty table spreads and
work-bags were few OF the articles for
sale at this booth.
The confectionery booth was in
charge of Misses Perrin and Belate, as
sisted by Miss Denegre and Miss Kath-
| crime Dean. To pass by their sac
and not purchase, would be too sugges-
tive OF savoring of pickles. In this
| room Miss Kellogg also held watch
over the beautiful large bed spreads
which we're ratified off in the afternoon
and evening. The spreads were of
| linen, with mathematical designs en-
| broidered in wash silk.
Mrs. Eaton. assisted by Mrs. F. B.
| Clarke and Miss Carpenter, presided at
| the linen table. Pillow shams, splash
| ers and articles which delighted fond
"mammas" to exchange silver for.
Misses Mabel Merriam and Gussie
| Pope managed small though impor-
| tant stand in the corner, where they eX-
erted themselves in behalf OF their de-
/ partment and the good work they rep
| had many dainty little articles whose
merits and beauty they could bespeak.
At the doll and cradle department. in
charge of Miss Minnie Weide and Miss
| Hattie Proctor, it was hard to choose
which to admire most. These two
charming young ladies possessed the
| faculty of winning everything a
man had, and the person who
| did not linger about their
wares, supplemented by their own EN-
| Pertaining charms, was not of the fortu-
nate number that attended. Their
wares found an early sale yesterday
afternoon, grazing the homes of many
| happy purchasers. Feminine beauty,
nodded in wax and gorgeuusly draped
in silks and satins, was under the subtle
care of the Misses Pratt and Coleman.
Dolls that could do everything but eat
and get mad, large dolls and tiny dolls,
dolls that went to sleep and dolls that
| you couldn't make sleep, were all of
| Miss Pratt's mute family.
Mrs. f. E. Bass, assisted by MeSdameS
! DaIrymple, Aunt, Stevens, WeStfall,
Edwin Becker and J. E. Bird. waited
upon those who were instinctively led
| to the supper room by the good things
so temptingly displayed upon the pref
| tily decorated tables.
Master Jack Merriam shows signs of
his future commercial ability as the
senior member of the firm of Merriam
& Breed, who reigned as the dignatar-
les of pop and lemonade establish
ment, business being conducted in the
| gum was speciality, and of which they
sold large quantity. Willie Merriam
acted the shrewd, sharp and omnipres-
| ent drummer for the house, and the
poll parrot perched near the lemonade
| bowl, served as a mascot and a rrier.
In the first rattle, which took place
Friday evening, Mrs. Draper's little
girl won the handsome baby carriage
robe of white satin lined with cream
astrachan.
| Willie Merriam could hardly contain
| himself when he came out as the winner
| of the handsome groom Oh Mrs. Pope's
| table.
When pretty little Florence Lamprey
won the bridesmaid, she was so full of
delight that she was excited to sweet
little sob which let a single tear fall
upon her pretty cneek TO be quickly
| absorbed with one continued smile.
Mrs. f. 3. Clarke carried off the
bride. 1t was not an abduction but
legitimate and lawful carrying off of
bride, and the proud poSSessor was the
envy of all the little girls who had con-
templated the ownership of the beauti-
| full doll with anxious anticipation and
delight.
| Mrs. E. j. Frost always carries off the
| honorS in some form or other. Aapretty
pink vasinette was her prize. and just
The thing for matter yet contingent
since she bought lovely little doll to
repose upon its downy bed.
Mrs. John Wright is ahead two ele-
| CANT table covers, and Robert Mann
heimer will enjoy the possession of a
fine table spread and the sweet strains
| of music box.
| Mrs. Judge Young won the bishop,
and can now have services right in her
| home without attending church.
Frank Breed won the steam engine,
and will probably form syndicate and