St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-03

N End, avOr society of
4. i. u.nent church was fairly successful
in .lslline by holding an apron bazaar a
few days ago. The enterprising secre-
tarv wrote to New York art paper for
suggestions and original designs. The
editor of that paper must have been in
unusually good humor. Perhaps he
had just received two or three cash
subscriptions. He sent several
new designs, with full direc-
tions in regard to material and
test aprons required silk for their fOun-
dati0n and construction. The young
ladies hadn't any money, because they
had spent it all during the holiday sea-
son, buying presents for their sweet
hearts and the deserving poor. After
while they hit upon plan. China silk
is the proper article for draperieS, scarfS
and tides. All of the girls had one or
more of such decorations at home.
They were ruthlessly sacrificed. Not
only that, but every scrap of silk be-
longing to old ball dresses was dyed
some dainty color and ironed out. so
that it looked fresh and clean. Lace
was also ripped from fichuS and bOnnetS
i'll order to do service. There was such
an lndiscriminate heap of material col
ltcted that one wondered if history was
about to repeat itself, and if the Mime
apoliS girls were not about to make a
sacrifice Of all their valuables, in pen
ance for their sins, just as their Floren-
tine sisters did many centuries ago.
The young ladies won't tell how they
managed it. but the result was effective.
The bazaar was daintily decorated. paper
daisies hanging from the roof by long,
green stems. Every breath of air Or
cfink of silver CON would rustic those
daisies in the prettiest manner imagin-
able. Some OF the aprons were really
works OF art. One consisted of piece
OF old gold surah about fourteen inches
long and ten wide; at each side was
strip of pretty Valenciennes insertion
just the length of the silk; at the side
of this four-inch strip of silk, the
hem being concealed by feather stitch
in ivory floss; at the bottom fall of
lace about twelve inches deep matched
the insertion. Instead of band
at the top a ribbon matching the
silks was drawn through hem.
Others were slaShed in sharp point, and
heavily ruffied with lace. Upon exami-
nation of contributions it was found
that piece of silk which had been
doing dutp as mantel scarf OF draping
as when brought from the store. These
pieces were made beautiful by serving
as lining for lace and muslin, then
dotted all over with tiny bows.
All over lace draperies, which had
been taken from summer dresses, made
pretty aprons, by having the heavier
portions of the pattern outlined with
gold thread. Old sashes were sand
wiched with lace and decorated with
sprays of hand-painted flowers aw-
full to behold. Roman scarfs
which had been stylish last year, and
are not now, were laced together with
tiny cords and lined. so that they
brighten sober tea gowns nicely. These
willy young Christians were not satisfied
to have unsophisticated young men buy
the aprons and < We them back to the
original owner, but they invited unsus-
pieious members of other churches to be
present, and disposed of the aprons to
them. Financially the bazaar was sue
cess, and now the orignators amuse
themselves at afternoon teas by tracing
histories of aprons made for that baZar,
while the owners are blissfnlly uncon-
scious of the little schemes that are
worked for sweet clarity'S sake