Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-10-18
Y. NJ. G. A. BAZAAR.
IT HAS BECOME The CENTRE OF PUBLIC
INTEREST.

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EVENING-DEsCRIPTI OF THE SCENE
THE BOOTHS-TnE AMUSEMENT PRO
GRANTMEs-THE RESTAURANT A r 7
GALLERY, &C., sc.
The Y. M. G. A. Bazaar which opened
Tuesday evening at o'clock, has become
the centre of public interest, and the rooms
containing it are thronged day and night
until the immense building looks like a
busy hive. Up to yesterday afternoon the
receipts had been $500.
THE BOOTHS.
The booths present a most gay and festive
appearance. They are arranged in the three
large connecting rooms on the first floor.
The rooms and halls are all gayly festooned
with bright colored buntings, evergreens
and flowers. The booths are to represent
the seven days of the week.
First: Sunday Booth-In charge OF the
Kings Daughters, Mrs. G. E. Wilson,
Manager, assisted by Mrs. W. P. Tams and
Mrs. Heber Ker. Young ladies in atten-
dance-Misses Lizzie and Mary McCue,
Ellie Foster, Susie Cochran, J. Atkinson,
M. Harrison, Ella Kice and Birdie McCue
The colors are those of the Kings Daugh-
ters, royal purple, with the Maltese Cross,
and the letters II. III. NJ in white and
gold. Ivy and flowers are the principal
decorations. The various and costly fancy
articles, arranged so artlstically, make this
one of the most attractive booths
Monday S Booth representing Wash Day.
The booth is covered with white cloth and
all it's decorations ale OF the same-With
vines of ivy and clothes pins-here also are
many fancy articles, but they are principal
ly on the order of things to be laundered OF
to assist in laundering. In large black let
ters over the arch of the booth is "Mon-
day." each letter being decorated with
clothes pins. Mrs. 7. G. Morton has
charge of this booth, assisted by Mrs. Pat
ton, Mrs. Myrick and Mrs Argenbright.
Young lady assistants McChesney
and Miss Lorena Timberlake.
Tuesday Booth: Ironing Day.-Mrs. M.
E. Cootes in charge, assisted by Mrs. Robert
w. Burke, Mrs. VIM. H. Miller, Mrs. W.
L. Lushbaugh and Mrs. Reeves Gait
Young ladies Misses Blanche Frost N ellie
Miller, Mary Splitter, Laura Nelson and
Janet Burnett. Colors blue and white; dec
orations, irons. You might well imagine
you were in an ironing room, SO complete
is everything. The clothes racks hung
with fresh white aprons, napkins, table
coa ,fc hon of tnuyolc ti1ioc G
The most attractive feature Of this booth
is miniature ironing table with a doll
dressed as maid, with iron in hand at
work. The orange tree also has attracted
much notice-the oranges were crocheted
by Mrs. Lushbaugh.
Wednesday Booth Darning Day
Colors, yellow and white; decorations in yell
low chrysanthemums and ivy. The articles
in this booth are so numerous, and Of such
variety, as to defy description. Mrs. A. f.
Kinney is in charge, assisted by Mesdames
Minnie Mccoy, Ed. M. Taylor, McH. Hol-
liday and G.. M. Harrison. Young ladies'
Misses Rebecca Y Dung, Bette Fauntleroy,
Ella Shelton, Mary Foster, Lillian Arthur,
Carrie Crowle, and Jennie McCue.
Thursday Booth: Reception Day.-This
booth represents handsome parlor, lace
curtains and pOrtieres divide it from the
other booths, and a long mirror hangs
over the mantel, above which in tinseL let
tiers is, "Thursday-At Home y Rich rugs,
sofas, chairs, cushions, bags, scarfs and
tides Of every description can be found
here, at reasonable prices. Mrs. Henry
Brown is in charge, with Mesdames M. E.
Treiber, G. G. Child, M. P. Funlzhouser,
w. S. Hammond, w. w. Gibbs, w. r. Ty-
zee, 0. R.s.Funsten, and Mademoiselle Jacot.
Young ladies-Misses M. Gordon, II.
Gushing, F. McChesney, Lucy Lee Powell,
Cora Funkhouser, Rosa Witt, Camille
MERCER, Miss Christian and Christine Har-
man. Colors, red.
Friday Booth: Cleaning and busting
Day-Mrs. Prof. S. II. Owens in charge ,
Assistants, Mrs. Gen. VIM. Skeen, Mrs.
Prof. Berkeley Minor, Mrs. Harry Wegner
Mrs. Prof. J. L. Massey. Young ladies'
the Misses Walker, Kate Slower, Eva
Kinney and Katie Baker. Roman colors.
Fancy and useful brooms, brushes, and
busting pans prevail here, and a pyramid of
brooms decorate the top of the booth. A
Gypsy booth serves as an adj unct, with for
tune tellers, sc.
Saturday Booth Baking Day-Mrs. j.
j. Shirley in charge, assisted by Mesdames
W. W. King, Susan McGuffin and J. S.
Boatwright Young ladies-Misses Lula
Timberlake. Jennie McCue, Louise Halves,
Maggie Harris, Julia Nelson and Maggie
Morton. Colors, pink and green; flower
decorations. Besides fancy articles, are
all kinds of pans, kettles, preserves, pickles,
jellies and canned fruits, for sale.
THE CANDY STORE.
There is room especially fitted up as a
candy store. Mrs. I. S. Doyle and Mrs.
Judge Stout, assisted by Misses Bear and
Meta Hullihen. Eighteen pounds were
sold Wednesday afternoon.
W. c. 7 UNION.
The w. g. L. U. Booth is pretty and
attractive-with evergreens, and white let
tiers done In raw cotton. Suspended over
the entrance are the globes of the old and
new world, with large white satin bow
connecting them, bearing the inscription
For God, Home and Humanity" Mrs.
j. W. Newton has charge of this, assisted
by Mrs. A. H. Fultz and Miss Bessie Mills
OF Delaware.
JAPANESE BOOTH.
The Japanese Booth under the manage
ment of Mrs. Gooding, is the richest and
cosiest looking of them all. She is assisted
by Mrs. Maj. Alex. Hart, Mrs. j. w. Dan
iel and Mrs. E. Timberlake. Young ladies
Misses Haines, Berry, Shultz and Schroe-