The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-12-06
CHURCHES AND BAZARS.
Almost seem TO be Convert
ible Terms Just at
Present.
FAIRS ON EVERY HAND.
Catching the Fugitive Dollars Of
Christmas purchasers-Notes
From Every Parish.

1t would be worth ones while to co IN
pute the total number Of persons who
have visited Jersey City fairs this week
aud the gross alnonnt of money that has
changed hands at these entertainments.
Lovely woman seldom has chance TO
display the commercial side of her nature
other than In the capacity of buyer. but
when once or twice year her fayorite
church or charity opens a bazaar, Madame
is as much in her element behind the
counter as If she had spent her life there.
This week has added to the list of fairs
past the bazaar at the Tabernacle, that
given BY the Emory NJ. L. Church in
Crescent Hal. the Lafayette Methodist
and First Universalist Church fairs. and
a host of others whose mere mention
would require more space than we here
have to give. Aud still there are more to
follow.
Il II for the benefit of those interest ed
in oming fairs thar the writer has been
req uested to mention few novelties in
methods Of arrangement Of articles for
sale.
A FEAST OF LANTERNS.
A pleasant variety Of bazsr is that re-
Gently opened in the Lenox
Lyceum. New York, and called 3
Feast OF Lanterns To make this an
accurate representation would rquire
Japanese costumes. pagoda booths aud
nlyriads OF paper lanterns aud flags. but
the effect is also very pretty when carried
out on less elaborate scale. Given a
atf.t1f. sin l.a1t I'm
the more the better, coiored paper, five
flags bearing the crimson bail of Japun.
an iunenius committee has the back
ground for casArming scene. Add
twenty or thirty pretty maids, dressed IN
bewitching Japanese toilets and selling
delicate wares at robust prices and the
effect is delightful, The main difference
between this and the usual Japanese
tea'' is said that lanterns are made the
most prominent feature OF the decora-
lions.
An odd feature that Is sure to attract
attention is pu zzle table. The booth IS
draned In orange canlbric. with caDailis-
tie figures in black. and surmounted by
huge interrogation point. On it are
ranged puzzles Of all kinds, link, ring
and chain puzzles. puzzles concocted
from cardboard and ribbon, from wood
and wire. Not one person in hundred
can resist the temptation of trying TO
solve a puzzle that is within easy touch
Ing distance, and the booth Is sure TO be
surrounded at all hours by m interested
group trying to slip of the rfng' or
separate the links, " or any of the things
thai wire puzzles require one to do.
NOVELTIES.
Then there is the photograph table
At a recent fair large number OF anna
teur photographers contributed pictures
OF familiar local scenes. the church and
chapel. interior and exterior; the Darson-
age. well known street scenes, the choir
at an afternoon rehearsal, and even
wicked little kodak picture OF the soprano
Just taking high C. Needless to say, the
photographs went like the traditional
hot cakes. and formed pleasant souvenirs.
At certain house fair a bright youth
<onducted y studio where silhouettes
fere t'cut while you wait = The subject
lands between a lamp and sheet OF
white paper tackled to the wall, while
the artist pencflled the outline OF the
shadow and cut 1t out.
The committee in charge of Christ
mas sale shortly to be held will devote
one table TO Christmas cards and tree de-
coraiions At this sale small urcnin
dressed as Santa Claus will carry load
ed pack. a pleasant variation of the old
rime grab-bag. A new departure is a
booth bearing the Inscription a stitch
dalnseis in Puritan gowns and kerchiefs
preside over every possible appliance for
sewing, from the tiny housewife. darn
ing bags and gloyes-menders 10 hinge
piece-baas and complete work-basket
Among fancy articles the season brings
several pretty novelties, one n celluloid
perpetual calender with movable ribbons,
the shape that of ,jananese teapot, bear
ing the head of an almond eyed maiden
aud the legend .'Tne Time for Tea is the
Time for Me- Tue craze for physical
cnrure has resulted in keyrack formed
Of the sufaller sized dumbbell made,
uilded, provided with a row Of brass
hooks and tied with satin ribbons.
folio booKcoyer of heavy brown
linen is painted with odd Oriental char
acters in sepia and gold, aud bears the
legend:-
Oh. for book 10 a shady nook,
Either indoors or not
In quaint old English lettering.