Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-08
THE GREATEST BAZAR
Ever Held in Pittsburg-The Famous Sani-
tary Fair Outdone-Dingy Offices Trans
ferred Into Bowers of Beauty-Bishops
Speak on Mission worlx-Society Gossip.

. Ever heIO IN fItISDurg-Iuo EdhA"1o ''N.-
tary Fair Outdone-Dingy Offices Trans
ferred Into Bowers of Beauty Bishops
Speak on Mission Work-Society Gossip.
A MORE comfortable contrast could not
be imagined than the interior of the Sou1n-
side Hospital Fair to the muddy streets anu
murky atmosphere outside last night. Inc
doors OF the old postofice building were ias'
evening thrown open to the pubic LOT tne
first time since the removal of the postoInce
business something over year ago. The
generally expressed opinion is that the oiu
postoffice does and does not look like Itself.
There is the air of publicity that always
prevailed, but the decorations so lav1snly
used by the managers of the f31r nave
changed the face ofthe edifice entirely. Thls
is the largest fair, for charity or otherwise,
ever given in Pittsburg. Mrs. J. S. McMillln,
President of the Ladies' Aid Society OF the
Hospital. said last evening that when she
was very young girl she assisted at q "San-
ftary fair'' that was given in Pittsburg ana
carried, out on very grand scale. 1t
has always been her ambition since
being President of this society, and know
ing the need of the hospital for money, to
manage a fair like the one of which she
spoke. She is satisfied that her desire will
be fulfilled with this ono. She has met with
great many diScOuraSementS In tue shape
of apprehensions on the part of friends that
she would not be able to carry out the pro-
ject successfully. But she has always had
faith in Pittsburg, and she sees tnat faith
warranted by the prospects of this fair.
Nearly every drygoods merchant in the
city has sent man to drape the rooms and
booths. The result is simply magnificent.
The chocolate room, that proved one of the
strong attractions last evening, for
merly used by the clerk of the United
States Circuit Court To-day it is hung with
Nile green and pink Yeddo cloth. The CELL
ing is a mass of puffs and waves in this
brilliant cloth, while the walls are arranged
in a lattice work of green cloth on white
background. The effect is indescribably
charming. There are two booths, one of
them being used for the dispensing OF hot
chocolate and the other sheltering fruit
tree, gaiiy hung witE glittering prizes. The
chocolate boo II and all its appointments
are i'll lattice work similar to the walls,
while palms and ferns in pots are placed
here and there between the curves Of the
arches, giving it an airy, light effect The
fruit tree booth, while resembling its choc-
olate sister in the main, has distinctive fea-
lures OF its own.
Another room. in charge of the Saturday
and Sunday Hospital Association, Is a mass
OF horid color. All sorts of fancy work is
for sale here, and the busy ladies in charge
had all they could do last evening to wait
upon their customers.
At the top of the staircase the walls are
lined with red material with fanciful
frieze and hung with pictures loaned by
every artist in Pittsburg. The pictures are
in water and oil, while etchings and other
forms of art are also to be seen. The art
gallery is decidedly attractive
supper was not served to the public yes
terday, but the aids took the luncheon they
had well earned. To-day the dining room
will be thrown open anda hot dinner served
during the business hours. There will be
supper at the regular hour and special
election luncheon at midnight.
There was music last evening, although
though there Will not be any formal enter
tainments during the week as there were
last year. Instrumental music was fur
nishcd by MIR. c. A. schwarm. Mr.. Max
Bruening, NJ. W. F. Schleiter, Mr.. George
Young and NJ. john i. McFeely.
THE Northumberland wedding is to
take place this evening in st. Peters Epis-
copal Church, Grant street.
IN Trinity Chapel, Sixth street, yester-
day afternoon, there was missionary meet.
Ing which was addressed by Bishop Garrick,
of North Texas, and Bishop Talbot, from
Idaho and Utah. Bishop Whitehead intro
duced them and mad a few remarks in his
own felicitous way. The subject OF the ad-
dresses was the missionary work, and an
earnest appeal was made FOR the missionary
societies in different parts of the United
States who need assistance from their
brethren in the Episcopal Church. They
talked about the growth OF missionary work
anu how women could do more than
men in this direction, being peculiarly
adapted to this class of Christian lauor.
They said also that the education OF women
had lifted them to higher plane than they
formerly occupied especially in the mission
ary field. There was collection taken up,
and the result was very satisfactory. The
Bishops were eloquent speakers and their
remarks were listened to with the most
earnest attention.
THURSDAY evening the ladies of the
Sixth Presbyterian Church will serve a
social tea and hold a reception for the bene-
fit OF the church.
TO-DAY at II A. NJ there will be meet
ing of the Women's Health Protective Asso-
citation held in the Office of DR.. Fleming, AIS
Penn avenue. The smoke and other inter-
esting quest stions will be discussed.
A BIG church fair will commence in the
Mckeesport Turner Opera House to-mor-
row evening, for the benefit of the new hos
pital OF that town.