The morning call., 1893-12-10

ing little. but our society has the entire
responsibility OF organizing and managing
the fair" added Nettie Tousend, the vice.
president, as she spread out some dainty
hemstItcted doylies on the fancy stall she
was superintending. "What is the object
Of the fair? Well. you know we hope be-
fore very long 10 hsve a new exchange and
chapel. We have undertaken 10 furnis h
the altar service entirely"
Have you anything toward it?" was
asked.
"Oh, yes; we have a hundred dollars in
the bank already from the sale of work
All the business is settled at our regular
monthly meeting. Certainly we do it all
ourselves" and the Weep president smiled
mischievously, as IL she would have liked
to ask why their society could not transact
business as well as a body of grown-up
people.
There was no doubt about Yesterdays
bazaar being a children's fancy fair. Chill
dren were everywhere. They hung like a
swarm OF well-bebaved flies around the
candy booth; they played iB the center of
the floor and admired with roundi eyes
every article in the fancy booths. There
we're seventy-fivs orphanage children
alone and these we're re-enforred by out
siders, but during the whole course of yes
terday's proceedings not one disagTeeable
word was heard from the whole band.
They had glorious time, though. and the
outsiders envied the little maidens who
were playing shop" for real dollars and
cents.
"Maysiel Come here, Maysie." The
president called this TO q pretty two-year-
old in a gingham frock, who bad retired
into corner and was curling her dolls
hair ''for Sunday" Maysie smilinQIy
picked up the baby and her eat and tod
died across the room eating big chocolate
cream. ''She is my child," said tha pIesi-
dent. proudly stroking the baby's curfs.
Nearly all the big girls have little
one To take care of, aud / chose this child
because she was so pretty and good.
Where did you get all those toy. Maysie?"
"My lady bought 'um." lisped the child.
hugging the treasures little closer.
That's the lady who pays for her," ex-
planned the president. 1t seemed indeed
that most of the children's "ladies" were
buying toys and candy for them. They
were all hugging dolls and eating candy as
they strolled from booth 10 booth, admir-
ing with tongues and eyes, but very care
full not to touch the dainty articles within
their reach.
There was the tea booth. The children
all agreed that IL was charming and
credit TO their taste. Oriental draperies
surrounded il, and the fine porcelain
looked all the prettier for the bunches of
fragrant violets strewn over the tables.
Tire were three fancy booths, where a
great deal of the pretty work had been
done by the children themselves, though
some of 1t had been donated by che ladies
who had good naturedly consented to
assist the children in managing the
bazaar. The ladies who thus assisted
were: Miss Laura Crittenien, Miss Pease,
Miss Sophie Coleman, Miss M. B. Gwin
and Miss Carrie Gevin.
Miss Nettie Tousend, the president of
the Hely 1nn0cents, had charge of the
photograph stand, and had no assistance
beyond that of the president. who was
very much In demand all over the fair.
The candy booth. which did q more
rushing business than any of the others.
was conducted by some of the children as
sisted by Miss Emily Western and Miss
Carrie Terry.
The original founder of the Society of
the Holy Innocents, Miss Cora Cuates.
had charge of the flower BOOTH 1t con-
sisted of table covered with roses and
chrysanthemums.
The chlldren's dining-room, which was
turned into regular floral bower for the
occasion. did duty as refresbment hall.
where visitors could procure an excellent t
meal. The ladies On the refreshment COM
mittee were: Mrs. r. b. Sanchez, Mrs.
Morrison. Mrs. Van Wick, Mrs Case, Miss
Y. Crlttenden. Miss S. Kirby, Miss Flor.
ence Smith.
In the evening a pretty entertainment
was provided by the children. They wens
through series of exercises dressed in
Tue costumes OF various countries and
bearing nags Of the various nations repre-
sented. Two daughters of America in
req, white and blue introduced to the spec.
tators children who personified England.
ITeiand; wales. Scotland, France, Italy.
Holland, Spain, Sweden, Russia and japan.
A chorus was then sung and the flag drill
gone through. The exercises termin ated
! with the singing Of Good Night"