The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-23
Y. NJ. G. A. BAZAAR.
Opened Last Night Under the
Auspices Of the Ladies' Aux
iliary Committee.

The third annual bazaar and festival
under the auspices of the Ladies' Aux
iliary Committee of the Young Mems
Christian Association opened last night
under exceedingly promising prospects.
The members of the, Ladies' Auxiliary
Committee are numbered among the
prominent ladies of the city, aud their
presence and patronage tsudsd to make
last nights opening . social event. Tao
various departments are supplied with
both useful aud ornamental articles
which are for sale vt reasonable prices.
The Y. NJ. C. A. rooms never looked
prettier than the did last evening.
The ta%stefulness with which they
are decorated discloses the deft-
ness Of q woman's fingars.
The old idea of "the beat foot forward"
has been adopted In locating the dspart-
ments. This brings the fancy work to
the first room oil the left as you enter.
The articles for sale are numerous aud
pretty. and with such pleasant aud active
attendants as Mrs, John Ewing, Mrs. B.
P. Craig. Mrs E. e. Mckenzie and Mrs.
F. |. Vauderbeek, Jr.. all members Of
one family by marriage ties, are disap-
pearing rapidly.
The apron department. is an attractive
spot. Aprons for everyone and of end
less patterns are for sale. The fair ven
ders are Miss A. Furst, Mrs. Arthur
Lucas, Mrs. H. NJ. Smith aud Miss Pad
dock. At the candy department an
Inscription may be seen You're not too
sweet to rass this by" young men and
maidens, old men aud children glance ut
this, assume a self satisfied air and de-
posit with Mrs. A. Fleming and Mss
NJ. L. Doremus never less than twenty.
five cents. A young mems department.
where articles worn, used and desired by
the sterner sex may be found aud taken
for a consideration Is in charge of Messrs.
a sesP P, Butler. Fred G. Clerlhew and
AL. Goposh.
The grocery department is one OF the
most pleasant features OF the fair. There
Is everything there. a whole core
of pretty girls, not excepted. The store
and young ladies are all under the
amiable direction Of Mrs, Walter Cairns.
The youug ladies are all members of the
Kings Daughters OF the North B aptist
Church, aud there Is no fear as q result
of receiving short weight.
The refreshments are all thar can be
desired. There Is everything that an
ordinary mortal cares to eat. aud it is
served IN y IN warranted TO sharpen
ones appetite by Mrs. Elliott. f. Greene,
Jr.; Mrs. c. f. Kyle. Mrs. D.. Searle,
v. Billings and Mrs. H. Mese,
The lemonade well is a refreshing feature
of the baz ar. Miss Matte Lucas seryes
it, and it is genuine lemonade, not the
regular fair lemonade. The Junior de {.
partmenG is q mysterious place, aud its
secrets cannot atthts writing be divulgef,
as a small admission fee is charged. 1t Is
well worth visiting. however. Mrs. Au-
gustus Creveling, Mrs. G. w. Parks,
Robert Rittenhouse, james P. Weiss and
Charles H. Coe will vouch for This.
The art and Stationery department is
in charge of Mrs. Edward Pratt. Mrs. f.
D. GRAY. Miss Julia Sherwood and Miss
Nora Forster.
The Bazaar Committee having the
whole mat er In charge consists of Mrs.
John Ewing. Mrs. Elliott Greeue. Jr.,
Miss S. Paddock and Miss A. Frost.
During the evening Miss Gertrude
Farmer and Miss Marouie, pianists, aad
Miss Lille Watson. soprano soloist OF the
Centsnary Methodist Episcopal Church,
entertained the guests with numerous
selections.
1t has been decided by those in charge
hat, although children may attend at all
times. to set apart Friday afternoon as
Childfen's Day. A special programme
has been arrsnged for the little ones.
Miss Frina Kaniert will be one of tn e
singers. Tue bazaar promises to be an
unqualified success.