Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-09
WILL OPEN TUESDAY.
The Arrangements for the Memorial
Bazaar Nearly Completed.
A SCENE OF LONELINESS.
The Armory Hall Beautifully Decorated
tn Yellow and white-The Booths.
Museum. and Restaurant.

The dreary walls which enclose the drill
hall of the Regimenisl Armory have IN
dergone wonderful and beautiful meta
morphosis within the last few days. and
the immense room, which formerly was
blank and cherries. now presents a scene
Of unsurpassed loneliness The hammer
and the bunting of the decorators have
wrought this change. and tho transforms
ton is the herald Of the great Memorial
Bazaar. which will open its doors 10 the
public next Tuesday night at o'clock.
The addition of q few more finishing
touches and the artistic arrangement Of
the many articles to be sold will complete
The plans for the splendid far. which for
three weeks or more will occupy the At
tention and demand the energies OF 500
noble southern women. Should their
hopes be realized and the profits meet
their expectations the ladies will procure
sufficient funds 10 complete the SAL rs
and Soldiers Monument on Libby Hill
and give n start at least 10 the Confederate
Museum.
The hall in which the bazaar will be held
has been arranged To represent an immense
tent, and the manner IN which the build
ing was crested has served largely TO assist
the decorators in producing this effect.
spectator realizes that he or she is under
an immense canopy, for the entire ceilln
and the walls have all been hidden be-
meath a maze of dohcately-tinted white
and yellow bunting. These colOrs In alter.
mating ribbons appear on every side, ana
produce an EXQUISITE effect which IS highly
pleasing TO the eye.
TIE BOOTHS AND RESTAURANT
Dotted about on the floor like a great
serve rs booths for the far, while IN the
northwestern corner of the hall Is the
space tor the restaurant. which ~ set
apart from the rest Of the room by several
hundred musketS. arranged hike fence
and tipped with bristling bayonets. Some
distance away the tower of fort arises 10
the background and completes the mill
tGry picture, which "a softened by the pal
metto. pine. and cedar trees which have
been used in decorating som0 OF tho
stands. Everywhere the behOlder sees
flags and banners, and IN the mass Of en-
signs the spectator recognizes only the
banners dear 10 southern hearts.
As the motives which prompted the great
enterprise are due 10 southern patriotism,
the managers. In first concelvlng the plaBs
for the bazaar. determined to make every
detail suggestive Of the - Lost Cause. "
They decided that IN addition to the
restaurant and the stand representing tho
Sohd South there should be a tent for
each 81 the States which composed the
late Confederacy. This idea has been
carried ont almost literally, and the
only change made was due to tho
tact that the ladies of the Florida end
Louisiana tables agreed to work Jointly
aud L. have the booth representing fort
instead Of tents Severa: weeks ago the
officers 81 tho bazaar, noticing that many
relics and curiOs were beng sent IN. deter
mined 70 have museum IN CONNECTION
with the tair. and SO the gallery Of tho
drill ball Is beng fitted up for the pun
pose. Nearly all of tho articles on eXhlbl-
ton were sent as donations 70 the enter
prise. but the ladies viii be glad o. receive
the loan Of such relics "a the public may
see - 20 place in their hands while the
far Is IN progress.
NEARLY READY TO OPES.
The work Of decorating and arranging
the commodities in the tents hos not Yet
been finished. though but little remains
q be- done. The Maryland booth is a.
most completed, and il presents a gorgeous
appearance, rs II Is brightly bedeckcd with
the black aud orange of the Orlole state,
while the banner Of our sister State floats
over II. The Virginia tent Is perhaps more
modest in appearance, as II - decorated n
white and blue. but II Is none the less
beautiful When completed It will he or
NnmcntC / with cedar and at its front Will
appear the old Dominion coat-of-arms -
''S,c Sc1nper TyrGW.,s.'
The fort representing the States Of
Florida and Louisiana Is indeed suggestive
of these sunny southern lands. The struc-
ture, which 10 quite large one. IS built
of heavy wood, covered over with cement,
which looks vorv much like stone At ono
end of tho wall there - tower about
twenty feet high, which Will he large
enough TO hold several people. The COIN
mittee in charge Of this booth received o
very generous contribution of palms, pal
mettoes and chnpIng NOSES, which We're
sent from the Land OF Flowers" and
with these they will ornament the fort
ress. Already tho graceful foliage Of seve-
raj palmettoes loom up rs "a background
for the striking stand.
The North Carolina tent. like that of
the Old Dominion, will be decorated in
colors OF blue and white. whilo II VIII also
DO ornamented with pine trees, which will
recall the great rosln industries of the
"Old North State"
The decorations for the other tents had
not been completed last night, but they
promise to be equally rs artistic and well
arranged az those mentioned above. In
each case the booths will be ornamented
with the colors and the cOats-of-arms Of
the respective States which they represent.
THE AMUsEMENTs.
The drill-room, in which the bazaar Will
be held, will be connected by passage
way and bridge with Sanger Hall, and IN
the latter place the entertainments con-
Quoted under the auspices Of the fair will
take place. Every night there will be
some amusement feature. but these shows
will only last short while. A band will
furnish music every evening. The fair
will probably be opened every afternoon
for the benefit of those desiring TO avoid
the crowds who will attend at night.
The ball will be brilliantly lighted with
thirteen arc lights. which will cast the
brightness Of day over the beautiful pic
ture.
The details for the opening OF the
splendid enterprise have not yet been az
ranged but at q meeting of the various
chairmen held yesterday at noon II was
decided TO invite Governor Mckinney 10
deliver an address and to request Rev. DIR.
NJ. ID. Hoge 10 offer PRAYER
Articles of almost every description Will
he sold at reasonable prices by the ladies,
and IN addition 10 these many OF the
tables will have pretty and attractive
Souvenirs to attract the visitors.
Oniccrs and Committees.
The following are the officers and COM
mittees of the bazaar: President. Mrs. r.
ID. Hotchkiss; Nice-Presldents- Mesdemes
Joseph Bryal, Henry L. Christian, NJ. j..
cording Secretary. Mrs. J. ID. Mclntire ::
Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. l.. C..
Daniel: Treasurer, Mrs. j. b. Lghtfoot;
Bazaar Paper. Mrs. Henry Taylor, Jr.
Publication Committee Miss Minnie
Baughman. Mrs l.. c. Daniel. Mrs. Ii.
Theodore ELY and Mrs. G. Mcleod.
Committee in Charge Of Museum of Con-
federate Relics Miss Isabel Maury chair
man. MeSdames Poitieux Robinson. Bev-
erly Crump. Matte Wilson. Breeder, Cat
lett. Il. /. Maury, James Caskle. James
Bruce, Misses Bell Hill. Charlotte Daniel.
Edltn Symmington. Warwick. Sheppard,
Blankenship, and Jane kuts efoord.
VIRGINIA TENT.
Mrs. J. TAYLOR Ellyson chairman, Mrs.
Clay Drewry slternate) Mesdames t. G.
Buck. X. w. Powers. t. G. Minor Allen
Tyler. Walter L. Cone, Joseph Bryan. Y.
W. Mckinney, Hunter Mcclure. James X.
Worth. NJ. l.. Van Doren. II. c. Jones, j..
II. Nash, l.. I. CABOT. Virginia Morgan
Robinson. Howard Hoge. n. g. wilkins,
Otway :. Allen, Jacob Michaux. James d.
Crump. j. h. Gentry II. c. Wilkins. 4.
Med. Crenshav. Waller Scott, Misses
Mary Crenshaw, Bessie Pace. Mary VIII
Ianis, Virgo Caaot, ANNE Stewart, Chile
Cary. Ella Thomas, Salie Deane, Mollio
Minor, May Jones'. Bessie Minor. Robbie
Minor. Susie /. Starke. Emily Glasgow.
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