Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-09
4 YOUNG FOLKS FAIR.
A rinipn,ian Store whore An the Goods
Are Toys and a Fortune nost

A tiiiipntinn tture whore All the toodt
Are Toys and n Fortune ncst
rhis Is the scason wiea boys and slrls are
getting up all sorts OF sales. entertainments
and fairs 10 mako money for chlld'ens
ch,naca. Here Are some hints .hni are new.
Get ur 'tilllputlan store really toy
sale. with dolls Tor illllputiAns. You rcmpm.
Der that that Ia tho name OF those very ll;te
people In "0ull,ycr's Travels" that oulllyer
could pick W and hold In his hands.
The toys Will include alt sorts OF things Tor
boys as woll aa girls. Get as many dolls.
hoy dolls, glti dolls and baby dolls. az you
can BY begging and borrowing them, The cid
dolls. drtsaod suitably as men and women.
can act as clerks In this big store, tho new
dolls can be both clerlSs and customers, bui
hfat We must get tho ntoro ready kaku
Ions platform down the centor OF tho room OF
hall whore the fair Is Ia be held, !, should
ho tho height Of a low table, aud Is made by
laying hosrds on carpenters horaes Or on
boxes II the horias are TOO high. Cover all
with dark stun Tho Sides may be drapcd
with bunung or lKht colors OF any sort
Tho whole OF the store, belns on this. Is
visible az one passes around the platform.
Along the middle u tho platform fostons
board that forins partition about
eighteen inches TO tive foo, hiah. Il should
extend only oro-thlrd the lrngth Of tho
platform, A similar board is placed at tho
athur end, alao reaching ono-thiri tho
longth. This leaves an open space In tho
center. Little shelves like those soon In
stores are put on either side those boards.
and counters arc set In front Of tho shelyea
with space tor doll clerks behind thcln.
Ono end IL the hardware toy DEPART
mont" and should have a sign Just like a
real ntore This VIII lntercat tho boys. for
here are all sorts OF little toys and tools Of
suitable slEo for the little clerks who sell
thcm The real olcrlsa, by tho way, are
boys and Girls who stand beside tho plat
form to help the dolls by talklnR and maxi
Ing change Boy doll clerks arc IN this part
OF the store. They sell all sorts Of penny
hardware, little garden tools, inarbloa, fsh.
hooks whiBtlos hoata and paints, also small
tools OF every Kind, TOYS for the girls are
also hero, CASTERS, knives aud forks aud
dishes Add 10 these lists whatever else
you want that VIII be small enough Tor
All these toys ought 10 be not on CONF
mission from some toy dealer Ia that
way yuu eau have gfeater variety THAN
N yuu have 10 buy. The dolls are made
10 piand M by haying reet or wires stuck
In the door In The right places. These
pass under the clothing and up nearly TO
the waist All tho dolls ought 10 be ar
ranged 10 look aa natural M possible, tho
clerks apparently showing goods and the
customers examining thcm, The other end
OF the platform n tho FANCY and dry goods
Department." Hero arc dolls clothing Jew.
oify. hats, toilet articles. pursoa, bags and
narRRuln
Tho space In tho center Ia tho house. FUR
nishlng department" Hero arc dolls FUR
nliufc. trunks Kitchen anta. washing sets,
dolls hammoclgA'-ln fact, everything that
such department ought 10 have.
Prepare tiOkpts Tor marking all thean
things IN plain figures, marking some "Hpe-
Uial" Just like real store, Cards OF adj
mission 70 tho fair may read, "Dolla' Hpe-
elal sale"
ncsidus the store there should be varlou,
goodies for sale. and perhaps a supper eau
be served to tho boys aud girls who come.
For tho supper have only simple thinga,
lille sandwiches. milk, lemonade, cocoa.
bananas lemon Jelly and nuts, The sup.
pnr viii BIO more attractive 10 children II
served on ANAL tablua IN large Toy dAheH.
II enough Of thoac cannot be easily rot, USE
broad aud butter plates to cat from After
dinner Gomez cups aud Hpoona for tho cocoa,
ana tea platna TO serve the things on Very
small tumhlerA can be bought at o china
store, for the milk and lemonade. aud
/ when the tables ARE set. those tunblera
/ should hold Japanese paper napkins, folded
! fan-shHpr. Little rose bowlH, not more ,hhn
\ two inches high, cost hut few cents, aud
| viii mako pretty flower holders. They arc
set on plate doilica. which, on tho tiny
Supper tables, viii make large enough cen-
tnrploces. Tho walters and waltresHea VIII
wear fanoy aprons and caps. Ice cream,
/ lemonade ana candles ought also 70 DO On
| sale
4 A fortune boat" viii cauae much Fun
besides making pretty addition TO the fair.
/ The fortunes are written on liulo squares
/ VI paper, then rolled aud tied with oolnred
ribbon There must be a good many OF
4 them, and. ais thay need only bo brief,
/ Just tho word1 good luck" or poor luck,
| ''nuorosa wlll'attend you or some such *
piosninns, they are quickly prepared. Have
l bg tub Ut water on q Rto0l or low table
{ and surround tub, stool aud all with green
I huugha or pyergrounH ThoGe form q little
Z bower Ia tho corner bnoh Of the tub. and
4 the branuhng lean over the tub so that
! nttla boat eau no hohind them a girl or
4 boy aits back Of the tub concealed by tho biz
/ hfanehcs. a little boat Ia fastened TO this
side Of the tub BY cord. In the boat sits
\ d tiny doll dressed IN Swiss, With epanRles.
] When fortune IL asked for the boat Is
4 pushed acrons the tub. n penny or ncko is
put IA by the customer. then tho boat u
! pulled back by the cord, roll 10 laid on II.
/ and II In aKlin nont over the tiny lake.
/ where the roll IL lifted out by tho QUO
who bought Il
Now, boya aud girls, ny your hand At ret
ting up a fair after these now plane, or, II
you don't want 10 Ret up a fair nil your
selves, ofer tbem AZ features Df some grown
up fair you know Of, aud 200 II they arc not
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