The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-23
THE B. Y. P. U. BAZAAR.
A Large Throng of Delighted Spectators
at the Affair-TO-nlght Again.

at the Affair-TO-nigh Again.
Pretty girls and tall youths, all attired
in the bright, catchy costumes of foreign
countries, entertained large gather
ing Of church people in Robbins opera
house on Saturday evening The enter
tainment is named the Bazaar of Nations
and Saturday was the third of a series of
four nights, the success Of the past three
nights having encouraged the manage
ment to repeat the affair this evening.
Booths, tents, wigwams and lunch
tables were ranged about the hall and
were decorated with relics, colors and
ornaments peculiar to the country they
represented. The usual amount OF flags
and streamers hung from the walls and
ceiling. 1t was all very pretty but the
feature of the affair was the dress OF the
attendants, The gentlemen wore blouses,
knee pants and long hose well filed with
stout calves, but the attire of the ladies
would be difficult to describe, it varying
so greatly.
Lanterns, paper napkins and butterflies
of rainbow colors covered the japanese
booth but did not hide from view the two
pretty maids of the iluwery kingdom,
Misses ollie Lewis and Sadie Lee.
The gyp-ies two i'm number, Misses Lizzie
jenkins and Matte Price, wore long hair
and dresses of red, white and blue. They
sat beneath a cpnvas canopy and to those
who would cross their palm with silver,
would a wonderful tale unfold of the past,
| present and future, and judging from the
| shouts of laughter that afterwards fiOated
| from the tent, the customers frequently
! beard something very comical about
| themselves.
! Under a bright red canopy and against
! a big bank of ferns lOlled two big MeXi-
Guns, Messrs r. y Knight and Y. G, May
! berry and two senoritas, Misses Mable
! Straub and Lottie Burkhart. All the
Spanish eNtravaganCe of COlOrlng was
! highly represented and Mr. May yberry's
| appearance was especially commented
| upon several complimentary remarks be-
! ing passed on the gentleman's resem-
! blanCe to a theatrical star. Atthis stand,
! oranges, watermelons, pears and other
! fruits found ready sale
There was always a crowd about the
! Italian stand, which was presided over by
| Misses Alice Pillinger, Lizzie Kennard,
| Messrs. Al. Owens and George Hudson,
the latter grinding the hand organ. The
monkey was on the sick list, from an
| overdose of macaroni, but he is expected
out tonight
| Currant cake and tea were dispensed in
| the Welsh booth by Misses Mary Jones,
| Lille Bevan and Harry Powell. This
stand was often an object of interest as
| Miss Jones wore the native costume
brought with her in a recent trip from
abroad.
Heap Big Iuiuu" and squaws, Misses
Edith L Williams, Hannah Davis, Hattie
Capper, Sadie Harris and Cora Williams
sat under a big wigwam and beguiled the
| boys into buying canvas, chickens
aprons and towels Close neighbors to
the Indians, were the lcelauders, looking
chilly enough between cans of ice cream
and piles of frosted cakes, Everything
was white about this booth even to the
garments of the attendants, Messrs
John Martin, William Bashore, and
Misses Matte Grifliths and Emily Neary
The Turks, Messrs. William Pillinger,
Benjamin Barton, Isaac Griffiths and
William Edwards, We're dressed entirely
in loose, red blOuses and short divided
skirts. They had no women, but had
plenty of fun in passing out lemonade.
milk shakes and soft drinks.
The event of the evening was the mill
tary drill of the twelve fair Amazons
under the captaincy of William Bashore.
The ladies participating were Mrs. Edgar
f. Hathaway, Misses Mary Griffith and
Minnie Champion, Mrs. May berry, Mrs.
John Martin, Misses Jennie Gunter. Lizzie
Jones' Sarah Baugh. Clara Williams,
Nellie Davis, Mrs. r. y. knight, Mary
Pomeroy and Matte Grifiths. They wore
yellow Empire gowns and carried yellow
covered batons. They performed cross
column marches, left and right flank
movements, circles, scrolls and other
difficult movements that brought down
the applause of the house.