The herald., 1896-12-02
IN SOCIETY

The sixth annual bazaar and fancy
sale of the ladies of st. Johns church
opened yesterday afternoon in the largo
and commodious guild rooms Of the
| church. There was a large and graft
| flying attendance and the bazaar may
be classed as the best Of the season so
| far The rooms are capable of accom-
modating 900 people, and were beauti-
fully decorated with flowers, evergreens
and smilax. The booths are very taste
| fully gotten up and abound with all the
| good things, whicI. find ready sale at
| Christmas time. The ladies of ST. Johns
are to be congratulated on scoring such
an artistic, social and financial success.
| The cry that bazaars are played out and
improbable does not apply to the an
prising church.
| The booths are under the charge and
! direction of several we'll known ladies
! of the city, assisted by competent corps
of assistants. among them being:
| Mrs. Cowles' booth, under the direction
Of Mrs. DR.. ]. f. Cowles, assisted by
| Mines. T. H. Eisen. Sheldon Borden,
Burnett, Ferguson, Wilson, Smith, Win
| der, Permission, Walker. Misses Sar-
| geant Winder, Genevieve Smith and
Wilson. At this booth is dispensed hot
| tea and coffee. tamales and sandwiches,
etc, besides displaying some handsome
fancy work.
| Mrs Posey's booth is In charge Of
| Mrs. o. p. Posey of West Adams street,
assisted by Mines. Gooding and Hough-
ton, the Misses Gooding and Houghton.
| Fancy work, embroideries. cushions,
| pillows. etc. are in lavish and rich pro-
fusion. Mrs. Van Gleson's apple ta-
bic" is also in connection with this
| the Mines. Schneider. Wattlington,
| Mrs Lewis Thorne's booth has an as
| sortment of useful and fancy articles,
| linen, dolls, bags. children's dresses and
shoes etc Mrs. Thorne is assisted by
| the Mines. Schneider. w. A. Ellington,
| Gregson and Miss Mccullough.
| The state apron booth Is in charge of
| Mrs. E. II. Raze. assisted by Mines
| Johnson, w. Porter, Tom Robertson,
Springer. and Misses Boles and Ava
| Raze A unique feature of this booth
| is the display of aprons from various
states of the union. each accompanied by
allegorical descriptions Of the state
| from which it comes.
| A very beautiful booth and most ar
| tistically arranged is in charge of Mrs.
| Is. w. r. Tayler, assisted by Mines. Nc
Clure. O'Reilly. Ryland, Freeman Teed
| and the Misses Rogers. Photographs
| of the church and the bishop, with va
rety of useful and ornamental articles.
are on sale.
| The candy booth is presided over by
Mrs Knewing assisted by Mrs. How
ard, All sorts of candies and home
made sweetmeats are on sale.
| The Altar guild Of St Johns church
| is an active society of young ladies, un-
| der the presidency of Mrs. Whittemore.
She is assisted by Mrs. Milton Hammond
| and the Misses Grier, McAllister Wes-
ton, Osborne, Hageny, Griffith. Dry
| den, Powell, Rleecker. In connection
with a very fine assortment OF goods
| on sale, preserves, etc, there is "sil-
| houette corner" in which artistic sill
| houettes are made with lightning rapid
| ity. Mrs Milton Hammond is In charge
| of the Corner assisted by Miss Daft.
| The ice cream tables are in charge of
| Mrs. E. NJ. Lewis, assisted by Mines.
| Allen, Macdonald. King and Borth
wick, and are tastefully arranged and
| decorated.
| ed by Mrs. Albert Crutcher, has fairy
bower with living flowers, which affords
the curious a real peep into fairyland.
| A souvenir is given to each patron of the
bower. Mrs Crutcher is assisted by
Misses Katharine Powell. Meta Grasset,
! Elizabeth Alexander, Helen Reynolds,
| Florence Osborne, Lois Narver. Clara
| f1elHLZ, SdId <allcS, mum ~ LcA AAo-
retta Allan, Hazel Civings and Mamie
Hughston Margaret and Dorothy Tay-
Ter are two dainty flower girls, dispens-
| ing boutonniers. The president OF the
guild is Mrs. Henry Bleecker, and the
| success of the bazaar is largely due to
/ her management and direction. She
is assisted in the reception COMMITTEES
| by Mrs. H. B. Strange and Miss Nc
! Cullough.
I Last night rare and most meritor-
| ious concert was given under the di-
rection of Mr.. Krebs. organist of st.
Johns church. The program was:
The winter hath not blossom( Rein
ecke), Misses Hatch, Winder, Griswold,
| Farley, Mr.. Griswold. Mrs. Wyatt.
Fantasy, op. 2S. allegro (Mendelssohn),
piano solo, Mr.. 7. L. Krebs.
Afterwards (Mullen), vocal solo, Mr..
| Willis Parri;.
Call Me Back (Denza), vocal solo, Miss
Josephine Haskins.
! Rondo, op. (Chopin), piano solo, Miss
r. f. Farley.
Still Is the Night (AbD. vocal solo,
| Mr.. H. Beaumont Britain.
Symphony No. 5, first movement
| (Beethoven), piano. four hands, Miss
Winder and Mr.. Krebs.
Dreams (StreletzkD, vocal solo, Miss
Mabel Kratz.
(a) Recitation and song from Mikado
| (Sullvan); (b) A May Morning (Den-
za). Mrs. Isabel Wyatt
Nocturne (Zimmer). piano solo, for
left hand only, Mr.. Krebs
Night (Ergmann), ladies of st. John s
choir.