The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-07
"HARD TINES CHURCH FAIR.
No Article In 1t Was Sold for More
than Half u Dollar.
Philadelphia Times.

than Half u Dollar.
Philadelphia Times.
One of the most successful and popular
church sales ever given in our town was the
most recent one. Long before the date
agreed upon, members of the society who
were to give it were notified that no article
must be sent in which would be sold for
more than 80 cents. A few preferred giving
their work and so losing any profit, but it
The drawback to all church bazaars and
sales is the high-often exorbitant-prices
asked, so that people of moderate means
feel that they. do not care to go to them:
1t was to obviate this difficulty and to suit
the times that this small society determined
to attempt something different, and with
1t was expressly stated that the prices
would range from cents to so, never ex
good-sized table of fancy articles, as the
workers did not include nearly all of the
small church membership: Beside the table
were two smaller ones, al filled with every
conceivable small article. At first many felt
1T useless to try to make articles so cheap,
but when they set to work they were sur
prised at the result For instance, one lady
found that she had in the house pretty
piece of fancy ticking white ground with
With this she made a small laundry bag
and faced 1t with plain pink chambrey;
Ihen, as she wished IL servlceaple, lnsteau
of ribbon, she made a narrow band of the
chambrey, with feather stitching in white
crochet cord fastening 1T on one side with
a button and on the opposite side with
button and button hole like a basket
handle. To match this was a cornucopia of
the ticking lined with the pink, and but,
toned at the back with three small pearl
buttons and button holes, that it could
be opened out fiat when Numbered Instead
of a ribbon bow at the top and 'front.' was
bow of a band of the plain pink cham
hrey, feather stitched. These were sold
alone. 35 cents for the two, and several
duplicates could easily have been disposed
Another larger laundry bag was made of
white duck at Is cents per yard. 1t took
IA OnpnP0
casing and faced with plain blue chambrey.
Instead of a drawing string, piece OF
pink bag Across the bottom end it was
scalloped in blue working cotton, above
which was simple design IN outline; also IN
lar to that already described, of the canvas,
feather-sttched in blue.
A buster bag of cream Sateen open at one
side, with top finished like the Others and
embroidered in scattered cornfowers in light
blue silk, two shades, was very dainty.
dered in starry flowers in browns and yell
lows, found a very ready sale: A most popu-
board from a box) covered smoothly on both
sides with a pretty shade of green linen:
Inside was fastened pink plotting paper and
there were fiat pockets prettily stitched in
feathertone with olive green silk, for paper
and envelopes. The top outside cover had
Portfolio in plain lettering outlined in
olivesilk, with a very simple design in each
corner. A half dozen of these could have
readily been sold.
In6re were several SIyoS OF plnCuSnlOnS.
one a round one, covered with yellow Sllka-
line with a cover of lace-striped dimity, with
a separate embroidered top. sewed on;
around this a deep ruff1e of the dimtty
trimmed with narrow lace, the whole tied
on at the bottom by a drawstring. In this
way the whole cover can be slipped of and
silk of delicate shades, Roman effect, long
and narrow, with a scant ruff1e of hand
work lace. Each sold at So cents.
A very delicate handkerchief case was
made of a square, stiff-lined pad, covered
with yellow silk and held down by, star
stitches of yellow. This was. slipped into
a very pretty embroidered handkerchief, the
four corners meeting. on top and fastened
with yellow baby ribbon. This sold for oO
per sachets, tied with baby ribbon, with
a simple design on top in water colors for
of pasteboard covered with linen simply
embroidered or light artistic china silk,
similar to the old-fashioned pincushions,
only with a crocheted brass ring. on the
top in the middle for handle. to cover
medicine in glasses. There were large
pieces of drawing paper with a design in
water color of figures-boy holding a horse.
two monkeys embracing, children. over the
figures sand was carefully and evenly scat
my back" on one side of the picture A !
simple, yet fine. little water color sold at
a quarter; a large one Tor % cents Deau. |
paper dolls with costumes done by hand IN |
water colors. A cover for washstand, anc
a similar smaller one for an everyday tray !
cloth, were of corded pique, at 20 cents |
per yard, with each end heavily scalloped !
in coarse white cotton. These are most serv- (
iceable There was pretty sponge holder, /
a crocheted white cotton square with yellow |
edge and lined with oil silk. the four cor |
ners caught and hung up by handmade cot |
A chatelaine bag was made of broad black |
satin ribbon, with a pocket on one end for |
handkerchief. 1t was then doubled over |
and a pocket formed in the other end for |
snectacles. There were cheap fans with diff |
ferent colored Sik-lined pockets across the |
upper half for the wall or dressing case; |
fine mittens, white. with colored wristlets, |
for little children blotters with comtcal fig |
ures in pen and ink on the top sheet; a /
cornucopia for hair OF white linen embroid- |
cred in single scattered ViOletS; all kinds OF /
pen-Wipers, and little round-shaped leaves
of colored channels with pinked edges and /
outside covers of linen embroidered in tiny /
designs, for cleaning SpectacieS; dOilieS of /
different degrees of elaborateness; plain |
bingham aprons; a short clothespin apron
was of heavy canvas doubled about two
thirds and cut into deep pockets, the top of
each bound in braid. There We're scent
busters of colored cheesecloth, the hens
in silk; plncuShion, with
spools of thread strung around it and fas-
tened; doll made of carpet chain (white); /
a large doll. with a weight concealed by
crocheted white cotton table mats sets of
knitted reins for boys; a berry basket-the
ordinary small, square Undiscovered with
pretty silkalsne. with pockets o. same on
the four sides for work; common boxes
neatly covered with China silk was gath
cred pockets, also for work; broomhold-
err was unusually pretty, of common paste
board bent into shape to hold the broom,
and covered with pretty colored linen. the
front piece embroidered in q conventional
design in silk.
AT the candy table only old-fashioned
was sold-tafiies butter
corn, mixed with molasses candy, rolled and
cut In squares. In an alcove were small