Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-11-13
At the Fancy Bazaar. :

Union hall was q brilliant scene Thurs.
day evening, when the ladies of Immanue
church held their annual sale and supper
offering at the latter such an array 81
tempting edibles as to make miserable
dyspeptic fairly hate himself, and at the
various booths driving such brisk trades as
to confirm the belief that shrewd business
instincts are not wholly confined to the
sterper sex.
Armed with ticket of admission, pur-
chased Of George I. Whitney at the
entrance of the hall, one joined the throna
that surged from booth to booth, recklessly
investing in all sorts Of dainty merchan.
disc, and terrifying oneself first of all
against the arduous labors OF the evening
by dish of delicious ice cream served in
pretty green and white booth by Mrs. C.
H. Robb, Mrs. M. F. Davis and Miss
Hattie Hapgood.
A few steps farther on stood the three
fates, who were supposed to determine the
course of human life. Clotho, Lachesis
and Atropos on this occasion were Mrs
w. F. Perley, Mrs. w. W. Green and
Mrs. z. H. Albee, with filleted hair ant
flowing Grecian garments, Mrs. Green be
ing in yellow and the other two ladies il
white. In front of them stood an ancien
flax wheel from which they spun the threat
of lie and cut off fortunes while yo1
waited, leaving to blind chance and the
rhyme Of the poet the settlement Of your
future destinies. In. the back Of theil
booth, which was artistically draped and
arranged. one read that 49,
Hope and fear and peace and strife
Are in the thread Of human life.'' IL,
But after interviewing the fates one fell
disposed to trust the future with the conf
dence of those favored Of the gods. /,
"Sweets for the sweet came next, yer,
successfully vended BY Mrs. George /
Whitney, Mrs. G. w. Black and Mrs. E
A. Guild. This display Of candy was ii
long booth at the upper end Of the hall
which was PRETTY decorated in pink and
white, and in one part of which Mrs
George R. Wales, Miss Louise Flint anf
Miss Kate Williams had arranged pies fol
the pious and other toothsome dainties fol
all sorts and conditions Of men. ~.
An especially pretty booth was the one
in the center Of the hall, where Mrs. w
A. Hall, Mrs. j. w. Flint and Mrs. Johr
Williams disposed of beautiful chrysanthe.
NUNS and large variety of fancy and use
full articles to crowds of buyers. The dec
orations of this booth were OF blue ant
white and the general effect was captiyat
ing in the extreme.
The blouse which Jack Built" was al
architectural wonder designed especially
for the children, and contained many rare
and curious things, which were passed
through its windows in mysterious-lookine
packages by the housekeepers, Mrs. H. P
Bancroft and Mrs. w. j. Conant.
The supper, which was generously
patronized, was in charge Of Mrs. c. W
Butterfeld and Miss M. E. SWEET, wht
proved themselves uncommonly efficien
caterers.
An interesting feature Of the decora
tions of the hall were the flags which
tloated over the booths and were collected
by Mr.. and Mrs: w: A. ,Hall while abross
last summer. In the center was the Amer
lean flag and at,the right; the English Jacl
(navaD, the flags of Spain, Mexico, Rus
STA, England and Switzerland; while OF
the left were the banners Of France, Italy
Belgium, Turkey and Portugal.
The proceeds of the fair amounted IL
1920, about S1O5 being taken at the door