The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-06
A BRILLIANT BAZAAR
Tiny Isabelle Brown Wins Out
as the Prettiest Baby.

Mr.. Watkins Rob uds the Most Popular and Mr..
Leigh Skinner the Handsomest
Raleigh Man.
The londg watched for and eagerly an
ticipated Souvenir Bazaar was opened
Yesterday afternoon on the lawn Oppo-
site the Marlborough House on Fayette-
Vile street and till nearly midnight the
tents and booths had charmed throngs in
and about them making the event bril-
liant success and rejecting much credit
both upon the ladies who inaugurated the
Bazaar and the charming coterie of
young women, who SO happily carried 1T
to completion.
In the centre OF the lawn, which was cut
off from the street by bunting fence
of red and white, was the central tent.
In it were sixty-fve photographs of sixty
five pretty Raleigh tots, each face so
sweet and winning that one and all de-
served premiums. Besides these photo
graphs there were tables containing all
manner of souvenirs from home and
| foreign lands. These were on sale and
| the final auction of the evening cleared
| them all away
| In the rear of the main tent were two
| smaller ones In one was the lemonade
| well with artistic environments. with
/ Misses Lille Skinner and Cammie Jones
| in charge and in the other Miss Edith
i Butler told fortunes in true Gypsy style.
Thanking these tents came row of
! uniquely adorned tables, each represent
! ing day Of the week. and from these
! tables young ladies sold all manner of
things Each table had label attached
| 10 it, and these read in this wise
Sundays Child is Bonny Good and
Cay Presided over by Misses Louise
Linton and Irene Lacy.
L. Mondays, Child is Born to Health"
Presided over by Misses Lucy Haywood
and Lillian Ferrall.
Tuesdays Child is Born to Wealth"
Presided over by Miss Margaret Mackay.
wednesdays Child is Fair of Face"
Presided over by Misses Emily Higgs and
Lula Mcdonald.
Thursdays Child is Full of Grace"
Presided over by Miss Lucy Andrews.
Fridays Child is Loving and Civ
ing Presided over by Misses Rosa
Skinner and Eliza Brown.
Saturdays Child Must Work for it's
Living" Presided over by Misses Ger
trude Lands and Bessie Trapier.
Arranged in other portions OF the
grounds were tables for the accommoda-
tion of all who desired to enjoy the
delicious ice cream and cake that were
served in dainty style by dainty maidens,
while on either side of the lawn were
black boards on which to record the
votes for the most popular and the
handsomest young men in Raleigh
During the afternoon a string band
furnished music and at night the A. & M.
Cadet Band was heard in selections, the
scene under the electric lights where
there was gathered a happy throng about
the gaily bedecked lawn, being a brill
liant one.
The winner of the handsome water
color picture for the prettest baby was
tiny Isabelle Brown. daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. F. P. Brown, who received 339 votes.
A close second was little Marion Brat
ton, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. T. ID.
Bratton, with 329 votes, while Corporal
Ralph Phelps, the little soldier lad of
Capt. and Mrs. Phelps came third with
254 votes.
Mr.. Watkins w. Robards was voted the
most popular young man by vote of
167 against 116, which came to Mr..
Rawley Galloway, and hence secures the
box to Richard Carvel generously do
mated by Mr.. Rivers of the Academy of
Music. There was long string of
others in the "also ran class who got
from one vote upward, but who failed to
score. This contest was in charge of
Misses Florence Jones and Sophie Bus
bee. The prize for the handsomest man
came to Mr.. Leigh Skinner this contest
being presided over by Misses Maude and
Lena Latta. Hal Morson and Mary
BRYAN.
An enjoyable feature was the guessing
contest for a $500 clock. Mr.. A. Dugh
had, contributed for this an ice cream
hen surrounded by number of ice cream
animals, making happy family. Under
the hen were six eggs containing some
thing-and this you had to guess. The
ice cream group was a most artistic
creation of Mr.. Dughis. The winner of
the clock was Mr.. Henry Carver. as he
guessed corn whiskey.' and that was
the contents of the ice cream eggs.
The net result of the Bazaar in cash
amounts to something over 5000, coming
from the articles sold, the admission
fees, and the charges made in the voting
and guessing contests, from the baby
contest alone about S65 being realized.
The charming event was under the aus
pices of the Relief Society of the Good
Shepard church, being directly managed
by Mrs. Sherwood Higgs and Miss
Blanche Blake. These two ladies' have
again demonstrated their talent and
ability in providing an entertainment of
real pleasure to the participants and of
real worth to the benefciaries of their
labor of love.