Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-12

nous number themselves. and the
boys are highly partial to sailor and
soldier cards and those Of the mig
GER variety. II is not at all improb-
able that some Of the Christmas
cards Of the British royal family will
md their way TO the white house in
Washington.
The chief bazaar event set for early
December Is the Novelties Bazar.'
This is not. however. as the name
might suggest. "A charitable event for
the benefit Of impecuniOus novelists.
The proceeds viii go to swell the
funds Of the Girls Guild Of Servi6e
and Good Fellowship. This guild.
though only founded IN 1900, now
numbers some V thousand members.
It has endowed a children's cot in
a hospital, has built a much needed
han In Connection with the Working
Girls club and has provided many
Christmas treats and country holidays
for poor children. But It's unique ef-
fort has been the foundation of a
trust fund for training Of girls Of
gentle birth whose means are limited
for any profession for which they
show aptitude. and so enabling them
10 become self-supporting.
The bazaar gets It's name from the
fact that the stalls viii be named for
famous novelists and that he stand
holders viii represent the various
characters in their works. one Of
the features Of the bazaar. and the
one out of which II is getting the
most advertising, list that there will
be on sale dolls In national costumes
presented by various queens and royal
princesses. Queen Maude Of Norway
has sent a doll wearing the bridal
dress Of a Norwegian girl, a short
black skirt Is embroidered round the
hem with bands OF silver braid, while
the low bodice OF red cloth laced in
with an elaborate design worked in
many colored beads. The headdress
takes the form of a Kind of large
coronet compltoly composed of beads.
or IL can be replaced by a small red
bonnet. also thickly embroidered.
The whole effect Is extremely striking,
as the doll Itself Is a large one;
standing more han two feet high.
The graceful national costume Of
the Spanish ladies can be seen TO
full advantage on a doll presented by
the queen of Spain, in a rich satin
skirt. a velvet bodice with a long lace
mantllla and a couquettish little fan.
This doll makes a very attractive fig
IRE.
Simpler but not less charming is
the picturesque doh of a Swedish
peasant girl presented by the Duchess
OF Scanla, who was before her mar
riagc Princess Margaret Of C%onnaught
while the empress of Germany has
presented another doll dressed in
German style. Princess Patricia Of
C%onnaught has gone to ireland for
costumes of her dolls. which she
dresses herself. and she has sent two
delightful figures representing an old
fashioned Irish gentleman and lady.
Princess Alexandra and Princess
Maud OF Fife have given two dolls
dressed I'm Highland costume. Be
sides these interesting gifts. two water
color drawings have been presented
10 the bazaar by the Princess of Wales
and some enamels OF her own work
manship by Princess Louise Augusta
OF Schleswig-Molstein
The announcement that Japan may
build the new war vessels required
by Spain is causing Britshers to sit
up and rub their eyes. They are be-
ginning To see light on the subject Of
Oriental competition and doubt Is en-
tering as 10 the benefits to be de-
wed from the Anglo-Japanese ALI
ance.
The average Englishman has been
wholly unable to understand and has
had little sympathy with the oppose
ZION TO japanese immigration which
has resulted Ia disorders IN British
and on the Pacific coast
the United states. He has put II
to unreasoning prejudice. and
In the case Of The British Columbians
has urged hat the home government
deal sternlv with them. But 10 Japan
rs going To- interfere with John Bulls