New-York tribune., 1907-11-07
A NURSES BAZAAR.
AttractiUe Sale to Aid Fund for
Endo5ced Bed at st. Luke'S.

That nurses can do any number OF things besides
taking care OF the sick is abundantly demonstrated
at the fair which opened yesterday at ST. Luke's
Hospital. The nurses have been preparing for this
fair for more than half a year, and everything
there, even the paper flowers used in the deCora-
1ons, was made by student nurses or the alumnse
OF St Lukes, or by friends whom they enlisted in
the cause The OBJECT for which the fair is held
Is one dear to the hearts OF the nurses. 1t is 10
endow a room In the private pavilion for the of
sick nurses-a room TO which any ST. Luke's nurse
student or graduate, can go at any time when ILL.,
and be taken of.
Nurses work hard. and some Of them have to
help relatives and don't save much money" said
Mrs. Alfred Clark, OF the graduates 1t
seems If they ought 70 be taken care of when
they're sick. II would take $1,000 TO endow bed
the year round -Four years ago had a fair,
and raised $500. which endows bed third OF
the year. We hope TO do well this time
Though" she added. 1T is dlscouraging such rainy
day for the opening afternoon"
Inside the Nurses Home. where the fair is, it
Hooked II there such thing stormy
weather IN the big rotunda pink wistaTias. paper
but very real wFeathed the staircase and hung
from invisible wires stretched from wall to wall
st the level of the second floor. There is a tall
orange tree here, and every paper orange has
i-ift in it. Most of the booths in the parlor
one, filed with dolls occupies an entire end Of
ne parlor. There dolls Of all sizes and condi-
Ions, and every stitch IN their dainty garments
lvas put there by the hand of some nurse. Cor
teous big dolls in bail gowns; dolls in neat
a. forms, little girl dolls in saucy coats and bon
Gets; demure Quaker dolls, dashing boy dolls-all
are here. This raytshing assemblage Of dolls-the
prices OF which, by the way, seem very reasonable
is guarded by of alert Teddy bears, and by n
long. lank coll policeman, who holds out placard
saying: Please don't touch"
knitted articles. bedshoes, Jerseys, shawls and
FL table, and fancy articles, pretty
pincushioGs ribbon boxes, embroidered doilies and
the Ike fll another. There is a bag table which
has bags for every purpOse-Opera glass bags. work
bags. darning bags, all useful and exceedingly nice
10 look upon. One table is devoted 10 baskets and
TO brass articles. The brasses are almost the
only things there the nurses did not make. They
made the candies the candy table, and the airy
paper morning glories with which that booth is
decorated Some paper po.nsettias which they made
curious red flowers which hang above the basket
booth, very effective.
One Of the small rooms adjoining the parIor has
most appetizing smell In there offered for
sale things the nurses baked-loaves of bread
rolls cookies, mammoth fruit cakes and frosted
cakes of many kinds Here, too countless jars of
Jelly and preserves, each neatly labelled with
the date, 1907 and the kind Of fruit. All these the
nurses make in the diet kitchen. Next the bakery
of this roe-n are covered with Hfelike pictures
the sea- and in the corner is a sand pile, in which
tpresents buried 10 be searched for by the
children The prettiest room is the Thanksgiving
room. A pumpkin vine climbs q support in the
centre, with dim light cleaning from the paper
pumpkins. All about the walls paper chrysanthe
NUNS massed. The pumpkins for sale. and
with each one goes gift, and also little pump
kin pie. In the tea room can get tea and
cakes, and, moreover, have ones fortune told
from the tea leaves by the japanese maid who
serves the beverage There are fortunes galore at
the fair, for in another room is paimist who for
e small consideration reads your hand.
The hall leading to the Thanksgiving is
hung with rugs-all for sale-Which were cleverly
woven out Of old uniforms.
= regular restaurant is conducted the bal
cony in the rotunda, where during the two days the
fair will last all manner of things may be had to
snd keep them here" said Miss Wilson, directress
of nurses.