The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-11
SEVEN AGES OF WOMEN.
They Are All Shown at the congrega'
tional Fair and Xmas Sale.

The annual fair and Christmas sal
the ladies aid society Of the Cor =
tional church opened most aue ~
yesterday afternoon and be- " slnl
time came at night, the mo- - booth
had been materially le . Of theil
burdens, the attendp IS the table,
1 keeping up brisk ~ nring the aft
ernoon and evening" " was son evi
dent that the ladies Would add a goodly
sum TO their treasury as result o
the sale.
The church parlor and dining room
were prettily decorated with crepe paper
and Christmas bells and the booths wer,
arranged to represent the seven ages OF
woman-infant. youth, sweetheart, spin.
ster, bride, matron and grandmother,
Nearest the entrance 10 the parloi
was the baby booth, presided over by
Mrs. +. ID. Ladd, Mrs. H. A. Holt and
Mrs. n. d. Phelps. Here were an abun.
dance of toys, doll clothes and accesso-
ries for babies and small children. Two
Christmas trees. decorated with tinsel
and bells, marked the youths table, and
on them were many parcels which
tempted the younger people by their
air OF mystery. Mrs. L. +. Langley and
Mrs. A. P. Abbott were in charge here.
The sweethearts' booth proved very
popular with all, for here were home
made candies--toothsom dainties that
few We're able to pass without purchas-
ing Over the table were decorations
of evergreen and hearts. Mrs. George ~
Tilden and Misses Edith Gordon and
Florence Granger dispensed the sweets.
Mrs. Leonard A. Hutchinson, Mrs. A. H.
Gerhardt and Mrs. A. W. Badger served
tea at the spinsters' booth.
A large doll, dressed as a bride, pre-
sided over the booth devoted to that age
of woman, and here were fancy articles
of all kinds, dainty bags, cushions,
jabots, and other things to delight the
heart of woman. In charge here were
Miss Harriet Chandler and Mrs. Fl. q.
Woodruff
An attractive spot was the matrons'
booth, where Mrs. f. j. Martin, Mrs. f.
H. Dyer and Mrs. r. G. Robinson sold
domestic articles, such as preserves, jel
lies, food of all kinds and cook books,
keeping up brisk trade most of the
time.
Aprons were the staple articles at the
booth. and they we're
found in every conceivable style, from
lainty little chatting dish aprons to
yingham and print ones for housework.
These met ready sale at the hands of
Mrs. C. ". Averill, Mrs. w. +. Bradford,
Mrs. Sarah Bond and Mrs John +.
smith. This completed the list of the
even ages of woman
At another table were articles on sale
y the Kings Daughters circle, consist
ng of dolls. illuminated texts and
ihristmas cards, in charge of Mrs. NJ. l.. |
and members OF the circle
There was a large crowd out for the
hicken pie supper, which was served !
rom $50 to 1870, the tables being set |
p a third time to supply the demand. |
,ver 800 were served. The ladies ex- !
ect to clear $40 from the supper alone.
The fair is continued this afternoon
nd evening, Mrs. KIabora Of Germany !
eiHg present with home made laces tor I
ale, and this evening at s o'clock pro-
ram il to be rendered, consisting Of /
Kerry Dance" by the church quartet;
n authors reading by Miss Alice La
ellie of her play. THE Winner" and
oeal solo, "The Time win Come" by
1r. Lamont, vocal teacher at Goddard