Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-14
"MADE-IN- N-AMERIGA"
BAZAAR OPENED In
BEHALF OF POOR
Fine Art of Selling Demon
strated by Matron and
Maid, Who Charm Money
Out of Mere Mans S
Pockets.

Pockets.
Psychologists and other learned people
have been bothering the heads OF the
poor little salesgirl lately with fancy mo-
tions as TO how to sell her goods in the
best way. All that these wiseacres have
said and much more besides Is being DEM
onstrated right this minute up at Horti-
cultural Hall, where the Made-ln-America
Bazaar, launched early this morning is
now going at a fast clip
The poor unsuspectine maio customer
who dropped in there with the charitable
impulse Of spending a few spare dollars
for the benefit of the faraway war suffer-
crs and the nearby unemployed stood
about as much chance of stopping at
those few spare dollars as a stag does
when King George goes out to hunt. The
cards were stacked against him; the dice
loaded. The youth and beauty and fash
ion Of Philadelphia were lined up to re-
ceive him. His chance was nil from the
beginning.
II Miss Paullette Hagemans in her fas-
Cinating little Belgian cap didn't nab
him the very minute he poked his nose
in the doorway, and pilot him over to
the lace counter. Mrs. Paul Denltla Mills
or Mrs. Alexander Brown, two Of the
most irresistible matrons of this city,
led him gently but firmly to their artistic
booths, where all sorts OF artistic China
articles from cunning white elephants
selling at a mere 81 an elephant to won
derful dinner plates to be raffled at 81
a chance,
And between white China elephant,
a fascinating Belgian damsel in a fas-
cinating peasant cap, and two irresistible
matrons, what opportunity of escape had
poor susceptible male person-to say
nothing of the bevy of other pulchritudl-
nous workers who surrounded him when
these had done their worst?
FINE ART OF SELLING.
They have conceived the art of selling
to be a fine one up at the bazaar and
they have it down pat. They can make
a man pay for anything from a glass OF
drinking water to taking knitting lessons.
In fact, they are doing 1t. And what is |
more to the point he is paying cheer
fully.
Taking into account the innate clumsi- |
ness Of the masculine diglts. Mrs j.
Wi sAo 4 dNtNlsOiS III NIdEBG VI lut hElllllnB
booth, has secured as one of her assist |
ants Mrs. Adalbert Koerting- Fischer, a |
petite and charming little German woman |
whose husband has invented n clever de- |
Vice to make knitting easy. The device |
may facilitate the instruction but it's |
Mrs. Fischer who makes the lesson |
charming, and therefore her little niche |
is fast becoming one o fthe most popular |
corners in the bazaar.
Speaking of popular corners. the South
ern style LunchroOm. presided over by |
Miss Gretchen Clay and score of Hebe-
like aides, couldn't get out their dinners
with chicken a la Maryland quick enough
to suit the hungry horde OF diners who
were drawn thither at o'clock this aft
ernoon by the advance reports of the
Lucullan feast to be served by the city's
prettiest and wittlest. And II the lunch
room comes out ahead when the pro-
ceeds are reckoned up II will be a close
guess as to whether the dinners or the
mattresses who served 1t are responsible
for the success
Taken all in all, the bazaar is one OF
the most picturesque, and promises to be
one of the most lucrative ever held here
for good cause
And one quite worth while visiting. too.
but 1t will be Willy man, indeed, who
gets away with so much as a little red
indian copper In his pocket
TEL ANIMALS ON SHOW.
Tomorrow. instead of Joyous children's
laughter VIII be heard the Joyous bark
ng of the cream OF Philadelphia's canine
society at the bazaar. At 10 o. clock the
Pet Dog Show, another OF the big features,
Will be ON. Mrs. James Mauran Rhodes
Will be In charge of the show, and more
han $50 prizes win be offered. While the
junction Is ofticially pet dog show, other
1ets VIII be enabled to display their |
charms. and the judges expect a wide |
'ariety Among the entries already made
ire short-haired cats, long -haIred cats,
'anaries' parrots, guinea pigs, rabbits
md schlpperekes, Each may win a trophy.
MRS barclay II. Warburton is chairman
y the committee in charge of the bazaar ,
rhe patronesses OF the booths are:
Country House-Mrs. j. r. Evans Rob
irts, Mrs. p. C. Madeira.
French BOoth-Mrs. Arturo de HeerAn
English Booth-Mrs. Il. Burd Grub.
German Booth-Mrs, Walter s. Thorn
ION,
Belgian Booth-Airs. Charles Custis :
Mrs. Charles b. Wright
russian Booth-Mrs. William b. Scull.
Doctors Booth-Mrs. John b. Deayer.
Knitting BoOth-Airs. j. Custis Patter-
on Mrs. Carrie Roberts, Mrs. Almy. Miss
Bell.
Red Cross Booth-Nrs. william L. Nc
Iean :
old-fashioned Kitehen-Mrs. John @.
iroome, Mrs. Gertrude Heckscher. Mrs
Edward Browning. Miss Clay.
Arabian Night Fete-Mrs John r. Fell
Fashion Bete-Mrs William j. ClothIer, Z
dfs. Harold Sands. c
Dog and Pet show-Mrs. ]. n. Rhodes.
Garden and Black and White Booth
irs. Charles z. Coke. $
Candy and Ice Cream-Mrs, Voorhees, 7
nd family,
Among the society women assisting al I
he various booths are Mrs. w. 8. After n
lrs. William b. Whelen. Mrs Coleman q
?. Brown, Miss Bowie Fisher, Miss !
.eldy, Mrs. William Carter, Mrs. Charles :
3 Penrose. Miss Builltt Mrs. William q
T. Newbold, Mrs. Leiper, the Misses a
)ahlgren, Mrs. Horace Binney Hare, Miss T
}. Cassatt, Miss Tower Miss Jean
thompson. Miss cordelia Blddle. Mrs. A.
F. Drexel Biddle, Mra, Joseph Leldy Mrs.
iraham Wood. Mrs. Howard 8. Reber.
Irs. s. Brinton Roberts. Mrs. S. TruKton :
iare and Mrs. J. Ridgway Reilly