Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-25
CHARITY AFFAIRS
INTEREST SOCIETY
Many Novelties From til e
"Other Side" to Be on Sale
at Country Fair

TNHE little French booth which viii be
l. under the direction OF Mrs. A. n.
Burke. OF Merton, promises TO be one OF
the most delightful surprises at the
alphabetical country fair and market day
TO take place Saturday, October 2, on the
grounds OF st. Francis Country House
for Convalescents, Darby.
The following well-known women and
young girls. Mrs. william Penn Cam
bios. Mrs. William ]. Ryan, Mrs. Fred
erick Mencke, Mrs. N. Faust Mrs NJ. J.
O'Meara, Miss Kathleen Delaney, Miss
Alice Atherton, Miss Marie Camblos Miss
Mary Dohan Miss Mary Harrity Miss
Marie Loughney. Miss Mary Kelly. Miss
Ida Peauignot and Miss Adelaide Pyle,
have been working hard for the last
weeks TO help Mrs. Burke make the
French booth. over which she has given
such thoughtful care and attention, the
success that Il will undoubtedly be. And
why should IL not be. for has not every
nook and corner from Paris to Philadel-
phia been searched to find the most ex-
quisite and the newest Partisan novel;
ties7
The most interesting OF the Partisan
fancies to be found at this little French
booth win be the collection of wax mani
kins, dressed In the costumes Of the
first and second empires, Louis XIV pc
riod, as well as Alsatians Of various
periods. These wonderful creations. all
coming from the hands OF the great de-
signers, Magazine ct La Croix, are in
deed worth seeing by every visitor at the
| fair Every detail OF the dress OF the
various periods has been faithfully car
ried out, from an exquisite Marie An
| toinette costume to a little Alsatian maid
| OF the 18th century, dressed In red froCk
with black apron and headdress, to tho
wonderful lines OF a costume OF the first
| empire. And standing near to these wax
| ladies, with their kid legs and slippers.
| Will be found little dolls representing Rus
sian, French and other soldiers, includ-
| ing one dressed as French Zouave.
An interesting feature of these soldier
+, dolls is the fact that they were pur-
| chased this summer in Paris at a bazaar
| In aid of the war victims. Wonderful
\ little favors, including an old Belgian
woman and Partisan lady In blue velvet
and pink rosebuds, are other novelties
| that wero bought by one OF Mrs. Burke S
| friends at this same bazaar
| Novel telephone covers to slip over the
| instrument in milady's boudoir will be
| other surprises at the French booth.
| These covers are formed to represent a
| Partisan lady with hoop skirt of blue.
| pink or green satin. fashioned in such
| a manner that a little door by which to
slip in the telephone is hid by means of
| the soft draperies of the skirt.
| All kinds of the loveliest of French per-
| fumes and powders have been donated
| to Mrs. Burke by n leading French house,
and several of the English and French
talcum powders have never before been
sold in America But the above items
can only give glimpse of the beauti-
| ful things to be found at this BOOTH all
| of which articles will be on exhibition
| at Mrs Burke's Merton home until Fri
| day, SO that the residents around the
countryside may have an opportunity to
| view these treasures. And then there
| will be beautiful linens, including lunch
con sets. bureau scarfs and lovely French
| lingerie.