The sun., 1916-12-05
5000 SEE OPENING
OF RUSSIAN BAZAAR
Gorgeous Costumes, Beauty
and Treasure at Seventy
j, first Regiment ArmOry.
HOPE TO RAISE $25O,0O0
Ambassador, Mrs. B~akhmcteff
j, and Other NOtablcs At
H.. tend Affair.

A bearded. venerable archbishop In thu
magnificent vestments OF the hierarchy
OF the Russian church. followed by hi
clergy In their cloth Of gold and crimson
vestments and by choirbcys chanting the
swect strains Of the Russian dedication
service lovely Russian girls. with nall
black as night and sweeping In heavy
.oraids to their waists. all Gorscously
costumed ~ wearing the headdress OF
the BaJarina, all turning their dark eyee
from time to time from the Most Rev
Archbishop to the handsome young men
at cigarettes and tea over the tables OF
inlaid mother Of pearl matrons whose
s,nf silken robes sparkled with gold and
silver lace and with Oriental jewels
Russian dancers In white n crimson
n sleaming patent leather boots
booths where embroidered linens, Gun
ulngly fashioned vessels Of gold and SILL
yer and bronze, jewelry. laceu. art OBJ
5ects Of inlay work the charming Paw
Iowa. sweeping with regal grace through
the throng bursts OF laughter, exclama-
tions In purrins Russian-all Of. these
things were visible or audible yesterday
Afternoon ami last night at the apsninG
OF the Russian bazaar at the Seventy
first Regiment armory. where II Ia be-
AZ tdtt oSOV,VVu VIII oS TetScu
this week for the benefit of the sick and
wounded In Russia.
Prclate Pronoanees D~icssias.
Al +. VI. yesterday In the presence
OF at least 5000 persons, including the
Russian Ambassador and Nine. Bakhme-
ten m most OF the best known Russian
born citizens Of New York. Archbishop
Evdokin. surrounded by his CLERGY, pro-
nounced the blessing while the Russian
Cathedral choir sang. For that half
hour the Russian folk interrupted their
busy work OF interesting visitors In the
booths aud listened silently and devoutly
throtr;h the service.
The aimoiy last night was crowded
with persons anxious to forward the
philanthropic project. Among those re-
ported present were Mrs. Nicholas MUIR
ray Butler. Mrs. +. Gray Griswold. Mrs.
Richard Irwin. Mrs, Arthur Iselin. Mr..
Ogden Mills, Mrs. Francis Pendieton.
Mrs. Willard ID. Straight, Mrs. Cornelius
vanderbilt Mrs. Orme Wilson. Ars.
Charles II. Boynton. Mrs. John Dyneley
Prince. Mrs. Roger II. Williame, Mrs.
Robert Bacon. Mrs. Frederic Coudert.
Mrs. &. &. Cuyler. Mrs. Archer Hunting
ton. Mrs. Herbert Satterlee. Mrs. 3. NJ.
Friede. Mrs. Montgomery Hare. Mrs. Z.
Cooper Hewitt. tine Princess Pierre Trou-
bctzkoy and Mrs. Ernesto Fabbri.
Picturesque Russia In New York.
From 2 r. NJ. until midnight the wis.,
tors admired the taste and completeness
OF y bazaar which transfers the atm0s-
phcrS 81 picturesque Russia to busy New
York. The exhibitions Of art objects, OF
FABRICS. OF toys and OF thousands OF
things suitable for Christmas gifts. it
was suggested by the girls that acted
as guides. were arranged in "A quad
rangle. A space is left within the SQUARE
Tor public dancing II for professional
exhibitions, OF which there will be per-
rormances every afternoon and evening.
The booth which instantly received a
ncod OF patronage was the lucky chance
counter. where chances costing from
three for 90 cents TO two for s. were
ontainahlc' with automobiles. a painting
by Neresichagin and beautiful antique
JeWelry among the possibilities for for.
tunate persons.
still guided by the dark eyed girls, one
moved through "A throng Of bloused and
booted Russian students. girl dancers.
peasants and nobility. to the Russian
music. art and literature booth, where
q case of art objects. enameled on gold
Is set apart for those who hold lucky
numbers in the drawings to be made next
. A'i 81 sthSNtIt Nv NeTeSt-
chagin hangs near Prince Troubetzkoy's
Dancing Girl"
Further along is the booth of fine
linens, conducted by Nine. Bakhmetef (:
the Hover booth. where Mrs. Frederick
Allen and Miss Edith wetmore preside /:
h toy booth. conducted by Mrs. George
McFadden; the Russian fancy booth.
presided over by Mrs. Max Strauss. and
the Russian town ana country booth.
where Mr. and NvS Suz,
are in charge.
" onderfui Dancing Prosramme
Last nights programme offered a
dancing divertissemen under the djrec-
ton OF Louis H.. Chalif, with Russian
folk dances. a Tartar dance. Spanish.
Italian, Dutch and Oriental dances, the
music for which was furnished by the
RUSSIAN Balalalka Orchestra.
Tomorrow at . l.. NJ. Mime paylouo
assisted by her company, including Volt
nine. will appear. and at 80 and 10 p.
NJ. there will be a programme OF special
dancing features.
TN Wednesday night the principal
event VIII he a dancing contest for the
public. with Nine. Pavlowa, Miles.
~Piaskovetzka and Kuhn and Messrs.
Chalif. Cuisine, DE Kurylo and volinine
as the judges. The entrance fee will be
" and the winners will receive certia-
cafes OF merit signed by the judges.
on Thursday night a programme Of
interpretative and Russian dances will
be given. including an old Russian dance
and a Caucasian dance, On Friday night
Nine. Pavlowa and her will
appear again, and On Saturday night, the
closing night. there will be "a concert OF
Russian popular music. folk songs and
dances, the prize drawings and a general
clearance sale.