CHILDREN'S BAZAAR.

Bush Advocate, Volume XXI, Issue 146, 19 December 1908, Page 5

CHILDREN'S BAZAAR.

A nMtiibejt^f :-3u^^l^ &Wiste| by their parents, ... hav^e . Jbeen worfcihg .very hardfdr t ; hie l -pkgi?-wee^kxir t^joio gather sufficient artjcles -for, a children's bazaar and fancy fair, wnich was opened this afternoon. ; i ! „ The Cosmopolitan sample rooms', in 'which the- affair is being held, i has been gaily decorated, and the various stalls, stocked -with an endless variety of articles, present a very pretty picture. The division on the ■right after entering the door is .the sewing stall, which is under /the supervision of the Misses' Hunter, daughters of Mr T. Hunter. The next is tlje flower stall, which presents a perfect vision of loveliness, and is under the care of the Misses Hartgill, Cowper, and Robertson. This stall, besides flowers, has a large collection of vegetables; '■• The next stall provides the refreshments, and J anything' can be obtained, from ~an icecream to a fruit salad. The Misses Speedy .and Little are the superintending fairies: The last stall, and one that will in all probability be most appreciated, is the sale.of sweets, the Misses Gurr and McDonald presiding. Various other attractions have been provided, including the Christmas tree.-' . This '"tree /has-been • simply, laden with articled^djafc to chjld Hf^' some 250 prizes being attachecL there~ : to. The bazaar was opened at 3 o'clock, .by : Pastor Riesi, . and.;, wftl ; -^re-open agaiii this evening, at 7 o'clock. . . The total funds raised will be devoted to the- purchase of a child's cot for the hospital. There aTe -three children at present in the institution, and there are no cots for them, and jij is to, remedy this defect that the b^azaar: and. fancy fair has been promoted. ■ • ....