BAZAAR,

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIV, Issue 3353, 15 April 1868, Page 3

BAZAAR,

The bazaar announced to be held m aid of the Destitute and Lying-in Hospital was opened at one o'clock yesterday, and largely patron* ed by the public. It was under o^™ his Excellency the Governor "* L^J IBoJ 1 Bo JK i Mb Honor the Superintendent, and M.rs. WillSmson. The committee of benevolent Ss^who have undertaken the management of this charitable institution, have been^most indefatigable in their exertions to render the bazaar successful, and ?o doubt success will be the result of their *J^ft«{? bazaar was held in the Volunteer DnjMraiMug, inunction--" Consider the poor and needy. IK principal room there was one continuous stall, elegantly fitted up, forming three sides of a square, and in the adjoining apartment was .tell. The stall was presided over by the following ladies— Mesdames Whitaker, Stavely, Wmstanley, J. L. Wilson ; the Misses Dacre, Eames, Patterson, E. Bell, F. Dacre, Hamley, and Deloitte. The following ladies presided at the refreshment stall : — Mesdames Mmmtt, Dacre, and Grey. The visitors, on entering, were struck with admiration at the excellence of the arrangements and general beauty of the whole display. A multifarious collection of beautiful fancy work in all its variations greeted the eye at every turn. The various ornamental and useful articles were displayed in the most judicious and, we will add, tempting manner. It would be an endless task to give a verbal detail of all the articles exhibited for sale. They embraced an assortment of fancy goods usually to be seen at bazaars. They included splendid specimens of needlework of elaborate and beautiful designs — rich and elegant specimens of the skill and taste of the fair donors ; while paterfamilias might advantageously expend his money on the various articles of children's clothing which were exposed for sale, or exchange the current coin for the nicknacks of diverß mathematical shapes for the delight of the children themselves. The bazaar was conducted in a businesslike manner, and the selling price of the goods marked in plain figures. The ladies, with a praiseworthy zeal, neglected no opportunity of advancing the sale on the most advantageous terms ; and if visitors were induced— as it would indeed be somewhat difficult to resist the persuasive eloquence of the ladies who presided at the stalls— to invest their money pretty freely in exchange for the various articles sold, not, we presume, "at a reduction of 25 per cent., they have the satisfaction of knowing they are thereby aiding an important and much-required institution. The splendid band of the 18th Eoyal Irish was in attendance, and performed a choice selection of music. The sale was continued until five o'clock, and for the convenience of those engaged in business it was resumed at seven o'clock. During the interval their * idle time" was not " idly spent" by the ladies, as they were busily engaged in arranging the articles invitingly on the stalls. Although the weather was unfavourable, the bazaar was well attended during the evening until ten o clock, the time for closing. The bazaar will be open to-day during the same hours, and we trust, to use a business phrase, " a clearance sale of the entire steck" will be effected. This evening, in addition to the attraction of the bazaar, there will be an exhibition of dissolving views by Mr. Waddell, in that portion of the building opposite the sale-room. The views have been recently imported, and are said to be the finest collection yet exhibited in Auckland. There will also be pianoforte music. We congratulate the promoters of the bazaar on the success that attended their efforts yesterday, and hope they will be extensively patronised during to-day, so that the funds of the Eefuge for the Destitute and Lying-in Hospital may be largely augmented.