BAZAR IN AID OF THE FUNDS OF ST. MARY'S CHURCH SCHOOL, PARNPLL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 497, 16 June 1865, Page 5

BAZAR IN AID OF THE FUNDS OF ST. MARY'S CHURCH SCHOOL, PARNPLL.

Tns Music Faloon of Mr. Webb, in Welleeley-strcet, presented a very gay or.d animated appearance yesj terdny. ohe l'ozaar lorg talked of, got up by ladit s ! intiriirkd in the schools attached to tt. Mary's Church, Faii'.ell, was held in the upper room, which WES < v'fe crowded with a large and fashionable ccmpany ol ladks and gentlemen, intent on selling and buying the large and valied collection of articles which bad been collected together for the occasion. The teem was tastefully decorated with flags, fe:us, and evergreens of various kinds, and a promenade through it was certainly worth more than the email sum of one elrliing, charged for admission. Those, therefore, who desire to spend half-an-hour in a prettily decorated room, filled-with articles of taste of all kince and descriptions, having a number of elegantly dressed young ladies ever icacly to introduce to their notice, and give them an opportunity of purchasing one or more of the articles disposed "for eale, may with perfect ccnfider.ee go to ibe Bczaar and spend both the halfhour and a shilling in a very satisfactory manner. As if with a perfect knowledge that John Bull must have his refreshments when on pleasure bent, the managers of the Bazaar have placed the rcfreehmer:t stall, supplied with a variety of excellent creature comfortß, at the top of the stairs as you enter the room. This at once makes the visitor feel at ease as regards one most essential department. Asound the room, and at the further end are arranged the stalls, on and about which are arranged the all but numberless articles expoeed for eale. lut lest a visitor might perchance through some misfortune not be able to make all the purchases he might with at the stalls, a number of young ladice are ever bringing before his notice all EOlts of things in which he is iovited to invest. Mrs. fc'elwyn, Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Ireland, and Mra. Dudley presided at stalls, aided as we have hinted above, by a number of young ladies, all eager to display their business abilities by effecting speedy sales. Aβ all the stalls are exceedingly well supplied with a very large and excellent assoitment of the articles usually found at bazaars, and as a great.d<al of taste in tbefitting of the stalls and in the arrangement of the various things on sale has been in each instance displaved, we do not intend to single out any particular elall for Epecicl commendation. With respect to the articles exhibited, they consist of that miscellaneous collection of useful and ornamental goods generally sold at bazaars. But we coulel not help remarking somo very fine well grown and elegantly dtessed dolls, babies, seems the zr.ost natural word when speaking of them, for they were about as large as life, -.to should think, and an old bachelor might well make a mistake and fancy they wero real live babies, put up for sale by Eome inhuman montter who wa9 trafficing, not in wax and millinery, but in rcalhuman flesh. There wbb also lib exceedingly nicely made ship, of a large size, for sale, which ought to take ibe fancy oi some incipient Admiral among us, aud be purchased for him by some kind friend or other. We also noticed various choice plants in pots, while of richly ornamented cushions, bewitching emoking caps and toys of all sorts, there was a large and liberal display. The cigars perseveringly offered for sale, wo did not try though we would not be so ungallant as to say that they were not of the very beet brand the ladies could obtain. The bazaar will be' open this day and to-morrow, and ns iro said at tho commencement affords a very nice opportunity of spending an agreeable half-hour, and gives those inclined also a means of aiding a very excellent object—the education of the youth of the rising and populous suburb of Farnell. We wish every euccees to the undertaking, and hope the ladies who have given so much time and labour in getting up tho bazaar and attending to it, will have their reward m seeing the obiect of their wishes attained by having a substantial sum of money to band over to the schools be the result of their kind and arduoue labours,