CAKE FAIR.

Otago Witness, Issue 1858, 1 July 1887, Page 32

CAKE FAIR.

My country readers may not know what a cake fair is, as the idea is rather, a novel one. A great many ladies make cakes, or J buy them if they prefer to do so, together with biscuits and all kinds of confectionery, and send them to the hail, where different stalls are set up, and the ladies in neat caps and aprons play at shopkeeping. The iadies who took part in the recent fair held in aid of St. Matthew's School', were r^Mes'dames Allen, Galloway, E. Martin, H. Mackenzie, Melland, Hart, Rattray, T6wer, Stephenson, Twopeny, Williams, and Woodhouse, ' and Misses Eattray (2), Stanford, Baird, Daw^'on, Fulton, aiyi M'Laren. And good business women most of them made.' . They weighed out the cakes and sold sweets and fruit as though it were the greatest pleasure In the world.

Down the centre of the hall 'was a stall for farm produce. Hares, butter, cheese, eggs, &c, had been contributed by liberal country folk. There was also a room where tea and coffee and cakes were provided, and another where oysters could be obtained. ' A stall of dolls and fancy work attracted, 'much attention, the goods here also being jth§ gift of ladies. • ' '

The usual raffles were indulged in, and some very good mvtsic was contributed from time to time. The walls were tastefully decorated with flags, Japanese fans, Sec, and the stalls most tastefully arranged.and made beautiful with flowers, ferns, and pot plants. Altogether, the hall had a rather gay appearance, as people kept coming and going, and a brisk business, was done — a fact which must have been gratifying to both the gentlemen and ladies who worked so hard to make the affair a success.