QUAINT ENGLISH VILLAGE

Taranaki Daily News, 20 July 1933, Page 7

QUAINT ENGLISH VILLAGE

RECONSTRUCTION AT INGLEWOOD. SUCCESS OF ANGLICAN FAIR. The visitor to the town hall at Inglewood yesterday could well imagine he was back in an English village of many many years ago, for there were the old street with the old English shops on each side, all overgrown with ivy, the village inn with the sign over the door “Ye Olde, Dragon” and at the far end the village green, with even the pump, and walking about were old English ladies in their quaint dresses, bonnets and shawls and men in their morning suits. Such was the Anglican “olde English fayre,” opened yesterday afternoon and to be continued to-day, in connection with the queen carnival. Some of the dresses were very old and quaint. One belonging to Mrs. F. H. Brown was made over 70 years ago and had been her mother’s “going away” frock. Despite the age the material was as good as new. There were many .beautiful shawls and bld laces. The vicar, the Rev. J. C. N. Mutter, and a committee spared nothing to make the show a great success. The village shops were complete and daintily decorated. All the stalls or shops had an excellent supply of stock and all did excellent trade. The queens had separate stalls with goods of all descriptions. The village pump was well patronised by the children. The fair was formally opened by the Ven. F. G. Evans, archdeacon-emeritus, who congratulated the energetic band of workers on the attempt being made to clear the parish of- its debts. He said he had never before seen such a splendid portrayal of an old English village. The work done certainly deserved success. . . • ■ ' Mr. W. H. Skinner, New Plymouth, also congratulated Inglewood on its attempt to clear the parish of its debts. ' “Mr.“ Evans gave a recitation and was heartily applauded. There was a very good' attendance of the public last night and the sideshows and stalls were well filled with tomers.The following were in charge of the stalls: Sweets, Mesdames Crossman and Harrington, Misses J. Grant and M. Feaver; cakes, Mesdames Cutfield, Winter, Hodges and Dean; produce, Mesdames Feaver, Dansie, Eaves and Wright; fancywork, Mesdames Kivell and Maetzig; plain, Mrs. Wilson and Miss Brown; village pump, Misses N. Wilson and C. •Devereux; afternoon tea, Mesdames Lightfoot, Leslie, Hanwright, Reesby and Evans, Misses Griffiths and Martin; doors, Mrs. Gow, Mrs.* Winfield and Mr. Mutter; queens* stalls, Mesdames Bungay and Hunt, Misses Bungay and Hunt (Kaimata), Mesdames Burke, Cox and List (town); sideshows, Mr. Crossman, Mr. Feaver and Mr. Harrington.