THE CATHOLIC BAZAAR AT OAMARU.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXI, Issue 31, 1 December 1893, Page 19

THE CATHOLIC BAZAAR AT OAMARU.

(Oamaru Mail, November 16.)

The bazaar in aid of St Patrick's Basilica building fund was opened in ths Public Hall last night. There was a good attendance despite an unpropitiouß change of weather. The hall was very nicely decorated for the occasion, Chinese lanterns being strung from corner to corner, and a profusion of evergreens and gay curtains being also utilised for ornamentation. Tbe brilliant display of work on the stalls and the bright dresses of the stall-holders also served to add an extra charm to the scene. The proceedings opene 1 with a grand processional march, " Oh I Hail us ye free," la which over 59 ■' young men and maidens," in fancy costume, tuok part. The singers then maiched on to tbe platform and a short concert was given. Mr Waymouth sing, " The Irish emigrant " ; Mrs Lynch, •' Aye Maria " ; and Mr Walls, " Fid lie and I" ; all the song 1 ? being well rendered and equally well received. Mr Fleming was then intioducjd by Father Mackay and opened the bazaar in a few well-chosen words. The choir then gave the striking market chorus from " Masauiello," and this over the bjßiness proper waa gone on with with no small degree of success. Mr Towsiy. we may mention, wielded the conductor's baton, and the orchpptra was as follows : — First violin, Mr T, Kemshed ; bass, Mr F. J. Kemshed ; s:cond violin, Master Pocklington • trombone, Mr Meldium ; piano, M ea Fagao. Mr Fleming m opening the biz lai. delivered a humorous and apt little speech. He said he felt a little queer at speaking, because he did not quite know what he was going to say, but once started he would be all right. He had been very much taken with the grand pr. cession, and while watching it had prepared quite a strong speech, but the moment the procession was over the speech had flown away out of the side door. He had listened with pleasure to Mr Waymoutb, whose song bad reminded him of old time?, and also to Mrs Lynch, and as she sang he had thought to himself how glad he was to be a real Highlander, and therefore an liishman. The Scotch were not liishmec, but tht. Highlanders were one kith with the Irish, and he as a Highlander was consequently an Irishman. He was pleased to be among them there that night. When Father Mackay first asked him to open the bazaar he had been doubtful, but tbe priest had got such a kind face and such a canny manner, and besides was a " towney "of his, so be had to give in. If ever he went to war he would like to have a captain like Father Mickey, foi he had a good face and a good heart. He had never had to figh>, but his father had beea pressed five times, though he never got as far as the war on ace 'unt of being five inches too short. He (Mr Fleming) was plenty tall enough, but he got his extra height from bis mother. In fact he got all his good looks from his mother, the earae as all the lads and lasses there that night did. He was a great believer in (he mothers ; everything good came from them. He had beea looking at all tbe lovely things on the stall?, and when, he saw them, how they repre-

sented the work of hand, and head, and heart, he wondered how it was that the Bogluh could ever say the Irish h»d not sense enough to govern themselves, and refused them Home Bule. The pooreat people in the world, to his mind, were thosa English and Scotch who refused Home Rule to the Irish. They would get it though, and then they would b<z the happiest people on earth, Bpeakiog on tht question of religion and education, he characterised religion as education and the greatest thing in the world. He hoped they wonld never come to give up their religion in order to enter the public school*. If Tom Duncaa would not persuade Mr Seddon during thi next three years to grant the Catholics their claims Neil Fleming would, for he would go Home and kiss the Blarnsy Stone, and then come back and try bis powers of persuasion. The first thing they wanted was Home Rule for Ireland, and then, when people found that Ireland could govern herself, they would soon grant her other claima. He had much pleasnre in declaring the bazaar open, and hoped that Protestants and Catholics would join in making it a success and opening the church free of debt. The stalls, as we have already forecast, are literally loaded with | useful and ornamental articles in the highest style of art. The following is ft list of the stalls and stall-holders, together with a mention of a few of the choicest articles on each :—: — Stall No I.— Mrs Pagan and Mrs Calling, with assistants. Hand-somely-framed mirror pane), with bird of paradise and flower*, hand painted, silk mantel-draps with foxgloves in arascene work, handsome fire screen in similar work, pictures in oils, bannerets in bead work and silk ; cushions and cjsies, in a variety of designs. S all No 2. — Mrs Bsattie and Mra Grant. — Mirror-panel, with hand-painted design of hollyhocks ; fire screen in arascene' work hand-painted table with design of rowan berries, footstools with* sunfljwers in plush and arrasene, several nice lamps, footstools in arrasene and silks, silk mantel-drape with hand-painted sprays of marguerites, dolls. Stall No 3.— Mrs Crombie md Misa Cameron.— Hand-painted mirror panel with design of hollyhocks, fire screen in arascene work and foxgloves in raised plush, two footstools to match ; hand-painted table with sprays of forget-me-nots and white and yellow jesßmiae, cushions in arascene work, oil paintings on glass, fenderstool, also in arascene work, mantel-draps in French embroidery. Stall No. 4.— Mrs Cagney and Mrs Dwyer. Framed mirror panel with birds and flowers, fire-screen in arascene and plush, panel with arum lilie , ottoman with red poppies in arasceae work, jews] case in blue and white applique work, glass case of realistic wax fruit, mantledrapa in arascene work with a design of wattle, cushions, dolla cosies, etc. Stall No. s.— Mrs Wise and Mrs Siwell. Lounge chair with sunflowers in ara'cene work, ottoman with a similar design, hand-painted table with jonquils two horseshoe footstools in araseene work, with a design of Scotch thistles; firescreen with foxgloves in plush and arascene work, oil paintings on glass, beautiful mirror panel with sprays of autumn leaves, two panels iv silks, mantel-drape in oils. Stall No. G.— Mrs Hanii-g and Mis* Harding. Fire-screen in arasceDe work, hand-painted table with floral design, ottoman and stool in arascene work, with design of red poppies ; cushions with pink foxgloves in plush, two footstools in arascene work, mirror pint 1 with hand-pain'ei flweis, satin-painted mantle-drape with floral design, jewel-case in appliqur work, pink and white ; pictures on glass. Refreshment stall. — Mia-es M'Kay, Smyth, Lynch, Toohey Gil. ligan, Snand, Maxwell, and O'Urady. Here our pan fails us. Those interested we would like to inform that Bock and Co Manufacturing Chemist?, have opeued a depot at 82 Tory street Wellington, and appointed P. Bock their agent for New Zealand' The following are a few of their preparations, whi?h have been tested with most satisfactory results :-Fira and Waterproof Cement, for the mendmg of glassware, caina and metal articles, etc. This cement resists both hot water and fire. Price, Is.— Nou-mercunal Platine 1 mid, to renew electro-plateware. Price, Is 6d.-Campbylene Balls to keep moths out of clothes. Price, ls.-Herb Extract an mfallable cure for toothache, Is 6d per bottle.— German cure for corns and warts.— A trial solicited.— [Abvt] DIPSOMANIA. Why -is it that most people consider Dipsomaniacs incurable? Simply because they have so often seen all personal efforts fail promises, resolutions, and the most sacred vows broken. This is not to be wondered at considering the nature of the disease ; it is not a taste for liquors, but an uncontrollable craving of tbe whole system for stimulants. K. T. Booth's Golden Remedy No 1 does what nothing else can do : it absolutely destroys the appetite for strong drink does away with all deaiie for opium and tobacco. John M'Caon writing January 30, 1893. says :-'< I only took two bottles of Golden Keniedy No 1, and now, thaok God, I am a non-drinker and a non. smoker." Thousands of bottles of the remedies have been sold in New Zealand, and there is but one verdict— it is a national blessing At all chemists 6 Sharka ate 150 Chinese who leaped from a burning ship off the coast of Manilla lately. The bodies were caught before the water waa reached. The sharks fought for their prey and tore the unfortunates to pieces. Thirty of the Chinese took the only lifeboat not surrounded by flames and lowered it, but had not been on the water five minutes wheu the shark*, fighting to get close to the boat, upset it. Ihe men were thrown into the water and devoured.