Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 18 November 1892
Successful Church Bazaar.
Venetian Festival
As a result of this combination of givers and helpers, there was a splendid array of articles of all descriptions for sale at the bizarre. How true Pliny’s saying. ” Human nature is fond of novelty,” has been abundantly prove -d by the unanimous approbation which has hailed the architectural features that has been given to the bizarre by Messrs Fawcett of whole feature that has been give to the bazaar by Messrs. Fusses, of Hull and York, who have contrived with great success to convert the interior of the large Hall into a street in Venice.
Bare and unseemly walls of the hall and been transformed and made to represent (with his near and porch to realism as possible under the circumstances) Venetian palaces, the tenant dressed for the most part in native costumes. Several of the female attendants were attired to represent such well-known characters as “Minnie Palmer,” “Mrs Primrose” in the “Vicar of Wakefield,” “Elsie Maynard” in the “Yeomen of the guard,” “Miss Headcastle” in “She Stoops to conquer,” ladies of the Venetian court, Venetian lady of the 16th century, Alsatian peasants etc.
to return to a description of the interior, on entering the scene presented to the visitor is one of great brilliancy and animation. Once he finds themselves in the midst of the lovely Street of Venice, which are arranged charming and attractive stalls of very character, all producing a light, gay and pleasing effect. Seven well-known palaces were represented. Rich designs of drapery and other decorations befitting the scene were provided in plenty.
At the end of the hall was a representation of the famous bridge of Venice, the “Rialto,” which is so famous in Venetian history. The bridge was commenced in the year 1588, and completed in the year 1591. Albergo di Europa is the most frequented hotel in Venice, where visitors may enjoy patrician splendour
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