. Bird's eye views of society . Bazaar and Fan Fair. A Charity Bazaar. H A R i T Y Bazaars andFancy (Vanity)Fairs are on theincreafe. Andwhy not ? Ifrofebuds can befold at a pounda-piece, if alarge bufinefscan be done incigars at half-a-crown, if a cup of tea can fetch half afovereign, and an active trade can be done in lingle ftraw-berries at any figure you pleafe, and the proceeds go tofupport the lick, or to educate the poor, it furely doesnot much matter whether a little frivolity and difplaytake part in what refults in fo much good. It is only as. if—to take an illuftration from a ftall a
. Bird's eye views of society . Bazaar and Fan Fair. A Charity Bazaar. H A R i T Y Bazaars andFancy (Vanity)Fairs are on theincreafe. Andwhy not ? Ifrofebuds can befold at a pounda-piece, if alarge bufinefscan be done incigars at half-a-crown, if a cup of tea can fetch half afovereign, and an active trade can be done in lingle ftraw-berries at any figure you pleafe, and the proceeds go tofupport the lick, or to educate the poor, it furely doesnot much matter whether a little frivolity and difplaytake part in what refults in fo much good. It is only as. if—to take an illuftration from a ftall at one of thefeentertainments—the beautiful bouquet which is handedacrofs the counter for your acceptance, in return for a largefum of money, and with fuch a fafcinating and irrefiftiblemanner, contained, tied up with the rofes and lilies, fay,a lingle forget-me-not, or a little bunch of pride. Befides, although it may be true that all the ftall-keepersare not moved by the higheft motives, think of the numberof kind, charitable fingers that have worked at all thofegorgeous tobacco-pouches, and brilliant muffetees, elabo-rately ornamental flippers, and magnificent pieces ofworfted-work, many of the owners of which fingers donot appear, and take no part in the vanity, fatisfiedwith having lent a hand to a good work. And fo do yougo and purchafe reckleflly, and dont let the circumlfanceof your not wanting anything ftand for a moment in theway of your buying any quantity. And, you rigid but *7 miftaken moralift, who difapprove becaufe amufement
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