.c>^ m^'m ^*--<^* J — <^ y^m i I m ^^^•(>^^-^^•■(■^V-^M■•c■^V--^M■•<-^s::7^^•T^s::7'07"c'^ \^M,^•r^\_y ^: BEPORT CHRISTMAS BAZAAR, HELD UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE From Dec. 14 to Dec. 22, 1863, inclusive, AT CORINTHIAN HALL. ROCHESTER, N. Y. J f ROCHESTER: BENTON 4 ANDREWS, BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS. 1864. 4 'g:^^^ — s;^ I . ■■ < <:'•■ ROCHESTER AGENCY NORTH AMERICAN Fire Insurance Company, OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. INCOKPORATED IIV 1823. JAMES W. OTIS, President; P. W. BLEE.KER, Vice-Pres- ident; R. F. MASON, Superintendent of Agencies. Cash Capital Half a Million of Dollars. The system of allowing the Policy-holders to parti- cipate in the annual results of the business of the Com- pany, and returning tliree-fourths of the net profits to its customers, will still be adhered to under sanction of the General Insurance Law of the State, without liability to the assured. Policies will also continue to be issued without participation in the profits, at reduced rates of premium, should the assured so elect. Fire and Inland Marine Risks assumed, and Policies issued at the oflSce of the Company, or at its various Agencies in the principal cities in the United States. As authorized Agent of the above Company, I am prepared to issue Policies on acceptaVjle Risks at current rates. A. KARNES, Agent, At the Arcade Banking nnd Exchange Office. REPOBT CHRISTMAS BAZAAR, HELD UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE ''% mm. From December 14 to December 22, inclusive AT CORINTHIAN HALL, t^ •ROCHESTER, N. Y. ROCHESTER: PRINTED BY BENTON 4 ANDREWS, BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS. 1863. REPOET OF THE CHRISTMAS BAZAAR. HISTORY. It is a natural impulse that turns the mind, upon the completion of a successful undertaking, to a retrospect of its progress. This impulse is especially strong where an enterprise has been under- taken in behalf of an object enlisting our deepest sympathies, and when the success achieved has been not only in the highest degree gratifying, but one exceeding our most sanguine expectations. Such an enterprise has been the Christmas Bazaar just held in our city, under the auspices of the Ladies' Hospital Relief Association, such a success its results ; and we cannot forbear glancing backward from the finally prosperous tide, to the little rills that marked our " small beginnings," and tracing, with mingled pleasure and grati- tude, their course, as one and another tributary came in, until they swelled to a broad, strong current, which has borne forward rich freight for the suffering soldiers in our army. Other motives also influence us in reviewing our proceedings in a published report, such as the obligation we are under to express our acknowledgments to those who have so freelj'' aided us, and to let them know the result to which they have contributed ; the wish to give to others any benefit which may be derived from our expe- rience ; and the desirableness of furnishing those who were engaged in the Bazaar, or were present during its progress, an easy and expeditious mode of answering the various questions asked concern- ing it. A year since, our association gave a Christmas Festival in Corin- thian Hall, just previous to Christmas, continuing two evenings and 4 HISTORY OF THE BAZAAR. one day, including refreshments and sale tables througliout the day and evenings, and tableaux in the evenings. This festival, which was the most successful thing of the kind that had been held in our city up to that time, both in respect to attractiveness and profit, yielded $760 to our treasury. From that time to the present the accessions to our funds have been in comparatively small sums, and the result principally of occasional donations from individuals and associations. The proceeds of the sale of a picture, and of an enter- tainment given by the Carpenters and Joiners, about $80 each, were among the largest of these sums, until the Thanksgiving Col- lections, which amounted, the portion paid into our treasury, to $270. The total receipts for the present of&cial year, commencing the middle of January, have not averaged $100 per month. Early in the summer the plan was proposed of securing a uni- form income through monthly subscriptions, and the city was divi- ded into districts, and the necessary papers were prepared for this purpose. The matter was, however, delayed until August, through the difficulty of finding ladies willing to undertake the tedious and thankless office of canvassing the city. At that time our waning exchequer called loudly for some energetic measures in its behalf, and the society voted to enter at once upon the work of raising monthly subscriptions. But our ranks had become thinned, not more than a dozen eflPective members "reporting for duty" at this time, and it was found impossible, with the small force subject to the draft for this work, to secure its efficient prosecution. But two wards, the Third and Seventh, have been canvassed at all, and in these, collections have been made but once, with the exception of one district in the Third Ward, from which a second has been re- ceived. With these facts before us, a resort to some other means was imperative, and lectures, concerts, &c., passed successively in review, to be, for various reasons, successively dismissed or postponed. A Bazaar had been occasionally suggested by some who had confidence in its feasibility, as something that would enlist a more general in- terest, and secure a more extensive co-operation than any other plan; but the project had been overruled by the prevailing opinion, that however successful this means had been in St. Louis, Cleveland, Buffalo, &c., it would never do in Rochester. At the close of September our accounts exhibited a balance in the treasury of one cent. A special meeting was called on the last HISTORY OF THE BAZAAR. 6 day of September, and a Standing Committee on Finances appointed, whose duty it was made to devise means for raising funds, and to act as a Committee of Arrangements in carrying out any plan that should be adopted by the Society, upon their recommendation. This Committee included twelve members : the seven officers of the society and five other ladies appointed by the President. A quorum of the Committee being present, they agreed at once, under the urgency of the occasion, upon the proposal to hold a Bazaar, which proposal was immediately adopted by the Society. A general plan of action was then arranged, and a Committee of two ladies, mem- bers of the Committee of Arrangements, appointed to visit Bufialo, and obtain from the ladies who had been connected with a similar enterprise there, such information as would guide us in making further preparations. The movement was thus fairly inaugurated upon paper ^ but it was still three weeks or more before, with two or three exceptions, the work was taken hold of as something to be actually accomplish- ed. Notwithstanding the action of the Society, many, probably the majority, of those who thus assented to the project, under the conviction of a necessity for making a strong effort, and with a willingness and desire to work energetically for it, were yet appre- hensive as to the result of the experiment. It seemed at first a mammoth undertaking, with no tangible points — a castle in the air, which could not be brought down from the clouds to an accessible position on terra firma. Adverse counsels, too, were urged upon the Society from without, by those whose opinions carried weight, by gentlemen who regarded the plan from a business point ; and others who, from a familiarity with the details of similar operations in other places, spoke with reference to the immense labor which it would involve. The Committee of Arrangements, however, impelled by the ne- cessity of action, and feeling a confidence in the general principle, that " what man has done man can do," ventured to proceed, pre- paring more fully the details of action, designating the various Committees to be appointed, and assigning their specific duties. This done, the machinery, with its wheels set in working order, waited, an inert mass, for the moving spirit, the mainspring of confidence and enthusiasm that was necessary to make it a thing of life. There were some auspicious symptoms, however, during this 6 HISTORY OF THE BAZAAR. chrysalis period, some indications that the wings would in time develop. The first substantial encouragement was afforded by the visit of our delegation to the ladies prominently connected with the Bazaar in Buffalo, and it gives us here no ordinary pleasure to express our obligation to the latter for the courtesy and cordiality which marked our reception, the interest with which they entered into our plans, giving us all needed information, making suggestions derived from their own experience, and generously placing at our disposal any appliances remaining of their own Bazaar, which could be available for our use. One booth was taken in charge just before the visit to Buffalo, and the preparations for it were entered upon with much spirit, and a week or two subsequently another was adopted with that decision and earnestness which always inspire confidence in others. Some other movements, previously in contemplation, began about the same time to assume shape ; so that toward the last of October, or nearly a month from the inception of the enterprise, we began to feel assurance that it was at last embarked upon a tide that was setting in toward success. Before passing to the brighter period of our work, we cannot refrain, in this connection, from testifying our appreciation of the aid received in its early stages from Mr. W. A. Keynolds, Mr. H. Searle and Mr. S. Wilder, whom we remember as the Lafayettes of the cause, coming to our aid when we were " few and feeble," and struggling against manifold discouragements. To Mr. Keynolds we are indebted not only for the general and unvarying interest which he manifested in all the arrangements of the Bazaar, from the time it was first brought before him, to its close; but also for some of its most attractive features. The Art Gallery was due exclusively to his suggestion, and its decided success, both in an artistic and pecuniary sense, are to be attributed almost entirely to his taste and indefatigable efforts. Our columns of published dona- tions, too, show that our obligations did not terminate here; that the use of Corinthian Hall eleven days and evenings, including the time of preparation and removal, was most generously added to our long list of favors received. Mr Searle was the presiding genius whose wand transformed Corinthian Hall into a magical, cosmopolitan scene, — a work into which he entered with all the enthusiasm of the artist, and to which he devoted a large portion of his valuable time. We are indebted HISTORY OF THE BAZAAR. 7' to him not only for the time and skill for which he would allow no compensation, but for the new life which he infused into our work by the heartiness and vigor with which he entered upon it himself- In Mr. Wilder we recognize one of the early pillars of the Ba- zaar. A believer in its success from the outset, he was an enthu- siastic co-worker for it and with it in every possible way, nearly every department experiencing the benefit of his zeal and munifi- cence. From about the last of October our Bazaar entered upon a new phase. The crust of discouragement had broken up; the seed which had been planted displayed signs of vitality, and was already shooting upward into what, from this time forward, was a constant and rapid growth. The pronoun im from this time began to assume a wider signification than the limits of any committee or association, extending to include the citizens of Rochester and vicinity. A vortex of interest was now perceptible, which any one could easily foresee must inevitably widen and deepen until the whole commu- nity was drawn into its whirling current. And such was the case. The cause to be benefited was one which of all others enlisted the most universal and intense interest, calling out as it did the patriotic and benevolent sympathies of the whole loyal community, and without which such a work could not have been commenced ; but, apart from this, there was an attractiveness, a fascination, in the work itself, that was almost irresistible. Many who at first, on account of ill health or pressing occupations, ab" stained from a participation in it, found themselves, almost before they were aware of it, moving along with the tide. Ere long the whole community was thoroughly aroused, and "The Bazaar" became the one absorbing topic. Wo, now, to any adverse plans and purposes that ventured near the outer verge of this fatal mael- strom, fur they were sure to be wrecked. It is not easy to trace the further rapid development of our enterprise, but it will always be a joy to remember it — the earnest- ness, liberality, efficiency and good feeling with which all came up to the work — the harmony of feeling and action, the decidedly Union character of the whole. Here were representatives of all the nationalities and religious creeds in our city, Catholic, Protes- tant and Hebrew, working heartily together with equal interest in one common cause, proud to be ranged together under one banner, and gladly bringing their offerings to one common altar — our Covn- try's. 8 THE BAZAAR BULLETIN. Nothing was more interesting than the manner in which members of other distinct Aid organizations in our city, those doing a noble work of their own, and acting through different channels from our Association, came forward. Asking no questions, imposing no con- ditions, they threw their whole heart and energy into the work, their efficiency telling largely in its good results. It was enough for them that it was for our soldiers. The delegations and bountiful donations, too, constantly arriving from the country, attested the interest which the occasion had in- spired throughout a wide circle beyond our city limits. Great assistance was rendered us by several gentlemen, in con- ducting the business of the occasion, among whom we would espe- cially mention Mr. A. S. Mann, who, beside generous contributions to our funds, devoted his whole time to it during its continuance, and much before and afterward, rendering us invaluable aid in many ways, but especially in the capacity of Greneral Treasurer. Mr. J. H. Brewster and Mr. C F. Smith have our hearty thanks for the faithfulness and perseverance with which they discharged the ai-duous duties of the Ticket Committee; also Mr. S. W. Up- dike, Mr. H. D. Scrantom, and other gentlemen, for their assistance in various wavs before and during the Bazaar. The "Bazaar Bulletin." Five numbers of a little paper, entitled the "Bazaar Bulletin," were issued during Bazaar week, extracts from which and from the daily papers will give an idea of the progress from day to day after the opening : The Bazaar was opened last evening a few minutes after the hour (7 o'clock) that had been announced in the progran\nie, and now a successful opening is no longer a inattei- of hope or faith, but a solid fact. Long before the time for ingress to the Hall, a dense crowd had assembled outside, which, upon open- ing the doors, soon occupied every foot of space that could be reserved for them in the Hall. The display presented might well be called bewUderingly beautiful. Every- body was there, and everybody was delighted — charmed. Even those who had been behind the scenes sufficiently to know something of the magnitude of the preparations making, the liberality of the contributions offered, and the skill and taste enlisted in the work, were ntit among the least surprised when they saw the "embodiment of all this in a scene which, it could be easily ima- gined, had been evoked by Aladdin's lamp. It is of course impossible, in our short space, to enter at all into the minutia3 of the scene. Suffice it to say it was a brilliant success, under whatever aspect we view it, whether of pride, pleasure or pa>/. We were all proud of the skill, taste, energy and patriotism of the ladies of our city who have entered into this work, of the gentlemen who have so generously aided them, and of the artistic skill displayed in tlie architectural, scenic and landscape decorations. We were all pleased, too, with the beautiful result, with the audience, and with everybody generally. But the climax of good is, that \\ paid. The receipts were gratifyiugly large for the first evening, when, it is to be expected, a good NOTICES OP THE PRESS. 9 deal of time is occupied in sight-seeing, that will afterward be given to busi- ness. We may now confidently look forward to the result of our Bazaar, as one that will not leave Rochester behind her sister cities in similar enterprises in the soldiers' behalf. — Bazaar Bulletin, Dec. 15. Third Day. — The receipts for the day and evening, deposited with the Gen- eral Treasurer, amounted to $2,906, making the sum total of receipts to the present time, over $6,000. Eleven hundred single tickets were sold at the door in the evening, which, added to the large number of course tickets issued, will give some idea of the immense crowd that pressed for admission upon the opening of the doors. When the hall was packed to oveiflowing, as many remained outside, a large part of whom patiently waited an opportunity to fill up vacancies, when a slow current commenced setting outwards. The density of the crowd was thus but little diminished up to a late hour in the evening. We understand several/bm(/« delegations were in attendance during the day and evening, from towns near and remote, including representatives from Al- bany and Buffalo. In extending a hearty welcome to all, we caimot forbear expressing our obligation to ladies from the latter city, for the encouragement they gave us in the outset of our enterprise, through the cordial interest they manifested in it, and the valuable assistance they rendered. If our success has approximated their own, it has been partly due to their own generous co- operation in the commencement of our undertaking. — Bazaar Bulletin, Dec. 17. OuK Young Waiters. — The chief attractions, undoubtedly, in our arrange- ments for refreshments, are the young ladies who wait upon the tables, in their pretty costumes — red skirt, white apron and garibaldi, and blue peasant waist, which they have fitted up so tastefully, and which, with the coquettish little head-dress, that caps ike climax, has a charming effect. These young la- dies, however, are not merely ortiamental, as the testimony of the ladies in charge can prove. They have entered into the ivork of the occasion with a heartiness and aptness that has given them a decided position among the use- ful members of the Bazaar, and elicited warm commendations from the ladies who have found in them valuable aids. — Bazaar Bulletin, Dec. 17. Fourth and Fifth Days. — During the past two days, the rush to the Hall has been fully maintained, 1300 tickets having been sold at the door last evening, beside nearly 200 elsewhere. The slow currents into and from the Hall through the evening give access to a number two or three times as great as could occupy it at any one time. There seem, up to the present time, no indications of the slightest diminution, but, on the contrary, an increase, of public interest. Those who have been present from the first are just as desi- rous to come again, and new ones are constantly being brought into the widen- ing circle of curiosity to witness it, and interest themselves in its progress. The receipts during Thursday and Friday averaged a little over two tliou- sand dollars a day, the precise amount being $5,2.38. This gives a total of re- ceipts for the five days, ending Friday night, of over $10,000. The intensity and continuance of interest, the amount of receipts, and the entire and bril- liant success of the Bazaar generally, are unprecedented in this community, and have astonished every one — none more than those who first engaged in the enterprise, and ventured to put out to sea, trusting to the same favoring cur- rents in human nature that had borne others so prosperously along. — Bazaar BiUletin, Dec. 19. Notices of the Press. If any doubt had been felt concerning the success of the Christmas Bazaar, now being held under the auspices of the Ladies' Hospital Relief Association, they were completely dispelled by the popular demonstration at Corinthian Hall last evening. For a full hour before the opening of the doors, an im- mense crowd besieged tiie entrance, and placed a living, surging embargo on Exchange Place. There were at least two good acres of people wlio had seve- rally striven to have the veiy first glimpse at the Grand Bazaar, and had accordingly presented themselves an hour before the time announced for the opening. How well they all succeeded, their disheveled and tumultuous indi- vidual experiences can painfully attest. 10 NOTICES OF THE PRESS. But once inside, everybody was delighted. We have not now either the space or time to present a description which would afford any proper concep- tion of this marvelous spectacle. It is unrivaled by anything that has prece- ded it here, and for bewildering magnificence, is probably unsurpassed by any similar exhibition elsewhere. We dare say that an inventory of its effects would do no discredit to a world's fair, for all the nations of the world seem to have contributed their quoca of pleasing novelties to the Bazaar. * # # « There is but one thing to be regretted, viz : tlie insulBciency of the Hall for the public accommodation ; but as the entertainment will continue at least a week, perhaps all our citizens Avill be afforded an opportunity of visiting the Bazaar, and contributing in some measure to the noble object for which it was designed. * * "* * # . * # We learn that the receipts for sales at the Bazaar, last evening, exceeded ■"■J. — Democrat, Dec. 15. Corinthian Hall, now converted into a grand Bazaar, is the scene of all attrac- tion. It is thronged day and night. The receipts up to last night, had ex- ceeded $3,000. Excellent dinners are furnished by the ladies, and hundreds partake of them. There are many things to be seen and admired, and purchased too, at reasonable prices. Those who want to see something very attractive, as well as those who want to purchase holiday gifts, sliould go to the Bazaar. All the cash expended there goes to the relief of sick and wounded soldiers. Nothing lias ever been gotten up here, in the way of a fair, which would bear comparison with this ; and there was never an enterprise of a similar character, which commanded so generally the efforts of all classes in commu- nity. The success of the Bazaar is the hope of all. Then let all do their best to make the effort a success. It is hardly necessary to urge any one to attend the Bazaar. At the rate the thing is running now, we may be called upon to ask people who have been once, to stay away and let others in. Yet, so far, all have been pretty well accommodated, we believe, though the attendance is large. The statement as to the terms of admission, made in this paper yesterday, thougli sent in by those concerned in the management, was not correct. Ii is now stated that the single tickets are available at any time when the Bazaar is open, viz : from 12 M. lo 4 P. M., and from 7 P. M. till 10 1-2 P. M., when it closes. The street cars run till 11 P. M.on the several routes, to accommodate people attending the Bazaar in the evening. — Uiiion, I6th. The Bazaar is the absorbing topic of discussion in every quarter. In the home circle, on tlie street, in the stores, by day and night, among old and young, high and low, rich and poor, grave and gay, it is the transcendant theme. Everybody goes. Everybody admiies. Everybody carries away some pretty or substantial token of sympathy for "the sick and wounded sol- diers," or in acknowledgment at least, of the in-esistible manner in which the poor fellows' claims are presented by the Ladies' Hospital Aid Association of Rochester. All yesterday and last evening, during the hours of exhibition, Corinthian Hall was filled to its greatest capacity by a happy and enthusiastic multitude, crazy to see and eager to spend ; and hundreds of the same class went away dui'ing the evening, unable to oVjtain admission. » * * * » The best time to visit the Hall during the day is precisely at 12. M., when the sonorous wail of the Higliland bagpipe announces that lunch is ready. The centre of the Hall is appropriated to square little tables invitingly spread for the accommodation of all who clioose to partake. The bill of fare is unex- ceptionable, and tlie young ladies who have the supervision of this important feature impart a decided relish to the banquet by the surprising alacrity with wliich they respond to the call for "extras!" Let our poor hungry soldiers think of the comfortable dollar lunches which their friends are putting away for their benefit under these pleasant circumstances, and be content with their deprivation. — Bemocrat, 16th. There was another great rush to the Bazaar yesterday and last night. The NOTICES OF THE PRESS. 11 receipts were about $3,000. The attraction at the outset continiies, and is nightly increased by the addition of new things. There is a world of amuse- ment in going to the Bazaar. With its variety of shows and entertainments, it is a complete museum and gallery of fine arts combined, and we may add, first class hotel with " polite and attentive " hostesses. The Bazaar is wliere you get the worth of your money, and contribute all you pay to a very desirable object — the relief of the sick and wounded sol- diers. — Union, Dec. 17. Have you seen the Bazaar ? Have you seen the Fairy Land — the gorgeous booths — the ricli and innumerable variety of holiday gifts — the " grate show " — the truly splendid art gallery, the Stereoscopic Gallery, and in fact the Ba- zaar and its Bazaarian connections, including the polite and attentive waiter girls? If you have ha-v-e-n'nt, it is time you had h-a-d. Last night the pressure was quite up to 200 pounds to the square inch, and fully sufficient to prevent the mixing up of the assembly — to allow different purchasers to peep luto different booths. — Express, 18th. The Bazaar. — The attraction at Corinthian Hall where the ladies are hold- ing their grand Bazaar, continues unabated. There was a large attendance yesterday, and a jam last night. The receipts were upwards of $2,000, and will average that amount per day. These are of course the gross receipts, and there is a considerable bill of expenses to be deducted. To-morrow niglit will close the week for which the Bazaar is advertised. We need not urge upon people of the city to attend, for it seems that every- body is going. And many come in from abroad, and they go home to tell their friends what a beautiful affair the ladies have here. Donations continue to be received, and are very acceptable. Send in any- thing you have that will sell, or that can be applied for the benefit of the sol- diers. The ladies are mucli in want of cream as an ingredient for making ice cream. Donations of this article will be regarded with special favor, now that so much ice cream can be sold at the Bazaar. — Express, Dec. I9th. The original plan of the Bazaar contemplated only six days' exhibition, which it was thouglit would fully satisfy the demands of sight-seers, and afford ample time for disposing of all articles offered for sale. But the week has almost expired, without any perceptible decrease in the number of spectators, and but little diminution of tlie enthusiasm which clmracterized the opening night. If it were a penal offence for anybody to dine outside of the Bazaar, it is possible there might be a severer pressure in that direction, but we doubt whether any more could find accommodation at the tables ; and if ricli pecu- niary avails, instead of deficits, were tlie reward of all wlio succeeded in get- ting within the same enchanting domain between 6 and 9 P. M., there could be no livelier competition than we have witnessed at such intervals during the entire week. The sales at the Bazaar have been correspondingly large, not tliat the mercantile trade has been suspended, but seemingly because all the oddities and niceties in creation, cverytliing that can gratify the taste or indulge the fancy, have by some mysterious dispensation been converted into articles of prime necessity, and command fabulous estimates. Tiie total cash sales for the week will probably exceed $13,000 The Managers have decided to con- tinue the Bazaar on Monday and Tuesday of next week, and it is unnecessaiy to add that tlie public will cordially approve the decision. And during the two succeeding days our citizens sliould not overlook the splendid attiactions of the Art Gallery, which presents the finest collection of paintings ever exhibited in this city, and not easily surpassed elsewhere. They are nearly all from the diawing-iooms of our wealthier citizens, and em- brace some of the best originals of Kossiter, Beard, Sontag, Lily Spencer, and other American artists of high repute. Under no other circumstances could these unpurchaseable productions have been obtained for public exhibition, and the lovers of art will scarcely fail to improve so rare an opportunity for aesthetic enjoyment. Some of our most gifted home artists have contributed to the gallery works of theii- own production, wiiich challenge the admiration of spectators, and invests with a pleasanter charm this excellent feature of the Grand Bazaar. 12 NOTICES OF THE PRESS. The Exchange street bi'anch of the Bazaar has been operated very success- fully by Mr. Barton, who has disposed of nearly all the contributions consigned to that department, realizing a handsome sum for the Association. Most of the perishable commodities have been equitably divided between the Protes- tant and Catholic Orphan Asylums, the City Hospital, Home for the Friendless and Industrial School. What remains, is to-day to be distributed among the indigent families of volunteers. Those who would avail themselves of such donations need only to obtain the Mayor's certificate of identity, and their claims will be duly honored upon personal application at Nos. 7 and 9 Ex- change street. — Democrat, Dec. I9th. The work accomplished by the ladies managing the Bazaar is almost incred- ible. The result of this labor is shown in the aggregate receipts up to last evening, which amounted to $8,000. The attractions still increase, and con- tinue to draw the same crowded houses. Owing to the excessive fatigue superinduced by their great exertions, the ladies did not open the Bazaar until 12 M. to-day. — Express, I9th. The Ladies' Bazaar has proved to be so successful that it is "to be continued," like a Ledger story. The five days it has been in operation, Corinthian Hall has been constantly filled with people, and in every department the exhibi- tion and sale has been a decided success. This is the last day of the Fair under the first announcemenl, and the original intention of the managers. At the suggestion of hundreds, and in accordance with what appears to be the unanimous opinion of all who have taken an interest in the affair — the Bazaar will be continued two days of next week, Monday and Tuesday. The indications are that to-day will be one of the best of the week. If so, the receipts will be between twelve and thirteen thousand dollars. The attraction of the exhibition is in no wise diminished, nor will it be next week. The beautiful articles exhibited and sold already will not be removed till the close of tlie exhibition. The stocks of small articles, fancy goods, (fee, are kept up, and will be to the end. The visitor of Monday and Tuesday will see just as much as those who have already been there. The A.ri Gallery will also continue open Monday and Tuesday. It is not the least attractive part of the exhibition. There are rare and beautiful paint- ings, many of which could not be purchased at any price. And the show of art productions is very large. Everybody of taste who attends the Bazaar, goes through the Art Gallery of course. We are requested to state that season tickets to the Bazaar will be good to the close of the exhibition. — Union, Dec. 19. This is the eighth and last day of the Grand Bazaar, and the affair will close to-night, with a rush of course. There lias been a rush all the time since it opened, and if the receipts have not been large enough, it is because the Hall was too small to accommodate those who would have attended and patronized the exhibition. The receipts will foot up over $15,000, and the net profits about $10,000. This beats the great Buffalo Bazaar, and we think exceeds the amount taken at any similar establishment in any other city, in proportion to population. The sale of goods by auction is taking place to-day, and will be continued to-night at reduced prices, till all are sold. The Bazaar has not h)St its attractions, which are numerous. Mr. Dawson, of the Albany Journal, was here on Saturday, with other Albanians, who are taking lessons to run the Albany Bazaar in February. He writes to his paper at length on the exhibition, speaking in high praise of the show, complaining of nothing but the crowd and want of room. — Utiion, Dec. 22. Rochester, December 19. I have been greatly pleased with the opportunity I have had of visiting the Bazaar while in "the full tide of successful operation." The ladies of Roches- ter have always been distinguished for their hearty zeal " in every good word and work." But their kindly sympathies never shone out more resplendently than in this Bazaar, nor were their angelic ministrations ever more abundantly rewarded. They will to-night have deposited $12,000 as the result of their NOTICES OF THE PRESS. 13 week's labor ; and twelve thousand suffering heroes will "call them blessed," as they partake of the needed comforts which these dollars will secure to them. These Bazaars involve immense labor ; and the ladies of course needed the co-operation of the other sex. And they have had it. Young and old have vied with each other in assuming and performing whatever duties were assign- ed them. Everybody seemed at work, and the result is a success as unex- {)ected as it is gratifying. Indeed, but for this unanimity, there could not have )een this succe.ss ; and like unanimity will secure (but it is indispensable to) like success elsewhere. There are several features of this Bazaar deserving special notice. The booths are got up in excellent taste. The characteristic features of the several nationalities represented, are admirably preserved. " Italy " has just what one would look for in Italy ; and so of " Russia," " China" " Germany," and the "United States," while the "Yankee" booth, witli its "notions," sweet cider, dough-nuts, jackknives, and sucli like, and the booth of "Young America," with its jaunty "fixings " and " fast " commodities, are conclusive of the dis- crimination with which everything has been arranged by the managing minds of the grand affair. TheAlbanians who have visited the Bazaar (and a number have) have found the ''Yankee" booth quite attractive, from the fact that "Mrs. Sophronia Slick," who is inimitable in the personation of her assumed part, is an Albany lady, whose well known Dutch lineage would not have been presumed to have so fully qualified her to so perfectly represent the character of a" down-east " Yankee matron. If " Sophronia " had been freshly imported from the banks of the Penobscot, she could not have been more "genuine." The "side-show," made up of various stuffed birds and animals, with a pre- served mummy, a live monkey and a black cat, puts sixty or eighty dollars a day into the treasury, simply because Geo. Darling's lecture on the " Anamile Creation " is inimitably humorous. The Polar bear is "Greeley standing on the Chicago platform ;" the hyena is" Vallandigham nosing around for votes J^ in Canada ; " the tnuramy is "a fine living specimen of a Silver Gray Whig," ' and so on through the whole catalogue of fish, flesh and fowl. Every thing has its counterpart, and the semblance is enforced with a serious drollery, which insures abundant success to tlie humorous appeals of the vociferous door- keeper. The Albany Bazaar will be imperfect without something like this magazine of fun for the million. But who will deliver the lectures ? During the day, from 12 to 4, the Hall is made a great dining room, and many hundreds "daily avail themselves of it to get a good dinner, and in that way contribute to the general fund. As nearly everything eaten is furnished gratuitously by the farmers and citizens, the profits are large. The young ladies who wait upon the tables, are uniformly attired in red, white and blue — the red skirts being composed of tlie flannel purchased, and to be liereatter used, for shirts for soldiers. Each skirt is made up of two shirt bodies tacked together, to be hereafter separated for their destined use. No soldier will object to a garment having such a history. I find among tlie most active in doing what has to be done, many gray- haired matrons, whose sons and brotliers are in the field, and whose hearts are full of patriotic ardor for the old flag. And, associated with them, are the 'youth and beauty"of the city — every one of whom deserves special mention, but who are content, in the prosecution of their work of love, with the con- sciousness that their labors will contribute to the comfort of the brave men who are suffering for their country's weal. As appendages of the Bazaar, there is a Picture Gallery, composed of the best paintings of all the houseliolds in the city, and a Stereoscope room— both of which draw largely. The managers of our Bazaar will not overlook these at- tractive adjuncts. But the room ! Ah me, what discomfort ! Neither Corinthian Hall here, nor Tweddle Hall in Albany, are at all adequate in space. Is there no substi- tute 1 Is a new building impracticable ? If not. I hope it may be erected ; for there can be neither comfort nor liberality in such a dense jam as will be inev- itable in any hall available in Albany or elsewhere. — Ji'dUorial Correspondence of the Albany Evening Jov/rnal. G. D. 14 DESCRIPTION OF THE BAZAAR. DESCEIPTIOE". The Bazaar included four departments, viz : The Bazaar Proper, in Corinthian Hall; the Art Gallery, in the Rooms of the Athenaeum ; the Stereopticon Exhibition, in No. 5, Corinthian Hall Building; and the Exchange Street Depot, at Nos. 7 and 9, Masonic Hall Block, Exchange Street. The following diagram of the arrangement in Corinthian Hall, taken from the " Bulletin," exhibits the plan of the Bazaar Proper : Each booth occupies a space of about nine feet in front, and from ten to twelve deep, the National Booth being twice the breadth and three or four feet deeper than any other. An article from the last number of the Bulletin, with some additional particulars introduced, will give a good general idea of the various booths. It was the design to open the Bazaar every evening in tableau, the booths being arranged in easy tableau to continue about fifteen or twenty minutes ; a Fairy tableau likewise, being arranged upon the platform. But, owing to the difficulty of having these all ready in season, and of keeping the crowd waiting outside, the attempt was relinquished after the third evening. Panorama of the Bazaar. From the ''Bulletin," Dec. VJth. In taking leave, editorially, of the Bazaar, we are promp ted to make a rapid circuit of its arrangements from the entrance around PANORAMA OF THE BAZAAR. 15 the amphitheatre, with a view, more particularly, to bringing out the significance of the various costumes and characters. For this purpose we will take the Bazaar in Tableau.. The first booth encountered on entering, is the Russian, sur- mounted by a lofty, snow capped dome, and partially surrounded by the northern pines in their wintry dress of snow and icicles. Within, amply protected from the frosts of a northern winter, by thick hangings of costly furs, are a group of five : a Russian G-eneral, who has added more than a cubit to his stature by the tower of fur surmounting his figure ; a tradeswoman in a strikingly picturesque dress, ; a young peasant girl and two Russian ladies They ofier for sale a large assortment of goods appropriate to a Siberian climate, as furs, worsted articles, skates, sleds, &c., be- sides a variety of ornamental articles in Russian leather. A peep at the next, transports us in a twinkling from furs to fans, as our Fahrenheit suddenly rises from 40 ° below zero to 100 '^ above. Rich hangings and brilliant costumes evince the luxury of the South, and the magnificence of Oriental life. Within sits the grand Turk, enjoying the acme of Turkish bliss, the pipe; at a little distance reclines the Sultana, attended by the Circassian and Greek. We next look in upon beautiful Italy, where pictures, statues and vases abound, and which is represented by an Italian peasant and three or four peasant girls in holiday attire. We glance next at the Emerald Isle, amply stored with attractions for the crowd of buyers, and presided over by Irish gentlemen and ladies, the latter in a beautiful and becoming costume of green and white. And now we are landed at the home of the inevitable Yankee, where we are encountered by the enterprising firm of Jonathan Slick & Co., consisting of old Mrs. Slick and her three children, Jonathan, Sophronia and Jerusha. Of the daughters, " Sophrony" is evidently the business character, while Jerusha sports the airs and graces of a country belle, having just returned from " boardin' school." It would be difficult to imagine a Yankee Notion not found in this booth, while the adjoining " side show," a branch of the firm, where the "animiles" are exhibited, winding up with the " live mummy" and " cherry colored cat," is one of the richest things in the comic way to be found. It is constantly filled, and the shouts of laughter every now and then from the audience within, attest that they are enjoying their 15 cents worth of fun. The Stars and Stripes floating above us now tell of a transfer to 16 PANORAMA OP THE BAZAAR. National soil, " The Land of the Free, and the Home of the Brave." The National booth, double the size of any other, is stored, of course, with the greatest variety of articles. Its em- blematic representation, in the opening tableau, is particularly fine. The National group includes five emblematical figures, besides the representations of Washington, Lady Washington and Contraband. The Goddess of Liberty, beautifully arrayed in the Star and Stripe Costume, with a starry crown, and supporting the Flag, forms the central figure. Immediately around her are three figures representing the national colors, red, white and blue ; while at her left, is an emblematic representation of New York ; and at her right, Washington, Lady Washington and Contraband. New York is draped in white, wearing upon her head, as the Empire State, a crown, upon which glistens a single brilliant star. She wears a scarf of red, white and blue, significant of her loyalty to the Union ; one arm leans upon her Coat-of-Arms, and over the other, resting in her lap, falls a cable attached to the anchor, the emblem of her commercial preeminence. The Costumes of the " Red, White and Blue," are among the most admired in the Hall, for their novelty and beauty. They were devised by the young ladies who wear them, and are in the military style, the white costume having trimmings of blue, the blue of red, and the red of white. Little military caps corresponding in style with the dress, are worn with a very becoming effect. Washington and Lady appear in their bridal costume, as represented in portraits. We are glad to hear that Powelson has perpetuated this group in one of his beau- iful photographs. To the right of this, occupying rather a second compart- ment of the picture, is the Shaker group, consisting of Brother Broadbrim and three demure sisters. They have a full supply of exquisite Shaker products and plenty of " apple butter." Now we hail Young America, personated by a younger Major General, carrying on an animated flirtation with an extremely fash- ionable little Miss of nine or ten summers. The booth is stocked with fancy articles, principally the handiwork of the little girls who arranged it. There is the Gipsey tent occupied by three or four bewitching looking Gipseys, one of whom, it is said, predicts such doleful events, that her poor victim after paying for his fortune in advance, gladly pays a second price to induce her to stop. PANORAMA OP THE BAZAAR. 17 The entrance to the Wigwam of the Grand Sachem is close by within which are four swarthy Aborigines, consisting of two squaws and a young Pocahontas beside the Sachem himself. The Wigwam abounds with the beautiful products of their work, and the representations of character are excellent; one in particular attracts much attention as a remarkably perfect impersonation of the Indian Squaw. England and Scotland appear next, under the branching horns of the deer, attended by two " Highland Laddies" and three " High- land Lassies " and a bag piper, the latter of whom regales the audi- ence at intervals with his inimitahle music. This is the eldest mem- ber of the " Booth Family," having been the first one taken in charge, and it presents a complete and choice assortment of appropriate articles, among which the plaid styles bear sway. Germany and Switzerland look like Christmas in full bloom, with the Christmas tree in the background, and toys enough elsewhere to set all the children wild with delight. A delegation of Swiss, German and Hungarian peasantry are in attendance and ready to supply their customers with Santa Clans' choicest gifts. Tread softly now, on approaching the precincts of the Celestials, where sit the sublime Mandarin and three or four majestic ladies of rank, all descended from the sun, moon and stars. We are dazzled with the splendor of every thing here, and so overawed by names and things we never heard or dreamed of before, that we quicken the pace that brings us vis-a-vis with sunny, smiling, vine clad France, a land we always love, when we forget that it is the land of Louis Napoleon. A tradesman with two ladies and shop girl will display to you th^ thousand beautiful things in their bril- liant stock, with all the French grace and affability. Upon the platform blooms Fairy Land, the arrangements of which are due to the taste and skill of Mr. Otto, connected with the extensive nursery of Frost and Brothers. Large wreaths of evergreens and flowers depend from the ceiling, in a tent form, at- tached to arches at the opposite ends of the platform. A fountain plays in the centre against a background of rocks and trees ;. the foreground is ornamented with various flowering plants, and in the trees around are birds of beautiful plumage. It was the original design to present here a Fairy tableau every evening, at the opening of the hall, but, after the second, on Wednesday evening, the design was abandoned for the same reason that the booth tableaux were 2 18 PANORAMA OF THE BAZAAR. discontinued. The two given were " Young Columbia," on Monday and Tuesday evenings, and on Wednesday evening, " Undine's Dream," in both which all the figures introduced, with the excep- tion of Undine, were tiny children from two and a half to five or six years old. The first tableau is an emblematic representation of the national wealth of our young country. Young Columbia, person- ated by a little child three years and a half old, in blue with silver stars, wearing a crown of stars, and holding the flag, is represented as receiving tribute from the various Glenii of her realm. On her right are the Genius of the mine, in crimson and gold, offering jewels, and Flora laden with flowers; on her left, Pomona brings fruit; Nautila, arrayed in sea green and corals, steps from her little boat with her burden of shells and pearls, and the young Archer in green and gold, his bow and arrow in hand, lays the fruit of the chase at her feet. The second, is the vision Undine saw in her dream of the land above the sea, she had long wished to visit. She dreamed of standing by a fountain in Fairy land, in the midst of little Fairies, exhibiting to her the attractions of earth, its flow- ers, fruits, birds, gems, groves, &c., while one points her to the sky spangled with stars. Near the door stands the cynosure of children's eyes, in the tasteful confectionery arbor, and opposite, under the arch at the side of the platform, is an array of all the perfumes of Araby. In front of the platform is the refreshment table, loaded with the luxuries lavished upon it by ladies in the city and vicinity. During the day a dozen smaller tables, seating eight persons each, occupy the floor, each presided over by a lady in charge, assisted by her corps of young lady waiters. The 'latter, in their pretty, be- coming costume; red skirt, white apron and waist, blue peasant waist, and jaunty little cap, add much to the picturesque effect of the whole. Above the National booth is the gallery for the band, whence we are enlivened with music, vocal and instrumental. From this point a very striking view of the gay whirl below is afforded. Not the least interesting feature in our panorama, is the dense crowd, penetrating to every inch of available space, and rendering any attempt to pass from one point to another almost an impossibil- ity. A slow current sets inward and outward during the greater part of the evening, thus allowing patient waiters outside a late ingress, and maintaining undiminished to a late hour, the density of THE ART GALLERY. 19 the throng, that never seems to tire of the fascination of the brilliant scene. The following statements concerning the Art Gallery and Stereopticon Exhibition are kindly furnished us by ladies con- nected with those departments: The Art Gallery. The Art Gallery in connection with the Bazaar, proved one of its most agreeable features, and a decided success. When the idea was first suggested, it seemed almost impractica- ble, as the collecting of so large a number of valuable pictures from private residences incurred so great risks, that it was feared many would feel a hesitancy in allowing them to be removed. But wherever the plan was mentioned, it met with a ready response and hearty co-operation. The Board of Directors of the Athenaeum and Mechanics' Asso- ciation very generously gave the Ladies the use of the Reading Room, and kindly and graciously consented, for the week, to consult their '■ maps of busy life, Its fluctuations and its vast concerns," in a condensed form in the Library. The desks were all removed, the light excluded, and arrangements made in the gas fittings, after the most approved plan of lighting an Art Gallery — and day was turned into night. The effect upon the pictures was very beautiful, all having the advantage of an equally good light. The Ladies of Bufi'alo entered most enthusiastically into this new feature of our Bazaar, and with that hearty generosity which ever characterizes all such acts in our sister city, contributed fif- teen or twenty very beautiful works from the pencils of some of the first American artists — Sontag, whose delightful little renderings of scenery among the White Hills make him a general favorite — Beard, who is almost inimitable in his little animal subjects — Geo. H. Hall, whose fruit is always so luscious and tempting — " The Steeple Chase," from the French school, a warm, sunny picture, full of life and action, bright, happy faces of rollicking, fun-loving childhood, attracted general admiration, and all were very valuable acquisitions. 20 THE ART GALLERY. At the north end of the room, and the first to attract notice, was a fine allegorical picture, " The Stages of Life 3" a very old painting, the date just distinguishable, 1514. Near this, on the west side, were two very old pictures, believed to be original Ho- garths, from his celebrated series, " The Rake's Progress " — cer- tainly bearing evidence of great age, and of interest to all art students. Another fine old original was a " Head of Judith," by Christofa Allori — " Innocence," by Romanelli; — a valuable picture, a head of " Csesar Borgia." " The Banished Lord," a copy after Rembrandt, possessed great strength of color. Many fine copies from the most celebrated works of the old mas- ters, which have been selected in Europe with great care and taste, adorned the walls, among which were Gruido's "Aurora" and "Bea- trice Cenci." Raphael's "La Fornarina" — several fine copies of " Madonnas," after Raphael — "Magdalens" after Correggio and Carlo Dolce — Titian's " Flora," and a " Portrait of Titian," from a painting by himself. Among those from the G-erman school was a candlelight efiect. A young girl standing near an open door, through which she is about to pass, holding a lighted candle, which she shades with her hand, throwing the reflection full upon her face — one of those sweet faces, beaming with the love of home and friends, which seems almost to speak the words "Good night." " Reading the News," by Notter- man, a beautiful little genre piece, full of life. " The Toilette," a little gem by Rustige, exquisite in detail. — Three beautiful little pictures, " Indians on a Rock," " The Russ Sleigh," and " Salmon Spearing by Torchlight," by Krieshofi". A fine architectural view, " Rosslyn Chapel," by Steinbruck — whose name only need be men- tioned ; and an " Interior of a French Cottage," were admii-able in their detail. From the pencil of Lilly Spencer, who stands unrivalled in her rendering of every-day life, was the well known picture, " The Power of Fashion," which told its own story. William Hart was admired in two beautifully rare bits of color, " Morning " and " Night." Our Home Artists were all represented by some of their finest productions, among which " A Portrait of Dr. Brown," by Gr. Gil- bert; " A Portrait of Squire Clarke," by C. Kimble; and a crayon head of the late Rev. Dr. Pease, by J. M. Mundy, attracted much THE ART GALLERY. 21 notice, ^mong the landscapes, many of which were of the highest merit, were some by Hilger and Nehlig of the Dusseldorf school, and others, much admired, by our Home artists. Among the gifts to the Association was the fine piece of statuary, " Sabrina," suggested to the artist by a beautiful passage in Mil- ton's Comus : "Sabrina fair, Listen where thou art sitting Under the glassy, cool, translucent wave, In twisted braids of lilies knitting The loose train of thine amber-dropping hair ; Listen for dear honor's sake. Goddess of the silver lake, Listen and save. This was placed in the centre of the room, and added greatly to the general effect and beauty of the Gallery. A fine Landscape, " The Vale of Chamouni," was a generous do- nation from Thos. Mack, Esq., of Boston. There was an universal expression of satisfaction and delight from all who visited the G-allery, and the many pleasant hours enjoyed in the quiet study of so much beauty, after spending a tin^e amid the Babel of the Grand Bazaar, will long be remembered. And as the time drew near for its close, there was a general expression of regret. " Would that it might be permanent !" was on the lip and in the heart of almost every one ; but with the "Christmas Bazaar" the " Art Gallery" lived its short life, and is among the things that were. Many homes in our city, whose walls for the time were robbed of their picture windows, many of which were rare gems, must have seemed very desolate. But as our highest happiness consists in making others happy, the hearts of all the contributors must have been doubly blest, not only in the feeling that so much enjoyment was given to the immediate visitors to the Gallery ; but also in the fact that, far away in desolate camps, and through the crowded hospitals, the light and cheer from the impromptu Art Gallery would shine, and illumine and encourage many a weary, fainting heart. Appended will be found a full Catalogue of the Paintings and Contributors. 22 CATALOGUE OF THE PICTURES. Catalogue of the Pictures. , The Stages of Life (an allegorical picture, bearing date 1514. From Mrs. Owen Gaffney. By Burchmiel. Titian's Flora (a Copy). From Mrs. Hunter. By Nichols. Portrait of Titian (from a painting by himself.) From Mrs. Hunter. By Nichols. Innocence (an original). From Mrs. Hunter. By Roraanelli. Reading the news (an original). From Mrs. Hunter. By Notterman. The Spinster. From Mrs. Hunter. By David Coe. "Water Nymph. From Mrs. Hunter. By Nichols. The Poultry Yard. From D. W. Powers. By Thibon. The Fisherman's Home (after Notterraau). From D. W. Powers. By Isabey. St. Catherine (a Copy on panel, after Correggio). From D. "W. Powers. Unknown. The Curious one Caught. From D. W. Powers. By Jacquarde. Madonna and Child (after Raphael). From Dr. E. M. Moore. Unknown. Magdalen (after Carlo Dolce). From Dr. E. M. Moore. By G. Gilbert. Magdalen (after Correggio). From Mrs. Hunter. Unknown. The Banished Lord (after Rembrandt). From H. P. Brewster. Unknown. Guardian Angel. (For Sale). From Miss Shaw. Unknown. An Italian Scene. (For Sale). From Miss Shaw. Unknown. La Fornarina (after Raphael). From Mrs. G. H. Mumford. Unknown. Guido's Aurora (a Copy). From Mrs. G. H. Mumfoid. Unknown. The power of Fashion (an Original). From Mrs. Gen. Williams. By Lily Spencer. Owl. From Mrs. Oilman. By W. H. Beard. Red Jacket (a Portrait from Life). From H. G. Warner, Esq. By Mathies. View on the Shenandoah. From Capt. Dorr, Buffalo. By Sontag. The Pet Kitten. From H. W. Rogers, Esq., Buffalo. By Beard. Good Night. From Mrs. G. H. Mumford. Unknown. Steeple Chase. From Mrs. S. V. R. Watson, Buffalo. By L'Enfant de Metz. Pussy'sOelight. From Mrs. S. V. R. Watson, Buffalo. By Beard. The Startled Buck. From H. W. Rogers, Esq., Buffalo. By Beard. Raspberries. From Mrs. S. V. R. Watson, Buffalo. By Hall. The Hunter. From H. W. Rogers, Esq., Buffalo. By Beard. The First of the Series of Pictures entitled "The Rake's Progress" (believed to be Originals). From Mrs. Jerome Stillson. By Hogarth. No. 5, of the Same Series — "The Marriage." From Mrs. Jerome Stillson. By Hogarth. Head of Judith (an Original). From E. M. Smith, Esq. By Christofa AUori. The Music Lesson (Blenheim School). From E. M. Smith, Esq. Unknown. The Deer Chase. From Mr. Hazard, Buffalo. Unknown. Pic Nic Party. From Mrs. S. V. R. Watson, Buffalo. By Rossiter. The Spanish Chief. From Mrs. S. V. R. Watson, Buffalo. Unknown. Ossipee Valley (New Hampshire). From Capt. Dorr, Buffalo. By Sontag. Morning on the Potomac. From Capt. Dorr, Buffalo. By Sontag. Eagle Cliff, New Hampshire. From Capt. Dorr, Buffalo. By Sontag. The Mill. From Capt. Dorr, Buffalo. By Sontag. Prospective Breakfast. From Mrs. S. V. R. Watson, Buffalo. By Beard. Crayon Portrait of Rev. Dr. Pease, (For Sale.) By J. M. Mundy. Crayon Portrait of Children. From Mrs. S. L. Hargous. By- J. M. Mundy, Head of Christ. From Dr. J. A. Biegler. Unknown. Study of Grapes. From W. A. Reynolds, Esq. By H. L. Searle. Field Flowers. (For Sale). By H. L. Searle. Fruit Piece. By H. L. Seaile. Quail, From Mrs. M. F. Reynolds. By H. L. Searle. Pelargoniums. From Mrs. B. D. McAlpine. By H. L. Searle. Medallion Portrait in Plaster. From D. M. Dewey. By J. M. Mundy. Wood Scene. (For Sale). By Le Pre. Near Lucerne, Switzerland. (For Sale). By Guyer. View in Orange County, N. Y. (For Sale). By T. J. Moore. CATALOGUE OF THE PICTURES. 23 Hunting in the Woods. (For Sale). By Gillam. View in the Tyrol. (For Sale). By Guyer. View in Orange County. N. Y. (For Sale). ByT. J. Moore. The Ravine — Eagle River — Lake Superior. (For Sale). By J. Humphrey. View near the Hudson. (For Sale). By T. J. Moore. Winter. By Nehlig. Sunset. (For Sale). By S. Williams. View at Marquette Lake Superior. (For Sale). By J. Humphrey. The Old Homestead. (For Sale). Unknown. Winter. (For Sale). By F. Hilgers. View at Ontanagon, Lake Superior. (For Sale). By J. Humphrey. Pic NicParty. (For Sale). By J. Humphrey Flower Piece. From W. A. Reynolds, Esq. Flowers and Fruit. From W. A. Reynolds, Esq. The Three Friends. (For Sale). From W. A. Reynolds, Esq. By H. Van Ingen. The Poor Man's Cellar. From W. A. Reynolds, Esq. By H. Van Ingen. Jemima Wilkinson — A Portrait from Life. An unfinished Picture, but of Historical Interest. From H. G. Warner, Esq. By Mathies. Marine View. By Brent. Alpine Scenery. From W. A. Reynolds. Esq. Upper Falls of the Genesee. From W. A. Reynolds, Esq. Lower Falls of the Genesee. From W. A. Reynolds, Esq. A Landscape, By Emily L. Smith. Farm Yard. From Mrs. George J. Whitney. By H. Van Ingen. The Two Friends. From Mrs. George J. Whitney. By H. Van Ingen. Making Hay. From Mrs. George J. Whitney. By H. Van Ingen. Indian Summer. By J. Harris. Beatrice Cenci. (Copy from Guido.) From Mrs. Biegler. Unknown. Lot and his Daughters. From Mrs. Biegler. Unknown. Portrait of a Gentleman. By 0. Kimball. Zero. (For Sale). By J. Harris. Morning. By I. E. Wilbur. Evening, By Isaac E. Wilbur. Crossing the Ford. (Copy from Paul Potter.) From W. A. Reynolds, Esq. Unknown. New York Street Sketch. By T. Nast. Portraits of Children. By Kellogg. The Toilette. From George Ellwanger. Esq. By Rustige. The Pet Spaniel. From W. A. Rey"nolds, Esq. By Van Ingen. Haying. From S. Wilder, Esq. By Wallace. Summer. Unknown. Lady Playing Guitar. By Arnold. Landscape. By Arnold. Grandfather's Pet. By Arnold. Fuschias. From Alfred Wright, Esq. By H. L. Searle. Madonnas. (After Correggio.) From S. Wilder, Esq. Unknown. Game. From L. Ward Clarke, Esq. Game. From L. Ward Clarke, Esq Death of Queen Elizabeth. (After Paul Delaroche.) Niagara, By .James Dennis. Rossyln Chapel. From D. M. Dewey, Esq. By Steinbruck. Portrait of Bishop Whitehou'se. From D. M. Dewey, Esq. By G. Gilbert. Game piece. Fioin J. H. Brewster, Esq. Unknown. Interior of a French Cottage. From ,T. H. Brewster, Esq. Unknown. Morning. From Mrs. EUwood. By William Hart. Night. From Mrs. Ellwood. By William Hart. Portrait of a Lady. From D. M. Dewey. G. Gibson. Caesar Borgia. From E. K. Warren. Unknown. Madonna (after Raphael). From E K. Warren, Esq. Unknown. Portrait of William Page, the Artist. From Miss Mathies. By Page. Portrait of Mr. Roberts, an Editor of Masonic notoriety. From Miss Mathies. By Mathies. 24 STEREOPTICON. Highlander. Unknown. ] Portrait of Dr. Coit. By Kellogg. "Winter. (For Sale). From Gen. Williams. Unknown. Fruit piece. (For Sale). From T. J. Southworth. By Emily Smith. Wood Scene. (For Sale). By Emily Smith. Scene in the Country. From T. J. Southworth. By Emily Smith. Group of Children. (For Sale). Emily Smith. Jeff. Davis. (For Sale). Vance. Beatrice Cenci. From Judge Palmer. Unknown. Morning in the Highlands (after Rosa Bonhenr.) From F. Glenn, Esq. The Shepherd's Prayer (after Landseer.) From F. Glenn, Esq. Bouricairds (Mule Drivers — after Rosa Bonheur.) From F. Alenn, Esq. Thrue Magnificent Artist's Proofs, which will be fully appreciated by all lovers of art. Salmon Spearing by Torch-light. From James M. Whitney, Esq. By C. Krieshoff. The Russ Sleigh. From James M. Whitney. Esq. By 0. Krieshoff. Indians on the Rock. From James M. Whitney, Esq. By C. Krieshoff. Several Pictures, which have been kindly added to the Collection, unfortu- nately came in too late for insertion in the Catalogue. The Ladies of the Hospital Relief Association tender their sincere thanks to all who have so freely contributed their works of Art toward forming a Col- lection of raie beauty and high excellence, for the gratification of Visitors and the benefit of the Association. The Stereopticon Exhibition. The Stereoscopic Department of the Bazaar should not be over- looked in our report, as it was one of the most interesting and at- tractive features of the Exhibition. It occupied two rooms nearly opposite the Art Gallery, one of which was used as a salesroom for Ambrotypes in unique carved wood and rustic frames, which attracted many admirers ; also rose- wood, and passepartout. The collection of card Photographs was very fine, and a large number were sold, at prices which satisfied every one. Beside these we had a splendid assortment of Photo- graph Albums, which were furnished us, by one of our most prom- inent dealers, at a discount that enabled us to make a very handsome profit. The second room was the centre of all attraction, in which were placed ten large stereoscopes, containing nearly a thousand very fine views, of almost endless variety. One could easily imag- ine himself in some fairy land, surrounded by scenes too beautiful for earth — and then suddenly you would find yourself transported to some battle-field strewed with dead and dying, or to a grand wa- terfall, or, perchance, to some gay and festive drawing-room scene. The statuary in these was exceedingly good. The gas lights were arranged in such a manner as to give a much finer effect to the views than the best sun-light. From this room were sold the tickets upon the Chickering Piano, which elicited the admiration of every PLAN OP ORGANIZATION. 25 one who heard its rich tones. " This is the place where you gel the worth of your money," wag the expression made by many of those who visited this department. OEGAl^IZATIOI^. At the special meeting previously alluded to, held Sept. 30th, a committee was appointed, subsequently termed the Financial Com- mittee, embracing twelve members ; the seven officers of the Socie- ty, viz: President, two Vice Presidents, Recording and Corres- ponding Secretaries, Treasurer and Superintendent of Rooms, and five others named by the President, whose duty it was made to devise plans for raising funds, and to conduct any such plan after its adoption by the Society. To those duties was afterward added the general care of the funds thus raised. This Committee became, in virtue of this action, the Committee of Arrangements of the Bazaar, and accordingly prepared a plan of organization, which contemplated, however, only the arrange- ments in Corinthian Hall, or the Bazaar proper, the other depart- ments being added at different times afterward. The general plan embraced, in separate articles, the main points to which were appen- ded various special plans designed as guides to special committees. The following is an abstract of these articles, briefly expressing the several points. G-eneral Plan of Organization. 1. The place and time for holding the Bazaar, viz.: Corinthian Hall, and Dec. 14th to 22d, inclusive, from 12 M. to 5 P. M., and 7 to 11 P. M. 2. The features of the Bazaar : Booths, Refreshment tables and Platform Exhibitions. [The latter subsequently dropped.] 3. Sjjecial Committees: a Committee for each Booth, a Committee on Refreshments, a Committee on Platform Arrangements, and Com- mittees on Constructing the Bazaar, on Lighting it, on Receiving and Marking such donated articles as were sent to no particular department, on Music, Tickets, Printing, Police, and a General Treasurer. 4. General duty of each Committee : to take the entire respon- sibility of the business pertaining to it, excepting where this busi- 26 COMMITTEE ON REFRESHMENTS. ness conflicts with the business of another Committee, in which case it is regulated by the General Committee. 5. Duties of Chairman of each Committee : 1st. To appoint her own Committee, where this is not done by the General Committee ; 2nd. To fill vacancies and make any additional desired appointments. 3d. To organize her Committee where this is not done by the General Committee, assigning specific duties to individual members ; 4th. To act as Treasurer of her Committee, or appoint a substitute, whose duty it shall be to take charge of and keep a record of all receipts and expenses pertaining to her Committee, appointing a Cashier during the sales, settling all bills and depositing receipts with the General Treasurer ; 5th. To report to the General Com- mittee, on a day to be appointed for that purpose, all expenses incurred, and all receipts, whether by sale or donation. 6. Modifications ; The foregoing plan can be modified at any time by the General Committee. Any member of a Committee, to whom a specific duty is assigned, can serve by deputy, provide a substitute, or alternate, or appoint associates, at her own discre- tion. Organization of the Committee on Refreshments. 1st. General Duty : The whole charge of everything pertaining to refreshments. 2nd. Suh-Divisions : Into three Sub-Committees, viz.: 1st. On Soliciting Edibles ; 2d. On Furnishing Tables ; 3d. On Supplying Tables. 3d. Duties of the Suh- Committees : 1st. Of the Committee on Soliciting Edibles ; to solicit edibles from city and country, each in the district assigned her, and to receive and credit each, what she has solicited, at some appointed time and place. 2nd. Of the Committee on Furnishing Tables ; to borrow, hire or buy all arti- cles necessary for furnishing the tables, taking charge of the same until returned, each member of the Committee taking some specific articles in charge. 3d. Of the Committee on Supplying the Tables; To take charge of edibles from the hands of the first Committee, to make all arrangements for their preparation for sale, supplying deficiencies by purchase or otherwise, and to conduct the sales ; a part of the Committee taking each some specific articles in charge, and others assisting generally. THE EXCHANGE STREET DEPOT. 27 4th. Appointment of Sub- Committees ; To be appointed by the Charman of the Whole Committee on Refreshments. No plans of organization were proposed by the General Commit- tee, beyond the conditions named in the general plan, for any other Special Committee. The Booths were taken in charge each by a lady or ladies, solicited, or volunteering for that purpose, the lady in charge thus becoming Chairman, and arranging her own Commit- tee. In every other Committee the duties were so limited and specific as to require no special organization. A change was made in the duties of the Committee on Platform Arrangements, which were first■«»» k^.-«.^ — - — — The largest and most varied, rich and elegant display of Lamps, Lanterns, Side-Lamps, Ilall-Liglits, Rich Gilt and Bronzed Parlor Lamps, Hand-Lamps with or without Chim- neys, Night-Lamps costing only 1 cent for ten hours light ; Lamp-lighters, no Chimney Burners. Lanterns that regulate on outside and won't smoke or blow out. Brushes to polish Chimneys. Brown's Patent Metal Top Chimneys cannot be broken. 2, 3, l, 6 and 8 Light Chandeliers, new styles suita- ble for Churches, Halls, or Private Houses. Brilliant Table Lamps, Boat Lamps, Station Lanterns, Reflectors, and every- thing appertaining to a large, exclusively wholesale and retail Lamp and Oil Store. Lamps altered, regilded, mended, or made to order, on short notice. Any person wanting any lamps, or anything connected with lamps, lanterns, oil, fluid, or Benzole, will save- money, by calling at Dewey's Kerosene, Lamp and Oil Emporium, 65 Buffalo Street, Rochester, N. Y. S. B. D EWEY, Jr., Agent. M. V. BEEMER, MAI^rUFAOrURER AND DEALER IN MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS, w g g ^ am'T'm m a ^ (^ d p^ ^ o ^ ' \> > o p^ ^ t^ ^ efiilii m u b q !^ 5 g ^ AND 3 S O GO s ^ H s pafi a-^^ M s g w < ^ ^ ^ I1411^# t^«|^ o ^^ 1 -^ 3 ^ S 3 ^ ^ <1 S www Laundry for doing up Shirts and Collars, same as when new. M. V. BEEMER, 35 Buffalo and 3 Exchange Sts., Masonic BlocTc^ RoOHESTEK, N. Y. mil iHi, CuEEs Catareh, AND THOS Prevents ConsnmptioR. THE MAGICAL EFFECT OF A SINGLE PACKAGE mill unifi im That it possesses intrinsic merits for all Catarrhal Affections of the Put up exclusively by L. D. FLEMING & CO., Price, §1. Rochester, N. Y. nil mm KOil ALL iHsi;',.scs Peculiar to Females, STANDS UNRIVALLED. IT CUKES Fluor Albus, Bearing Down, all Suppressions, Ulcerations, Floodings, Schirrus, Change of Life Troubles, Etc. Put up exclusively by L. D. FLEMING & CO., Pricf, *!. Rochester, N. Y. The above is a Fac-simile of Packages, either of whic'.i is suincierit for about a month's treat- ment, and will be uent by mail for |l"and 12 red stamps. Circulars sent free of charge to all •who order them. Address, L. 1). FLEMING, M. D., Rochester, Jf. Y. SHERWOOD'S MAGNETIC REMEDIES, « a NaGAnvs «;T.vr£, OR Compound Chloride of Gold, fok CHKOMC PISEASES, Of the Class Hypirtrcphy, including all the formii of TUBERCULA or SCROFULA. Ttl*«.> QEO. THRALL, Proprietor, <^': wi^mtmm mmfmM% Cor. Main and St. Paul Sts., ROCHESTER, N. Y. Who "would not save Twenty Per-cent ? BEIR & STERN, 10 STATE ST., Call especial attention to their unusually large and attractive stock of STAPLE AND FANCY I> I^ TT O O O I> s , consisting in part of Silks, Shawls, Cloaks, Merinos, Dress Goods, Domestics, Cottons, Flannels, and House-Furnishing Goods gener- ally; Hosiery, Notions, Balmorals, and Hoop-skirts. We have marked down our Prices, and are selling CHEAPER THAN ANY OTHER HOUSE IN WESTERN NeW YoRK. Our well established reputation for fair dealing is a guarantee to all our customers of being well and satisfactorily served. Beir & Stern, 10 State Street. SHERLOCK & SLOAN, ^i & iTEIil riTTE Sole Agents in this city for the sale of COENELIUS & BAKEE'S GAS FIXTURES ; FRINK'S GAS & DAY LIGHT REFLECTORS ; CONDIT & CO.'S CELEBRATED STEAM PUMPS. Gas Fixtm-es re-bronzed or re-gilded. Always in stock large quantities of Gas-Fixtures, Gas- Pipe Brass Goods, and Malleable Fittings. BRACKETT, WISNER & PALMER, SUCCESSORS TO ANDREW J. BRACKETT, Importers of PARIAN, TABLE CUTLERY, TEA TRAYS, &C. DEALERS ALSO IN tt VI b No. 33 State St., Rochester, N. Y. MANUFACTUREES AND DEALERS IN KEROSENE LAMPS AND FIXTURES, 1-A.lXrO Ii^OI=t-TESS In regard to Piano Fortes, we take mucli pleasure in speaking of those sold by of this city, as we have become fully satisfied that the Pianos that he sells are the best that are now manufactured. Mr. Ellis has been a long time in the trade, which gives him many advantages, and being acquainted with all Manufacturers, he knows where he can purchase the best, and when we take in con- sideration the flattering testimonials which he is receiving from the most competent Judges from New York City, and elsewhere, in regard to the superiority of his Pianos, we must say -^that we speak understandingly when we say that they are the best. Mr. Ellis is constantly traveling and furnishing Pianos in all of our neighboring towns and villages, and is well known over almost the entire State, as well as the Canadas, where he has done a large trade, and the Canadian Press have given him the most liberal and flattering notices. Mr. E. intends soon to open a sales room in the most central part of the city, and will keep the largest and most extensive assortment of Pianos that can be found this side of New York City. The first prize Diploma was awarded to Mr. Ellis for the best Pianos exhibited over all others at the New York State Fair held at Rochester, 1862, MANUFACTURED BY KURTZMANN & HINZE, of which Mr. Ellis has the sole agency. Many dealers, when they have found the popularity of these instruments, have tried to secure an agency, but have been repulsed, as the Manufacturers, will not sell to any other dealers, except Mr. Ellis, who has the exclusive agency. Mr. Ellis is the only dealer in Western New York, that keeps Grand Pianos ; he has them constantly on hand, varying in price from $600 to $1200. In conclusion we would say to all that wish to purchase a first class Piano, call on a-Z ]Vt-A.IDIS03Nr ST., and he will give you a first class Piano Forte, and for less money than you can purchase elsewhere. Mr. Ellis will furnish Pianos of any manufacture that may be desired. Deafness ! Deafness ! ! NOISES IN THE HEAD ! CUEED BY Ijate of New York City, Who has taken an office at Reynolds' Arcade, jRoom No. 31, 2d Floor, to which he will remove about the 25th instant. ALL DISEASES OF THE EVE AND EAR, Will be treated in the most skilful manner, and artificial Eyes reset. The doctor may be consulted at Lockport on Wednesdays, at the American Hotel, by special request of his patients. Read the following testimonial, which is one among hundreds of the same kind : Canandaigua, Sept. 23, 1862. Dr. L. Hechingbr, — Dear Sir : — I am very much pleased to say that the operation you performed on my eyes six months ago, has perfectly restored my sight. I recommend all similarly afflicted to give you a call. Very Respectfully Yours, HENRY ROGERS. JS@° Office hours from 9 to 12 A. M., and from 2 to 4 P. M. Sundays and Wednesdays excepted. Corner State Street and Railroad Avenue, ROCHESTER, N. Y, JONES & CARPENTER, Proprietors, G^n^Ei^^T I2^e:i>tjotioiv IlSr PRICES. In order to closd out my large stock of Fall and Winter Goods, I will sell for the next 30 days from 20 to 30 per cent, less than manufacturers' prices. Having purchased a large bankrupt stock, and at auction, for less than half the real value, enables me to undersell any Dry Goods House in Rochester, from 15 to 20 per cent., leaving me a good profit. Hei*e CoMies the Lo"w Prices : 30,000 yards fast colored Prints, 14 cents, worth 20 cents. 70,000 yards beautiful styles, 16 cents, cheap ■Bt 22 cents. 80,000 yai-ds beautiful new styles stripe, 20 to 25 cents. 50,000 yards Bleached Muslin, Ul-^ cents, cheap at 21 cents. 40,000 yards Bleached Muslin, 13 cents, cheap at 23 cents. 5,000 yards 4-4 Bleached Muslin, 22 cents, cheap at 25 cents. 10,000 yards 4-4 Bleached Muslin, 28 cenes, cheap at 33 cents. 7.000 yards Brown Muslin, 18 cents, cheap at 25 cents. 8,000 yares Brown Muslin heavy, 25 cents, cheap vt 32 cents. 10,000 yards Mohair Dress Goods, good styles, 16 cents, cheap at 24 cents. 60,000 yards Mohair Dress Goods splen- did, 25 cents, cheap at 373^ cents. 2,000 yards Humboldt aud New Brown Poplins, $1.50, cheap &% $2.00. 100,000 yards of the richest Dress Goods ever offered in this city, at prices that astonish the mercantile community, and Silks at prices that astonish the world in cheapness. OLO^ICS! OLO.A.I^S! from $4 to $6 cheaper than any other house in Rochester dare sell them. Cloaks made to order and ■warranted to sxxit. 100,000 Hoop Skirts, 100,000 Hoop Skirts, 30 springs, for 50 cents, cheap at $1.00; 40 springs, for 75 cents, eheap at $1.50, and other goods equally cheap. Merchants and Pedlers supplied at New York prices. Save your money by calling at the cheap store. No. 12 !Sta,te Street, Rochester, INT. "Y. E. A. HUKLBUT. LOCK STITCH-SEWING Eh < O Hi H Eh a M 12! For Sale at 57 Buffalo-st., Smith's Block. The simplest and most perfect Sewing Macliine in the market. They challenge competition both for the Family- Sewing and Manufacturing Sewdng. Persons wishing to obtain elegant, economical and reliable Machines, are requested to call at the Sales Koom, No. 57 Buffalo street, before purchasing elsewhere. We warrant every Macliine. We keep every Machine in repair, free of expense, for one yaar. Machine needles, oil, thread, twist, etc., etc., constantly on liand. D. E. RICE, Agent. 5^ GEO. D. TAN lODX. ^%* IRANK P. lEMNEK. iJBanuf 'rs & EJKftnlcaak Sralnrs in % Osv. Crreen, Boasted and Oround JYMttBtard, FlarortHff MExtracIt, JYutmegt, Pepper, Hakintg Poicder, Mndigo , Cfiitsrer, Creain Tartar, Starch, »0ilspice, CinnatMoti, Soda, and Clovet, Cayenne, J}Iace. NP 76 MAIN STREET, ROCHESTER, K Y. -^ A VALUABLE AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY. OVER FIVE HUNDRED ENG-RAVING-S, THE GENESEE FARMER Is published in ouo of the l>est wheat and fruit regions of tiio United States. Each volume contains 384 royal uotavo pages, handsomely illustrated with engravings, and filled with mat- ter of interest to every farmer, fruit-grower and horticulturist. . A complete set of the last five volumes of the Genesee FaHmer for the years 1858-9, 1860, '61 and '62, suhstantially bound, with a complete index, will be sent by express, prepaid, for $5-00. The volume for 1863 is now ready, and will be sent by mail, prepaid for SI. 25; or the whole set of six volumes, (1858-9, 1860, '61 and '62), will be senl together by express, prepaid, for $6.00 AND HOUTICXJLTXJK.AL rHHECTOIlY, Is a little book of 130pa<;e3. Dublished at the commencement of each year by the Editor of the Genesee Farmer. It was started in 1850, and a new volume, coutaiuine entirely new matter, has been published each year. The complete set of eight numbers, (1856, '57, '58, '59, '60, '61, '62 and '63), handsomely'bound in two volumes, will be sent to any address, prepaid, by mail, on receipt of §2.50. The six volumes of the Genesee Farmer, (for the yearsl858, '59, '60, '61, '02 and '63), and the complete set of the KuR.AL Annual, handsomely bound, will be sent together by exprosB for $8.00. THE RUHAL ANNUAL FOR 1864 is now ready, and will be sent, prepaid, liy return mail, on receipt of 25 cents. THE GENESEE FARMER FOR 1864. A new volume of the Genesee Farmer commences with the January numl)er. Now is the time to subscribe. Only 75 cents a year. A copy of the Farmer will be sent free to all who wish to examine it before subsci'ibiug. Address JOSEPH HARRIS. ROCHESTER, N- Y. GEO. W. HARROm CHINA, GLASS, and EARTHEN WARE, H o H o N w PI t>H H H •?• m < ri tJ w ^ ■< »-i Ph W < W a % < o P5 lO C/J 00 C) 0* 0it Plated Ware, Cutlery, Looking Glasses, House Furnislimg Goods, Kerosene Oil and LamDS. IMPORTANT TO THE AFFLICTEDI Offers liis services for tlie permanent cnre of all persons jSuftering from the Chroniv'^ Diseases. _|^" No rjiiii6i:al or nauseating medicines given. ^E^^ Medicinei seni to all p>arts of tlie country by patients '■^.Unicatipg ni|Liiit^y their symptoms by letter. com. " 411 iletters. .addressed to I>K. GEO. C. ANDEEWS, ji^- ^ ^postage stamps, will receive j)rompt attention. containing ■ ^'pjjx in the morning until 9 at night. Attendance \r^ \^jinic .HaE Building, Eochester, JST. Y., Office, :N'o. Q x,^ ^ (opposite Arcade). ^^^^ H. C. - , . ,. ^^^r^T. ' AND GERMAN ENGLISH, FEENCE ^ -mi, GLOVES, &C., ZEFHYK WOOL, HOOP SKIRTS, HOS. 107 Main Street, KocL Mmhtii44ery and ¥for*£« q> td <-> bS 02 IVEOORE & COLE Wholesale and Retail WILLIAM H. MOORE, AUSTIN H. COLE. No. 62 BUFFALO STREET, } EOCHESTER. N. Y. Moore & Cole removed January 1, 1864, from their old stand, No. 86 Buf- falo street, to their present location, 1^=- TVo, 02,^m The new store is the most central, convenient and elegant grocery establish- ment in this city. The Street Cars from every direction, Lake Avenue, East Avenue, New Main street, St. Paul, Monroe and Alexander streets. Exchange street and Mt. Hope Avenue, and West Avenue, all run to the junction of State and Buffalo streets, and stop within 3 rods of our door. People from e%-ery part of tlie city can save tlieir fare on the cars by trading at the new store. Every article sold, warranted as lepresented, and goods delivered to all parts of the city. TERMS CASH. GENERAL LIFE, FIEE AND MARINE . INSURANCE OFFICE, BUELL & BREWSTER, AGENTS, No. 1 Arcade Hall, Rochester, N. T. mm %mmmu wk I OF NEW YORK, Cash Capital, $2,000,000. CHAS. J. MARTIN, President. JOHN McGEE, Secretary. A. F. WILLMARTH, Vice-President. T" Excliang-e Place and IS A.rean7u^3L:OXjXSZZST3 X838. CASE & MA (Late Wilder, Case & Co.,) Dealers in AT WHOLESALE and RETAIL, mm. m WEST SIDE. ROCHESTER, N. Y. RAYMOND'S AGENCY. PASSAGE TICKETS FOR THE -'OLD BLACK STAR" LINE OF Packets, sniluig from Liverpool on tlie 8tb and 24th of each montli, and for the Liverpool, New York and Philadelphia Steamship Coiupany, sailing fron) Liverpool weekly. Drafts on England and Ireland sold at lowest prices. Policies issued in the following first class Companies : Mutual Life Insurance Company, NO. 94 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. Cash Assets, Feb. 1st, 1§63, over $9,000,000. North American Insurance Company, of Hartford Conn. Cash Capital, ■- $300,000 Hartford Fire Insurance Company, of Hartford, Conn. Cash Assets, -■ 1,200,000 Commerce Insurance Compan}^ of Albany, New York. Cash Capital 200,000 Lorillard Insurance Company, of New York City. Cash Capital, 500,000 Irving Insurance Company, of New York. Cash Capital, 200,000 Resolute Insurance Company, of New York. Cash Capital, 200,000 Corn Exchange Insurance Company, of New York City. Cash Capital, 400,000 Merchants' Insurance Company, of Hartford, Conn. Cash Cap- ital, 1. 200,000 Albany City Insurance Company, of Albany, New York. Cash Capital, 200,000 All the a^ove Companies have a large Surplus, and pay Losses Promptly. S. B. RAYMOND, Agent, In Commercial Bank, Exchange St. ROCHESTER, N. Y. ^^ Or. A\^. SQTJIEES' PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY, 14 State St., G-ould's Building, Rochester. p H o 'FcTgITa P H S Olf A-TSTY DESHtED SIZE, In Oil or Water Colors. Particular attention will also bejjiven to Oopying- Dag-iieiTeotypes SLia.(l Antljrotypes, TO A-ISTY DESIRED SIZE. EITHER UPON PAPER OR CANVAS, And Coloring the same At Prices that ^vill IDefy Coinpetitioii ! Mr Squiers has the latest improved apparatus, and all desired facilities for the successful prosecution of the business; also, has for sale, at greatly reduced prices, a large assortment of GILT and ROSEWOOD FRAMES of differ- ent SIZES. G. W. SQUIERS. MITCHELL & CO., No. 110 State Street, Rocliester, IST, Y., Manufacturers of and Wholesale Dealers in D. MITCHELL'S NEW, RICH AND FRAGRANT IXTMCTS F§^ HI lAMSKIClIIf, AND OTHER lOILET GOODS, in quality equal, if not superior, to the choicest French and German Goods of like description. SUPERIOR PERFUMES FOR THE HANDKERCHIEF. TRIFLE EXTRACTS, Acacia, Ambergris, Ambrosia, Aucepiiie, Aroma, Bergamot, Bouquet Anglais, Bouquet da Caroline, Bouquet Alexander H,,Bouqnet de Chautilly, Bouquet Court Porfumo, Bou(iuet Dar- ling, Bouquet Fifth Avenue, Bouquet Flowers of Ashland, Bouquet Flowers of Wheatland, Bouquet Flowers of Erin, Bouquet Grand Trunk, Bouquet de Ilavelock, Bouquet Honey Moon, Bouquet Jockey Club, Bouquet Knights Templar, Bouquet La Favorita, Bouquet Napoleon III., Bouquet Precious, Bouquet Sweet Sixteen, Bouquet Something New, Bouquet Victoria I., Bouquet Upper Ten, Bouquet Unconditional — U. S. G., Bouquet Windsor Castle, Bouquet What is Ity Citronelle. Citronelle Rose, Damaak Rose, Eglantine, Fleur d'ltalie, Fleur d'Orange, Qilliflower. Heliotrope, Hyacinth, Honeysuckle, Jasmin, .Tomjuil, Lady Slipper, Lavender Flowers, Lilac, Lily of the Valley, Lily, Magnolia, Mille Flours, Mignonnette, Moss Rose, Musk, Musk Rose, New-Mown Hay. Neroli, Gillet, Orange Blossom, Patchouly, Pink, Pond Lily, Pop- pinack. Rose, Rose Bud, Rose Geranium, Rosemary Flowers, iSpring Flowers, Sweet-Scented Violette, Sweet Pink, Sweet Briar; Sweet Clover, Sweet I'ea, Sweet William, Tea Rose, Tube- rose, Verbena, Violette, Vitivert, Volcamerie, Verveine, West End, White Lily, Wild Flowers, Wild Rose, Woobbine. Vr BRYANT, STRATTON & OOMPANY'S COMMEKCIAL COLLEGES. « THE ROCHESTER CON/IIVIERCIAU COl_l_EQE Is one of the CoUoges constituting " Bryant. Stratto.v & Co.'s Chain of International Com- mercial Colleges," located in eigUtec.n of tlie lai-^u-it citie:* of the rftatin aiiJ C inula. THE DESIGN. The design of these Institution.* is to qualify young men and ladies f )r the practical dulios of business life, cither as Uook-Keepeis, or in the management of their own aflairs with sys- tem and dispatch. TWO DEPARTIVIENJTS OF INSTRUCTION. In this Institution two separate departments have been established for the better accommo- dation and more rapid advantenioiit of the students ; also, a new classification of accounts, which does away with many of tbe mysteries of Book-Keeping, and renders the whole more attractive and easier of comprehension. THEORETICAl- DEPARTIV1ENT. In this department the student commences his course. Here he acquires a thorough knowl- edge of the science of Bjok-Keeping, and receives thorough instruction in the rudiments of Mathematics, Penmanship, -BusiuesL, Correspondence, and Commercial Law. Jiach student is required to pass a satisfactory examination before entering the PRACTICAL. DEPARTtS/IENT. This is the model department, the ■' Sine qua non" in obtainins a business education. Here the student enters into actual business. Each student is furnished with necessary amount of cash and merchandise to commence business, he buys and sells Merchandise, Stocks, Real Estate, etc.. and is required to be accurate and systematic in the management of his affairs. In this department are two regularly organized Banks, with a bona-fide cash capital of $1000,- 000, which enables the student to eftect his exchanges, make deposits, and transact all other business incidental to a general trade. All departments of business are hero represented, Merchandising, Commission, Forwarding, Railroading, Banking, etc l_ADIES' DEPARTN/IENT. Ladies' Collegiate Course same as Gentlemen's. The Ladies' Department is entirely distinct from the Students' Hall, and is superintended by Miss Maria S. Chapman, sister of the resident Principal. This department will accommodate all who prefer e.vclusive femaJe associations. ^~ TELEGRAPHING. The prospective demand for operators renders this an important feature in a business educa- tion. We have the very best instruments, and students mav become good operators in a short time. ADVANTAGES OP ROCHESTER. Rochester is located in the garden of the Empire State, being surrounded by the finest agri- cultural ccmimunity in the world, and is noted for being one of the ni' st beautiful cities in the United States. Its extensive nurseries, beautiful lawns, and broad streets, the remarkable thrift and activity of its commercial enterprises, the hospitality of its inhabitanss, all combine to render the Rochester College one of the most desirable in the State. BOARDING. Board can be obtained at from S2 50 to SS3 50 par week. On application to the College, by letter or otherwise, special pains will be taken to secure excellent accommodations at these PREPARATOR'V EDUCATION. No one need be deterred from entering on account of want of preparatory education. It will only require a longer time to complete the course TIIVIE OF CCtVllVlENCINQ. Young men can commence at any time, as there are no vacations. TllVie REQUIRED. The average time required for completing the cimrse is from Ten to Fourteen weeks. But this depends entirely on the student: some requiring twice as long as others. SITUATIONS. Situations are more readily obtained now than they have been before for several years. Many of our students get situations ln^foio they have completed thecourse. The inducemonts for taking a Commercial Course never were more flattering than at present. EXPENSE OF COURSE. Life Scholarships, good in any of the Col'.egoa for full course, $40 00 Ladies' " " •' " •• '• ^^ *' Blank Books for the full course , ** <"' TEXT BOOKS. Ctmimercial Law, .• ^ ^ Book-Keeping, •' "[J Arithmetic, Counting House Kdition. 150 Resident Principal at Rochester, J. V. U. Chapman. Assistant Associates •' W. H. Sadler and N. N. Rogers. Send for Circular and lictter. — For further information send for large Catalogue, rontnn- ing much valuable information. If any points are not clear, write and get a letter of explana- tion, finclosinfj two stamps.] Address "^ BRVAIVT, MTBATTO.'V & Co. ROCIIKSTER, N. Y. IVIOOI^E R.TJJE^AL TSE^\^-YOI^I£EIi. The Leading- and Largest Circulated Agricui-tural, Literary and Family Newspaper in America, now in its Fifteenth Year and Volume, is the most Complete and Fopular Weekly of its class on the Continent. In all the essentials of a first-class Rural and Family Newspaper it has long been unrivaled, and the immense circulation it continues to maintain throughout the loyal States, Canadas, &c., proves that the War has not diminished its Value, Sta.nding, Popularity. Its ample pages comprise various Departments, such as Agriculture, Horticulture, Rural Arcliitecture, Domestic Economy, Education, Ladies' Reading, Choice Miscellany, Arts and Sciences, Heading for the Young, General News, Market Reports, rinijjicld Rijyublican. The l)ook is got up in a verj- creditable style, linely illustrated and" dearly printed on good paper anil hand- somely bound and ornamented.— JFooJ- Crowe;- and Man- ufacturer. In looking it over we Ihid evidence on every page of the great service lie has rendered to the wool-growing popu- lation and the country.— WVca Moriiirtg Herald. We learn that the Practical Shepherd, published less than two weeks ago, by Mr. Moobe, of the Rural Kev}- Yorker, has already reached a third e(titiim ! ^\ e are not surprised at the great success of tlils cajiilal and timely volume, as we predicted an immense sale in our notice of It a week aga.—Jiocliesicr Daily Democrat