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April  t,  1896.'] 
THE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTURIST. 
MR.  Kl.ECnYNDEN’S  CAMPAKlN., 
The  following  extract  from  letter  dated  New  York 
7th  January  t89r>,  from  U.  Rlechynden,  Esq.,  has 
been  placed  at  our  disposal  by  the  Indian  lea  As- 
sociation : — 
THE  BAZAAR  MEDIUM. 
I have  now  the  pleasure  of  submitting  a General 
Report  for  the  month  of  December. 
As  stated  in  my  letter  of  the  13th  ultimo,  we  as- 
sisted at  a Bazaar  got  up  by  a Catholic  community 
in  aid  of  a Convent  which  was  inaugurated  at  the 
Waldorf  Hotel,  the  most  fashionable  Hotel  in  the  city, 
and  probably  the  finest  Hotel  in  existence.  Cards  ot 
invitation  were  sent  out  which  entitled  the  recipient  to 
buy  admission  tickets  at  one  dollar  each.  « e sup- 
plied packets  of  tea  in  i lb.  paper  boxes  of  the  kind 
previously  described,  and  the  small  f 
which  were  sold  and  the  proceeds  went  to  the  fund. 
The  cards  of  invitation  were  worded  inviting  people 
to  a tea,  and  the  tea  was 
Bazaar.  At  the  close  of  the  affair  at  the  Waldoif 
the  Bazaar  was  continued  for  three  days  at  the  Co 
vent,  for  a different  class  of  people,  where  our  tea 
was  also  served  and  sold. 
A Bazaar  was  given  by  the  St  Andrews  Church 
congregation  at  129th  Street  Haarlem  from  the  3rd 
to  6th  December. 
We  supplied  tea  in  packets,  and  loose  tea  to  be 
served,  and  kept  a coloured  girl  whom  we  have 
trained  to  make  the  tea.  The  Bazaar  also  obtained 
a supply  of  Indian  tea  from  a packer,  so  we 
not  pLh  our  packets  against  his.  But  continued 
to  serve  the  tea,  for  the  three  days  and  nights  the 
Fair  lasted. 
YOUNG  LADIES  DRESSED  AS  NATIVES. 
A birthday  party  was  given  at  Westmmster  Pres- 
byterian Church  on  the  4th  December.  The  ua^e  w 
Kiven  to  affairs  wliere  entertainments  are  organised  by 
the  Church  and  where  members  contribute  as  the 
price  of  admission  as  many  “ pennies 
as  their  year’s  number.  The  Church  is  a well-to-d 
one  and  has  good  arrangements  for 
the  shape  of  large  rooms,  kitchen  etc.  attached  to  the 
Church  I had  arranged  to  give  a lecture  on  Some 
aspects  of  life  in  India”  (the  title  was  framed  to 
coLeal  the  advertisement)  and  J* 
with  atttention.  The  lecture  was  followed  by  »nusic, 
singing,  and  recitations  and  at  the  close  all  adjourned 
to  a large  hall  over  the  one  in  which  the  entertain- 
ment had  been  given,  and  our  tea  was  s®>wea  by 
some  young  ladies  of  the  congreption 
costumes  we  provided  as  natives  of  India, 
quently  received  a letter  of  thanks  from  the  manage- 
ment for  my  share  in  the  entertainment. 
TEA,  CIGARETTES  AND  DIAMONDS. 
The  fair  in  aid  of  Hebrew  charities  to  which  I have 
alluded  in  previous  letters,  opened  on  the  9th  December 
The  Jews  form  a very  powerful  body  in  New  York, 
and  many  of  them  are  well  known  as  leaders  in 
Commerce  and  Politics.  The  display  of  diamonds  and 
dresses  was  something  unique  even  for  America.  I be 
Madison  Square  Gardens  had  been  hired  by  the 
Organization,  and  booth  laid  out  and  decorated  m a 
systematic  manner  . I had  the  promise  of  space  from 
a Jewish  lady  whom  I had  met  at  one  of  the 
charitable  booths  at  the  Food  Show,  but  unfortu- 
nately she  was  laid  up  at  the  time  the  Fair  opened, 
and  I had  to  send  Mrs  Tipton  on  the  chance  of 
getting  into  touch  with  someone  in  a position  to 
help  us.  After  many  rebuffs,  Mrs.  Tipton  interested 
the  “ Russian  Tea  Booth  ” representing  the  Both- 
Isreal  Charity.  Here  tea,  cakes,  and  cigarettes,  (alt 
Russian)  were  served.  The  Russian  tea  in  this 
instance  being  our  old  friends  B.  Fischer 
Co’s  Black  packet  Russian  Caravan  tea  a b^nd 
of  China,  Japan  and  some  India  or  Ceylon,  ihis 
tea  is  largely  advertised  and  is  stamped  by  the 
Rabbi  with  a small  lead  seal,  so  that  it  is  Kosher 
or  clean  in  a ceremonial  sense.  Fischer  has  presented 
|100  worth  of  tea  (nominal  value)  to  this  booth,  and 
was  making  an  excellent  advertisement  out  ot  it. 
A NICE  LOOKING  SPANISH  GIRL  MAKES  HEADWAV. 
We  had  a good  deal  of  opposition  at  first  and  for 
some  time  with  the  people  Fischer  had  in  the  booth; 
as  they  were  .Jewish  women,  and  could  speak  German, 
the  language  most  used  amongst  Jews  in  New 
York.  After  some  time,  and  by  dint  of  steady  and 
successful  work  and  the  display  of  a good  deal  of  tact 
on  the  part  of  the  young  girl  I put  into  our  end  of 
the  booth,  and  by  Mrs. Tipton,  we  got  the  support  of 
the  ladies  in  the  booth.  (3ur  demonstrator  here  was  a 
young  half  Spanish  girl,  who  looked  exceedingly  well 
in  the  Native  costume  we  dressed  her  in  and  who 
thus  attracted  a good  deal  of  attention  from  the 
visitors  to  the  fair,  and  made  head  in  this  way 
against  the  opposition  which  Fischer’s  people  were 
able  to  w’ork  up  at  first.  We  supplied  the  packets 
I have  described  of  Indian  and  Ceylon  Tea,  sample 
boxes,  and  tea  in  the  cup. 
■JEWISH  EPICURES. 
If  the  work  done  at  the  Fair  introduces  the  tea  into 
a few  Jewish  families,  it  will  do  us  a great  deal  of 
good.  These  people  pay  extravagant  prices  for  the 
tea  they  use,  two  dollars  a pound  not  being  thought 
out  of  the  way.  Mrs.  Tipton  in  her  Report  to  me 
said  : — “ The  Russian  girls  served  the  Russian  cara- 
van tea  in  glass  with  lemon,  but  towards  the  last 
everyone  took  the  hot  India  (and  Ceylon)  even  the 
ladies  in  the  booth,  who  were  Russian  .Jews  came  to 
Josie  for  tea.” 
mothers’  meeting 
A meeting  of  the  mothers  of  the  Bethany  Chapel 
congregation  was  held  in  Brooklyn  on  the  11th 
December  at  night  and  Mrs.  Tipton  helped  by  the 
colored  girl  served  tea  there.  She  gave  them  a talk 
and  there  was  a proposal  made  that  I should  give  a 
lecture  under  their  auspices,  which  they  agreed  to 
announce  in  the  Bethany  Ticliny,  but  nothing  further 
has  as  yet  come  of  it. 
TEA  AT  THE  THEATRES. 
As  there  are  at  present  no  Food  shows  in  this 
neighbourhood,  and  those  contemplated  in  Washing, 
ton,  Trenton  and  other  places  seem  to  me  undesir- 
able, I have  turned  my  attention  to  reaching  the 
Public  in  the  same  manner  i.e.  by  actual  demon- 
stration, at  the  Theatres.  Through  the  assistance  of 
Mr.  Williams,  the  gentlemanthrough  whom  we  placed 
our  advertising,  I got  a footing  in  the  Casino,  a 
handsome  theatre  prettily  fitted  up  in  a curious 
mixture  of  Chinese  and  Indian  styles,  and  put  up 
a booth  and  began  to  serve  tea  there  on  the  24th 
December.  The  tea  is  getting  to  be  appreciated,  and 
the  arrangements  we  made  are  effective  enough  to 
enable  us  to  use  them  as  a good  introduction  to  other 
managers  of  theatres.  We  have  here  a good  substan* 
tial  booth  decorated  with  Indian  goods,  and  with  one  of 
the  urns  put  in  to  heat  the  water.  The  attendant  has 
been  for  some  time  the  young  lady  we  had  at  the 
Jewish  Fair,  but  I think  we  can  get  along  as  well 
with  a leas  expensive  class  of  help  and  I am  trying 
to  get  the  waiteress  class.  At  the  Casino  the  at- 
tendant is  dressed  as  a Native,  as  the  style  of  the 
'Theatre,  the  decorations  of  the  Foyer,  and  the  fact 
that  some  ot  the  assistant  ushers  are  Japanese  in 
costume,  make  this  almost  a necessity.  The  ar- 
rangements now  in  progress  for  other  Theatres 
will  come  into  the  report  for  .January,  and 
I will  not  go  into  them  now,  as  they  are  not 
completed,  and  take  much  time  and  tedious 
negociating.  The  announcement  that  the  tea 
is  served  is  made  in  the  ProCTamme  at  the 
Casino  and  some  of  the  merits  of  India  and  Ceylon 
teas  are  referred  to. 
AT  THE  CALL  OF  MRS.  GRANNIS. 
A convention  was  summoned  by  Mrs.  Grannis  and 
ladies  from  all  parts  of  the  States  assembled  at  her 
home,  delegates  coming  from  Montana,  Florida, 
California,  etc.  some  30  ladies  in  all.  Mrs.  Grannis 
met  me  by  accident  and  told  me  of  this,  so  with  her 
permission  I sent  Mrs.  Tipton  and  the  colored  girl 
to  her  house  and  had  the  tea  served  to  the  delegates, 
Mrs.  Tipton  reported  the  result  as  a great  success, 
and  that  Mrs.  Grannis  had  herself  spoken  to  the 
people  about  the  tea,  referred  to  assistance  I h^d 
