The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1846-01-24

"F E F" Author of The Marriage of Convenience.
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humber and in each will be found on able letter
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specimen of what sour Paris Fashions" are and
will be, and we must trust the eyes OF the public to
detect the superior value Of those "designed, en-
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the fashionable world over the vapid limitations.
which are got up here at least sixty days old, and
palmed off as correct In January we shall have
most elegant style of cloak patterns, and as will
be issued early; say by December 10th, we advise
our fair readers not to spoil their material by fol-
lowing the blind guides of last year, but to adopt
the true fashions for 1876.
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