The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-10-07

From our Regular Correspondent

NEw YoRK, Sept. "a, 1888.
II there were any lingerers last week
along tho sea shore or on the mountain aides,
they are back by this time as fast ~ light.
ming trains would bring them. We begin
to brush up the rusty CRATES and furnaces,
and 10 throw out dark hints concerning new
ovcrcosts Aud the sisters and mothers are
in danger Of nothing 10 wear. II Is said
indeed that there will b. an actual scarcity
this winter Of very high cost rich robes Of
ten dollar silk or velvet. as retailers have
lost 30 much by the rich robes Of last year,
many Of which remain on their hands, that
they arc determined to ignore robes alto
gcther. and Il possible to put tlem out Of
fashion by making il impossible 10 get them
Velvet robes, "a guile" are sold hero now
for $50, while for goods precisely the same
cost, but Of the new style, u les can not
bc had from the importer for less than $50.
II Is one Of the secret laws Of Fashion, well
understood by dry goods manufacturers.
that when thing ccases to pay, il must be
made 10 20 out OF fashion. There would DO
nothing more curious or interesting, II i,
could be got at. than the secret history of
the court Of Fashion :" unfolding the man.
TuvreS by which the lubricants and modistes
of Paris prescribe laws TO the world u
well drcssed people The dres, OF the
French Queen Ia Il national matter her
adoption or rejection aud abandonment of q
certain style oil dress, has an immense aud
direct influence upon the great manufacture
Ing interests of that country and II Ia well
known that changes Of this kind are made n
mbjcc, Of very serious consideration in the
cabinet Of Napoleon the Li,ilc-lit emperor
for tho worlds tallors and mantua makers.
Trade is dropping oil, as the Southern
buyers have gone home. A few Western
buyers arr still here. and the trade Of tho
Now England and middle States, Is just be.
ginning to come IN. Now England will un-
doubtcily buy light owing To the great do
preston IN the manufacturing interest New
York State. however. at least the central
and northwestern parts being in u prosper
Gus condition, will buy well.
ADJUSTMENTS nrc in full blast. We have
three opera troups in this city, oil Of them
strong ones, unusually 80; and the quarrels
Of the managers ARE infinite. Every week
there ia blow out Of fireworks lcft over
from the cable celebration. Lectures are
multiplying with irightful rapidity. The
Fair Of the American Institute has opened,
but few people have the courage nowadays.
to venture up To the Crystal ralacc II they
do, II mus, be Tor some very unusual sttrac'
ton. And in TACT. old stsrco,ypcd fairs
" conventions" and such things, held every
year, in the same place, with nearly tho
same goods TO show, lind very little favor
with our people. They are like the Athe-
mans on the qui sive ior some new thing.
The comet Inns attracted reasonable share
Of attention, though the boys will hardly
condesccnd to look nj it, after having their
eyes dazzlci for three weeks with pyrotech.
nical fires.
The Staten Island rebellion still continues
u excite some attention. There WINS ru.
NOR naoat during the week that this build.
ing WINS about 10 be burned by the cinigrSnt
runners. They would, no doubt, like 10 do
il. ma they are n desperate set Of men, and
the establishment Of the cmigrant depot at
Castle Garden has almost totally destroyed
once profitable swindling business which
was done by those fellows. The German
emigrants generally come here well supplied
with money, and are good haul Tor the
boarding house keepers and other sharks, u
they can only ge, hold 81 them. But now
they enter Castle Garden from the cmigrant
ship and leave tho next morning from the
same dock for their ultimate destination.
which ia usually some point 10 the far West.
The weather Is rainy and disagrecable.
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