New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-09


g. Gibbs or "twisted loop" stitch, instead Of
being less reliable than the lock" stitch, as re-
presented by its opponents, isseven more 50 thai
while it may be raveled by certain process
when necessary, it is less table 10 rip than that
stitch, in use or wear.
In order to appreciate fully the importance Of
this trial, it is necessary to consider some of the
peculiar circumstances connected with the early
history of the Wilcox & Gibbs machine, and its
relation to other leading kinds; all of which, it is
! well known, are of the double thread class.
| Previously to the introduction Of this Machine
the country had become so flooded with cheap
and worthless ones and the public mind so gen
orally prejucded in favor of the highpriced
double thread machines, that most people were
prepared to accept as truth the teaching of those
| interested in the latter class, without question ;
and since many of those cheap machines were
stnJteh3edd ones, it was no difficult task to edu
cate the public into the belief that al single
thread machines, as well as all cheap ones, were
necessarily worthless. And so faithfully was that
| task performed, that the double-thread interest
was thereby enabled to acquire, and for time to
maintain, monopoly, and to keep their prices
| up to point which forbids the use of Sewing
Machines to thousands of persons Of that class
who most need them, but are least able to
buy. aaa- a9aH .tl@l
It was at this period, and with view to supply
great public need, by the production of a sim
pier and better, as well as cheaper machine, that
| the Wilcox & Gibbs was invented and placed
| before the public. -1ta ..-.t&n
The doube-thread fraternity, perceying its
| great merit, very naturally became alarmed. A
rival so dangerous to them all was not to be dis
regarded. With the exception of merit, the
! advantage was all on their side. Each had their
| thousands of agents scattered over the country,
| who would open the mouth at their bidding, while
| the Wilcox & Gibbs, with here and there soil
| tary exception, as yet had none. The word was
given, and the keynote sounded A single
| thread ~ "a single thread" And ten thousand
agents voices echoed, GA single thread"
Says lady customer to one of their agents
otis charming little machine, that Wilcox &
Gibbs ; it runs SO easily and so quietly !" "0h
yes, madam; but then 1t is only single. thread
and single thread machine you know, is of no
value as sewing machine "Why, how you
talk My sister has one Of them and she does
all her sewing on it, and would not exchange it for
any other machine in the word.'' .'That may be
so; she probably never used any other but
though it may satisfy her, it would never suit you
Why, madam, those single thread machines were
tried long ago, and rejected totally worthless y
In this manner has the Wilcox g. Gibbs beer
systematically, presistenty misrepresented by the
entire double thread fraternity. Scarcely could 9
more palpable untruth be uttered than is con
veyed in the spirit of those four words, "onl,,
a single thread" because, though it does use bu
one thread it does not make the. ordina,,
| OH nh in h.
sense there used, imply; but it makes
neec and different stitch-one that obvates
the very defect in the old single thread Of
chain stitch, to which so much objection is made
its asserted liability to ravel Moreover, the WI
coz d Gibbs stlc7. as far better, than any mad
NTH tco threads and hence is destined, so sool
as its merits are generally known, to supe,sede u
the Uarious doubts thread stitches now in use. AM
this is the reason why the Wilcox & Gibbs is 8
| much feared for who will want to bother wit
tsoo threads, when they find that one is better
Again, whenever the Wilcox & Gibbs Compan
sent out canvassers to introduce their machines
new localities, and establish Agencies for their sale
! they were sure to encounter the same kind of or
!, position.
Even their common right of competing for pr
miums at our agricultural and mechanical fairs ht
+ it necessary to Obtain in advance, guarantee
: impartial treatment from the acting officers
! managers, before entering their machine for con
Petition at such fairs.
e But, though thus deprived, by the course of IL
l opposition, of the advantageous of most of tL
! ordinary means of advertising, there was one-tll
silent and irresistible influence Of sold machines
! which no combination could take away. Fac
| chi ciIo ~,
in its own neighborhood making converts to tn
faith And converts became customers, and Gus
toners built up Agencies; and the good worl
went forward, slowly but surely. Thus the VIII
cox and Gibbs, though prosecuted, has prospered
though opposed, has steadily progressed. 1t
still comparatively neso machine having bee
scarcely seven years in, the market; yet it rank
already, in the number of machines sold, as tn
fourth g Sewing Machnc'. in use l'..'
And now that the fraternity, in the last despe
rate effort of one of their number to bolster u
their waning popularity, have singularly failed
j now that their boldness has furnished the long
sought opportunity for an honest and well-cor
tested public trial, and put record the result
thatrial for the enlghtenmentgof the public, it re
quires, we think no prophett to foresee the acce
Grated progress of the Wilcox 6 Gibbs in the FL
lure, OF TO 1Ofteu ltS ultimate trlumph-AS TIL
RECOGNIZED STANDARD SEWING MACHINE OF TIL
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IN &e---
LIFE IN PAR1s,---A Paris correspondent of tn
, London Morning Star furnishes these piquant de
tails of life in Paris: " yt.- nH- r i2Fi
Having given you The resume of what is eater
and drank, proceed to give you the statistics O
matrimonial life in Paris In the present month o
March 2344 wives have fed the conjugal roof with
out leaving their future address of husbands VIII
, have done likewise there are 4427; Of married
couples legally separated mot diyorced) there arr
7ll5 of ditto who have agreed to live apart, $40
of husbands and wives living at daggers drawn
3l,9l2 of happy couples, 81; Of mutually indif
ferent, 81 ,430. You naturally inquire, is this ;
Joke? How could such precise details of house
holds come to the knowledge Of statisticians 70,
Forget the system of police under which we liv,
and that every house has a concie1ge, whose
duty it is to reply to every question officially
"A friend of mine, pasteu, had some doubts
an English family settled in his parish, and who hat
borrowed f40 from him. The paste,n being OIL
intimate terms with the chef de decision at the
Prefecture of Police, stated the case. The che
inquired the name and address, rang the bell, de
sired the clerk to bring Register c. and under thai
letter the proceedings of the family during the two
years. residence in the country parts Of France
were accurately recorded. Nought was set down
in malice, but every fact connected with then
carefuIlv inserted In the repistnr MANY othe,