Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-02

The manufactures of the world are tax.
ed to their utmost to furnish American
ladies with delicate, beautiful. and costly
fabrics. Some of these productions are
truly marvellous, and exceed in beauty the
poet most extravagant dream. The hand
soonest and finest of lace shawls are only
seen in that society where there is undoubt-
ed wealth, and where the ladies can afford
| to wear them. White lace is used for bridal
occasions, receptions, ETC.; they are neve,
to be seen on the street. Every lady OF
wealth considers her toilet incomplet,
without black thread lace shawl for out
of-door wear AS these are not so costl,
as the white lace shawls, and as they arr.
more serviceable, they are oitener bought
and worn.
have just returned from that modern
marvel of dry goods palace, Mr. Stewards
uptown establishment, which is fast grow
ing into the largest store in the world.
where we have dipped into the most ex-
quisite and costly laees which can be found
on this side of the Atlantic. Six hundred
dollar lace shawls are sold every day at this
store, and not long since lady bought a
shawl and tlounce 10 match, for which
she paid twenty-one hundred dollars. A
beautiful Chantilly lace shawl was shown.
valued at seven hundred dollars. These
shawls are made by hand, and from thr e
to five years is often consumed in their pro-
duction. Probably the handsomest shawl
in America is q white point gauze and
which st fbon Ia
III gold, and can be seen at Mr. Stewart :,
The lace is very fine, aud the elaborate de-
signs wrought upon it are as exquisite in
conception as they are beautiful in exc
cution. The shawl is full size. and the
central figure in the back represents
beautiful design in scroll work, sort of
bouquet holder, from which springs lars
and magnificent bunch of flow ers, with
leaves, grasses, ETC., all so perfect and deli
cate that they resemble pressed flowers in
a book. A deep and rich border runs
round the edge of the shawl, filled with
elaborate medallions, no two of which are
alike. A thirteen hundred dollar bridal
trousseau consisted of a splendid shawl.
fiounce and trimmings for the dress, col
lar for the neck, a pocket handkerchief aid
a parasol cover. The whole was packed
into small box, and could easily be stuff
ed into mans great-coat pocket.
Two elegant and costly pocket handker-
chiefs demand our attention. One was a
point lace valued at two hundred dollars.
the size of an ordinary cambric handker-
chief. 1t was bordered with row of deli
cately wrought grape leaves, set close to-
gether, and SO exactly alike that no differ.
ence coul be detected in them. A vine of
morning glories and verbenas, twisted to-
gether, extended entirely around the CEN
ter of the handkerchief, and numerous,
smaller designs OF fancy work completed
the tout ensemble. Another handkerchief
and twenty-five dollars.
We have enjoyed ourselves hugely in
New York. The party are now engaged
with the officials of this city in looking
over the almshouse. hospital and prison al
Blackwell's Island. l did not go witt.
them, for we'll know the sickening exhi.
bition of humanity's wrecks in the hospi-
tai there would destroy my appetite for
dinner, and do not desire it should be
spoiled. Instead of going with them.
| 90 down to Castle Garden and watch the
arrival of emigrants. Here is sight visi-
tors rarely gaze on; and we can ADVISE all
ColuDlbiads-I suppose that's the proper
name for citizens of Columbus-to pay at
least one visit to Castle Garden when they
c,me to New York.
Mrs. Lincoln's old clothes. offered for sale
at Brady's auction room, have all bt en-
locked up, and will hereafter be shown OF ly
to bona Jide purchasers. The continual
handling the articles of apparel received
from curious visitors came pretty neal
wearing the Madame's harness out, henc,
the lock up. AS a sale, the exhibition OF
these articles in New York, has been al
utter failure.
Hurrah! The City Council is returned
rest are packing up, will bring this to q
hasty conclusion, or, what's better. I'll pack
up too, aud finish CT the boat. We are t.
go by the Fall River line of Sound boats
leaving New York at o'clock and reach
ing Boston by tomorrow morning. Thi.
will give Us chance to eat our Thank, :
giving turkey in Yankee-Iand. [Just con
slider that there is pause here of tw,
hours duration
We avejust had a miraculous escape from
drowning, "a death of all others L Sabhof,'
as Falstaf says. ard for theisame reason:
Water sweils a man so horIiblys and hous
should look swelled?'s, We. took passag
| IN the steamer Newport for Fall Yiveraanc
Boston. Atthe moment we pushed ,fT'on, fro,
the pier; propeller falnhiIfg to Pfovidentt
and called the Oceanacus steamed out. Wa
ran l,s side Side nnffI igst as We were turn.
ting the point Of the Battery into East river
IWken bang. smash. crash the Oceanacn1
walks 4, throtsii our wheethqise;,S5 The, exi
citementawasf pretty frigh., The steamer
Bristol af, the iReW Inc ot. Sound steamer;
comes alongside to take our passengers OF
tor we are crippled, and leakins.w Had; th.,
| blow been received By the Newport two
feet furtherEastern, she must! Have sunk in
SANITY and your correspondent would
| have heeny swi iu1mingt round In East river.
iket duck thatke H. or rh6a 6ave - been n'l. feed
Tipgs tcfaks on5theo bdttofnf OF tlIe river, ar
employ toeontemp1 oilas mia ates . Bui
Tfggbs.b 4 ssBgs ,,.sabd VIII write So6
further particulars dromT Boston. sd, %, "a
b eeesissy'd di1sis 4ssSasT ID IS rfgiss. f,gsiii;s
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