The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-10-15
OUR CHICAGO LETTER
Correspondence of the Manitowoc TR1BuNE1
CHICAGO, October 81, 1868.

CHICAGO, October 81, 1868.
Judge Bradwelfs wife's paper which
l told you not long since was about to be
established, has at length made its ap
pearance and is quite creditable produc
ton. It's columns are filed with inter
estlng legal news, judicial decisions
political articles, ETC., and from the gen
orally incisive and vigorous style pervad
ing 1t, no one would be apt to pronounce
1t the result of woman labor.
The business of firm newly establish
ed here, that of Messrs. J. Hinrichs &
Co., No. So Randolph Streets sufficient
Importance to deserve especial mention
as an art item, one of interest to all classes
and we'll worthy of a place in this letter.
This house is the only one in the Yves,
or North West which while mcdestly
protesting to simply import "china anu
glassware, in reality confines its atten-
ton exclusively to objects of art and
virtu and Of these has the most compre-
hensive stock in the United States.
Wandering through their store, which.
large as 1t Is, has already proven to be
very inadequate to the demands of their
business, one sees grouped together on
the long lines of shelves and tables, a
seemingly endless variety of the most
beautiful Bohemian glass vases, etc,
engraved, tinted, jewelled and painted
III exquisite style; Parian marble stat
uetts, small, but perfect as any which
ever left the sculptor chisel; ''lava"
goods of quaint and charming antique
and other patterns; Paris and German
china toys and novelties; Belgian glass
ware; highly ornamented American,
English and French glass and china goods
f'r table services, ETC. Many of the
articles i'll this vast stock are useful but
al are beautiful, tor the possession of
beauty is the sine quanon for everything
offered for their peculiar lines of trade.
Mere practicality is not in their way.
Yet all these charming things they offer
at surprisingly low figures, cheaper than
such things have ever before been here.
Then anu Is 20 be missionaries Of educa
ton III taste and art among the masses
and they certainly deserve warm encour
agement
The excitement about the cattle disease
has all passed away in this vicinity. =
There are no more deaths and the pro-
hibitory regulations which shut out our
Western cattle from Canada have been
removed. so we are all right again on
this question.
Chicago progresses all the while and
gets up almost anything which any other
city attempts, without it is an earthquake,
and no doubt we would try that on but
for fear OF spoiing our lake tunnel with
1t. The latest features We have on ex-
hibition area barber-shop for the general
masculine public use, in which the oper-
atives are girls; and second regular
New York style pretty waiter girl
saloon. The latter is rather a small con
Germ, having only two of the fair and frail
+. w. q. aforesaid, but they are tough
enough In appearance to match half a
dozen ordinary specimens of their class
and never sweat hair
NDratunf- h.. L
grand opera and is TO give US another; who
shall now say that ours is not truly
musical city, latter such an unqualified sue
cess as has been achieved by this troupe.
Not vacant seat during the week and
on the ''Fidelio' and Don Giovanni
rights, not even spare standing room in
the Hobbies. Next week we are to have
among other rare operas Robert lie
Dlable' and ''Crispina la Comare.'
On Monday evening next the revival
OF Midsummer Nights Dream" with
all jefferson gorgeous costumes, splen
did appointments and magnificent seen
cries, number Of fine vocalists and an
excellent dramatic troupe, will take place
at McVickers.
"Humpty Dumpty" is underlined for
the Opera House The new theatre is
progressing rapidly and will be ready for
occupancy December lst. 1t will have
the most perfectly appointed stage in the
country. Don.