Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-12-25

whittier to turn but for the notices ir
Demorest's Monthly, directing us tc
some tirst-class establishment, and
which, in every single instance, we
found to be just as represented, rclia
bic and trustworthy. What 1 pre-
sumcd might be of special service
now, was this department of fashions
about which I know but little, bu,
which my. wife affirms always con
tains the most valuable suggestions
respecting wearing apparel"
81 have just been tes,ifying to that
before you came. ill.," remarked Mrs
Wells. "And 1 rGmcnbcr recon-
mcndation from n fricnd of mine i'll
Greenfield. Her husband is { builder
and he writes me he is lauding tho
Architectural Department of the
Magazine. He considers this feature
alone renders it valuable, because it's
plans and diagrams arc good and
adaptable. My children hail it's ap-
pcarancc quite as gladly rs do. 1
read aloud to them from its literary
portion, because l find its general
tone so pure and elevating. l think
it a desirable addition to every house
hold"
"And l." chimcd in the minister.
"My boys and girls take special de-
light i'll it's engravings. It has intul-
Gated Il taste for art among them.
1h'nk its refining influence, the variety
1t con bines, und It's neat dress, render
IL an ornament for uny parlor..ablo in
tne village"
ANY ono Of it's pecu'iarilics-its
fnll.s:zod patterns, it's braid and ON
broidery sheets for the year. or tho
compilation of twelve excellent pic
ces OF music-is worth fir moro than
the cost OF u years subscription"
suggested Mrs. Weils. "And despite
all this, each subscriber receives a val
uablo p' enium.'
II shall subsccibe," exclaimed Mrs.
Brown
"And l." said her neighbor.
Tho words were echoed from all
p rts of the room.
"Wby not make upa club" sucges-
ted tho pastor, "and give your orders
20 Mrs. Wels?"
Il should like that very much," re-
sumed the latter. Il viii tell you
why, frankly. There ure great in-
duccments offered for this purpose.
For twe",y subscriptions at Arce
dollars each, while every individual
receives premium. should come in.
TO posscssiun Of Que of Bar,ram &
Fanton's Family Sewing Machines.
Snch TREASURE Ny friend in Green.
field has bought Que recently; the
price is Seo. She has quite excited
me by her praise of it There is No
inLxI Icato machinery, so bothorsome
tous w"mcn-to. ks, and still it can do
any kind Of work, thick or THU, cloth
"r Cambria. 1t sews directly from the
spool. There is only one thread, bu,
tho seam is durable, very elastic, aud
always sel'-i"steued. 1t Embroiders
rurks, Fe!Is, makes Button Holes
braids, Binds, etc, etc, and operates
40 easily that any one of my little girls
cou'd use it. In fact there is m mottu
Simplicity, Excellence aud Econo-
m5 which ut once gives you the
most explicit idea of it,"
"You are quite deserving of such O
prize, as tho first to establish the
merits Of the Magazine here" said
several. In q few short weeks Mrs.
Wells sitting-room boosted of o sew
ing-machine, and each member of the
club copy of the magazine.
GLOW do you like it-bow do you
like TT" asked the various Green.
woodites, as they met after this i'm.
tant event. at has oil the virtues
claimed for it. The fashion gossip
offers really new and acceptable ideas
because they emanate from the actual
depot of the metropolitan modes, and
are not a revised and garbled-over
rehash of old styles. It is, in truth,
an actual mirror Of fashions I have
discarded the other wisby-washy
counterfeits I have heretofore been
taking, and find this one Magazine
will do me moro actual service than
half dozen others put together"
Soon SO said all Maysville. except
Miss Smith, who had hitherto been
quite successful in palmiig off her
antiquated styles upon the villagers
and who now found her occupation
gone.
"What shall I do?" said she, wrine q.
ing her hands in despair, to sympa
thizing, gentle soul, who Glanced tc
be member of Mrs. Wells club.
* cannot say unless you take Dem
orest's Monthly Magazine, when you
will ba 1ikn1x, % A,d ...sx: