The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-09-10
CIR CTTGkGa LETTER
Correspondence Of the AIanitowoc TRIBUE)
Chicago Sept. 9Th 1863.


Last night was thc occasion OF the
great Tanner display here, all the
clubs in the city turning out their best
available strength. The tribune" es-
ti.nates there number at 7 900, the Times
at 2TT0. The truth is somewhere between
very fine display With their shiny 'uni-
forms, glaring torches and big transpar
crcies.
During this past week two very severe
and Injurious breaks have occurred in th2
Washington street tunnel, the banks cav
ing in and filing the excavating with
chaotic masses of earth timbers, machin-
cry and the filthy water Of the river.
Fortuna tcly no one was injured on either
occasion but 1t viii take weeks OF time
and probably fifteen thousand dollars to
repair the loss thus oceasioned. The
work vas advancing very rapidly and
even yet it is hopes that 1t will be com
Dleted this winter
1t is some time since have taken occa-
sion to tell your lady readers anything
about, fashion party because | have notg
spaceenough to do full justice to the suiect
party because it is as the tyro actor said
of the part Of Hamlet too hefty fol me.
But my strong suit in the fashion line
is ''bonnets" and strolling through our
streets I notice, in the fall styles, already
making their appearance, some elegant
novelties, well worth of remark. The
faist may be classed as an chronological
rag Ali sorts Of trimmings, jet orna-
ments bandeaux, flowers, ETC., are very
profuse this season, but none are perfect
with some one or more of the new entom-
illogical specimens. Butterflies, dragon
flies, beetles, bugs, etc, all Of the most
gorgeous colors of glass and enamel are
all the fashionable rags, even spiders IA
colors which any decent spider would
blush to wear are very popular. Then
there are two new colols. One of them
quite charms me- It is the rich, glossy,
golden hue of the delicate little butter
cup" flower from which it takes It's name
and is used for satins and ve!vets fof
trimmings, to large extract. The 9th.
er which runs through ali lines OF trim
mings, is the 'Suifaua,' maroon s0tt-
ened by a faint yelowish tinge. In shapes
there is but little perceptable change and
as yet, no pronounced choice OF fashion.
This topic brings to my mind. natura'y
as they are the leading importers OF such
rare fine and costly gear, the firm OF II;
W. x. j. w. Wethevell, Of Nos. 96 and
IS Lake street, Chicago and No. II " al
l,er street New York, and / desire to
commend them to tie milHners OF the
Northwest as par excellence the people
from whom to buy stock ofthe iatesSatyie
and most reasonable prices. The scnloi
partner of this firm lives in New ork,
but devotcs about half MS time travelling
through Europe, noting, selecting and
forwarding all the novelties Of fashion
as they appear, SO that while his expef-
fence and taste are thus OF the highest
advantage in choosing goods, this systym
Of direct importation ena.lies ms house
to sell them as cheaply here as IN No0
| York ana 70 secure unaJua.led facilities
| for the business. At their warerooms
here the Messrs Wethcrell have now one
Of the most extensive and choice assort-
ments OF goods ever brought to this city.
It must be quite gratifying TO any
practical person who takes the fanteSi
! interest in philanthropic matters, to see
how generally good and charitable people
are now turning their attention to the es-
| tablishment aad maintenance OF lh6tltu
ticns fpreventiver rat her than refxmatory
character. Magdalen Asylums, hopeles,
old Jokes, struggling with the most i'm
practical subjects are no longer object.
| OF popular interest and IN their stead
we find large vein Of Christian charity
directed to the founding Of homes fol
woman and young girls where they shai
| be sheltered from the necessity and ten
tation which to often lead them into lives
of sin aud shame. Such an institution
we have here under the tide Of a - Fo-
man Home started two years ago and
capable of accommodating sixty inmates
and now lot of our prominent wealthy
citizens have taken hold Oft and propose
eniarging it 50 as to accommodate three
| hundred. The inmates OF this House
are not objects of charity. Work is pro
vided for them aud they pay their board. as
| ifquite outside its walls But this board
is cheap enough for them TO live on a
moderate income. II is now only $3.75
per week and at this the institution is
self sustaining. When enlarged to the
projected limits, it is expected that the
board will be reduced to $500 per week