Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-10-27
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chicago Press ciub-The Estbetics of
and ,Ta,a q Tyrrell Trade
Amusements. ~
|. CHICLGo, Oct. Is, 1869.-A Press CIuI, was
organlzed here with about seventy members
Wednesday evening, for tbs better mufnti
acquaintance of literary workers m u, - -.
and elsewhere to cultivate friendly feelines..,
between members of the press, and to tale
united actlCn on any case of general
interest to its members. The -club
will hold stated meetings for bnsi-
ness and social purposes, and to avoid all
cause of discord, it is provide d that no
lQuestion relating to politics or the relation.
between employer and employed shall ever
be discussed or acted on at meetings of The
club. The officers OF the club are, prtsi-
dent, Weep president, secretary and treasurer.
and board of directors of one from each
daily paper and one from the non-daily press
Such an association is needed here, and if
rightly conducted, will prove eminently use
full Meeting socially over good dinner tends
wonderfully to open the heart and promote
good feeling. And this suggests something
about
THE EsTHETIcs OF EATING.
"Show me how man eats, and / will tell
you how he lives-that is his moral and So
clal status"-is 6 truthful saving. So. tee his
table serYice-the dishes from which, and the
implements with which, he eats and drinks
ls good test of the degree of wealth, civil
Zation and refinement to which he has at.
tanned. The excavations of Pompei and
Herculaneum reveal the condition of the
culinary art in Italy eighteen hundred wears
ago. In the first settlement of a new country
the simplest utensils are used. What is nee
essary only to supply absolute wants-usual-
ly of coarse and cheap materials-make up
the furnishing of the household. Those
now living can remember the days of wooden
trenchers, when full service of bright pew
ter ware was symbol OF thrift and distinction,
and the possession of a China set was as
rare as gold service is to-day But as a peo-
pie progress in wealth and refinement. they
surround themselvessnot only with the neces-
saries, but with the comforts and luXuries of
life. Rude and cheap utensils give place to
artistic and more expensive ones. Gtlle cH32
dulce-the useful with the agreeable-is he
rule of household appointments. And when
once Use and Beauty are welded in the pop
ular mind, there seems to be no halting place
IN the march of Improvement. What was
luxury yesterday becomes a necessity to-day.
New and more graceful forms are devised to
please the eye and crafty the taste. And the
degree of cultivation and refir ement of any
people can be best learned by a knowledge or
the materials and forms of the tools they use
in practic1ng the first art of lift-the art Of
eating. Fortunately we have IN this COM
mercial emporium what may be called ma
tional museums where everything pertaining
to the culinary, and kindred arts, in every
conceivable form and material il kept, 9TH
for public inspection and private use. And
If Chicago should be overwhelmed to-day,
by volcanic eruption, as Pompii was 1890
years ago, it would only be necessary to dig
down to the crockery store OF
BURLEY 6 TYRRELIl, 4S LAKE ST.,
Importers Jobbers and retail dealers of all
kinds of French china, crocker.y and glass
ware, Bohemian vases, toilet sets, lava wares,
Parians silver plated goods and fine table
cutlery, to learn how Western people lived.
Buying large quantities of first hands in the
worlds best markets and doing a large busi-
ness, they offer cash customers the best goods
of the latest styles at the lowestrates. Those
wishing to be sure of their money 8 worth
will find this the best place to purchase this
class of goods in the Northwest. .Te g
..t TRADE AND MONEY .. ...
continue moderately active, despite the low
price of grain, which makes collections from
country merchants slow. Money is still close,
but growing easier. The break in the Erie
Canal made grain dearer in New York, AID
cheaper here, on account of the consequent
delay in shipments. But the price here has
improved in the last two days.
a POLITICAL MEETINGS q" -#'-at
are being held in the different wards by the
friends of both tickets, and much patriotism
on both sides, by the candidates and their
hackers, but as yet little enthusiasm is man.
ifested by the mass of the people. 4r-." Aa-
.- ADJUSTMENTS r-.r..s u
just now are pretty well patronized. Mr..
K Rankin il the star at the Opera House and
still personating Rip Van Winkle. On Mon
day next the Parepa- Rosa Opera Company be-
gin season at the Opera House. rsg Es1
At Woods Museum ''Tethered" has been
quite successful. The manager, Frank f..
Aiken, brings out new piece every week.
He is improving the museum constantly by
making valuable additions and introducing
new curiosities. The first of November the
Chinese Giant will be on exhibition To
strangers visiting Chicago the museum in an
Wednesday and Saturday afternoons are al
ways crowded, a ticket giving anyone the en-
trance into the museum of birds, beasts,
aud natural curiosities and works of artsas
well as to the play. =---
Chicago has been without sensation for a
week and is consequently getting dull B.