The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1869-01-15

line. What shapce wea hases IN making
these notices, to. become a.nCsallst snd sat
irist, and reprove fashionable follies and sat-
rize fashionable vanitiss. But that isn't
our province. We can't uss either the one
Or II. other Of the disosssions of the Spec
tator. When bis corres ponsss1ssss-.A si-.4
he should invsieh against this. tbsA and the
other absurd article Of tsahion, he fejeined;
II must therefore, once tos eli inform my
readers, that il 10, not my intsseion y sink
tho dignity Of .his7,ny tapsr, Nh reaschons
upon red-heels or top-knots, but rather to
sater into the passions Of mankind, aud 10
correct those depnved sentiments that save
birth 70 al those llttIs exHavagsncies Which
appsAr in their outward dress snd bshAsict
But 10 shall not do either one or tho other.
This il business notice, not IN ethical DIS
QUESTION; II = TO hrisg trade TO ionnkers
and the rest of our business men, not to
frighten men away with phillipios against
sny fashions, how absurd sosver We may in
dividualy deem them. But since it was
century and half ago, and Il shows the dii-
ference, and similarity, - well, between fash
ions then and now, We will listen to one fu-
.her sentence OF this severe and grumbiins
old spectator He said: 'To speak tru
", the young people Of both sexes are so
wonderfully apt to shoot out into long
swords, Or sweeping trains, hnshy head dress-
Is, or fuli-botsomed periwigs, with several
other membranes Of dress, that they stand
in need Of being rruned very frequently,
les. they should be oppressed with orna.
ments, and over-un with the luxuriance OF
their habits And he mentions muds and
fringed gloves Is . special grievance, while
he devoted special paper..to enormous tall
head. dresses, the wessing Of which by the
ladies' made the men "appsar Is grasshop-
persn But the varieties of both sexes are
the wealth Of merchants and .nanufacturers.
And il this generation appears vain and ex-
travagant, Ne should remember that all the
past generations have been teaching this
how TO do Il. snd for those varieties Yonnker
1 Bros. havs the squipmsnts. Sd -
In addition TO their .fsncy and staple Dry
goods, and those in that line, they have
large and carefully chosen stock Of first-clsss
oil-cloths and carpets. Tho letter are sps-
cial.y, and they hsvs . very superior lot OF
the very best manufacture. Town and coun-
try PURCHASERS will do we'll to bear this ip
mind.
From Y oouker 4 Bros. We will 20 10
GaEoG's NEW YORK STORE.
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Mr.. NJ. Gregg opened his store in the Estes
House Block in 1861. He is thorough bust
ness man. He had the house and the goods
how to get the customers? Being thor
ough business man, Mr.. Gregg knew how to
do that. He Observation-Disclosures liberal
ly-kept his house before the public, Is the
Eresders Of the G ATE know; seld good goods
and sold them cheap-that did the business.
IF anybody thinks thu. advertising don't pay
I'VE would cite them to the immense trade
built up by Mr.. Gregg in short time. Ad
vertising isn't all that is necessary to Business
success, butt ID . strong auxiliary.
In the beginning Of 1867, Mr.. Thomas
Gregg, Who had been with his father Il sales
man, became associate in the firm. He is q
Young man Of admirable character, splendid
business talents, . popular salesman, With
management, vim, drive and industry, and
will always bold . nigh rank among business
men. Tho quarters FIRST occupied by The
irm in the Estes. House, although large. be-
came too circumscribed for their growing
business, and they extended their occupancy
to that Of the fine and ample rooms adjoin
ling them. In thae, they have their larst
stock Of goods conveniently and we'll n
ranged, With capital salesmen in each apart
ment
One Of the specialties Of this house, is
very large stock Of demestie goodA. Jeans
linsies and the like, satisfactory to the publ,
in quantity and quality. In the ehanging Q
fashions, it would be well If il should becom,
popular and fashionable T.. paaronise hom,
institutions and home manufactures. Mr.
President jefferson wore homemade Jean
. in 1 thorough American and Republican
way. Pity, that there are nos moro 70 folio,
the precedent Of that President. Luckily
J he~ever, there are mary people yet indie
pendent enough, asd sensible ssoneh I
wesr homemade goods, and thessws com
mend to the ample stock kept BY Gregg
Son.
This FIRM keep the public 50 constant
!. advised Of thar stock in trade. that Tie
. forestall any attempt Of oars 70 make that IN
. nooncement. Bat they tell the world the
I hAss fall equipment Of every thing in u
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