The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-02-04
CUR CHICAGO LETTER.
Public Entertainments Women
S0cicty-A SWindIe Frustrated
etc., etc.
From Our Own Correspondent,

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| The social, moral and political atmos
phere of Chicago greatly resembles that
OF many other places at this season of the
year in no. producing any very extraord-
mary events. There is the everyday
routine of business with little social
time in the evening, occasionally varied
by attending wedding OF some public
entertainment. What are usually de-
nominated fashionable" weddings have
either gone out of fashion, or are too ex-
penslve for the fond papas to stand the
humbug any longer. Daughters now are
being married, in a less expensive and
more sensible manner.
The public entertainments have been
of the most attractive character of late,
there being such flood of talent that
only the best stood a show for success.
Taking the lead in the dramatic persona
tions we find Mrs. Scott Siddons at Nc
Vieker's. This lady $ ancestry have such
world wide reputation that her success
was assured, but her personal attractions
and ability haYe already made her prime
fayorite. The Worrell sisters succeed
her week from Monday.
The ladies or women, as they now wish
to be called, are SO fully employed with
their newspapers and societies that for
mer attractions. have lost thor power,
your correspondent is not admitted to
their councils, but you know the fair sex
will talk and it is impossible to keep well
posted without gaining admittance. The
question of a state convention has been
the prominent topic of discussion, and /
understand that one of the ''sorosis" So
cieties has decided to hold it.
A most cruel and cowardly editorial ap-
peared in one of our dailies this morning
on the question Of woman's rights. 1t
denies that women would purify the bal
let and taunts the sex with the fearful
extent, of prostitution, but says nothing
Of the wretches who enticed these wo-
men to do wrong. 1t should be remem-
bered that when women err, their return
to society is almost impossible, but men
may lead the worst Of lives and never
lose caste in society.
Necessity drives thousands of men
into the commission of 'tcrimes'' says
the unworthy son Of woman Take
the cases Of ruin by drink and hazardous
speculation out and where is the man who
is tempted to commit crime for the sup
port OF lis family. Look ar the thou
sands and thousands of women who can
earn but a plttance, yet toll on to support
their families after being left destitute by
Il drunken husband 1t cannot be denied
that women will strive longer against
want for the sake of those they love than
men will, even though they get much less
pay for the same labor.
An attempt was made to perpetrate
an extensive sWIndie on Uncle Sam few
weeks ago, by a Mr. Shaw of Montreal.
Although discovered at the time the
whole transaction was not fully under
stood till very recently. Some $4,000
worth of books were bought in london,
brought through Canada and entered at
at Port Huron as worth $4,000. They
were shipped to several Of the larger
Western cities, Chicago receiving part
Some English prints of American copy
rights were in the lot and first caused
suspicion, an Investigation followed and
the whole assortment was seized Our
custom house officers are largely in the
book trade at the expense of some Lon
don publishers.
Not long ago [ gave your readers de-
scription of Dodge's patent CRATES, stoves
and nantles. These laantles, / find are
very superior, being marhled iron, with
out crack or seam. Their strength and
durability excel the marble and their
smooth surface and perfect imitation rem
der them full as beautiful and elegant,
Mr.. Geo. W. Jones & Co. at 165 Dear
born Street, are the agents, and their pri-
ces are wonderfully low.