The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-10-29
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENTS.

Chicago Press Ciub-The Esthetics of
Enting-Burkey a. Tyrrell-Trade
and Money-POliticaI Meetings
Amusements.
CuIclao, Oct. 10, 1869. A Press Club was
organized here with about seventy members,
Wednesday evening, FOR ths better mutual
acquaintance of literary workers IN tbs city
and elsewhere, to cultivate friendly feelings
between members Of the press, and to take
united aCti n On any case OF general
interest to its members. The club
will hold stated meetinRs for bust.
ness and social purposes, and TO avoid all
cause of discord, It is provided that no
oueation relating to politics or the relations
between employer and employed shall ever
be discussed or acted or at meetings of the
club. The officers of the club are, a presi-
dent, vice.prcsideut, secretary and treasurer,
and n board Of directors Of one from each
daily paper and ono from the non-daily press.
Such an association il needed here, and, II
rightly conducted, will prove eminently use
ful. Meeting socially over q good dinner tends
wonderfully to open the heart aud promote
good feeling. Aud this suggests something
about
THE KsTHETtos OF EATING.
"Show me how a man eats, and l will tell
Won how he ~lives-that is his moral and So
cial slaius"-is a truthful saying. So, too, his
table sctvicc-the dishes from which, and the
implements with which, he cas- and drinks
is good test of the degree OF wealth, civili-
cation and refinement to which he has at
tanned. Tho excavations Of Pompci and
Herculaneum reveal the condition Of the
culinary art in Italy eighteen hundred years
sago. In the first settlement OF a new country
the simplest utensils are used. What ia nee
ossary only TO supply absolute ~wants-usual-
" Of coarse and cheap matorials-make up
tho furnishing Of the household. Those
now living can remember the days of wooden
trcnchcrs. when n full service of bright pow
ter ware vast symbol OF thrift and distinction,
a.. 80 N Tl.a.w 81 49,. "a.
rare az gold service Il to-day. But as a poo
pie progress In wealth and refinement, they
aufround Themselves not only with the neccs-
Harice, but with the comforts and Injuries OF
life. Rude and cheap utensils give place to
artistic aud moro expensive ones. ItHe cum
dulce-thc useful with the agreeable is the
rule Of household appointments. And when
once Use and Beauty are welded in the pop
ular mind, there seems to be no hating place
IN the march Of improvement, What was q
luxury yeetorday becomes q necessity to-day.
New and more graceful forms are devised To
please the eye and CRAFTY the taste. And the
degree Of cultivation and ref, ement OF any
people can be best learned 10y n knowledge Of
the materials aud forms of the tools they ust
in praclioing the first art Of lit-the art OI
eating. Fortunately W. have in this com
mercial emporium what may be called IA
tional museums where everything pertaining
to the culinary, and kindred arts, in every
conceivable form and material IL kept, botl
for public inspection and private use. Ant
il Chicago should be overwhelmed, to-day
by n volcanic eruption, as Pompii was 179l
years ago, Il would only be necessary TO dis
down to the crockory store OF
BUREEy q ryRRELt, iS LAKE ST.,
Importers, Jobbors aud retail dealers Of al
kinds Of French china, c~roclery and glas
ware, Bohemian vases, toilet sets, lava wares
pnriaus silver plated goods and fine tabl
cutlery, TO learn how Western people lived
Buying large quantities Of first hands in tn
worlds beet markets and doing a largo bust
ness, they offer cash customers the best good
Of the latest styles at the lowest rates. Thos
wishing TO be sure OF their moneys wort
will ind this the best place to purchase thi
class OF goods in the Northwest.
TRADE ~ MONEY
continue moderately active, despite tho lo'
price Of grain, which makes collections fror
country merchants slow. Money Is still close
but growing easier. The break in the Fri
Canal male grain doarcr in New York, an
cheaper here, on account OF the consequoT
delay in shipments. But the price here Ina
improved ia the last two days.
POLITICAL MEETINGS.
are being held in tho different wards by tn
friends Of both tickets, and much patriotisl
on both sides, by tho candidates and the
hackers, but az yet little enthusiasm is mai
Tested by the mass Of the people.
ADJUSTMENTS
Just now arc pretty wen patronizcd. NJ
k. Rankin Is tho star at the Opera House an
rtil pcrsonating Rip Van Winkle, On MOI
day next the parcpa.Rosa Opera Company b.
gin a season ut the Opera House.
AZ Woods Museum "Tothored' has bee
quite successful. Tho manager, Frank ]
Aiken, brings out a new piece every wee
He il improving tho museum constantly
making valuable additions and %introducir
now curio-itics. The first of November d
Chinese Giant will be on exhibition. 2
straugtrs yisiting Chicago the museum in 6
attractive place Of resort. Tho matineos {
Wednesday and Saturday afternoons are d
ways crowded, " ticket giving anyone the q
trance into the museum Of birds, boast
aud natural curiosiues and works Of art
woll AZ TO tho play.
Chicago has been without n sensation for
,-a.I aud - ppuatpuapi1y ggttinU dull.