Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-09-22
GENERAL NEWS.

"praying costume" is the latest and most
sacreligious novelty. As usual with mo's
humbugs, 1t comes from Paris. 1t Is described
as $50 arranged to mark progress In religious
fervor." The dress adapts itselfto the action
of kneeling, and falls gracefully down over
the person. The lady must kneel before .
particular style of chair, (Which throws the
body into graceful attitude and gives prom.
inence to the back brcadths of the skirt" The
abruptly rounded hustle should be renowned,
not exactly be cause it is q falsehood, but for
the more artistic reason that it exaygerates
the outline formed by the pose Of the kneeler.
At the general convention of Universalists
in Washington committee was appointed to
attend the session Of the Evangelical Alliance
in New York. resolution was adopted that
the traffic in Intoxicating liquors as a bever.
age is contrary to Christian morality, injuri-
GUS to the church of Christ and hurtful to all
the best interests OF humanity, and should be
prohibited by the several States and the Unit.
ed States.
Rome is the last place to feel q commercial
pinch on account of too rapid development
under the events of 1870. Banks ofthe Wild
cat description sprang up rapidly and issued
paper which has become so worthless that it
is now generally refused. Banking capital
also rained in from Florence and the rich
north, and speculation has thriven on every
hand. Out of it all will come, of course, a
substantial prosperity after the reaction.
BY the loss of the Costa Rica, another is
added to the long list of American steamers
wrecked within the year. 1t must be remem-
bered that that list is largely made up of YES
sells OF the Pacific Mail Steamship Company,
to which corporation the Costa Rca belonged.
Reports received at the office of the Ma
tional Crop Reporter from 10 of lO2 counties
in Illinois, under date of Sept. Is, give the
average condition of the corn crop at present
at 81 per cent, below last year.
1t was shrewd pickpocket who attended
the Iowa State Fair last week. Looking
about for a man with well-illed pockets, he
spied salary grabber from that State, Con-
gresham William G. Donnan, and straight
way relieved him Of $40 of his back pay.
Mr.. Donnan is indignant but he ought not to
be. The pickpocket has a. much right to
that money as he has and that is no right at
ALL
DR.. Otto Obermier, an eminent ply stefan
Of Berlin, died, last month, Of cholera, con.
tracted during a series of experiments with
the excreta of cholera patients. He is re-
ported to have Intentionally inoculated HIM
self with the infected fluids in order to study
the modes of contagion, and even on his death
bed persisted in making microscopic examine
tons Of his own blood.
+ The periodicals of the United States num-
Der 5.S7l, and those of all the rest of the
world only 7,742.
The Colorado Commandery knights Tenn
plar convened in special conclave on the
summit Of Pixies Peak Thursday, IA, 900 feet
above the level of the sea.
Victoria Woodruff has been elected Presi.
dent of the National Spirituaiist Association.
Her speech was so foul the papers of Chicago
refused to publish it. 1t must have been
! pretty bad.
A new departure has been taken this sea-
son by tailors, and they have opened a
new department for ladies' coats. Gentle
mems coats for ladies would seem to be the
proper appellation, for that is what they are.
These coats are called jackets, but they are
in form like an English roundabout. They
are made Of heavy coatings, all the rough,
nobby cloths, double breasted, to turn away
or button close as desired, and entirely or
partially tight fitting. Some are made pre-
cisely like the riding basque. They
are finished with mohair braids and ornament
ed with buttons to match the color of the
cloth, or in rich oxidized silver or metal. The
colors most desirable are the odd shades, steel
blue, Napoleon blue, invisible green, mulber.
~, olives and drabs. This garment will be
favorite for early fall.