Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-11-05

Mcdonald has just received a new stock of
carpetings bought on low market. They
will be sold low. Now is your time to buy. |
Only 1000 feet of the Hoosac Tunnel re-
main to be cut through. The work of en-
larginy the tunnel to the full size is complet- |
ed from the east end up to the central
shalt.
The Rutland Globs calls attention, in con-
nection with notice of the Centennial Gel
ebraton of the town Of Wallingford, to the
duty pt printing and preserving account
OF the occasion, in some less perlshable form
than newspaper report. lie says
We do not beleve-unless we are mis-
taken in reference to Bennington and that
should prove an exception, 1t 50 Governor
Hall viii lease correct us-that a complete
file of newspaper fifty years old can be
found a the State We call attention to
this that our " allng ord friends may see
the necessity Of publishing the proceedings.
and all the addresses delivered, aud papers
read at Their Centennial in form for per-
mantnt preservation. 1t is duty they owe
to themselves, the State and to history.
RUFFs The fashion of wearing wide rufs
is revived but We trust they Will not attain
to the dimensi ms OF the ruff of the ELI
abethan age. The wearer OF the ruff. was
then, it is said. IN state of ceaseless agony,
lest its Gue IuhexIbiity should be broken or
injured and It's bewired and starched Gil cum
terence should have lal Tue E,lz ,bethan
dame drew back from all whe approached
too near, crying. q" Not so close; thy breath
will draw my ruff And Is was aim st as
venturesome to clasp her in an embrace as to
asp a circular saw. The chief utensIl for
keeping rutfs ne up Was the lorkIng- stick
ut steel, which Autol ylucus had amuIs his
wares. By the and OF this torklng- stick,
heated 10 the fire, the quilts OF the ruff were
irDued into the exact symmetry, which was
the glory OF tue belle vi the period. TIE
fashion OF wearing rutf5 began about 1876.
according to Sto.e; and, under the los
terIng hands OF starch and fJrkins stick
they were worn to tie length OF a quarter
of d yard Toe bellies were not the only
ones who were adorned by the lmmepse
surclug!es, for the dan lies of that day also
assumed the ruff IN It's largest proportions,
sc all the portraits OF the ancient cavahe {
attest. TINS vast structure OF gauze was
styled, ia Eusland, - the French ruff but
the French, 10 retaliation, named IL " the
English monster Queen Elizabeth, whose
throat was very wrlnki'd aud yellow with
aye, wore the broadcast aud etiteet ruff ui
any one IN Eur pc, excepting the queen oil
Navarro; and her Ifs were composed ut the
finest en- Irulderles, enriched with gold and
silver threads, aud even precious stUnt.
were introduced into them. She employed
we are told, endless yards OF cutwork, anC
purple needle-woTk, lace, aud lace OF gul,
ami silver enriched with pearls, and buge
i nd D,rl. 40 hrIo nt three
] piled ruff. But be would not permit al,
Vt her subjects to adorn themselves in a sim
i ar manner, ana ordered grave citizens Il
stand ut the gates OF London AMI Law hand
On the wearers OF beyond IA certain width, II
order to show her prerOgative to dress NOR
absurdy than any OF her subjects.
1t is rather remarkable phrase0logy, Ger
taiuly, but a prominent religious paper IL
e aliuding to certain courteous regulations OF
the Great Western Railway, remarks tia
- the Millennium ha, broken out again -
thus treating that promised period OF bills
very much MS il 1t were the fever and agu
e or whooplng cough.
Mr.. Fran Kiln Corwih, ne.of the IIliDoi
, congressman elect, male a sensation at re
pubic IN convection IN Ottawa, by exclaIm
y Ing (" Se;-here are all the drafts for II
salary as con IressDa1 under the grab law
: | have not drawn my money Oh one OF theu
L but keep them sateiy in my pocket. | ma
never draw that money-an for Intend t.
advocate a repeal OF the salary grab law
d Mr. imon Cameron has assumed the VI
, cation OF prophet. and has been enlighter
- In. the People beforehand as to what Cor
yress will do next Win er. He gives 1t d
his opinlon that the session will be mainI
occupied with the discussion OF a bill to re
peal the increase OF salary bill and with til
:, consideration Of the qu sCion Of che,p trans
= DortaHon. lie does not think that Their
will be any IN IRE investig itons-but ther eli
o. perhaps the wish is father to the thought.