The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-11-13
NEW YORs1 LITTER.
THE CITY ks SEEN By FISDBATTTE-
GossP-PERsoNALA AND FAsHIOY NOTES

. pot, OOk my route down Fifth Avenue thl
residents Of which probably represent NOR
espital thal any street in the world Ia ..-,
it is the ambition OF eyery wealth man O..
live On that s.reet. Pa-s.ng Iowa tll= Ave
nue., passed the marc .e p4lae where a. T.
Stewart nov iesiGe- Ii RS .sn.. .-tu
on tlie tax dup,ica a; sjJJ,GjJ. -ui u.s p.l.
soma estate is entered az S3.gOlCOD. d..
wealth il estiE ated al so 90, 900. four tin.-s
the value Of al the property in Hsue.ss
county. lie has got rich by selling Dry GOyds
at q small profit, and : ling large quantities,
and hear with pleasure that the Messr=.
Carnahans, Of your city, have adopted the
same motto, and result, they are doing
thriving business One Of the first persons
| met here was Mr.. T. CarnahaD, who ! here
buying an immea stock Of goods for the
Fall and Winter trade, and no doubt. before
this letter reaches you, they will have sold
many Of them 70 the readers Of your D per.
| understand they have all arrived, and are
talked Of by every one On account Of their
cheapness, the beauty Of the styles. and colors
and excellent quality. No wonder goods are
cheap, when 50 many large houses are closing
cut their immense stocks. One large house
has sunk $4,000 in the last two years, and
their credit rs are not willing to risk them
any longer. Mr. Carnahan tells me that be
] as bought an immense stock Of Fall and
Winter Goo $, and that he has got them so
low that no one will fail TO buy after once
seeing them. The goods, he says, that will
be worn the most will be as follows. Cash
meres in : Il colors, and especially the new
shades, Of which Mr.. Carnahan has purchas-
ed large line. Black Cashmeres, like Black
Alpacas, will be one Of the fayorite colors
for dress and church Merinos. Alpacas;
Silk Poplins as low as so cents yard. irish
POplins, POngee Silks, Diagonal Stripes, Pop
lin Alpacas and Serges, which viii! all be
worn as much ever In trimmings | no.
tice Satins, Veloars, Colored Silks and Firm
ges are being used a great deal. which n
tice CarDahan has bought in great variety.
One of the largest Cloth Houses in New York
has been compelled TO close out its stock. one
Of the partners having become insane while
N Europe. They were doing a business of
SIC, ,0O0, 900 year. OF this firm Carnahan
bought large stock of Heavyweight Cash
meres, Black Beavers. Water Proofs, and all
kinds of trimmings for Dolmans, Sacks and
Water Proof Cloaks, such as Passamenteries,
Yak Lace, Beaded Fringe and Bugle Trim
mings This firm also offer complete as
sortment of Ladies' Sacques, Dolmans and
Jackets; ais the celebrated Bazar Glove
Fitting Patterns, for all inds Of garments.
In speaking Of rich men, there is Vanderbilt ]
now worth $10O,OOOOOO, and who virtually !
owns one fthe best railroads in the world. |
MP Carnahan in forms me that StripedShawls
arr as stylish as ever. and he has bought a
complete line Of them, as well as Paisley
Shawls. lie also purchased large stock of
Mink Furs Also, all kinds Of Furs, both for
Ladi,s and Misses Let man walk through
an establishment like that CT Carnahans, en-
bracing as it does every variety of Dry Goods,
Dress Goods, City Trimmed Hats, for Winter.
Gloves, Hosiery, Carpets, Floor Oil Cloths,
Lace Curtains, for windows, etc, etc, and
let him carefully survey the immense stock |
they have on hand, and one Of the first ques- |
tiOns he asks himself is, Where do they all !
go2' Yet they do al disappear, and every day |
the dray viii back up TO their door with a |
fresh supply.
If we were to confne ourselves 10 our actu-
IL Il. & !
very light. 1t is the things we might do with
out that costs most One is impressed with
the truth Of this saying in observing the /
kinds goods sold by the Messrs Carnahans
Such things as Ladies' Felt Skirts and Bal
morals, they have in large variety Also
Flannels, Gloves, Hosiery, Blankets, Muslins, |
Calieoes, German Spreads ami Table Linens,
and then there are large lines Of goods that
do not keep out the cold but only serve to
beautify and pander to the tastes, such as
Ribbons. Laces, such Guipure, Real Va
lenciennes, Point Applique, Cluny and Nal
tese, ranging in price from 10 C nts to $40.
Carnahans make it rule 20 sell these goods
as close as they do other goods Many very
able men cent? nd that il is no more neces-
sary to CRAFTY he appetite than it is the
taste in sewing
New YORK Is continually changing. The
men hat few years ago were at the head of
ie list. and who were eourted and cOqueted
y hon every hand by a classes, may now
D. found At he Office ~ some establishment
lsting a. Bsak-Aee. er or clerk with
None ~ oor to- do them reverence
= hile Others have stepped into their places
meet the same fate NJ doubt many of
these men have less care now, and are
more happy no. .ian when they were
worth licir millions. II is interesting 10 no
tice fashions as they change. The show Of
cases and boxes at Messrs Carnabans viii
present an entirely different class Of goods
a year hence fran what we see noU. The
firm of T. c ". II. Carnahan keep on hand
a. all times a complete line OF all the novel
ties such as Ladies' silk Ties, Kid Gloves
in all the coloTs and sizes, Rnchcs for the
neck, Jewelry, Ladies' and Misses Hosiery
The STYLES OF making up Ladies' Dresses are
such as every one viii admire The suits
that | see worn are about equally divided be
Tween the Polonaise and Basque Waist.
Black Gros Grain silks are being worn more
nj the time, and when we see how beauii-
Tul they are we do not wonder. Carnahaas
,ffer large l:nes Of those goods at such prices
h1t they are withia the reach of every one
A city with the grand system ef water works
hat this has, need have no fear of drought
Or scarcity Of water in time Of fire. The
water is conveyed about - miles through
viaducis and reaches the city in such guam
iiies ast0 be cao3-h for every emergency.
The Croion water is noted all over .he world
as asbeing the best There are many pleas
ant and many unpleasant things to be seen
here; the.iwo extremes OF society meet, and
the poor seem poorer by the contrast pre-
senied in small places the contrasts gener-
ally are not 50 great. The Dry Goods bus
mess done ia this cijy-cSpecIally the whole
sale part of its 50 large that its proper
ions can scarcely be realized. Here all |
foreign goods frs, arrive from across the
Atlantic. and are distributed through the |
Of trade to such establishments as
Canadians. Zach department has a head
whose duiy il is to manage all the business
connected with his department, and who Is |
held responsible for ali the transactions in /
his class OF goods, irsi rs much as if he was
controlling a separate store. Men who han
die Thousands Of dollars worth every week |
like Canadians, have advantages in buying |
that other fms DO not have.