, 1874-11-15

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gloves ire objects Of enthusiasm and alteration.
In 1873 the total value OF the gloves exported was
S56S, ,908, And in 1874 the amount was e844297,
which shows either that the 1Adies are about to
quit cleaning thar kids, or thAt several thousand
more OF them have quit Lisle-:hread and silk.
and have reached tho moro Aristocratic level OF
kid. Tho figures relating to shawls will prove
very startling to the sterner SEX There Ii no
more elegant or graceful article in the ladys 9
wardrobe, and there Is not one which makes
such fearful inroade upon tho paternal pocket
book The male being, therefore, will
read, with painful apprehension and mel
ancholy interest, tho fact that, in 1873,
shawls figured ut 1856, $40, while IN 1874
the women Of America purchased s953. .466 worth
Of the loveiest things out, and every lady's
shawl little better than her neighbor's- An
other item will fill the masculine breast with dire
alarm. In 1873, tho amount OF buttons export
ed reached 81 694, ,108 but in 1874 fell to 81 455-
567. This shows that buttons arc going out, and
that the women OF America have determined to
emancipate themselves from the thralldon OF
tton-seHing. At the first glance, this would
seem to bo blessing, for the total depravity OF
iuanimate things ia nowhere 30 clearly manifest
ed as in the tendency Of buttons to como Oh at
the wrong time. In some thoughtless moment
when the Ty1ant Man is boguiling himself,
or exhibiting himself 1T the greatest possible
advantage, sl,lrt-button sowly meauders down
his back and his shirt-collar climbs up his ears,
or suspender-button steps down and out, and
down goes one side OF his pantaloons by the run.
Buttons are continually doing this. and always
CHOOSE the least suspicious time. ANY complaint
to the maternal department Of the house, al
though emphasized with reflection upon the
lack of eki1l she invariably naanifests in sewing
on buttons, is met With stern rebuke ut
the length OF the masculine fnger-naik
which cut the thread, or the lack
Of Christian patience, which virtue is e.
sential to the integrity Of buttons The falling
of in tho supply OF buttons. however, ia not
blessing, for shirt-studs must take their place,
and shirt. studs cost + great deal Of money, and
in addition to that have a mean habit Of wrig-
Cling themselves out Of their holes and getting
lost There ia little comfort in the fact that
jewel1y and 1aces show some falling on. In
1873, tho value Of the jevelry exported amounted
to II, ,449 514 and in 1874 to S942. AT. In 1873,
laces were exported from Paris to the amount Of
500, ,739, &nd in 1874 the value Of this item de-
creased to 5515, DAT. This is happy sign still
happier il it becomes permanent. Another item
may be mentioned, which is very refreshing
in this connection. Dry-goods and voolen cloths
have increased in amount- The value of the az
ports in 1873 amounted to 1856, ia. and in
1874 to 51o,679 755. When jewelry and laces
fall of, and dry-goods ana woolens increase,
there is hope for the average American aud the
average American pocket-book. The summary
Of these figures il certainly astonishing. They
show an increase in tho exports from Paris to
this country in 1874 over 1873 OF $4,000, and
the Parisian papers take special pride in showing
that the exports from Paris alono exceed the e1-
portation Of the whole Of Germany to the United
States.