, 1875-11-14
Ttc Entertaining Diary of a Lady
Who Came Here to Stay.
der Pleasant Jaunts with Her aus-
band, and How They Resulted.
xbe Home They Bought, and the Man
uer in Which They Furn.
fslied It.


fnr newspaper uoto!Iets aua Acl "oA~A1o "
i;<Yne:.ion to rendez service to the public
-haneyer it lies within her power, Mrs. L.
s.a consented to our perueal Of her diary, and
~ 4he p1b}icatioa OF such paris thereof ss NE
nv deem Of public interest. But before pro-
-.ad1,r further We should mention that ars.
r-is 4 recent and valuable acquisition to
rA;caeo society. having been allured but I 10"
-..ta .ro from The first circles OF New Iork by
tba more attractive WAYS and the more prom
ts;or outlook Of Chicago in business point oi
~ Like nany others, among the most ardent
admirers Of Chicago. the LIS first came here or
r1e.eure tour. Tho fsmc OF tn8 city had
,~on.ed their curiosity, and it was while viewing
tha magnificent streets. the beautiful private
,asdenccs. the ceaseless ind.stry, tireless e1er-
.r and contemplating the glorious future OF the
r. that thev decided to uiSg!e their fortunes
,hsnnefo,th with oura. We shan now let Mrs.
r. : diary tell tie remainder Of the stors in tia
,n,mt,hle, uncoostrained style peculiar to the
a;.res nj ladies' of taste and refinement, omit
inv of course, such paris as pertain to domes-
f. tTars. Ri.d which would not interest the
Gsrdoer House, MondEv-Here We are superb
r. do,nici1ed ut one Of the most beautiful and
hast-ltpt hotels in this. essentially city OF
1o.pnifcept ca, ,avsnserzis. We are At the Gard
~ Rouse, Never have l Known hotel exist
.noa to combine 20 nany Incompatible excel
ieneies Is be;e Mr. Gauber: ia master Of his
,.lline and under his manaeemept the Gardner
House blends the comforts and retirement OF an
,1.e.nt home with the variety and conyenlences
NJ = grand hotel. A perfect table. superb fur
o;sh1nes and absolute harmony and system OF
Management, are the distinguishing features OF
this AZ Il sbllshmept. Mr. L. -. who las been
In every city Vt consequence in thus country and
Euora saTs be hss never been 80 admirably
esEed for IS here
Tnesday eyening-Wc1]. we are MI tired out.
Mr.. r.L-and have been trampiDg cbout the
r7ty to buy house, and We have at last found
ha.r1ju, None suited US 80 veil as onc We found
It George H. Hess l. Co.'S Office, No. log Dear
born street; beautiful structure Of brick,
souare ewen front, with nine rooms. beside
.osets and bath. In fact our new home Is con-
1enieut md a.! we can desire. The location is
EXCELLENT No. sc Oakvood boulevard, near the
corner OF Langley aseuune and only one block
from churches, stores. e;c 1t cost us but
$500. .ir. L-gave his check for $500, aud
the rest Of it We have on easy PAYMENTS. The
sane firm sIl3wed us photographs Of other
tra~Ftory brick hoEses4 which they
are directed to sell at 93 600 on any terms buy
er ray ask for. We never before saw such
chances to ret beautiful home for such pr.ces
Our onlv wonder is why moro people do not put
some of their earuiuga into good house and
lot, while the prices are 60 low, Instead OF for
Ever paving ho.se rent. It is safer than savings
banks, aud with a return OF better times the
profits Will be far greate1-
Wednesday mo:ning-JuH. returned from an
pthcr look 1t tue house. Such superb work
should be matched only by the most perfect pat
te:as in Wallpaper. Mrs. L. sad the only
place to go for such as We need is J. J. Nc
G.ath's, Nos 174 aEd l16 State street. Went
there, accordingly, and saw some really wonder
Ful patterns By Dresser, Morris, And Eastlake- in
perfect taste, together With some Of their own.
Prom such stock OF DESIGNS it is hard 70 choose,
b9t ne we're satisfied to follow their advice.
Have never eeen anything mere attractive OF
rtistc in my life than the paintiUg. tlutlnR, and
salcimining. The tints Of the ceiling are the
4ofttst and most delicate possible. I learn that
Carr i Cuehipe, las Sta:c street., who did It,
s1~hys put large staff Of men on work OF this
hind. The roomB are in dnrt. Fach colore. some
II them relieved with lines OF black, while 9TH
ers a1e set of in lines Of color to match the
aall-paperB. Can anything more beautiful be de-
sised = This is the latest fashion.
sHaye you been to Bassett's2" What B!nEu~
0lar coincidence that this should have been the
FIRST question asked Us after returning 1rGm
rikt 10 J. S. Bassett l. Co., at No. 113 Ciafk
street. Have ordered all our gas-fzsures there
Rather fatter ourselves On getting things cheap,
md On having two chandeliers not surpassed for
beanty or effect in the country. Some OF their
gold and nickel plated fixtures are tempting. but
"a must lot be too luxurious.
MeQQeeQxF eFe--4uu E64PtL NAeaI!OA 10 ecL-
Ted II last and am more than happy. Such a
beautiful store is that Of Alien Mackev i Co.. and
such beautiful goods! Am sure I could not have
suitad myself better in New York, or even in
Paris~ Aud the charges we're 90 reasonable,
eoo, It least Il says So and If ho Is satisfied
mus, confess that when drove up to their ele-
Eant store, No. 23S State street, my courage
failed me. rs it a1wavs does when have to Select
carpets for tasty carpets are so essential to the
proper furnishing OF . house. But somehow l
found just What I wanted without trouble or
much delay. In the first place ordered a beau-
eful 4ubusson, 4 beautifully y-ble1dod pattern,
9ith light buh groundwork. for the drawing
f1cm; charming Administer for the back-par-
}hr; and body Brussels of q variety OF patterns
sT the library, balls, and chambers. Now, l
seel easy IN my mind, for sno~ our home Will
BE- most elegantly carpeted.
Thursday moruing-I asked one Of our newfy-
made acquaintances yesterday who were the
Leading furniture dealers, and she eald: 4
L. Hale Bro, of course. Don't you faI OF
getting yuur furniture there, for the command
q society ia: No house is properly Furnished
That Is not furnished BY A. L. Hate Bio.
Ibis Was rather e1travagant p1alee, thought.
ba: 1heu ssw the ell CANT parlor and bedroom
stss library and drawing-roon furniture, etc..
It thetf great store, Nos 900, 2o2. 2o4 205, ald
adont know how many other numbers, Kan-
aolph street, I felt that they deserved the COM
phueut- found 9 par!or set upholstered in
dellcately tinted satin, harmonizing perfectly
With the groundwork Of the carpet We have &c.
:eeted for the psYlos, aud ne took it OF course.
asaw other sets equally beautiful, but mono that
nt variety Of styles, au Of exquisite workman
snip and unique des gn- Our dlniug-roora fur
aitt-e Is black walnut. handsomely carved. The
ada-board is magnificent piece Of workman
Ah1p. needn't mention the great variety OF
eesutful articles / saw- As they Say in
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