Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-04-21
alexa. Gazette d Virginia Advertiser.
COST OF OUR LUXUR1ES.

rlUd tor foreign luXuileS anu laildls. IuI uats,
bonnets, hoods and their trimmings we paid
our friends over the seas 81, lO3 1876; for feath-
ers aud artificial flowers, $3.3l5,O9S; for hu.
man hair and its manufactures, Sl,ll7, ,945; for
hair pins, 500 4SO, making a total tor head
gear of Sc, ,633, ,Ul9, without counting the cost
of the rlbbous used for the purpose. We paid
for gloves, 4,s72, ,O6S; for fans, S472, ,459; for
handkerchiets, $395072; for perumery aud
deutritrices $25l, 1872; tor combs, 1927 ,225: II
umbrellas and sunshades, $267 ,975; for pocket
knives, Sl,5l3,S36. We bought l65, ,97l dozen
corsefs for 81, ,255 $50, aud We paid S7,347 347
for hosiery exclusive of garters; for buttous,
81 Sal 500; laces aud glmps, 50, 463, 395; em-
broidcries, $3,S37. 5eJ; Velvets aud braldlngs,
Sl,75S, 977; furs, $3,l39 100; silk braids, aces,
trlnges, &C., s.. 67S, ,274; silk ribbons, Sc 695,
2lS: elk dress goods, sic, ,494, 554 silk ve!vets,
Sl,7O5, ,5S3; silk goods and goods mixed with
silk, exclusive of dress silks, $l0.49l OTIS; for
wooleu goods in pieces, S35 372, 764; piece cot
ton goods, $l 1897, lS9, aud for cotton goods not
otherwise specified, $S,299, ,9S4: for shawls
1896 268; wooden webbing, bindings, bralds,
&c, 81, ,66S, ,2S9; fax, jutc aod hemp Danutac-
tures $l4 405 S73; carpets, S6, l72, 564; watches
and ieweIry, $2SS3,S75; bogus jewelry, $3.50
S63; diamonds and other precious stonesS3, s3I,-
$50: manufactures of leather other than gloves
and mitts, $S,6SS. 705. 10 descend to MINOR
articles We 6nd that we paid SIS $50 tor tooth
picks; $l3 l22 for playing cards; S555, ,409 for
dolls; S6l6 O57 for toys; $l67 673 for bologna
sausages; $9,S75 for saurkraut; empty sausage
skins, S92, ,7O9; eggs, STAT 800; frecrackcrs,
$751; l79, musical Instruments, 81, l23,Sl4
Our surgeons paid So, 543 for skeletons, and
SIS, 800 for sinews aud oerves. For metallic
peus, $l66,47l; for lead pencils, $l67,Sl for
tropical fruits and nuts, 81, 300 $50; salad oil,
$44S 3l4 indigo, S977,954; musk aod clnet
$3s,l45; cheese, $639 Ats. For wiues and
spirits we paid $l6. 552. l26: and for tobacco,
$l4,52l ,Sl9. 1t is stated that about 33 per
cent of all these imported articles could have
been obtained from American manufacturers.
How ST. PAUL LOOKED Some years since
the pastor of New England village church
adopted plan to interest the members of his
flock in the study Of the Bible. 1t was this
At the Wednesday evening meeting he would
give out some topic to be discussed on the en-
suing week, thus giving week for them to
study up, Ooe week the subject was st. Paul.
After the preliminary devotional exercises, the
pastor called upon the deacons to speak to
the question" One Immediately arose and
began to describe the personal appearance OF
the great apostle to the Gentes. H. said ST.
Paul was tall, rather spare man, with black
hair and eyes, dark complexion, bilious tenn
permanent, etc. His picture of Paul was
faithful portrait OF himself. He sat down, and
auother pillar Of the church arose and said:
II think the brother preceding me has read
the Scriptures to little purpose if his descrip-
ton of st. Paul is sample of his Biblical
knowledge. ST. Paul was, as | understand it,
a rather short, thlck-set mao, with sandy hair,
gray eyes, hord coupiexion and nervous,
sangulne temperament, giving, like his pre-
decessor, an accurate picture Of himself. He
was followed by another who had keen sense
Of the ludicrous and who was wthal an invet-
My -bre BRETHREN have never fo-found
in my Bible much about the p p-per-personal
ap-pe, pearauce of St. p-paul. But one thing
is clearly established, aud tha-that is st. PIP
paul had an imp -pediment 10 bis speech" A
tidal wave' of audible smiles swept over the
congregation, the good clergyman taking his
full quota. He Immediately arose and dis
missed the assembly.
SNUFF DIPPING A Providence (R L. to-
baccoDlst has put up sign IN his shop WIN
dow, giving notice that he sells Snuff for dip
ping" and the Journal of that city wakes
lrate over the introduction of this filthy habit.
Strange as it may appear, dipping is con-
hned almost entirely to women. and is pracls-
cd to much greater extent than would be lm-
agucd. OF course it would be almost useless
to indicate to woman capable Of dipping
that she is fool, but perhaps some who are
acquiring the habit Just for fun, or because
their companions urge them, or for some equal
ly frivolous reason, might be saved from the
debasement if convinced OF what is widely
known fact, that persistence will make their
hors nd hnl-
low eyes, and shortly transform the most at
tractlve girl toto a repulsve, prematurely aged
creature. 1t does really seem as tho there are
enough healthlul auG decent pleasures and
Slmulants at the command OF both sexes aud
all classes to satisfy even the most exciting, and
prevent their emuatiug savages.
Josh Billings says : IAN editor is male
being whose bizness IL to navigate nuze papers
He writes editorials, grinds out poetry, inserts
deaths aud weddings, sorts out manuskrpts
keeps waste basket, blows up the devil,
steals matter ftes other peoples battles, sells
his paper for dollar and fifty cents year,
takes white beans aud apple sas fer pay when
he can get it. raizes large family, works l9
hours out ov every "a, koows no Sunday. gifts
uamned bl everybody, lives poor, dies middle
aged and often broken hearted leaves no money,
u rewarded tor life of toll with short but
Tree obituary puff 10 the nuze papers. Ex-
Changes please copy.
VI all the myths of the fairy age, of its
mauy legends aud euchantmeuts, true love
seems to be the one great charm which has
come down to US unchanged by time, untouch-
ed by steam engines, and unexplained by sci
ence; True love is true love by whatever signs
ana language it is spoken. As long as hearts
beat, as long as life exists. in whatever age, iron
OF golden, We must seek it.-1Mss Thackerdy.
An lrlsbman was stroiug along the Dublin
gu the name of Psyche on q yacht, when he
exclaimed after spelling it out slowly"
saw"