, 1875-11-14

an end to everythlng even to his bank account.
Well. here is what we finally purchased: 4 beau.
tsfM tea service consisting OF ten pleces, 1nclud-
lug Urn, tuyeen cake bRske casters; full set
| OF sEooIs and forks Of the chaste Viola pat
tern, with iror, handle dining kuives, and rearl
hapule and silver-plated tea-kaiges; two taste.
fully DER igned clocks for drawlng-1oom and par
loT, one Of marble, oruameuted with green and
gold and pair OF antique Vases TO match an.
| oLher Of bronze, With candelabras 70 match q
Louis XIV. clock and bracket to grace the din
ing-room, and dainty little travelling clock fot
the dressinR-case in nv BOULDER. These were
! our principal purchases at Giles Bro. l. Col
but there were number Of email ornaments and
kn1ckkoscks. Q. forgot to utiou the beautiful
bronze statue:te Of the celebrated Venus de
| nio upon . pedestal of ornameoted French
| wood. which got for the bay windov. TOOK a
good look At the magnificent display OF diamonds
End de1.cate!y- wrought jea CRY just imported by
| Mr.. Gilos. and called l4-'s attention to them.
| too. It is pretty uear Christmas. and who knows
| hut that Santa Clans vii! remember to call there
| before he nays his visit TO NE. L-- is good At
! taking hint.
I We apent two mortal hours Il Coggesaalls 3
| Art Emporium, No. a74 Wabnsn avenue, to day.
| I supIose it WAS sinful waste of time. but how
exquisite are some OF the eugrayines there.
| They are just imported from London aud Paris,
as also are some del ghtfEl water-colors and pho
| togfaphs. Could uut help buying tue Court OF
CLEOPATRA and the ID parture and g Return u
of the Marao"er. A house without pictures is q
| bodr without q Eo1l.
| friday neutrality-suspicious. surprise, indeed.
penple who are complaining Of cold houses
| probably have never seen the ''1mp7oved War
! rem Range" fcr eale by Neasfs. Fuller. Warren
i Co., Nos 58 and GO Lake street. Got one-a
| beauty. Saw also at the same place the cele-
| prated huby furnace. with ash-slftlug cham
Der, and separate compartment 70. ashes. Mr..
L. Liked tho" Pearl" ." bu1 yielded to me. and we
| have now Ruby" No cold house for us this
| winter.
| To-day WAS at the Singer Sewing Machine
Company, No. Ill State street. l chose the
Singer as the machine I wanted. because HRS.
| Grant and Aunt Martha said 's~as the best
had made up my mind to q real ETCHED baltic
| with tne agent wasn't going 10 pay
! any big price. But when began with
"a reply: "oh, certainly; the Singer Con-
pauy provides for that" "How?" asked.
by the lease SYSTEM" said he. ''You can
small that you will never miss the money" s. IN
deed" replied. ''let me sec machine rum"
It went like bird. ''Wny, it is real singer"
SAYS I, a-laughlng. ''les, ma'am,' sazs he.
with = bow. 1T will sing many comforting
Song to your tired fingers" just pad The first
inatallment then and ;ao1e, ana said I'm ta::e
one, please; . canaiJ-bird il nothing to this
useful 6iugcr-'
Friday eyenipg-our piano arrived safely. I:
is IN upright, OF the magnificent Hallet. Davis
found at this gensloman's establishment, corner
of State aud Adams streets, = display of pianos
and oreans simply superb. The Hallet & Davis
instrument, of which he is sole general West
ern agent believe to be the noblesr TRIUMPH OF
human invention 10 the line Of musical mechan-
ism. have tue evidence of nv own senses for
this belief and. it that is not enough there ia the
Endorsement OF such artists Is Llszs, Ferdinand
David abb, Bendel, Strauss, Joachim, Colts
chalk, acd other Masters The Hallett, Davis l.
Co. s new uprights are marvellous combination
of beautiful workmanship. md richness and dur
ability OF tone. We have also ordered one Of
the new Kimbal Silver Beli Orchestral organa.
We hear Of these Instruments almoFt every
where. They appsar. although Tut short time
before the public, to have enchanted alike the
admiration Of musical connu:>seurs and ANA
teurB.
Saturday n1ornins-We stocked our library at
the establishment OF II. B. Keen, Cooke, i Co.,
Nos. lis and lis State atreet. At this spacious
and elegant store re found complete assort-
ment Of new and standard books in every con-
eelsable style. THIS seems to be the fsvorite
house III lts line OF trade in Chicago. and L.
and myself agreed that in no other CITY any
where had We ever visited more extensive or
more interesting establishment ANY book pub
lished anywhere in the world Uill be obtained BIZ
the pronrie.ors, whenever desired, The firm is
one Of the oldest, best known, aud NOS: enter
prisiDg in lie West.
l must not forget to mention our good for
tune in the choice Of grocer. Beautiful and
comfortable as CUR home would be, IL would be
in sorry plight, indeed. without the substantais
which only q fIst-cass grocer can furnish We
shall elvo all our orders to J. u. Gillespie, No.
105 Wabash arenue. who find is the grocer OF
Chicago. His STAKE and fancy goods teas. COT
fees ETC., really prove choieer and freshsr t!:an
any We ever had in the East. L has lad in &
generous stock OF cigars and rare wines from the
saEe establishment, and he ea-a thev quit him
better than any he ever tried before anywhere.
SaturdE. eve-I had ater17ble fright th1s after
noon. It had not occurred to me that We must
have some coal to set the machinery Of house.
keeping in motion. When it burst on me- all OF 4
sudden thought would sink right through tho
floor. But il Was in despair then, was aoar-
Ing in the realms OF happiness few moments
afterwards. As quick IS ever could, was at
Washington street, the Well-known co,l dealers.
dinner was set for T. asked
the gentleman at the desk il We could have
load OF coal taken TO our house BY o'clock.
lit:le expecting it could be done. Imagine my
surprise when he replied You ehall hare the
coal IN your house 10 half an hour" Do you
know when got back home l met the coal be-
ing driven into the yard, and it was not yet
O'Clock. It aas ali mystery to me, but the
graph wire connecting the Office with the yards,
and 10 ten minutes after the order WAS given the
coal WAS on the way. It is the best, cleanest
coal ever Saw. It vas a rainy DAY. and no.
And dry at the yards, under large sheds.
Since ne have been in Chicago our constant
dread has been that another great fire might
include US in q common Chicago fate. and leave
us homeless. l., however, has, I find, au-
tic pated nv fears He has made tour OF in
vestearion along LaSalle street, sud has decided
that CunninghRm's agency affords the soundest
and most reliable of insurance, He accordingly
took policies in the companies represented at
this agency, and he says that nlne Chicagoans
out Of every ten TO whom he tells what he has
done praise bis judgment in the final choice Of
an agency.
I shall sleep easier in miod now that wa have
made arrangements to furnish throughout with
the Holmes Burglar Alarm Telegraph. Found
Mr. E. Spear, the ageut, at No III 1aSa1Ie
street. It ,s not expensive. Did not expect to
find it out Vest Have also put in electric an
nuucators throughout the house just az they
have them in hotels. They far superior to
the ordinary bell-pull, and the price is scarcely
worth speaking Of Guarded and served by
lightning st nominal expense. How droll!
Our dooF-p plate, a perfect piece OF work. Was
cut at Childs' engraving. .rooma. No. lis Frank.
lin street. At this establishment We also had
our cards prepared Bettcr engraving cannot,
I am sure, be doue in Chicago or anywhere else;
Al. - nrNar