Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-12

it, md restore harmony and get rates back
toa reasonable competing basis, they will
pove to their employers, and the railway
interests of the country generally. that
tlere is still left in the country SOME brains
a.d talent outside of oranges and commits
sons. The railroad men are alarmed at |
tie condition of the business. The carry |
Ing trade has dropped Il full half in quaint
| T. and revenue. and the passenger trade is
even worse. One prominent president, |
vh is a very level headed man. made the !
assertion yesterday that unless some change |
took place very soon every railroad west OF
Buffalo would be bankrupt before mldsum
mer. Whether there is good foundation
for this prophecy or not, one thing is GER
tain, the railroads are in bad way, and
the managers are very Respondent.
LIFE IN THE GREAT CITY.
| Despite the hard times New Y ork is very
gGgeons this winter. The turn out on the
Avenue and in the Park are as brilliant as
eer, and even more 80. Sales of extrava-
g,ptly costly furniture are as frequent as
eer, and the great jewellers aud expensive
drss people are doing more than their
uual business. The fact is the society wo-
niu in New York refuse to recognize the
existence of hard tines. She considers it
tie duty of the man who takes the contract
o supporting her to furnish her with what
sic wants just as freely one year as another.
II the poor fellow pleads embarrassment
aid bad business, she answers, what is
that to me? l know nothing about your
hsrrid stocks. do know that | want that
diamond necklace, and will have - And
she generally gets it, for several reasons.
handsome and very fashionable woman,
and besides great many New Workers
have discovered that it is a very good thing
when the inevitable smash comes 10 have
$4,000 t. 500, 600 in diamonds and such
things which belong to his wife, to fall back
upon. This is the secret of very much of
the extnva2ance that is seen in the public
places IN the city. The poor feel the hard
times. and those supposed to be rich may
also, but the latter don't show il if they do.
! The theatres are Ii led nightly. the parties
and balls were never more brilliant or ex.
psnsie. Of course smashes without mum.
Der will occur, but they are having good
time awhile they can. This is the very cen.
tire If Vanity Fair.
i DRY GOODS BUSINESS.
4 The late seasons have nearly been the
ruin of the spring trade for the last two
yers, running it close upon the summer.
There has been the usual slight advance of
season, and the few early buyers who are
afer the warm, merely look round and
prce goods, anticipating that figures will
belower in q short time A member OF
oE of the leading houses here confessed
today, it Was no use to deny that trade
ws going beyond New York to the West.
1ds useless TO expec, this city longer to
hdd the position of the metropolis of trade.
Tie country is too large for it. Chicago
AID st. Louis form centres for their Sec
tons of the country, and the lake ports
narer the seaboard hold their own, and
Te getting more to hold every year. II is
hought tha. after the steady cold of the
winter, spring will open early, and this
ears trade be genuine advance ON the
asst.
THE CHARITY BALL
this season was distinguished by the most
superb dressing and greatest display of
jewels at any of these popular balls, since
they were instituted. Good society had .
| dr.sd tina, the attendance OF the charity''
WAS TOO promisciOus for fashionable .us-
capabilities, and an effort was made TO
rescue it from the hands OF those who
wished. by their presence on tins occasion,
to push themselves into society. Accord
ingly, the dresses were magnificent, and
the attendance of the best families all that
! could be desired, although comments were
made on the presence OF several actresses,
whose success condoDes their nOtoriety.
Mrs. Rousby, the English actress, cele-
brated FOR her beauty, was much noticed
in a white satin dress, with several yards
Of train, which her attendant had some ado
to keep clear of. The dresses were Of the
richest description. velvet and heavy silk,
or velvet and satin, with Overdresses of
point or of silver lace, lonped up with such
"A prufusion of ftlowers-apple blossoms and
'briar roses. pond lilies, snowballs and
ceraniums roses in full bloom, daisies,
lilies of the valley and fuchias-tili all the
seasons seemed to have lent their cOntribu
lions to the ball. The loveliest dres es of
all were cream -colored silks, embroidered
lall over like superb, damaSk, or with rich
! lace insertion in stripes. Rick white silks
lycre worn by ladies Of every age, instead
,f the d. ep regulation color, set apart for
tnwagers.
The young ladies. for the most part,
gore white or pink tulle aud gauze, while
Young matrons displayed certain daring
in colors, wearing pale egreen tulle and pop
yies together, black satin and fiery scarlet
yerskirt and trimmings, white satin with
Nack velvet tlounces, and yards OF pink
pses, straw-colored satin with crimson
elyet fiounces, buff and scarlet satin, pale
simon silk train, with deep scarlet basque.
RIFLES and founces edged by silver netting
a,d fringe. A great many heirloom jewels
we're shown; but, as an artist observed,
,be ugliest women wore the most splendid
dresses.
THE KHEDyvE's PRESENT.
rhe Custom House has hecn beseiged
th'sAwee,s by ladies Of the highest fashion
anxious to be permitted to see the dia
mmds sent by the Khedive OF Egypt to
Gaeral Sherman's daughter, Mrs. Fitch.
Gueral Sherman rendered important SER
yies, to that potentate in training his army,
wKch are acknowledged by the handsome
tri,ute of S250,O0O worth of diamonds for
thelately married daughter Of the Ameri-
carcommander. The necklace forms three