Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-10
OuR NEW YORK LETTER.
Political Autumn Fashions Busf-
ness OutIOOk-The Liquor Question
-SIOkes-Insuranee- Brides Out
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Political Autumn Fashions Busf-
ness OutIOOk-The Liquor Question
-SIOkes-Insuranee- Brides Out
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POLITICAL.
Before this letter reaches your readers
the great struggle viii have been decided.
1 can't avoid giving the Democracy credit
for the most immense display of the cam
paign. Thursday night was the appointed
time for the great demonstration; it was
certainly the biggest thing of the kind New
York ever saw, excepting the last Fourth
of July procession. Imagine a procession,
bearing torches, miles in length, the side
walks packed densely with spectators,
cheering or jeering-as their political pre-
dilictions impelled them. Iwouldlike to
have had every one of your readers have
seen the material of which the procession
was made up. Boys of every age, from
twelve upward, street Arabs, bruisers.
thieves, pickpockets, drunken men-scarce-
ly able to keep in ranks-low-bred ruff
fans, maddened with rum, with profanity
and obscenity pouring out of them in
streams. the lowest of the Irish, who knew
no more what they were in procession for
than Sitting Bull does of the Greek testa-
ment; in short all the riff-raff, rag-tag and
bob-tail, the scum and refuse of great
city, every two-legged being to whom
dr;rIy boforo onJ tbo r,ro,,,ieo of o,o oftor
would induce to Jake part in anything
from stuffing ballot-box to murder.
And every man jack Of them next Tuesday
will vote for 'sTilden and Reform" But
after the procession was over and the mob
dismissed, the pandemonium began. All
of them received the price of his nights
work, and the doggery-keepers had kept
open patiently, knowing that they would
get it all, and they did. The city was kept
in nervous condition till almost morning.
Through the night the city was infested
with bands of rufians, who had been made
crazy drunk with Tildens money, and woe
to the late passengers whom they eneoun-
tered. Fights were of momentary occur
renee in all the streets of the city, from
Washington Square to 23d Street, and
knOck-downs and robberies were as COM
mon and plenty as the thieves The citi-
zen made it a point to get home very early
that night, and many householder pass
ed an anxious night from fear of the law
less mass who are in training for frauds
next Tuesday.
AUTUMN FASHIONS.
Forms Of dress never were more graceful
and seldom more convenient than they are
the present season. The old style of dress,
with waist and skirt in one, is happily re-
turned. taking the weight of the drapery
off the hips, and putting it on the shoul-
ders, where it belongs boon for which
women will return earnest thanks. Then
the style is more becoming to all save very
tall figures, for it shows the length of the
form, and gives woman the advantage of
her full height, which American women, at
least, need, as tall figures are not as COM
mon here as abroad. Elaborate trimmings
are discarded-those used having some
meaning-as borders and relief to gar
ment, instead of covering and hiding its
outlines. The mantles worn are long and
iowing--the heightened dolman, the scarf
mantle and long circular for ladies past
youth, and close looking easy fitting, long
sacques for jauntier figures,
The long princess dress appears on the
street. with large fiohu of wool, with deep
fringe in shades like the dress, crossed
negligently on the breast, the long ends
flung behind, making most graceful ad
ditipH to the close lines of this becoming
habit. Polonaises of latest cut are gOred
in the back, without fullness, the extreme
length caught in festoons low on the skirt.
The long, street saeque to be really stylish,
should be worn without overskirt to the
dress. The most unpretending street suits
are pretty, with the graceful lines of the
French sRcage hanging loose from the
throat, oyer a silk vest, faeings, pockets,
sleeves and cuffs, and of the same silk fin
ished with dropping bows. The style of
having silk sleeves is too pretty to be given
up at the immediate dictate of fashion. |
Velvet sleeves, pockets and vests will be
worn in costumes for cooler weather, and
the jauptiest, little, ald=fashioned bonpets |
in velvet, are coming out to wear with
them,
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
Business is tolerably good, but there has |
been lull, which the jobbers do not like. |
The fact is, business men are waiting, and |
if Tilden is elected, there will be another
long wait, for no one can tell what the pol |
icy Of the party will be till he is inaugural
ed, and not really till Congress sits. viii |
he be hard money, or soft? Will he pay the
rebel claims, or will he disappoint his par
ty, and throw them out? Will he urge a re-
vision of the tariff? will he contract or ex-
pand? All these questions have got to be
in the event Of his election before
business men will take any risks. Still,
there is a fair demand for goods, and the
later crop of Centennialers are putting
great deal of money into circulation. That
some idea may be formed of the money
spent to see the great show, it is stated
that the village of Cortland, in this State,
has spent $4,000 to go to Philadelphia,