, 1876-06-23
LETTERS FROM TIE PEOPLE.


OLD FURNITURE AND cAsT-OFF CtorIt1Nu.
To tas hditor n The Tribune.
CHICAGO, JUNG s2,.-At this period Ut tic
worlds history, when ahlcet poverty surroumls
'ls on every shlr, Tho question how to spose of
worn garments and olh furniture would seem
absurd. A thrifty housewife before tho month
Of J,nc has accomplished tho nnnt,al ovcrturn-
tug and renovation. Many articles during tl,u
ordeal nsc l,a1t[scd to tic attic. In oidcn tncs
It was tho "garrct," and Il great p!aco II MAS
for Juveniles. Ono can castly look down the
dlm vlsta Of years md sec each precious treas
mrc II the 'nlncstca. gnrret. It was nlwnys, In
tho irst placc, spnctolls,-thc full length and
breadth III tic house; then The shadows Of tho
huge e!lnncya n,nlc wrirl, dark cnrlsers, which
cfes: they, ton, Afforded cozy i,oo;h fnr play
houses ot rough honrl shelves, covered with
broken bits Of sxockcry: There were nocx1,ttsItu
little tca-sctt then, nor French dolls With silondc
rinE|cts. Ltttlc misses mist fafu he content
with rag dolls, wlt! unhcud!nG arms aud lrga,
mud Tor eyes, muse, nnd mont!i, staring lnee III
Ink, drawn by fonl mothers. Tho expression
W.; @ grotcsquc or otherwise, according to tho
Eklll 81 The urtlst, who WAS usually a novice.
fllc tliscarctl costumes OF two or three genera.
iions niforlrd another nttracton. always i,cw, to
tho little ones "party" could 6c lmpro-
struttcd In iong.nile'l con,s and tho lnssics rn-
Of peep into genuine, ot-tnshiotca "EAr-
rrre,, ''rrsuas 9,,',%at.taI s',!
stttf ht"h ,s,iiar. ..us,i 'inth ",i VII, ~,
stnn;a e@.'' 1 1''n.1 c,nncs' @ n. '9,,E FIX
nnT .,"",.I I'sat Nv VA" .,i..s III,
rnr. will ntmhtIass III WV '..iI XII
',nr ro,,.mnthcrs Er"n v.tc,, o ou"r ,n wv
stnrh",,,sn of .rcsarc r,ta " @ s'm oscF
themselves and thy worldl Ny dear modern
iricm!, 4 was tho custom In " tlosu days." md
,.1ii. III i 'tros W ~ .G ast @ Sc1t"y were as
"ft uc'o'ee' Vi f"s''o' as LUG sts'lsn aathes
mi" ,." rsasn Istad 'iay i ne E ,
;er Gfen "grH st. sa WIEN ad ill., VA IN its
wnrii u"ro n"t x anmir ."nstt," M r,,' ,a
"nod ,rlfts ia now t,fs ",r' .~ip, " ~" euY
Tinh 49, ~ ~, ~ tia s..ia "s'S "ns VI, ~ s1
inn u nrivntc stnrnl",e's ~ ''iu soiaa.
ir.osnyca hna anu,iv .'is,rnoar ~" usGtgss Ts
,non,. ,,,,,n "' .t LIZ ~.
s'"n1 s'"t1 ''uuiJ vl enn.t.ae' ~ .0 ssI elt5
rlvr room ~ cvort.hIur ~ t,at ,i,.s r., H." u
Gtss Gui .1u,n , " SHSIy'!'s VI tnas CLASS hoI pc-
s'TT.o T1, 1pn npot tIyqS1s, ~ tya ,r,.,.,,,a
Oh Oh Which any clty h,'ght Wcil pc prou.i. II has
neem reinarken ny lahy Whp lan VISITED every
rn. sD,o o. ies k'u ID lay ontca 5tates, tnat the
iieets sreet sreli. Snon It's Bear.i of Managers,
, n.' GspGe'sis u luz. i1ccn ~ praise TO q H..
Hra!lt, tuo .uatson, Who y hlehly esteemed ny
t''g &c. el'i!re pe9ple q fhls city.
t!on Of tic projecting eare e o,r Heavenly
rather. III TINT place Is fulfilled, daily tho
p1sclons promises awarded 70 tn!th; ". Slip
,naI, lug @ ,onaer, my wcil rejoice IN tic pros
Ihc oltl rsople's Home Is CHARITY which ap-
penis teeacriy to every heart "Esistence is bliss
to INC ci'ild," nlt aeconi Childhood Is fraught
w!t ~, sad memories q tue pas,, md fSre,ogs
StGra 0f the aged, and rendgr their tcuQerpst