Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-11-10
Our New York Letter.
PoLITIcAL-AUTUNN FAsnIoNs-THE BUSINESS
ouTLooK-THE LIQUOR QUESTIoN-sToKEs
A BRIDES OUTFIT

ourIook-TnE LIQUOR ouEsrIoN-sToKEs
A BRIDES OUTFIT.
NEW York, Nov. e, 1876.
To the Editor OF the Free Press and Times:
Before this letter reaches your readers the
great struggle will have been decided. l
can't avoid giving the democracy credit for
the most immense display of the campaign.
Thursday night was the appointed time for
the great demonstration, and it was certainly
the biggest thing of the Kind New York
ever saw, excepting the last Fourth of July
procession. would like to have had every
one your readers have seen the material of
which the procession was made up. Boys
Of every age, from twelve upwards, street
Arabs, bruisers, thieves, piekpockets,
drunken men scarcely able to keep in ranks,
lowbrowed rufians maddened with rum,
with profanity and obscenity pouring out Of
them in streams, the lowest Of the Irish who
knew no more hat they were in procession
for than Sitting Bull does of the Greek
Testament in short, all the riff-raf, rag tag
and bob-tail, the scum and refuse Of a great
city, every two-legged being to whom a
drink before and the promise OF one after
would induce to take part in anything, from
stufhng ballot-bOx to a murder. And every
mania of them. will vote, tomorrow. for
"Tilden and Reform" After the procession
was over and the mob dismissed, the pan
demonium began. Each of them received
the price of his nights work, and the
doggery-keopers had kept open patiently,
knowing that they would get it all, and they
did Through the night the city was infest-
ed with bands of rufhans who had been made
crazy drunk with Tilden's money, and woe
to the late passengers whom they encount-
cred. Fights were of momentary occurrence
in all the streets of the city, from Wash
ington Square to 23d street, and knOck-downs
and robberes were as common and plenty
os the thieves. The citizens made it point
to get home very early that hight. and
many householder passed an anxious night
from fear Of the lawless mass
AUTUMN FASHIONS.
Forms Of dress never were more graceful
and seldom more convenient than now. The
old style Of dress, with waist and skirt in
one, is happily returned. taking the weight
of the drapery off the hips, and putting it
on the shoulders where It belongs. Then
the style i more becoming TO all, save very
tall figures, for it shows the length Of the
form. and gives a woman the advantage Of
her full height. which American women at
least need. as tall figures are not as common
here as abroad Elaborate trimmings are
discarded-tnose used having some mean
ing-as borders and relief to a garment. in
stead of covering ard hiding its outlines
The mantles worn are long and flowing,
the heightened Dolman, the scarf mantle
and long circular for ladies past youth, and
close-looking, easY-ftting long sacques for
jauntier figures
The long princess dress appears on the
street with large fchu Of wool, with deep 4
fringe in shades like the dress, crossed /
negl igently on the breast, the long ends
flung behind, making a most graceful ad- /
dition to the close lines Of this becoming /
habit. Polonaises Of latest cut are gorcd /
in the back without fulness, the extreme |
length caught in festoons low on the skirt
The long street-sacque to be really stylish
-h~.'id - u'thont nrer-2irf - she
dress. The most unpretending street suits
are pretty, with the graceful lines of the
French sacque hanging loose from the
throat, over a silk vest, facings, pockets,
sleeves and cuffs, and Of the same silk I'm
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 jauntiest, little, old-iashioned bcnnets
N velvet are coming cut to wear with them