Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-10-04

and take the word of the people at
the bank that every thing is right.
when they spare time from their other
pressing business to look into its
doors. How many trustees there are
who don't know much how things are
going on in their bank, but take it tor
granted that all is right, just like the
trustees of the Clairmont bank, one
of whom did not know his name was
on the list, while another had with
drawn months ago, though his name
had not been taken off. What hasty
release of hypothecated securities is
necessary sometimes to get every
thing clear for the inspection of trus-
tees when they happen to grow Gu
rious, and how handy it comes, when
a friend is secretary off bank, to
borrow of him, on note of hand, to
tide over a low place. When these
things come to climax, it is small
comfort for the president to say that
he considered the concern only lit
tie one-horse bank anyhow, and,
he dosen't see any sense in making
such fuss about it,-like the worthy
Mr.. Broadhead of the Clairmont
bank. The sense of honor among
many business men amounts to just
enough to make them meet their OBJ
legations before banking hours close,
to keep their credit good,-and out.
side Of this, they are as reckless of
others interests confined ! to them as
the bay pilots are of the row boats in
their way.
Low Prices.
1t seems like old times, when one
goes out to do fall shopping again,
and man buys good wamsutta
and linen shirt ready made for
dollar, and calico wrapper for his
wife for another dollar, and pair of
button boots for his six-year old for
another dollar still. There are
plenty of six dollar yard goods for
fine ladies, but the prices are low
enough where they should be, on
cheap things such as ordinary peo-
pie want, and | often wish that
readers who live where prices take
the profits off the big harvest, and
the skill of the seamstress and shoe
maker is hard to come at, could
benefit by the cheap conveniencies
of city life.
Supplies.
The grape yield is enormous, and
fine Concord grapes are selling daily
in the streets for five cents pound.
Potatoes are fifty cents bushel, the
best oysters dollar hundred, and
if -four and iced fall, as they must
soon, it will not take large wages to
feed and keep a family in New York
next winter, especially with coal at
three dollars ton.
Fashions.
The fall hats out are style like
the Masculine helmet hat in grey
felt, with scarf of dark moss plush,
Thick in its pile as the tufted wood
MOSES that wrap themselves abort
an old trunk. A twist of the scarf
about the crown, and a silvered
birds wing added, and the simple
trimming is complete. For early
fall. black chips and straws are
shown of reversed Gypsy shape, that
is, coming close on the forehead,
with full trimming of satin loops and
reses behind, filing the upturned
brim. The bright Geranium red is
largely seen in the flowers and rib
bons mixed with fall trimmings, and
an occasional hat with long fall lace
barbes indicates that lace is coming
back to use.
The Breton habit is one of the
late importations in dark camels.
hair with bands of moss cloth in
mixed shades and buttons for trim
ming coming with the pattern. The
mosscloth in autumn colors lisa hand-
some relief to quiet colors. Suits of
Scotch waterproof in the tartan
plaids have long been favorites for
service in England, but this fall is
the first time they have been worn
here. A firm is making them in fine
goods, principally in the Argyle
plaid, like the forty>second, but
with more open squares. The dresses
are made up in either the large or
small. plaid of these colors, and suits
of this kind for both ladies and young
girls cannot be too highly recon-
mended. The sacque seen on nearly
all the fall suits is of such simple and
convenient cut that country readers
are advised to procure patterns with
out delay. 1t is known as the French
sacque, fitting closely in the back
with two or four pieces as desired
and fitting the figure gracefully in
front at tho waist. Ladies' will rec
ognize how easily such a sacque can
be fitted and made, but will keep in
mind that it's style depends on the
neatness. Seams pressed till almost
invisible, side gore hidden under
the arm, and not a particle of full
ness more than is necessary to go
over the hips, for which the dress
maker takes the measure as closely
as for the bust. Such sacque is
made up as part of suit, or as the
outside garment in heavier cloth.
The length in the back is about 30
inches, in front q.