, 1877-12-30

| ing sewing lnaehiDe. whether taken on a cas-
| payment or to be paid for by installnlcnts. .
visit to the Wilson Conpany's sumptuous mai
Office, corner of State and Madison streets, an
critical examination OF their handsome, easy
| running, versatile. and wholly uuequaicu inysn
t tions is recommended by us to every iutcnliu!
!spur"haser Of i sewing machine.
There is great outcry in England about th
adu1tcration of silks. Not only arc silk taa1lt,
facturers charged with having invented and cur
| rcd to great perfection method Of Mixint
ce1atinous anu wci9ht-,iying substances witt
the dye, but the presence ol j1te is often more
than suspected Manufacturers and dealers tlt
not deny, in their letters to the newspapers
! these imputations, but endeayor to shift tht
| blame from shoulder to shoulder 1t is yer,
often so difficult to tell an adulterateu silk thai
| cycu experts are foiled.
| i Brooklyn brides back iair fell down, and
! fell OIL, dnring the ceremony in church the
| other evening. There was an instant pause,
! but nobodv was brave enough to stoop down
aud pick uo the mass Of blonde stuff and hair.
! pins, The bride left the church leaning heavily
! On her husband arm. Her face was very red
and spront Of hair (possby eleven hairs in
alD stuck out ut the baek Of her head, tied with
Z bit OF shoestring.
Harkins, the well-known boot and shoe
maker, at No. o. Dearborn street. il getting m
elegant custom-work for ladies and gentlemen,
1T reduced prices
Tic fashionable style OF l,air-drcssfng is ytry
low on the necS. The rows Of pufrs once worn
outside tile front Of the bonuct arc now no
longer in vogue
Tile lar.!cst aud best assortment Of blank
books i'll all desirable Sizes rulings, aud bind
ings, for mercantile or private use, and the
must complete line Of commercial stationary,
may be found at the extensive stationery aud
printing establishment Of Cameron, A1nbcrg Il
Co., 81 Lake street. 4 very large business, aud
economy in the management, enables them to
house in the city
The Toronto leader, somehow, doesn't seem
to appreciate this country. Says that organ of
an effete system: 'sFor snobbery pure aud
simple, commend us to republicans oi tho type
to be found across the lines Though profess-
ing TO tespise monarchy and all its traditions,
they dearly love i Lord, and will do the lick
spittlc in his presence after fashion that pits
to shame the vcriest tuft-huntcr at home. Fail
ln- the possession Of native aristocracy, their
million or two OF dollars they will bow down
and do worship Of the most humiating sort.'
The most exquisite and admired of Christmas
floral decorations and gifts everywhere We find
to have come fron1 lioycy's, No. 30 Madison
street. The same firm will be specially pre-
pared to till New Years orders.
Light evening dresses are very beautiful when
trimmed with wreaths Of flowers aud foliage
made from Moss. These wreaths are in u1auY
colors. such as pink and blue, green and narye,
yellow aid brown, cream and silver white, etc.
The most elegant costumes ever seen in
Ch'rago have bccn produced hy Madame Emma |
Souls for several Of orr distinguished laflirs
who will display them New Years day.
The browncst wedding we have heard Of tool,
place in Tuscaloosa few DAYS ago. The groom |
and bride were Nj. David L. Brown and Miss
Minnie Brown. aud the ceremony was performed |
0y the keE- JOINT brown and tic reception was
given by Alr. Henry Brown. Miss Minnie
Brown has brown eyes and was attircd in brown |
tro1tsse0u, while Mr.. David Brown was likewise |
dressed in brown suit.
Mr. John Wright will be prepared I'D to the |
last moment to tll orders for elegant New
order, and thorough satisfaction to l,ostesses
and callers is certain to b. evoked by summun-
ing his services
The husbands of Alcppo undergo trying
ordeal before they win their brides. Cant.
Hutnaby, author Of "a Ride to Khiva,'' while
him ny Young Bcy from .Alcppo. "a .irl
has, say, three lovcrs,'' said the Dcy, tsShc
takes three bits Of live charcoal from out of the
1rc; giving each OF her lovers piece she tells
The fire burns through tho skin, the tendons
arc laid bare. Sometimes the a11iorors pcntlr
ncn will resist till the flesh has been burned to
The bong. Here one or two OF them generally
the iosest WINS tpe 'he na who rsssts
IT," NO. said the Dcy, laughing: II cni,
get wife without any trouble; SO do MT
are about burning my fingers. We burn our
fingers quite soon enough after marriage, as
It is.' 49,
Wolcott s. Co., corner Of Wabash aycnuc ,na
Adams street, will keep their art store omen
every evening aud on New Years Day
'lose than year Of uncxamped prosperity
las proved to Chicago how perfectly founded
seie iAe cl1lms of superiority originally put
|orth by the Hershey School Of Musical ATT "a
Madison street. The most substantial of mt
acal requirements arc certaintics here
Fans. which form IN Indispensable article Of !
lfcss, alau which are HOW made to tone with the
vening costumes or ball dresses as:witl Icss
'1essS ,;$ toets, are Of aFl kinds, from the rich
'hItcsatin fan for bridal occasions, with its
ovcrl'ig Of A1encon or old point, to the dark
oIo-ed poctet-fall, with Russia -lcathrr sti,.t.s
nc newest 1or evenings are mostly white, with
OF color iii the shape Of very
mall flower blossoms, such as forget -mc-,,nf {
ly-of-thc-vallcy, etc. '
The tunes arc SO hart that one rarely sres
lore tlsan SUD or GOO lulics shopping in nu,,
!shion store ut a time, remarks pcnnsylyanin !
litor.
-Year's-callins cards and pocket diary for !
? q, at skeen & stuart's, n Madison street. q
i'll be open until II o'clock New-Ycar's Day. | E
brand, foremost and fayorite of photograph | t
$, VIII mare hls elegant studios open for busi- t
'ss until 5 O'Clock p. N. Of New Years Day | t
&C reduction in rates, whereby trst-c1ass cabi- n
y p'ctuIcs are how ODtcls,ableat st dozen and r.
rus at - was inauguratcd by Brand. Tint t
G same rates now prevail in some smaller
ncerns is attributable solely to IDS enterprise,
10y Gun ooiy lecbly initiate his art and energy t
with silver buckles and clasps, come silver 81
oSao!zed pins tor scarts and also larger ones "
ene PACK LAIR. These are generally at,with | P
G pattern in relief, With storks and other ff
rus OF Japanese design, the fan being again IN re
portaht feature in these designs e(
.Ainonc the newly-imported street wraps Is -
OF great beauty in half-fitt,nr sacoue shane u
1T long! aud made Of light gray. sott thick III
neis ha.r, trimmed with black velvet; colltr NJ
ae GUS ~ g embroidered by hand with silk Of the 81
Aessrs. aug Fielder & Co., whose artistic ~ II,
ntnIe dcssns arr Of the highest order, have ~ ~
moved their office from Van 3uren street and e u;
now 40 at No. 20 Wabash avenue. For pcr- W W
furniture call upon them. f> o., o.
5oung couple ran away and were married. n,
on a1fef the bride became reuentant. and r.
arnlns to her father, Oh ler knees asked his ar ar
'fnss' sa1 ma Hs HMhcrs is your hushandt" in art