, 1877-12-23

] from which are suspended by fine chains invcrt-
ed pyramids, Between the disk and the pyra..
mid is kneelin= female figure draped; 0ne of y
dhe peskas tsa
found gold statue OF Alexander the Great,
! which determines the date of this iewelry US
not before his time. 1t i'll all probability is con"
temporary with him.
Americans living in the CITY Of Mexico have
| lately been cut by good society. and are some
times hfssed on the street. Until YOU have
once enjoyed tony society in Mexico, you can't
| begin to imagine how terribly an American
feels when deprived Of it.
! One woman wore s100, 900 worth of diamonds
At the New York ball for the benefit OF tue
Crescent and the Cross.
| About time to look up diary for the new
! year. Skccn &s Stuart have them Of every sort,
for Office or pocket use. II Madison street.
For a fine Russia or scal-skin pocket-book
call on Skcen Il Stuart, II Madison street.
| First fond Partisan mother: swell, and how
is your little girl coming a]onga" Second ditto:
| ''Oh, nicely. She never stops 1low before shop
window where the jewclrY Is paste"
For many years Woodn'an's choice cales have
been pleasant aud important features Of Christ
| mas and New Years receptions III Chicago. Tie
| firm Of c. l.. Woodman u Go. is now at IL
| Washington street, opposite Gossage y Co. $,
| where the superb cakes, Of all varieties and
dimensions, prepared expressly for holiday use,
are now obtai1abie. There IS. no other Wood
! ,nan's Bakery in the city, and his unriyalcl
daintics, made under his own personal direction,
| eau be found nowhere but here Tic rGstal-
rant connectcd with tic establishment n'ain-
taius its prestige as the most elegantly popular
! place Of its kind Chicago has ever seem Tue
leading families OF the city arc among its most
t regular daily patrons.
| One of Chicaso's .ssoIid men " bought an clc-
| CANT carriage yesterday at Studcbake:s' for q
| Christmas present. "Go thou and do likewise" :"
! A precious lot Of mothers are those out in
| Nebraska ssSixtcen babies were hudd}cd to-
gcthcr on bed ut d dance that took rlace iatciy
in Hack berry precinct, and not one OF them Was
| over IL months DID,"
| Silk has of late years fallen into disrcputc,
! not only On account OF the fuyor shown to wool
! Gus in the manufacture OF costumes, but also
| owing to the poverty Of the article which lett
| the looms OF Lyons. This last may have been
owing to the failure Of the silk crop, the cocoons
] often being destroyed before they reach perfcc-
| tion by the worm eating through them, thus
] rendering the silk imperfect and from this the
| silk manufactured will break or crack. At ANY
rate, the Lyons weayers have turned thei- at
tention to the production OF attractive materials
IN which this silk could be used, and bourrette,
with all the long train Of specked, raised, Knot
I ted, aud twisted goods, has come into the mar
ket.
The December number Of the AtEantic Nonth-
I II has very con1mendatory notice OF arthur
| Hopes ''Sorrcnto and Inaid Work." published
| by Mr Johu Wilkinson, OF No. Il State street,
| Chicago Air. Wilkinson not only has this
admirable work on sale, but he also has lunu-
merabie designs for making the beautiful ''Sof-
| rento," as well as the aciirate saws aud other
attractive parapllcrnalin necessary IN following
this most fascinating amusement. We know OF
no more graceful holiday souvenirs than those
which NAV be ciilIcd from the artistic and c1e-
gaut assortment OF char ming goods to be tound
at this store. Working in "Sorrento" is at
once Instructive, profitable, and entertaining.
t,f +-,,1v
tined perfume is one Of the most potent attrac-
t;ons of person or apartment. We all in-
voluntarily admire the individual and desire to
remain in the room daintly permeated by any Of
DR.. prlce's exquisite perfumes. They are OBJ
tainabc of Steele IL Price, pcrfumcrs, 1l0 Ran
dolph street.
Monogralls or initials intcrtwined in some
quaint e1eyicc often give the real and intrinsic
value TO fan, aud many ladies use the salIc
design in the portc-tnonnaic, carl-casc, UNI
brclla handle, and auIllonicrc, rendering these
articles unique and characteristic
The funniest thing at the .dtiantic -Honth{y's
dinner is said to have been the way in which
Emerson held his cigar. Lie poised 1t gently
between Ills thumb and forchngeF, and slipped
1t fast;diousl7, with an air OF tile greatest re-
spcct. ''Nlark Twain - smoked pipe after he
had got off his speech.
For real practical Christmas gift, or for a
good substantial beginning Of the New Year,
nothing can be so valuable and SO permanently
satisfactory to giyer and recipient Is L Wilson
sewing machine. These paragoBs ol Inventions
have an infinite range OF usefulness; are hand
some and ef1lineutlr durable; surprisingly easr
to run, and have capacity forcyery possible kind
OF work. An unique and valuable deyicc, BY which
mending Of Ill kinds may be done, without
purchaser OF aWilson. The Wilson sewing ma
chimes now command the markets OF the whole
country, and arc conceded by the press by the
highest mechanical critics, and BY the people at
large, to be the crowuing trlumphS OIL this, the
era Of grand Inventions.
Among the attractive novelties for gentlemen
this season, are umbrellas und canes Of piMcpto
and ebony, with acknowledgement pug-dog
handles; elegant quitcd-silk smokine-jackets,
trimmed with eiucf-don'n The range OF choice
in winter scarfs is particularly comprehensive
and elegant
For all that is approved, stylish, and fct1ncd
in gcntlenlens drcss-goods, 20 TO Brown Il
Prior's, corner Wabash avenue and Monroc
street. Their assortment Is at once distinguish
cd, artistic, elegant, aud 1Inrlvaicd.
fttakes nil the enjoyment out Of game Of
croquct to hear it called san amusement within
the reach Of the lecbIesL intellect
r superior taste displayed by Dunwell t
Ford in designing and arranging unique calling
cards, is being utilized BY very many gentle
men who are perfec1ing their New Year. ar
day arises from the individuality displayed 10
the cards, and the above firm lovatc't, at No. 52
Madison street, can furnish these on the
shortest possible notice.
i letter to the Boston -Adgerttscr says: "Paris
is queen OF fashion and sovereign she will rc-
main. One great cause of this supremacy is,
that men take great part in all innovations
here. The greatest OF ali drcssmakcrs is uii-
uuestionahiy Worth, and to him lew ladies 20
without having coaxed their husbands, broth
decide. This masculine escort goes far toward
forming Worth's fashions. Men in general