The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-29
THE LADY PEAgOHRYs.
The Opening DAY Fixed for vvednesta,

| The Opening Day Fixed for wednesday.
| Another necessary postponement Of the open
| Ing day of the distribution of clothing is an
nounoed by the Ladies' Peabody Auxiliary
Association. After working most arduousy
for several days to assert and class the articles
| Of innumerable variety, placed In their charge
for distribution, they were confronted with the
necessity OF providing blankets for the many
| poor. to whom this particular article has been
| found to be of prime necessity The manner
| and quantities In which the clothing shall be
dlstrIbuted With that fairness and i'm partially
| which their duties impose upon them has been
de9al q thinking and calculation, and to-day
Of 300 blankets provided for by, the Peabody
Subsistence Association. our worthy ladies will
come to conclusion. enabling them to work
smoothly and correctly thenceforward..
| A visit to the large warehouses on Magazine
street, Nos 119 and 121. will convince any body
that the regretable delay is caused only By un-
| avoidable circumstances, and that 1t was absO-
lutely necessary to prevent q confusion that
you'd have been great deal more regretabe.
were contributed without regard to the ,particu
lar needs Of indIvidua!s, or The size Of the pros
has bssn the 81 b Of m9e
although quite servioeable as yet, are not Of as
consider, ponder and calculate closely how to
arrange them In order that all Glasses shall be
eauitaby distributed; that one person or fam.
| others receive only old ones. This has been all
| but completed and the distribution begins to-
The issues will be made on tickets of the fol-
low form:
LADIES PEABODY CLOTHING ASSOCIATION.
New ORLEANS. -..-.......187
This ticket entities tho following family to
clOthing
Number in family NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Sex ana age j.-..-- observation-disclosures,
certify that the above family Is In need. and
Ia worthy OF suGcor.
N. B.-Please write number Of family, instead
Of using figures. Fiji in ink.
This ticket is neither salable nor transfer
They have TO be procured. by application
through the Posto;ftlce boxes indicated In the
every day. This shou ID be particularly remem-
bered by applicants, for no application made to
s their ya I hs ct he
sidered In all cases applicants. are also re-
quested to state besides the character and
hey wish their tickets sent to them through the |
Postofoe or delivered at their residences.
There will DO two. issuing rooms one for de-
livery to applicants in person, and the other for
delivery at their residences according to the
request made In the applications.
Inc ina NJ comprising every imagn
/
and child including hats, caps. sunb bonnets, |
boots, CATERS and shoes, that come from ali
sections Of the country; from the merchant
prince's store. or the tradesman's shop; the |
rich mans mansion Or the workman's little |
home. forms a curiosity shop within which the |
genius of Dickens would have reveled for days |
to I'LL pages of graphic descriptions and roman |
tic associations.
At one s1de Of the vast warehouse, on long |
tables innumerable piles of neatly folded u |
dresses are to be found the silken robe of tho |
wealthy. heress pressed closely between the |
s- ,E thn nIfpr Irnc1 y,f Tho ,s,I
of the ball room belle blending Its rich drap |
cries with the plai pleatings Of the sewing |
girls gift. Opposite. tho tasttly embrodered |
cotton skirts Of the young lady are mingled
dairy maid. Baby clothes Of every descrip- |
ton. quantity and size are piled upon |
the long and .groaning pine tables pro-
coVeng the lies on the floor anober
part Of the building. graded In quality from the
bankers elegant boot and his ,wifes dainty |
gaiter or slipper, TO the poor man 8 heavy work |
some are old and evidence the oobber's skill. |
whilst others are still fit tn tread upon the rich
est Wilton OF a princes drawing room. Ooats and
vests, overcoa and trowsers bearing the i'm
print OF the fashionable tailors Of Paris, London
aud New York indicate plainly the station Of
the donor, whilst the blue Jeans of the country |
farmer speaks Of Il kindred beat
We might write on tho subject indefinitely |
without giving even an approximate idea of the |
contributions which have been the cause of SO |
much trouble and care to our lady friends, In |
order that the absolute wants Of the needy shall |
be fairly met, without stint. without discrfmina-
the suffering caused by the epidemic and the
consequent quarantine shall be aIeviated, If |
not entirely removed. until he sick shall have
recovered and business revived to bring On the
natural reac ion which oil have been Wishing
for 80 ferVantly.