Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-10-01
A Real Ladies' Journal.

The increase of periodical litera-
ture is one of the most striking char
acteristics OF the age In which we
live. Not only does every town and
village possess its newspaper, devoted
to the gathering of general intelli-
gence, and the fostering of local In
terests; but every separate DEPART
ment of trade and commerce, every
school of thought. every art and
science, has its special organ AS well,
which is studied atteDtivsly by its
peculiar circle, however little it may
be known to the world at large. In
this journalistic subdivision Of labor,
as might have been expected, the
ladies have engrossed their full share
| Of attention.; and numberless peri
odicals are published to instruct them
in the vagaries of fashion, the meth
DDS If various kinds Of work, the
movements Of the fashionable world,
etc. And since the inventive genius
of America is sure to produce every
article the best of its kind, 1t WAS to
be expected that in this country the
ideal magazine Of fashion would
sooner or later make its appearance.
And so it has turned out. Ehrich's
Fashion Quarterly, Of which the Fall
number lies before US, seems ia every
respect to be just what lady needs,
whether she dwell in town or cOun-
try, or inhabit palace or II cottage.
Here are all the fashions of the
coming fall illustrated and described
at length, in u variety to suit every
taste and pocket; the illustrations
being, not the highly colored copies
of foreign designs, but tine faithful
transcript, by competent artists, OF
actual costumes in the publishers
possession. Here, too, are drawings
of an infnity of other articles OF
feminine and household use, exc
cuted with equal fidelity and excel
lence. And accompanying the de-
scription of each and every item is a
statement of the prices at which it
can be furnished in various degrees
of excellence. Unlike mere cata-
logue of goods, useful only in pur-
chasing from one particular house,
the Fashion Quarterly is, as it claims
to be, genuine Purchasers Guide,
to which . lady may make constant
reference in her dealings with the
nearest storekeeper. Does she wish
to buy hat, dress, piece of lace,
bottle of colognel From the pages
Of the Fashion Quarterly she may
learn at a glance what style Of goods
she should expect. and what prices
may fairly be charged her for them.
We think we do not exaggerate when
we say that magazine of this de-
scription is an absolute necessity in
every household, whether rich or
poor; and to those of modest incomes
it should prove a special blessing, as
guarding them efficiently against any
semblance of extortion in the way Of
prices.
The purely literary department of
the magazine is also very meritorieus.
Stories, sketches and poems, by au-.
thors of prominence, occupy this
portion of its pages, and are diversi-
fed with lessons in dressmaking,
practical Suggestions for housekeep-
ers, and q well-written article on lace
making at home which will be
studied by every lover of fancy work.
The subscription price of the maya
zine, only so cents year, is small
enough; but that none need feel they
are investing their money without
due knowledge, the publishers have
prepared special edition of advance
specimen sheets of the fall number,
which they offer to send to any adj
dress, free, on receipt of three-cert
stamp for postage.
Published by Enrich g. Co., 287 to
295 Eighth Avenue, New York.