The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-11-27
NEW YORK.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
NEw YoRK, Nov. 25th, 1880

NEw YoRK, Nov. 2jth, 1880.
This is the week for the revival of para
graphs an ewspapers-otherwise respectable
and estimable-to the effect that the United
States will take Turkey on Thursday, and
other gastromonc observations equally fowl
And speaking of turkey, have you any idea
Of the vast army of these birds sacrificed Ia
grace one days dinner in this city alone 2
A gentlaman well informed in such matters
says that not less than 100000 turkeys are
cooked in New York on Thanksgiving day.
You can figure for yourself how much this
single item Of the feast costs by looking at
the market quotations for poultry as given
to-day.
Next in Importance to supplying the de-
mands of the stomach, is the necessity for
responding to the requirements of fashion in
the matter of outward adornment. Never
has there been such unlimited opportunities
for selection as now, both as to the variety
of fabrics and the elastic range of prices. l
am glad to say, while ON this subject, that
the Princess of Wales, who now dictates the
fashions for her sex, has tabooed the Jersey
and bauished this abomination that is only
suitable for the use of the deNi monde. The
present season there is a revival of furs, and
at Gnnthcr's are TO he seen some handsome
circulars, lined with ermine, at price which
only a Rothschild-ur an American news
paper man could pay. In bonuets notice
the ribbons are nrodigiously wide aud all the
styles for ladies' headwear are unusually
pronounce. At Lord & Taylor's. the fun
iain-head of information On which all the
letters from the metropolis are based, have
s'en some exquisite tolettes in. pearl white
satin, quite after the B2rnhardt method,
which are examples Of the aesthetic as ap-
piled to drS goods. Apropos, at the same
establishment | discovered, by recent
visit, that while one could spend as much
as at Wuuh's in Paris, and with no less
satisfactory results, people Of the most lin.
tied means can fad the most desirable
goods at more reasonable prices than are
charged 10y some retail places which blazon
their ignres-as relating to certain special
ties, only--in the advertising columns of the
newspapers Beaded bonnets are quite the
correct thing. aud at the theatre and opera
II is now positive relief not to have to
climb a sIrp-adder 10 see over the head al
the lady sitting IN irunt Of YOU. Ulsirrs aud
water proniS-ire now replaced by English
driving cnats, with caprs aud hoods. Really
fashionable people no longer display tl.t
/ presents at wedding rtceminns. Al Till
any's are exhibited some entirely new and
artistic designs in oriental sets Of jewelry
Several novelties in shawl pins are psrticu,
lHrly noticeable. Seine day before the huli
/ days, | propose TO take time To visit sevcra
of the leading houses where my feminin,
friends most do cougregate. and tell, Us bes
may, the result OF my investigations.
la Truth on Monday morning was wha
1 purpnrted to be confession Of Kenwari
Philip of his forgery of the Morey-GarfielI
/ Chinese letter. Now the fact Is that TruH
incnuiinently discharged Philip over week
ag", and this alleged confession, like the al,
legged autograph letter ol Garfield, was a
forgery There is certainly delicious snrt
of poeue justice in this forging of a f,rger'.
name by the paper which was responsible
for the original performance. Philip. who
is very bright fellow, in speaking of the
original forgery, said 10 me II don't mind
their accusing me OF thi. job, but feel hurl
that they should think me So stupid as 9,
pat Democratic spelling INTO what purporti
~ be Republican letter, referring OF sOurss