, 1881-09-01

MILLlNERS' TREASURES:
4 Lnrgo selxurs Of s,nugulc.l Drcs. ma
fancy Goods.
Nftr iork 7Tmtt dug. N.
X group OF five mtllincrs aild ,no.llstcs
cnlnc Into this port on Saturday afternoon
NJ rabl1 passengers D,i board tho steamship
Drl,nnntc. from Iiverpoo1. No une on
boar,i, or Mt least very fow persons,
knuw ti.At tho ntlies were miEIiners
Int s"on nfter tl,o stennlcr's arrival
III pnrt tho Customs Inspectors .paltl
tlclr RESPECTS 10 lilo inl1Ilacrs. AlMl 1t y ~
tncrn figure of spsecti tu s,sy tl.at "theY
llers wcly INCLINED u gLso tlle G1yernalu,it 4
fnr cl.a!icc fur existe!ce. all wilgll nstse.l II
they had my dns!able gootls n their trunks
toy s1i;, H. they hey 'n'gt ?Is'ys' a, l,rsnt1y re-
.t!ic iailrs paitl S:5J5 or siD eAet! 10 lilo
tinycr.nnent, md tot'k tllelr goo.ls ,n,way
with them. Eaell nt tho ilvu ,nllllnHrs
M:s y as sssMiis" ." a,,d Is &c. pWioa Sy iiH
lut!ers:. ono ri. them was Miss Macdonald,
Of EIultil,lure. When al.e WIS asked con-
SGr,E 'er ;tYs bYEg"ES sl'o IN sn' ss l, ~
"drclar,,tion." n1 thu ln,ly declared oi, tllat
oatll timt slle llnd ITO gnotls ,lial'!n
t. pay tribute to .t tho uMte't u !a,i statss, !!!.:
!el 70 doubt the lady's statement.
curtttnsy searched, md wf,ctl tho Inspectors
got their nrIl,s III them up t0 the elbows they
!nl, fasllLpll bazanr: They shut ttowM tile
lids ls.ssEy utll seized tho trunks. Then
they turned tileIr attention 10 Allss DennnE's
trunks. mid lit tl!eIn thoy toun.l !noro
iares,, and fa,cy goods. I'I.e nut
ter lookel ~ very suspicious thMt
i WIS deci,ic.i tllat Miss AtacDo!ald ,aM Miss
Denlltng SHOULD unllergn \ personal svarul,.
eaoSgi, to e]'rse i, plrnte iii over i sliip's
deck H. ,,ce.[ BE-. could i!o' very well scaru,
y couple Of taslles, tMl Mrs. ucprlc FERRIS y
lcnIalc Customs llspcetor, UNDERTOOK tnt
u 'a'"' lses ,' ' ,'!"( stlk, coacealttl 'ts o'
eSamlns e:a % the ~ other gooas III il tic 5
trunks she senl'lcl Hike u tIilgieia,l frnln the
fabries fro',l l,Iaces where they dill nut seu1,t
| 10 te. Tile trunks werc sclit IL the selxure-
r,r,,ll III tile C,lstUnll0llsc nlld tho millilcrs
/ went nwny from tho picr crying. ,.-
enough to hold tho Goatents, Of Y single
It wns unlrkcd lit thu sclzurc,roGn!!
yestsay ,,it Thers sn,,, wsFS ya',.t te H., fTps'
two Or three IT tllulti trl!n!et with ll,ln sill:
Spanish lacs seven Or eight inches deep, niltl
III worth $l,i00. Mrs. Ferris began to Look
ut tlle dresses, md from lei,catll the fl0,nces
twenty or thirty ynrds, long, neatly, folded
| md sewcll under tho llUunUIA. 1tlsitle tilt
bnson' OF II bnaMt!fui white Cashmere dress
| sliU fUitul sev!rAt pieces OF Dncllt:Sse point
trimmed witt, the head, breast, Msi tail Of II
gultleit~hrcnstctl 1ler0n, MD In live minutes
se held tiyo l,eros Ut different iletalte l,,cs
III Ier hands. Tilcy !'at been fastsnrl one
1 ft1r1r f1,U& b1n$
tually discovered aNd uncovered things W
fast III this why TINT 1t seemed us though VII.
was gntng IL make 4 wagun-laaa cut ut Il
trnnkfnf Of goods. When they woro MI ex'
tl,a ,,s.'st deirato!y beautiful things wero Il
tlNze1, or nlofn slli,el cIlentlo Miai!tlElas, Il,
mon, pink: n,!tl cnrdln1l. rhen tllerc wert
apIeee III Earorc, aiid !iartiso1ns Ostrich
ponp0ns. Admit u,H nf tho llnelt 1nr4
DRESSES there was. traped Il lloMncc oI
sasll ln.ule OF rlc!, black oroea;lo silk. Mis-
aon'cthtME like twenty-five ynrtls n = slnglt
bn.ltls alnI frlnges III wl,o!e pieces, silk AIT
sotsss IT. heH sI 1ft ana 9
nillcunt quality aaa colors, rare lainlkur
yGt ,HitlS, = "nnrfect duck OF u brown sill'
psl' nosen, bnnHt' t't I n,iA yery ,y, hai; ;n,;
ming. There were, beside, dresslng-cascs
ehpiee. tollet powders, velvet BRUSHES. tnr
toise;sllel ,, ack combs. at, , scarSs M nf oth9
trunks arc roughly estimated to bo wortl
i,ent has VT bcen mule. Miss DsIl
Miilg Ia, salt to bn q mltlfner dolnI
)elnlng. Her trunks Wero also richly ladel
with Eog.ls utlite ~ elegant n1ld costly Il