Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-04-14
Our New York Letter.
NEW YORK, APRIL, 1881

The late Spring comes TO us Wltn ali-
pie provision for every material require
ment. Dealers and buyers are alike de-
lighted, and the streets and stores pre-
sent scene Of glowing beauty and activ-
ity
Dress goods cover the entire ground Of
possibility in the matter of color, text
ure and combination. Hats run a gamut
OF grades and sizes from one extreme to
the other. One can scarcely go astray,
either in the class Of article, or in the
fashion Of it's make or trimming. 1t is
the specialities OF commerce upon which
the public mind is most frequently exer-
ciSed
Ladies are just now on the ga 0iue con-
corning the coralline corsets, an article as
near perfection as a corset can be. The
South American product being used eX-
clusively by Warner Bros. in their fam
Gus corsets, is a great Improvement on
horn or whalebone which sooner or later
warp by contact with the human body.
L
durable, and is destined to work thor
ough revolution in the corset industry Of
the country.
So much for the fgure-now for the
face L. Shaw, lady artist, whose
goods are known to the creme de la creme
Of all sections, claims to have discovered
the bona .fde secret of beauty possessed
by the late Empress of the French, who
was not more favored than many Ameri-
can ladies of similar type. The charm lay
in the successful application of such cos
metics as could not fail to contribute to
the suppleness of limb and softness of
contour, for which the fair Castlian was
famed.
Those who have tested the creme blanche
and creme Pimperatrice know that their
action upon the tone and texture Of the
skin is magical, and that mammarial balm
will round the proportions of delicate
figure, and promote healthy circulation.
In the nursery of the mother, and at the
toilet of the belle, it is alike effective.
There can be no possible objection to
extraneous agents which tend to the
promotion of health and happiness; but
cosmetics of any kind should be subject
ed to the most rigid chemical test. Nit
rate of silver will speedily settle the ques-
tion concerning the purity of ingredients
employed in the manufacture of such arti-
Giles as are found at the Partisan salon, 54
w. l4th street, New York City.
Madame Demorest's preliminary open
ing was attended with the usual crush ;
though the press and the public found
enough Of beautiful novelties to keep
pens, tongues and fingers busy for
months to come. There is nothing SO
successful as success, and the tons upon
tons of patterns supplied by this firm to
all parts of the world attest the carefully
acquired facilities Of this house for
rendering their widely-known publica-
tions standard authority concerning the
latest modes and methods of ladies'
attire.
An excellent thing for over-worked edi-
tors, and all persons inclined to insom-
Aia, is an invaluable therapeutic agent in
the form of sleep-giving pillow, said tc
be composed of a somnolent tonic and
certain aromatic herbs, the odor of which
acts upon the muscuous surfaces of all
passages during sleep, soothing the
seuses to repose, and even curing by
exalation and absorption, chronic dis
orders which were impervious to the
effect of medicines, Tourists should
give this matter thorough test. Dr.