The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-08-31
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The RIVER Pass recently advertised 70,
q milliner, setting forth that some Winsoms
1assle could come here with q small stock OF
dainty hats and b%onnets, together with Other
etceteras of a millinery establishment. anc
soon reap a fortune. The ad. has already
borne fruit and it is probable that in the neal
future our Benton beauties will not have tc
depend on New York City or Chicago for
their hobby little hats and bonnets
and run the chance of receiving them two
or three months behind the times and fash.
ion. The subioined letter will probably ex-
plain itself:
COLUMBUS, ONO, Aug. IS, 1881.
Editor River Press
l am an occasional reader of your excel
lent journal and in looking over a recent is
sue learn that you are without q milincr, in
TACT that there is not one within $50 miles Of
your town. Now | am a milinei; | have a
store here, but business is not what | would
Call rushing. | have also 8 little money. and
If l thoaght you did not draw the picture
too brightly | would like to go to Benton and
try my luck. As TO being young and pretty
we'll, / think would till the bill. I am
not vain enough to have a stock of photos
on hand orr would send you one. You can
tell the young men who want to stake stock
in a female millinery establishment that /
am of medium height, average weight, that
my hair is auburn, Quot red), eyes blue,
cheeks rosy, Ono pimples) and age-that's a
leading question, and | must hold my peace.
The boys consider me Winsorne and most Of
my girl acqnalnIances are jealous of my at
fractions, This ought to be enough on that
point. But l mean business, and would like
to hear from you or any OF the young men
aforesaid more specifically.
" ". Yours, in haste,
AMY E~DGERToN. 81
Amy evidently one up totiae require
ments Of the case, and az the RIVER Press
has succeeded in getting her ON the string
we now turn the auburn locked lassie OF du-
bious age over to the tender meroias of Ben
tons gallant young men. II they don't have
Amy at the river metropolis within three
months they are not the eaterprising gents
we have always thought them 10 be. But if
the amiable Amy should change her notion
we fall back Ga the following which recently
appeared Il ia the Wabash dad J Courier. It
ought to supply Bsnton's long and painfully
felt want
We doubt if there is a city il Indiana.
having the same population, Of course, so
literally, indeed, we might say p%godigally,
supplied with milliners as Wabash. There
are four millinery stores in this place, all
doing q prosperous business and giving en-
ploylnent to d host Of as pretty, sweet, en-
chanting, adorable, attractive, captivating
and beWitching little darlings as ever trimmed
q hat Or worked plain bits Of ribbon into
those stunning attractions which make the
modern spring hat a thing Of Joy ana beauty
till the fashion changes. Much as the
Covyse' would regret 10 awe Wabash lose 6
single one Of these dear creatures, duty i'm
pels us to lay before them the following, Ia.
ken from the RIVER Press, published at
Fort Benton, Montana, and owned by Jerry
Collins, once SO well and fayorably known
il Wabash as one u the editors Of the Gou1-
Ter. Jerry would not ~exaggerate. even for
the sake of inducing q Wabash milliner to To-
cate in Fort Benton, and the girls may rest
assured that he does not present the case in
too rosy colors. Read it, girls. and should
one Of your number decide to accept the
proposition the Courier holds itself in readi-
ness to give her full directions how to reach
Fort Benton and besides furnish a letter of
Introduction to Jerry, who will see that
honors are made easy for on arriving at Fort
Benton.