The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-10-21
Excursion Tickets TO Philadelphia BIZ
Centennial.

Centennial.
The attractions at the T. lal1er City during
the celebration of the 200tn anniversary of
its founding, will extend over IA period of
four days.. viz. - Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, October oath, 10Th,
Goth and 27th.
The first will be the Lending Day.
drill of naval and merchant vessels, and
decoration OF river craft; laudingof William
Penn; procession of City and State depart
mentS, &c; $4,000 display of fireworks ct
Paramount Park in the evening. Wednes-
day" Trades Day" 10000 men will pa
rade in the day time and represent the work
ingS of the various trades. AT night there
will he Il procession of great tahleauN on
wheels, representing, in the first division,
striking scenes i'll the history of PennSylva-
MIA The second division will illustrate in
cidents i'll tine lives of some OF the most no.
ted of the women of history. The third di-
vision will illustrate the great poem of In
dia-" The lsalnayaua."
"Knights Templars Day" viii be Thurs
day, October 18th Besides t!.eir parade
there will be a musical festival, II great re-
g;.tta on the Schuy kill, u hi:A Gle nIeet and
review in Fairmount Park. Friday will be
the Army and Navy Day." aud will EN-
brace professions OF local and visiting troops
to the number of probably II, 900
The F., w. s. B. Railroad Company will
sell excursion tickets to Philadelphia and
return on October 23d to 9th, inclusive, at
greatly reduces! rates.
The rate from Elkton Sl.3J; North East
81. 30: Charlescown 81. % and Principle Sl.5.
Purchasers of excursion tickets on The
23d inst. to the Philadelphia i-Centennial,
will be allowed to stop oil, at Chester, Pa,
TO witness the Bi-Centennial celebration
on that date which takes place 1T that city.
Strawbrldge & Ciothier's Quarterly
for Autumn, 1882, is an unusually ittrac-
tive number for the ladies; presenting as it
does Il variety of instructive and entertain
ing articles on fashion, home art, and do
nestle economy. Among the literary con-
tents are descriptive articles on Einbroider-
ed Towels, Holhein Work, and Toilet Tables
each accompanied by illustrations which
will he p to clear understanding OF the i'll
structious given. To those who have taste
and leisure, the articles on Tapestry Paint.
ing, Home Art, How to Paint IA Photograph
aud Fre>co Work, will he OF especial inter
est. \ page Of original des sns acconIpa
les the Instructions for freSco work. i" Lit
tie SplunerS gives the young folks Sulue
general notions about silk and slk-worlns.
Some sensible advice worth following is
contained in " How TO Nurse the Sick" m
House Furnishing" the decoration and
appointments of the dra wing room are treat
ed in Il thorough manner. Instructions in
DreSsmakirg continues to furnish practical
ideas on IL topic Vi widespread interest.
Fresh Water -A9uariuius gives Il cornpre-
hensive view of the subject, and explicit di-
r,.f.rin for ~ an
aquarium. Besides the seasunable g,s lip
about fashion, there are illustrated articles
on chiidren's Garments, Wedding Chat,
and Wrappers. The musical feature is rep
resented in This number hy IN original song
" Thoughts of Thee"
Where the usual magazine ends, the
QUARTERLY continues through nearly 100
additional pages, containing about 100 illus
trttions of every description of Dry Goods.
Interest with the foregoing, to It's subscribers
showing them pictures rs we'll as pric IS of
the goods in which they are so deeply inter
ested.
We are pleased to notice and commend
the absence of useless stories and poor poet
ry from the pages of the Quarterly; partic-
ulaely 50, SINCE their rubm Is taken mp with
Interesting articles OF a praciical character
upon which This magazine bases its repHtst-
ton.
The quarterly is published at fifty cents
per year, by Sfrawbridge & Clothier Eighth
and Market streets, Philadelphia: