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PROVISIONS,

THE provision market IN this city continues
large, and orders are coming forward from all
parts ul northern Texas, The arrangements
made 10y merchants here by which any decline
N prices north shall affect the market here In
Ike manner has made thi, the great market for
meats ami lard In Texas, Our quotations win
always reflect the state of the market not only
here, but In packing Ccutcrs OF the north
Tu.pAN's QUOTATIONS.
BAcoN-Long clear ,des l9aac; short clear,
l3A breakfast bacon idc.
Dry sALr-Long clear sides, lls; short clear,
l2sO,
HANs-CanyGsscd AK.
LARD-Iieruc lSc: half barrel iSlc; Pals, s
TO ~ lbs. lSN@ltc z lbs. al limlis.
Tho New York Tribune Of sunday, SAYS;
Meat Is now higher than Il has ever been In
thls city, American beef is being shipped back
from Europe MS higher price can be obtained
iot 1t 1, the home markets, and buyers OF NUT.
Ton ON this side uf the watcrate outhidding buy.
ctS ~ London, Prime rib roast IL Sc per pound
slr'9in roast aSc and chuck roast l. t62Or: eros.
RIO Is u To ldc; sirloin steaks arc - To 20: and
portcthousc steaks 80 tola.
Special reports to the Cincinnati Price Current
show the number oi hogs packed from March /
70 date, aud latest mail dates at the undcimrn.
toned places. with CpmpnfsOns Ms fhllnvss
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HAY. SEEDS AND FELDsTUrFs

THE receipts of new hay are above the DC.
mGnd aud prices lave d.cliHcd zinc last re.
ports. there have also been liberal offerings Of
mi,lct but ut this early date, while grass Is
good. the takiugs have been light The season
Tor seeds is about over, and with the exception
of millct, there is only II small demand. Fed
stulS are firm, but outside OF some small Orders
from the pincrlcs in the east, the sales are con-
fined 10 local demands. cquote:
TO-DkY's QUOTATIONS,
FEED-Chopped corn, per go lbs, ~ q; crush
cd corn and cob, per 100 lbs, 81 81 crushed com
aud barley, per 100 lbs, 81 49, torn BRAN per lN
lbs, 75c.
HAy-Dsrk, s6@s; bright sll From stores
prairie, balcd, dark, STOOLS; bright s6S&
bright free on board, car. SIS; dark, 81 49,,
GERMAN MILLET-we quote at 81 %; h'ue
millet, 81 ~ 10 81 so,
Harden, Sc per paper, retail: wholesale N
PC per paper.
CorToN-At the oil MILL lee per bushel.
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southern markets and the movement in them is
dun, but the better grades are becoming more
scarce in the dry, No concessions are made ex-
cept in poor quality lumber. The poplar mar.
ket is dull, and prices lower white stocks are
abundant The cut of this wood on the upper
Cumberland, in Tennessee, from all the infor-
nation at hand, has been remarkably good the
past season, and the aggregate will amount well
towards 3OO 900 feet, Concessions in prices are
made upon this wood at some southern points
Last year as high as 500 was paid for choice
RATS of logs, and this year there has been sales
at from $3.50 to SO The best quality Of white
word lumber is offered from Nashville yards
at g. on car The walnut in most demand
In this market is good quality, exception
ally well dried, and the noses of manu-.
iacturers are turned up in disgust at the sugges,
ton OF using poor cullS, As a consequence
tirsts and seconds are growing scarce and high
Ash is not in very lively demand, but later on
that wood, as well rs oak maple. etc will no
doubt be in good demand. Coed cherry ia
scarce, and there Is no great accumulation of
high grades. Heavy walnut from one inch up,
is scarce assOrtmcuts, There is also n scar
city in some sizes of oak and 10 big stocks of
thick ash
Tile Approximate figures of the lumber pro-
duction Of the Mississippi valley are about us
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POULTRY, BurTER AND EGGS

During the last week there has been ~ ~
supply of poultry offered In the market a..
prices have declined n little. Eggs are eou.ue
In active demand and prices nave advau,,t,ss.
Parties here arc buying To ship lonoTthern y NV
Butter sells readily but at u drCliUe under "''1'
or quotations,
To-pAN's QUOTATIONS, ,
oHioESSs-Me quote at 81 o. per doiel' 'u''
keys, bOtA7Sc.
nGGs-lig per dozen .
RurrrR-Northsrn 25ASCCs Texas, laoeN i.,,
= Advlccs from New York state that the teVv,iJ
of butter have been very moderate NY I'M
week. The situation IN cheese Il SoneNna,,l ~
proved Exporters bought u good msp
cheese on the market here Choice lrcsn US ~
is arriving In only very limited quanuu,. M
celpts ot eggs this year are 50ON hafieh au''N
of last year
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BOOTS AND SHOES.

DALLAS is rapidly coming to the front as az
important market for boots ANA shoes, lhg
stocks kept In this branch of radc are full any
complete, and few cities In the wSst or sOulh
can boast Of better assortmenis. Their IS ope
advantage this city has over any other IN 'hs
line of business which is that all the goods aIeS
lccted with M eye siugle To the wants OF lhs
section of the country AMI country dealers eau
secure just what they desire aud what is mess
salablc, Prices here are fully ~ low as are ul.,V
of any other Wholesale point IN the cOuuu!'
aud the goods are sold on like favorable terms
Advices from Boston state that the boot Ms
shoe trade was fairly active The policy OF wy W,
trade generally seems 10 he small purh@es ~
frequent intervals Manufacturers are bu'! "a
old orders aud receiving plenty OF dupllcatgS a,
Shipments Of boots auu shoes from b9s,e5 y.
points outside New England this week sStI"
eases, against 81. 20 last week
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heavy, principally on orders. There is ,,,,,.
change TO notice in prices of nuts. Pecan s-
scarce and the market firm. Other yarie,;aass are
without change. Prices are as follows. ''eS are
To-pAY's QUOTATIONS.
RAIsINs--London layer, new, per bo, 40 "a
layer So 20 to 3 rs. WA 20 "
BANANAs-Per bunch, 90 so to AsO
GREEN APPLEs-s5 so 10 7 OO Der bar,e,
CURRANTS-Sto SIC.
PEACHEs-None in market.
CALIFORNIA fgARs-None on the norto,
ORANGEs-Naleneia, none in market Woss;..
per box, 81 00a7 80 ''Vsslhh,
LENONS-Sicily, per box, e. 90 to sam
NuTs-ALmonds 23c per pound: Braz,i ,oa,a
hlberis, be Naples walnUts, l5c ID cbestTs.,S
imported, none On the market peanuts nus
nesee red lOc; choice white, iOc ooccannis
S6 %, per 100, "Nuei
DATEs-In trails, &c per 10
PECANs-llc. per ID.
FIGs-Kegs l3c layers 10 to lie per nor,a
GRAPEs-Malaga grapes, per Dbl slo
The imporatiOnS of foreign green sr,i, -.
New York for the year ending Decembass az az
1881, amounted 10 Sl3s3OO0, on which ~ S S
duties were paid In thirteen years The ' yoi,o
of these mportations was slOl5l OOD ana " NY
duties paid were over g., OOp 600 N 'Ae
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TRADE ITEMS.

AVIAN In Heard county, Georgia, has gander
1l0ycars old.
The cost of barb wire fences built In the Uni.
ted States In 1881 Is estimated ut slOU0O,OOO
According TO the records of the International
revenue office the cigar factories In Chicago have
Increased 100 In the last two years Tho mum.
Der running now Is 81.
Excess OF water in the soil prevents root de.
volopment.
Tho Western Weighing association OF Chicago,
during april, weighed T., 260 ears of freight
against as In March,
1t is estimated that ut least 1000 acres are
being planted with melons In Scott county Mis-.
souri,
Neatly or quite slo,COO,OOO nrc invested I'm
orange culture In the state Of Florida, and yet
the production Is but per cent, of the total an.
nna consumption OF rms iruit In the United
States
A Grand Rapids special states that two. thirds
OF the peach crop and other small fruits were
destroyed by the recent irosts In the Michigan
Flax culture is taking new start this season.
Acco ding 10 late estimates there has been Sown
within radius of ten miles ftom Gilman be-
tween o,0O0 and TO- 0Ol acres of flax
Mcssis Lancaster Il lOwlcS. of Wadmanw
Island, shipped cabbage To New York. which
net.cd 81 In cash, after taking ont the expenses
There are over sl0OO,0 ~ invested In the TWEEN.
ty.ono glucose factories, with capacity of Is.
900 bushels of corn daily The proportion nf
sugar is about four To one, thus giving u daily
product In this country Of ,21lOOO lbs
The total cNppnScs for tho city ut 1 envcn,yorth
for The pnst twelve months amounlinr 4" m"
sum of sSs, 100 80 OF this amount slo s06 81 WAS
used In the repairing of streets md sidcwalkS
The irun.warks OF ~ Louis-rollns,mi
foundries FORCES, etc some nrty mr. mona in
muwhrranninyIn, ov.r n NM ,,,S , W. 1 p,u'N w.
ISL over slcoio 8 worth of so"I nnI nai ~
nearly ~, 90 200 In wagcs "'' r"N'
Agriculture is tnnrht In g7oO or tho n ooo
schools OF France which have yardcus az,
tachcd In which practical instruction. il ,ivcn
A fat cali il N per rcnt water md IL nor c,nt
fat, while nm extra mi shecn is NJ MR. cen,
water and As nor cent FAT anJ n IA, nIr ia N NV.
cent. water and "A nor con, ,nt Wv 20 " i" W.
There are Tn0 ronnds of ncnnor,,i,, s,,,,.
duccd annually In The United s,ars nnd nr In.
ewonni Two ,hIras IL S'a y, nuu VI lnlS
'' :" ''''"'V"'" ""S"V'ouh'!
Whatever he has donc mr. ne,,oc,., d, 4, l.,
thn mat iho farmrr who H. ~, "uu, W
c.v nan ,r,nr,iy be Icyn,nJ A. ia, ~, ,nuu Wnyn
i r''Pt no,nt III, vc w r y, .o,ps ~ sh2 gi,
ssns ~" f'"" "'' 'N"' " sV' ""W run
T., ,,.,.., ,,.,,, o,,,. ,,,t.,
.ne n,gnSs. p,iuc evv, pun ior piece OF land
~ WY Mww 'urp nScs " n"Nv pSvh ,nS sl0S,
sy 10 SS, with d sp M ~ ,hcsSOs a, tho 'CSn
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IN icc. medium a to IS; coarse IS to 36c; washed
combing delaine. 40 to soc; u-washed do, 70 to
3ic pulled. 80 To S6c.
There are 5000 head of sheep ~ be sheared
Mt Alkali, Wyoming territory, this spring A
number of heavy sheep men have made all the
necessary arrangements, with dips, corralS, etc,
for shcaring at that point and by this means
drive their wool To market instead of hauling It,
The first article from which farmers derive
any considerable revenue In the spring is wool
In some districts Of country sheep were sent to
market very freely last summer and autumn on
account of the scarcity OF feed but in other re
gions the tlocks have increased, ana probably
the one has fully made up for the other, aud
the wool clip is likely 10 be fully as largo rs
ever
In Roston sale of leather is IL 10 lc higher
and upper leather 0rmer Upper leather hides,
however are still weak.
There is n short supply Of ca'iskins, the high
p,iccs of beef and cattle materially depicting the
supply of domestic skins. The tendency IN tho
prices OF Calfskins Is upwards.
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BUILDING MATERIAL,


SOME good sales OF paints, white lead and oils
have been made to the western portions OF The
state. as we'll aS In other directions. 1t will bc
observed by referring 10 our quotations tina
they are offered here nj figures that correspond
iayOrably with amy other market In the whole
country. The demand for lime cement and
other materials of like character is largely in.
CpaSing from country towns surrounding. Tho
sales Of lumber shingles, aud lath are very
large both on local inquiry and for shipments
abroad. Prices ARE firm nj quotations
Tu.p\y's QUOTATIONS.
BpicK--A tho knns Ia $40 KIM r,n
sroSE-Nt The DALLAS auarrlcs 10 ma, c,,,,o
foot ii for foundation; ,iS for wall AMI s ~,
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DRUGS.

THE heavy transactions which have charac
terized the drug trade this season continue I'M
abatpd Dealers are gradually pushing their
business to more distant localities, and new or
ders are coming in freely from all Direct ms No
in volume or aced on a better foundation in
this city than the drug trade Prices here are
maintained on u parity with those of any other
city ia the country, and there can be no question
regarding the superior inducements that are
offered here in this line of business. Country
dealers soon ascertain whore their interests liz
in making purchases and this accounts in a
great measure for the increased trade Dallas is
now enjoying
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puaerns, SPRING wAGoNs,nrc'

Tnis is the great central depot for on nn mss,,S
wagons, bugeics. carriages etc, itNin ~ .
country dealers yet their supplies. Inv
ing arr ruling prices here
ro.bAr's QUOTATIONS
sHArrs-slesa. poles. spesi5 per to.,. ,,.. 10
BuGuirs-Gfaie II and spring, tor $3.50
open. t1ussn. do side springs tor, tt w, stsie
side bar. siUoslgO do phaelo slsSal'V. ~ an
side spring. sltOdOl do " agins, ard
bump seat bugsies. slTsOa23 rlsn nNii,
slice in three st ling wagons sNFii"
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GROCERIES,.

THE wholesale trnlp of Dallas has increased
wonderfully in the ems pnst YEAR md no branch has
developed more rapidly iii IN that of groceries.
Tho h,isiunss in This limo IL nov cn-rytrnsivp
with Mi north Texas and is gradually and per-
manemtly pcrncatng the territories ON the west
%@a rsS ha ny his " city c@s Sfy y
To The merchants of his sintc, ON account of
PROXIMITY md chem freiphIs, which nrc above
and parSimount /" thosc Of nil other cities in the
south or west This bcing II great railroad CEN
ire enables our merchants to successfully com.
pctc with other favored cities In the way of
chcnp TRANSFORMATION for their noods and ns the
expense involved in trans0cthg business here
are livht com nnrntiyplv sprnkinr countrv NOR
chant, ind il 10 their 6encl in monicd point
lo purchase here Prices arn steady for nil
staple articles aud our quotations are revised
DALI
ro-p,r.s ouor,T,ors
choice IA IN istI, Iacm.ra "a IN Ia Laws %
Tt.s--In,er,al honeSs, young Uyson aoao6o
oolong, i5ot6oc japan 6Ols65e. ''S'''
Svn IT, ,v",nn, biV.was, ,,,>o. ,-u,boa
,a sranuSed s s,ondarS r. or honis
NM ,ynita n,ar,aaa H. uad,'a oi rihod III tn
ioi " choce e'I m'.,n ~, yellow u'S'e io''
MoI assp,Li om,s,ans ch o H. nr,no 100.
f,,r ~ gond 81 20 nS oho'oo' 90 p'''o wv
SwvpS por ,r " 5oms, III mar busho,
p'c. wLlNsnis oocSSi 10 per pusn'i'
w. harsai 4, s 10 o., Ia o,s s,,,
All "a w. wv A'''' pun =" '''A' '-''
w nS ~ NOR ,orro, G, a, 10 q, ko. vo,,ow
u oo 10 % w,
in wnrRe nSr csv r pos"
sS OOCs3 30 PER Dbl.
CRAcKEhs-sodA X, SH; Xxx, xxx, 10
cream, IN; ginger snaps, llS.
bays a. IA nerhp1. ia Hs,, sd ~ n"r hox,, In
bars. y 10 per box Eureka Soap S2 81. Cy.
clone. 976.
BrANs-7 10 nc per pound.
CHTysxeW. r. II 10 nil cream IL
moMlNr AND GmTs-s6 81 per barrel
DRIED APrLfs-7aGGS'
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FISH AND GAME

TnH mochanisof this city are well supr1eoss
with fish from the GulfaL also from snri tSnSsa
for fish from some " the towns ON the ta''Ys ~,
but the sslcs are generally tonhncu ~ Nave
trade, Game Is out Of season aud oysters
disappeared ftum the market
To.pAY's QUOTATIONS. - go
fisH-Rcd. shccphead and trout lySg ~
Orleans rud snapper. lhc. Spanish macke''N
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iboundless ranges of pasture land in the west are
us receiving recognition, and sheep are being
brought In In large numbers. The increase
since March, 1881, has been rapid. In that year
the ASSESSOR returns gave AS the total number
of sheep in the state, i26,499; in lSsi S06,323
while the estimates Of reliable sheep place
the number, March l, 1882, at l.5JOOO0.
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FRUITS AND NUTS.

TnRRn Is a continued and increasing demand
Tor all tropical fruits brought to this city, nryrs
winning irim uvafly every town IN north Texas.
Dallas is the only rity In this portion Of the state
where regular aud complete supplies are kept
constantly ON hand when In season Sales are
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ALcoHoI-s2 80 per gal. as per high wines.
WHIsgY-Rectiled, 81 1901 so, as per proof
sour mash one year old, 81 co. two years old
81 00@S2 IS; three years old, 81 50@S2 U.s. fancy
extra oldwhisky. S4035 as per age.
WNEs-Claret In case, sSCS5, per quality Ca.
tswba, per gal, 90c@l So Port 81 209S; Sherry
per gar. 81 1908. Madeira, per gal 81 COOS; white
wine In cases. 81 00@ll0.
CHANPAGNE-Jules Mum 4 Co, s25@2s Held
sick. In basket s25p2s; Krus. in basket S26C.S
Domestic champagne, s7Gl4.
ALE-Stock Ale, per dOE, 81 00S2 25 Porter
per dor, 81 0OG2 %.
BOTTLE BEER-St Louis quarts, sI2; pints sl2 50
gudweiser. own size. sl2 so; pints, sl4 o.; Ell.
LANCER beer, quarts, SIS; pints, $500
Hub Punch, $50.
A Louisville dispatch says in Kentucky
whisky the demand is equal 10 that of q year
ago; prices are satisfactory to producers and the
trade is in good condition. The Withdrawal
from bond for legitimate bu,iness will be as
large this month as Tor April, lsSl.
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QUEENS WARE.

DALLAS is fast becoming known throughout
north Texas MS one OF the cheapest aud best
quccnswatc markets In the country Dealers
here Import their own goods selected with care
and packed IN small crates, suitable IN every
way for this trade. The shipments to the conn.
Try are rapidly increasing and each succeeding
week shows AIN improvement In sales over the
one preceding IT,
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GRAIN AND BREADsTUFFS.

OWING 10 lhe rams or tnc past Two days the
rondS arc again in bad condition, and the re-
ccipts OF grain were light to-day. Sull there
was an abundance for the demands of retail
dealers, Two cars of corn were shipped west
one to Baird and the other to Colorado City. one
car of flour was received from Kansas There
Is no change to notice in prices, which are rs
t lows
To-DAY's QUOTATIONS.
Csc on street
CoRY-ln ear, new, 75c.; old. Sc; shelled, s1.Oc
OATs-ln bulk j0@53c.
RYE--ScaTce. We quote per bushel,SO
BARLEY-SCarce. Good demand. &C a Csc
BRAs-We Quote at mills, Il 2O@l %; in store,
sacks, 81 10 to 81 80.
FLoUR--we quote City Mills as follows: xxx
g. IS; XXXX, 81 10; extra s3 70.
Imported: XXX, per cwt e. so; xxx, 81 20;
xxx 50 so choice family. 50 ~ fancy. 90 30.
California, fancy % 1898 so; choice family,
60 5j@3 60.
Corn meal per bushel, 81 10
Graham -four, per hundred, 81 90.
George Urban Il Son have built and equipped
with rollers mill in Buffalo, n Y, costing So,
900. They don't have II stone in the build
Ing Ing, o IL is the kst iouring-mill of the Kind in
The expectation Of full cargo and several
parts Of cargocs OF wheat from San Francisco 10
Adelaide, Australia, recently, is akin to sending
Goals IN Newcastle The Australian colonies
usually produce more than is required for home
consumption, and frequently have considerable
surplus for export
The MarySville Appeal says; DR.. Glenn hopes
TO raise 1000 900 bushels OF wheat this year lie
has promised his foreman n bonus of $4,000 Il
that quantity Of wheat is harvested ON his
ranch this season. From all accounts there is q
good prospect that the foreman will set tbs
stake
The visible supply of grain, comprising the
stocks In granary at the principal points Of nc
cumulation ut lake and seabOsrd ports, and II
transit by rail and water, according 10 dates be
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Total ,.-.. - S66,5i1 22,HG 400 31,dOi $40
The New York Produce Exchange Bulletin
contains the following; We have no fault to
ind with speculation legitimatey conducted as
almost all business Is TO II certain extent based
upon the speculative element In trade; but there
is some danger that the excessive speculation of
late years, which has often forced prices up and
maintained them above the level of European
markets, will react upon this country. II has al
ready hadlhe effect of stimulating the production
OF wheat ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Chilli, NusIal
Ia etc.-and soon these countries will more nc
lively compete with.the United States than ever
before for supplying wheat. to Europe Rus
STA is another country whose competition
IN the future will doubtless be very strong, aS
the farmers Of that country are learning the Inn
portancc aud value of the most improved ngri.
cultural implements. Within the last few
months two large steamships have sailed from
Now York for Odessa and sebIStopOl heavily
loaded with American made agricultural nipple.
mcnts Of the most improved order such Us
thrsshcrs, binders, rcaperS, etc such things US
these show tina! this country cannot always
maintain It's present position as the granary of
the world, except by active rivalry with nations
that are preparing To wage hard battle for the
| position this country now occupies.
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A.snrlnh ctnir,. 40 10 81

Assorted crates, Siu nto
Tumhlcrs. 35c. to siON
stoncwatr, Per l,oo- gallons, $1,000
1Amps-B H.. sl.T5. q. H., $3.50. q, 4 T., A 80
The production " window. glass In this roun.
try IN iSsl was nearly 2gNuo boxes valued AT
about sGwo.O The demand tnr cnnsumrtinn
was equal Ia the entire product A riusbufg
in 60 Il demand at full prices A larrely In.
creased business Is expected within the mex,
weeks
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Total ut above and all other
plhVcs ssss. ,ssss .,H,,,., sStO,VVO i1uOOO
The storms have again intcrfrrcd with the
wires. and the regular reports OF transactions on
the board vt trade In Chicago were hot received
In this city
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LIQUORS.

SINCE 1t is understood that congress will not
probably reduce the tax on whisky trade has
been better and shipments have been large. A
number of country dealers were in the ci and
orders came in freely. Prices are very firm and
stpalv
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-06-29
THE MODERN BONNET.
Or Ia IL q hat

-Or IN ~ u nat
Nam. Of 81. Peters tell me that.
80, broadly conceived, crown, brim and bow,
~. sraud with grandeur grand, you know /;
~, sOmehow / hardly seem made on the plan
"s ,bs crandest kind of grand oung man !,
And this perhaps, is why at the play
a. ,houphts from Hamlet or Lear will stray,
..a yby TO the bonnet in front turn
w,,h "thoughts that breathe and words that
bufn."
NIL. modern bonnet ali, who designed
NH. torment of torments to those behind
~. women may weep. and men may rage,
M. honnet shuts out both player and stage !;
,na soon, with its artless turns and jerks,
T.. mods and dips and feminine quirks,
,,.L.s the poor wretch in the seat behind,
Who has paid for his place, as good as blind
And still its challenge appears to be:
upooh for the play just look at me!
Nv ostrich plume, so long and handsome,
T,worth in itself young kings ransom.
Two feet across and one foot high
Ia little enough for such az L"
nh IL spreads itself like a potentate!
And vet, do you know, I pity the pate,
The silly pate, that is under, or in,
And doesn'. know it commits sin.
She never suspects that the rights of man
A-e all at war with her bonnet's plan;
And to gaze for three long mortal hours
AT its wide expanse, its plumes, its flowers,
Is more than man will care to do
Who has come, one may say, with different
view,
Not to speak of the tickets cost,
And the time and tone and temper lost.
And now think of maiden fair,
Crowned with the wealth of her clinging hair,
Who weareth turban close and trim,
Her sweet face glowing beneath its brim;
And say to myself IF ever I wed,
Twill be with turban maid, instead
OF the poor misguided feminine soul
Who flaunteth beaver aureole."
-Hayper's Bazaar.