The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-09-21
Our CHICAGO LETTER.

The railroad statistics for the past week |
show remarkably large shipment of East |
err freights. the total of -four, grain and |
provisions being 1924 tons, against 90 ,8l2
tens for the corresponding week Of last year.
Lake fFeights during the past week have |
been light and rates little off. For corn
to Buffalo has been the ruling rate; al
tAough one vessel loaded at 4. The condi-
ton Of the wheat market is not such as to
indicate marx ed advances in price; the
corn shortage will mostly prove imaginary.
The official report of the State Board of
Agriculture viii be published in few days
The wheat crop of Illinois for 1888 is 90
S47. 592 bushels, the smallest in twenty
years. The average per acre is less than
any years except 1876, 1877 and 1881, being
only ten bushels per acre. The price in FIRST
hands at harvest-95 cents-is higher than
any years except 1877 and 1881. Deducting
for use of land and cost of seeding, harvest
ing, etc., is $3.358.749 The acreage of
corn planted this year was 1904 .596, fall
ing off from 1882 of 1854 acres
The Liberals of Chicago are preparing for
great national Congress of people who be-
lieve what other people do not believe. 1t
will be tumultuous body. Your real radi-
cal Liberal proposes to harmonic human
affairs by believing as he pleases and giving
every one else perfect liberty to believe as
he believes. Already the murmurs of APP
proaching STERN are heard. The local COM
mittees who are preparing for the Congress
are not agreed among themselves, and the
Chicago Liberals announce in advance that
they are in no way responsible for any action
ha l,nla ofEo -
promises to illustrate the beauties of per-
fectly unrestrained thinking and opinion by
half-balanced minds.
The time Of the great openings in dry
goods, millinery, etc., when the gates of
Paradise reveal to women newsbeauty and
the tempter whispers of purchases their
husbands cannot afford, is at hand Be
sure my lady readers will be told all about
them. Even now some straws show which
| way the perfumed breezes of fashion are
likely to blow. For wraps, brecaded mate
rails, which were somewhat worn last year,
have taken almost entire possession of the
| field. Velvets, ottomans, silks and even
| astrachans are brocaded. The figures most
seen are large and rather striking. In pat
terms coat backs, somewhat after the New
market style, are most seen, with dolman
| sleeves. These wraps are universally trim
med with fur or chenille fringe, and where
| fur is used it is put on very vide, varying
from one-quarter TO one-half of yard.
Some wraps for early fall wear are shown in
Paisley and camel s-hair stuff and some Ia
dies are cutting shawls for these. They
are made up short in the back, with long
tabs hanging down in front, after the style
of nantes. Birds of all descriptions and
in all combinations, possible and impossible,
are shown in millinery. Plumes are made
up of parts of different birds, the head Of
an owl, with the wings and tail of blue.
jay, and wings, tails, breasts and heads
singly CT in combinations, are used. Every
thing goes" in fact, if only it has feathers
of good tints or strong colors. Some of the
@rong colors are not good. 1t is hardly
time to say much of new shapes in hats, but
| for fall wear there are very high crowned
| hats Of heather straw, trimmed with broad
bands of velvet. A few have very wide
| brims, but most are very narrow, and all
turn up on one side. Ladies are twisting
their hair up loosely and pinning it up close
to the back of the lead, showing the shape.
1t may be worn high or low, and is kept in
1
short and g fiuffed - the bushier ii appears
the better. By the way, Mother Hubbards
are of the past, only few garments for
children showing any approach to them in
shape. The servant girls have appropriated
this style.
In new furniture it is noticed that the
glasses in new sideboards and dressers are
all bevelled. It is generally believed thai
no woman can be truly happy unless she has
cherry furniture in her sleeping room
Handicapped furniture is in the shade
and bedroom suites costing $500 and over
are made with wood tops; To really c sniSy
| "1H1AHV@ VHHS AnUSO navy UIninS Eooui CHhlEs
with leathern seats, slightly padded
Ladies not residents of cities of some size
can help themselves much in dressing as
they desire, by reading up little now, and
| suggesting to their home merchants what
hey want to buy. Most of these merchants
will visit Chicago once or twice still before
snow comes, and they will willingly buy
what they know will sell, and thus keep
trade al home.
Wholesale men are as rule beginning to
feel well assured of the general prosperity Of
the opening season of trade. Travelling men
bring in reports of good feeling among their
patrons, and the returning confidence comes
just as the food-tide of fall business is set
ting in to make it stronger. think that
within month, perhaps less, this reviving
faith in the stability of business will be felt
throughout the Northwest. The decidedly
panicky feeling of not many days ago has
gone here. The demand for currency to
carry on the increasing business operations
of fall in country tributary to Chicago has
been at the rate of about 100000 day
for the past week, and has been met, and
bank clearings for the week showed mark.
ed gain over the week before and over the
corresponding week last year. Of the better
condition of stocks the telegraph will tell
you ere this letter reaches you.
Preparations for the State Fair are ON a
grand scale, and the Jockey Club announces
seven days meeting early in October.