The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-10-16
NEWS NOTES AND NOTIONS

Paris is no longer fashions throne. Lon
| don Is to-day far in advance Of that city In
this respect. 1t In undoubtedly the cheapest,
| and in some respects, the very best market
| to buy in In the world, but 1t lacks the def
fingers Of Paris, the eye for forms, and the
touch by which stiffness and awkwardness
become grace. There Is still something of
this remaining in Paris, the eye for forms
and the touch by which stifn ess and awk-
wardness become grace. There is still some
thing Of this remaining In Paris, but 1t gives
one . little shock to find ones traditions
shaken, the distinctiveness and individual
ity Of Paris departing, and the confession
and diversity reigning, which comes from
running after strange gods-the gods of the
heather and the barbarian.
There was q time when Paris was . law
unto itself, In regard to high fashio ms, but
now London takes the lead In cloth suits
and tailor-made garments, and Germany pop
ularizes hausfrauen styles through its 'ba-
Ear" which is republished in America. Al
together Paris is losing somewhat Of its
fashions prestige and pre-eminence, and the
position of authority will shortly be ito Lett
- unless the Princess Of Wales, as Queen of
England and Empress Of India, should sue
coed to the position.
Paris, for shopping, however, Is not, how
ever, all that it was some:nin of its glory,
and all Of Its cheapness has departed. The
price Of every article, the whole cost of liv-
ing, Is at least half as much more than 1t was
eight or ten years ago, and there is no longer
any standard, or style, or authority, except
that which is assured by successful caterers
to popular tastes This Is more republican,
but it detracts from the position which Paris
has hitherto enjoyed Of supremacy in the
world Of fashion, while the enhancement of
cost is gradually depriving 1t Of the trade of
that large class of persons who are not
above selecting their goods in the cheaper
narket-Jenny Junes Paris Letter.
1t is reported that General Manager Gala
way said with reference to making the Utah
& Northern standard gauge road that when
the Union Pacific and Northern Pacific
effected joint lease Of the Oregon Short
Line, 1t was agreed that a third rail should
be put down along the Utah & Northern, so
as to accommodate the Union Pacific cars.
For the present, however, the work will not
be extended further than Pocatello. Event
ually the Utah & Northern will be made
standard gauge from Pocatello through Dill
Ion and to its connection with the Northern
Pacific.-Dillon Tribune,
A London correspondent, speaking of Os-
car Wilde's baby, says: "He poses in the
cradle, and looks benevolent now with a
filmy eye, and now WITH crumpled cheeks, as
II laughing; there are times when all who
approach him seem to fear a catastrophe; a
wierd and woeful expression passes over his
face thoughts too deep for words completely
choke his utterance. The youngster appears
to be in very serious condition, but not so
critical as the correspondent. Something
should be done for both right away. A little
paregoric might help the babe, and dose of
arsenic would benefit the correspondent.
The Secretary of the Treasury has issued a
circular to the Customs officers, in which he
says that rs 1t appears to be impracticable to
procure, under existing laws, accurate Stats
tics of immigrants arriving in the United
States by railways from contIguo us foreign
territory, the collection Of statistics Of such
immigration will be discontinued until 9TH
erwise ordered.
The people of British Columbia are again
urging the government to take steps to have
the boundary line between that province
and Alaska definitely settled. New mining
locations are constantly being taken up in
the vicinity of the imaginary boundary line,
and IL Is feared that trouble may some day
arse il the limits of the British territory are
not definitely settled. The British Minister
at Washington has forwarded to the Domin-
ion government a copy Of q report of the
Government of Alaska TO the United States
government regarding these boundaries IS,
which reads As follows: 1.-THE boundary line
from Portland canal to Mount st. Elias
should be speedily and definitely determined
by joint survey of the British and Ameri-
can government This matter deem of
first importance, several highways in the in
terror of British Columbia being within the
limits Of the distric, notably the Stickeen
river. lam Informed that rich placers have
been discovered at the head waters Of other
rivers-the Juno, the Toxic and the Chilcat-
and unless the boundary is definitely deter
mined, much trouble will ensue"
Montana Improvement Company.
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