The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-09-13

out souCe connecCeu With JOurnaln
ism in North Carolina, of which state
he is native. He is deeply inter.
ested in the impending conflict and
thinks Mr.. Cleveland will carry New
York by good majority. He says
the party in New York is making one
big mistake in shirkmg the tariff issue.
He thinks the issue onght to be met
squarely and firmly and does not be-
lieVe that the President will lose a
single vote in the Empire State by
such course and the expected gains
in the Northwest would be greatly in
creased. Controller Trenholm had
just made speech OF the tariff which
Mr.. Page highly complimented to me.
He thought however, that Mr.. Tren-
holm showed disposition to trim in
the public speech though in private
conversation he talked very earnestly
in favor of revision of the tariff. L
have the privilege of personal ac-
quaintance with Mr. Trenholm, and
know that he is thoroughly in accord
with the President on the tariff SUBJ
ject. L also have the means of know
ing that Mr.. Cleveland will stand
boldly by his tariff reform message
L told this to Mr.. Page and he says
| if this is doue New York will certain
ly support her distinguished son in
the coming election Mr.. Page is a
prominent member of the Reform Club
of New York and very highly esteemed
| by all who have the pleasure of know
ing him. He is credit to his native
State and [ predict for him brilliant
| future.
Xxx
[ have given to politics more space
in this letter than [ at first intended
for although the political cauldron is
at white heat in New York the big
dry goods men have not forgotten the
ladies and the fashions. | never &C
to New York without visiting Lords
and Taylor's store On Broadway and
this fall | find they have most arts
tbs assortment of every thing that will
! please a woman's or housekeeper'
fancy. | am not we'll versed in the
technical les of costumes and the
fashion makers, but [ may be able tx
give the ladies among your reader:
the benefit of what | saw. In th'
house furnishing department | founo
that the old fashioned rainbow hueC
carpets :are out of style and that ricl
people who can afford to change, wfi
will get carpets this winter of tw'
shades of the same color. The figure
| saw were all small but the effect o
these carpets is very pleasing. Brus
sells and ingrains veIvets and moquett
are all in the same style and the ma
jority OF them show only two shades o
the same color. Curtains, however
woven expressly for this winters us
are very brilliant. [ saw pair Q
brocatelle curtains in pale blue an
gold handsome enough to veil tn
windows of palace. The portiere
to match these beautiful curtains wer
of heavy blue plush, hung on golde
rods. A novelty in lace curtains
very pretty and durable and is calle
the Louis XIV curtain. This is to
expensive, however, for the majorit
of our people and they would probabl
prefer some of the other varletie
which saw and which sell at yer
low price. With these cheaper cul
tains, a turcoman porti, re is use
: which has deep rich chenille border
| saw these at Lord and Taylor's whic
cost only six dollars pair and tn
, lace curtains which match them ca
be bought for about two dollars
pair. One of the prettiest things ft
; ladies' winter wear is stylish braide
| jacket with a vest and eontractin
colors. | was almost afraid tosask til
price of these for [ might have bee
! tempted to invest. The array of silk
satins and laces was bewildering.
f. learned that several North Carolir
ladies order their costumes every Sc
/ son from Lord and Taylor and thi
: these same costumes are sometimes a
: tributed to Worth. The same is trl
f of many costumes made for ladies
:. this city. [ am great advocate ft
> American manufactures and Amer
e can credit generally, and we can {
: a good work of the kind in this coul
t try as they can in Paris.
h Controller Trenholm has gone
: Ashevile to spend few weeks. Sen
n tor Ransom is in New York. and Se
f ator Vance is in North Carolina. CO
Tom johnson has returned from Ash
vile and says North Carolina wou
go thirty thausand Democratic m
II jority if the vote was taken to day.