Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-01-15


Oaa Ltssss 8sasesisss - ths Deiaos IN
the Market
The undertakes seem 70 fare bsttsr
than their brethren the furnitursrs.
Last evening the former were given .
positive treat by way Of free tickets 70
Rsdmond's, where specially attrac-
tive program MAS gwen. The programs
were neat souvenirs. handsomely pgint-
ed and tied with scarlet ribbon. The
favor MAS extended through the Powers
reason the furniturers are not thus
favored Is because they arc too many
for the average entertainer.
In all small towns furniture dealing
and undertaking are combined In one
business, but 1t MAS noticeable that the
furniture men we're not Gin" tho rro-
ceedlngs OF the dealers IN wooden over.
coats yesterday. There was . mild
GOODNESS apparent between them, which
goes TO show that tho furniture men
hold themselves aloof from the comm
crowd, not through disrespect nor no.
ton of superiority, but because they
think that collins and couches should
DO kept - distinct in business ~
shrouds and sugar. The undertakers
subscribe to the same business creed, so
while there was no mingiing of business
talk, they joined in with the former
and observed the social amenities just
~ though there was no common SUBJ
ject of interest between them.
A. NJ. Fox, OF Boston, cleverly enter.
tanned party of furniture men at the
Owashtanong Tuesday evening with .
neat supper. Tie tables were prettiiy
decorated, and . tempting feast was
served. Mr.. Fox was voted prince Of
good fellows.
Hon. F. 8. Coolidge, Congressman
elect, of tho Lecminster District, Massa.
chusetIs, will arrive this morning to
represent the Leominster Rattan works,
of which he is manager. Mr.. Coolidge
10 one of the advanced business men
Of the Bay State and withal . very
affable gentleman.
The various forms in which onyx APP
pears in fancy furniture indicates that
the craze 10 widespread. Onyx is a
specie Of agate, or 3 kind Of varegated
chalcedony. 1t comes IN all colors,
but opal white with cream, or reddish,
or green tints are the most popular.
Occasionally the opal colors have
cloudy effects and these are the most
beautiful and desirable. The onyx II
chiefly mined at Tecali, Mexico, where
it was discovered few years since.
The subpoena and bill of particulars
issued by that enterprising trio, Muir
| ray Summons d Langley, Is q cause of
much amusement. One of the firm
consults the Morton register every night
| and to each new arrival one of the
| documents is addressed. Yesterday
morning gentleman applied for his
mail, consisting of several letters and
one of the ingenious ads. He took his
letters hesitatingly and glanced at first
one and then another until he reached
the legal document. Then he slipped
the letters into his oyercoat pocket,
| wiped the perspiration from his fore.
head and retired to the reading room.
He opened the document with tremb.
ling hands and quivering chin, ap'
parently swelling with indignation,
When he saw its purDort, he looked up
cautiously, drew long sigh of relief
| and broke into . quiet chuckle OF
pleasure. 1t cost HIM four bits to
safety his friends that he was "on''
| from the start.
Late arrivals are as follows: Fred
w. kersher, Jr., John NJ. Stokes, Louis
Vile, KY; +. ii. Plavey, Sioux City
Iowa; G. {. Fuller, Hartford, Conn.
Ed. Long, Chillicothe. o.; 8. S. Ellis
| Philadelphia.