Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-09-06
TARIFF FROM HER POINT OF VIEW.
A Few Facts and Comparisons Of Interest
to Xomankind.


New York World.
Woman, who has been languishing |
torso many years beneath the Mckinley |
tariff, and who has sometimes been |
forced into smuggling because of its |
ipiquities, will not be able to regard Mr..
Wilson as "a deliverer from her sad
estate. He has Bothered her condition
somewhat, to be sure, but she will not
have all that she hoped, even under his
| bill. Valenclennes lace cannot trim her
linen much more lavishly than of old.
| She cannot buy Paris dresses in New
York at Paris prices. French gloves arc
not going to be "given away" because
of the removal of all duty from them.
She cannot buy imported cut glass and
| decorated china in much larger quanti-
tics than formerly. Jewclry will be only
little cheaper. But while she may be
disappointed as she scans the reduction
on each article of importation which
concerns her she cannot but realize that
the total saving will be something to
make her glad when the years bills
come in.
| Upon those necessary articles, bian-
kets, there is goodly reduction.
Whereas, under the Mckinley bill there
were duties ranging from 80 per cent TO
60, according to the quality Of the
goods, in addition to certain per cent
pound, the new bill demands only
from 20 to 30 per cent. That means
that where housewife used to pay for
an ordinary pair of blankets worth So
something over $3.50, she will under
the Wilson bill be able to buy the same
goods for $3,75.
There is no such cheerful statement
to be made concerning carpets. The
woman who has been trying to replace
her ingram with Brussels will have to
wait. The old duty was 40 per cent
and the new duty is 40 per cent. The
Wilson bill does, however, remove an
additional tax upon each square yard Of
carpeting which IN the Mckinley bill
ranged from 10 to so cents.
Ready made clothes are going to be
Il little cheaper Cotton gowns, on
which the old bill charged 50 per cent
duty are admitted now for 40 per cent.
That means that where one used to pay
$22.5U for a SIS muslin frock from over
y the sea, it may, under the new law, be
1 purchased for SCI. The tailor made SHIRT
r waist which iii England would cost
q Sl.25 Americans have been paying
1 $l,S1 for, but the new bill will permit
them to get it for $l.75. Linen suits
under the Mckinley bill cost the pur.
chaser so per cent more than theiI
value, and under the new law they will
= cost but 40 per cent more than they are
+, worth. The old bill made womai
. buying an imported silk frock worth
z 500 pay for it $3.50. The now bill vii
!, let her buy it tor $3.50.
+" Preserved fruits will be cheaper. The
- misunderstanding glass jars of fruit 10
= which women have been accustomed I,
- pay 80 per cent duty they eau now bu,
# for 10 per cent less. Eggs, which ar
! imported in large numbers from Canada
i, are also to be cheaper. 4 dozen of egg
" worth 20 cents have been costing tn
i American buyer % cents. Under tn
- Wilson bill they will cost but % cent;
~ While the Mckinley bill rules wome
Il will not be able to stock their chin
!. closets with royal Worcester and Dres
70 den ware without paying for it dut
which is more than halfF the value {
{ the goods. An imported rose-tlowcre
&c tete-a-tete, worth on its native shore
~ about $40, has been costing the Amer
=, 20 can woman SIG. Under the new Turi
~ law she will be able to get that set f.
~ $3.50. A plain, unadorned china pla
= ter worth 81 has been costing $40
i. and will cost only $l.3O. A cut.gla;
T., ca:affc, which is worth 81, has co
"A since 1883 $6.40. Under the new regin
"A it will cost $3.50.
~ Cotton and linen lace which ha,
~ been costing 40 cents yard will co
only 37t cents yard They will
worth only % cents, to be sure, but il
stead of grumbing over that womt
should thankfully note that the tart
"e on cotton and linen laces has been r
=, duced from so to so per cent. Fur
re- under the Mckinley BILL paid duty
~ 35 per cent. Under the new law thu
" will pay but 30 per cent.
M The two bills are full of matters i
teresting to women, who, however nut
n ho they may ignore politics, are keenly i
~ terested when the lawmakers touch t
IN bargain counter. The new bill, print
~ entire in the WOrld Of August IAN, ii
~ the old one, which the World .llmai,
'at for 1885 contains, will prove rs eaciti
III reading as the advertisements of riN
'cN dry goods firms. There are innum,
able little touches which show he
even in the midst of their l4w-maki
N the country's legislators have rega
100 for women. For Instance, neither
re-. the bills dared to put tax on womal
~ fayOrite beverage. Tea was and is fir
ar. 50 is coffee for that matter. And ht
ties those wise men at Washington Ina
I'M labored 10 keep alive Ill women ii
yho fast-dyiAg spark Of domesticit
IL Needles are On the free list. But vi
da. wouan's best friend, are taxed.
the MGAIlIey 'hauc W"1Aeh pay %
on; cent lll"rG t"F u Partr Vi pms thai
Tors was worm, anu MI ha2h makes III
If Il pay =" per cent more clearly won