The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-31

dreaded increase The new duties beal
very hard on all these articles. A % cen
cake of soap will hereafter cost nearly 4(
cents.
MORE MONEY FOR ALL SEWING MATERIAL,
When women sits down to sew nov
she must pay more for all the requirements
of her sewing basket. Her scissors viii
cost her 8. So per cent more than under
the Wilson law Then all scissors i'm
ported were charged duty of 40 per cent.
The new law makes three classes and the
minimum duty charged is 54.63 per cent.
All her needles, knitting or sewing ma
chine, will cost her more
For the past three years the duty on
these articles was % per cent. now it is
35. The pins she uses will cost more
All kinds of pins have been stuck into a
paragraph and couple of new clauses
made. Under the Wilson law, the duty
was % per cent, but this duty has been
raised to 35 per cent. under the new law
All her spool thread will cost more, for the
duty on all cotton spool thread has been
raised half cent dozen, while on the linen
thread it has been raised 10 per cent.
COTTON CLOTH WILL BE HIGHER.
On cotton cloth, one of the most widely
used articles in woman's realm, the new
Tariff bill has been most craftily drawn.
On large proportion of the various grades
the rates are the same as under the Wilson
law. But few changes were made in
rates, but many changes have been made
in classification, and these make the actual
difference very wide. As many as twenty
seven new classes have been added to this
division of the cotton schedule.
All cotton pushes, velvets, velveteens,
etc., will now cost the woman 81 per cent
more than under the Wilson law. The
rate has been raised from 10 per cent. to
"A. 81 per cent. The classifcations have
not been changed, but the duties have been
increased in each case. All wooden pushes
have been increased from 40 per cent to
rates that run from IS to 147 per cent.
Silk pushes, velyets and chenilles fare
equally as badly. In every classification
the rates have been increaged The in
creases range from Is to 30 per cent So
the shopper can prepare to take that much
more money with her when she starts out
to procure her winter outfit.
HOSIERY PRICES GOING UP.
Hosiery is going to cost nice little sum
hereafter. All cotton hosiery will have an
additional 20 46 per cent. tackled to the
price. Under the new law the duty i'm
posed is 40. 46 per cent All silk hosiery
will cost an additional 10 per cent, for the
new law places the duty at so per cent.
instead Of so as under the Wilson law,
Cotton underwear does not escape. I'm
der the Wilson law only shirts and draw
ers were on the dutiable list, and these at
the general rate of so per cent. Now to
shirts and drawers are added vests, union
suits, combination suits, tights, sweaters,
corset covers and all underwear of every
description, and the duty is placed at 65
per cent. Nothing in the shape Of cotton
underwear can escape that Is per cent.
raise.
Flannels for underwear fare still worse.
All the rates ON the half-do grades have
been increased, and the average taken
shows that the increase has been ffty-two
per cent. The average duty on flannel for
underwear under the Wilson bill was rs
per cent; under the new law it is 90 per
cent. Silk underwear will also cost per
cent. more but as on other articles, the
rate on the luxuries is not nearly so high
as on the necessities.
Boot, shoe and corset lacings of cotton
are to cost five per cent. more than
month ago The rate has been increased
from 40 to 80 per cent.
A determined raid has been made ON lace
edgings, embroideries, neck rulings, ruch-
ings, etc. Under the Wilson law the duty
was 80 per cent.
NO MORE DRESS GOODS BARGAINS.
After the full effect of the new law is
felt it will be long while before the care
full shopper can boast to her husband Of the
bargains she found at the wooden dress
goods counter For the price of all WOODEN
dress goods is going to be greatly increased
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, estimates
that the people will have to pay $50,
900, 900 year more for their cotton and
wooden goods under the new law than un-
der the old This enormous TAX is i'm
posed that the Treasury may ostensibly
benefit SO, 900, 900 year.
For silks the shopper will have to pay
much greater price. The duty on the
classifcations as they have existed for three
years is 80 per cent, only 5 per cent.
higher than under the Wilson law But
eighteen new classes have been added, and
the duties range from 80 cents per pound
to So. In some cases, as with japanese
silk, the duty is 700 per cent. No one
has been able yet to estimate what the in
crease in the price of silk dress goods will
be. Then the crinoline cloth for lining
will cost more than cents yard more,
for the duty has been increased that much.
MILLINERY BILLS WILL BE LARGER.
Millinery bills are going to be larger
hereafter A woman bonnet or hat must |
pay an additional duty of per cent,
while ON trimmed hats the new duties run
from 81 per dozen and 20 per cent. to 81
per dozen and 20 per cent. The braiding |
for bonnets or hats, if not bleached, must
pay duty of Is per cent. Under the
Wilson law these came in free. If the
braids are bleached they must pay duty
of % per cent The Wilson bill charged
no duty on these articles.
Ostrich feathers, undressed, have duty
of ) per cent laid on them, while the
dressed ostrich feathers must pay Is per
cent more than was imposed by the Wilson
law All other feathers and all artificial
flowers used for millinery purposes are to
pay duty of 80 per cent. instead of 30
under the Wilson law. Beads and jet
will pay 20 per cent. more than
at present. Birds for the hat were not
forgotten, and an additional duty of Is per
cent was laid on them.
T TOhT DrNOT0N DATnO