The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-21

charges S. for reading the wrinkles Of
your hand and whose velvet carpeted
rooms have been filled with the fashion
able, says that he has scarcely made Nv
ing since the Horse Show, when the out
| Of town visitors brought temporary re-
lief
The season for fitting up the immense
feet Of yachts harbored in or about New
York is at hand. Owners OF yacht basins
and dry docks fear that a large portion
Of the pleasure craft will not have their
winter covering removed. At this time
last year the choice OF yachts that could
be chartered for the season was exceed
ingly limited. There is everything from
an ocean going cruiser 10 a launch on the
market now.
That diamonds have advanced and en-
erald production has practically ceased in
the world comes A blessing rather than
a hardship. The pawnShop safes in the up
town districts are fuller than ever before.
Economy among the wealthy always falls
heavier upon the women than upon the
men. 1t costs four times as much to dress
madame as K does to supply monsieur
with all that Fifth avenue requires. A man
cannot spend more than seven dollars for
felt hat II he tries, while the wife Of the
owner Of seven dollar hat Will proba bly,
spend three times that amount for her
cheapest rainy weather head dress. A man
rarely gives up any of his clubs unless he
is bankrupt The little luxurles OF his
better half are the first things to go. A
cheap brand Of cigars may possibly fol
low. but only after the dressmaking. mil
nnery and physical culture bills have been
cut IN half
Hall on Jsu cry
Genuine hard times will mean a decided
check to the fashion Of wearing a pro-
E Of IN Al sir NJ
time Of the day, fashion that has grown
recently, even among women Of taste
Other extravagances that have grown of
money quickly made wifi become unfash-
ionable.
But 10 return TO the questionable and
the salaried. What has 1904 in store Cor
them? If they continue to earn their
present salary can they afford the things
they bought last year and the year before?
Wall street may liquidate. but the Amer
lean appetite will remain unchanged
At present indications the housewife will
fizd the prices of potatoes. coffee, fruits,
eggs. flour and all canned goods higher
than last year Potatoes and fruits are
higher because Of short crops, owing to
the cold, wet season. Canned goods have
advanced materially since October. A cold
summer made vegetables scarce, thel
salmon pack was two million cases short
and the continued high prices of meat
made demand in excess Of the normal
This advance will be felt in every house
hold. especially among the poor who have
grown to use preserved foods more and
more.
Coffee is sure to be higher. as the world 8
crop Is reported to be six million bags short
Of the demand Possibly the great raise
in wholesale price will not affect the con-
sumner materially. When Brazilian coffee
fell last August as low as 3.55 cents a
pound the man who buys his coffee in
srlall quantities found little difference in
the price at the grocer's II is said that
no coffee brought into this country costs
more than eight cents a pound. The profit
made in passing through the hands of the |
rooster, the jobber and the retailer would
seem unreasonable.
CT ffee Rising.
Flour cheap tea and coffee were the only
three staples that fell in price during 1903.
OF these, flour. on account of foreign de-
mands, and coffee. as shown above. are
rising.
Theoretically sugar should be cheaper
this year owing TO recipr petty with Cuba
Experts. however. estimate that there will
be little change in retail price
Il don't know who will get the bene-
fit of the reduction in duty on the Cuban