Year: 1877

bank anyhow, ana nc UOoo'i go @uy SenSe
in making such fuss about it,-ike The
worthy Mr.. Brosdhead of the Clairmont
bsnk The sense of honor among many
business men amounts to just enough to
make them meet their obligations before
banking hours close, to keep their credit
good,-and outside of this, they are as
reckless of others interests confded to
them as the bay pilots are: of the rowboats
IN their way.


Low PRICES.


1t seems like old times, when one goes
out to do fall shopping again, and man
buys agood Vans Itta and linen shirt ready
made for dollar, and calico wrapper for
his wife for another dollar and 9 pair Of
button boots for his six-yesr old for anOth-
er dollar. Still there are plenty Of six dol
lar yard goods for fine ladies, but the
prices are low enough where they should
be, on cheap things such as ordinary Peo-
pie want, and l often wish that readers
who live where prices take the profits of
the big harvest, and the skill of the seam
stress and shoemaker is hard TO come at,
could benefit by the cheap conveniences Of
city life.


SUPPLIES.


The grape yield is enormous, and fine
Concord grapes are selling daily in the
streets for five cents pound. Potatoes
are fifty cents bushel, the best oysters
dollar hundred, and if flour and beef
fall. as they must soon, it will not take
large wages to feed and keep q family in
New York next winter, especially with coal
at three dollars ton.


FASHIONS.


The fall hats out are style like the
masculine helmet hat in gray felt, with q
scarf of dark moss plush, thick in its pile
as the tufted wood MOSES that wrap them
selves about an old trunk. A twist Of the
scarf about the crown, and q Silvered birds
wing added, and the simple trimming is
complete. For early fall, black chips and
strsws are shown of reversed gypsy shape,
that is coming close on the forehead, with
full trimming of satin loops and roses be-
hind, filling the upturned brim. The
bright geranium red is largely seen in
the flowers and ribbons mixed with fall
trimmings, and an occasional hat with
long full lace barbes indicates that lace is
coming back to use.


The breton habit is one Of the late inn
portations in dark camels-hair with bands
of moss cloth in mixed shades and buttons
for trimming coming with the pattern.
The moss cloth in autum colors is hand
some relief to quiet colors. Suits Of Scotch
waterproof in the Tartan plaids have long
been favorites for service in England, but
this fall is the first time they have been
worn here. A firm is making them in fine
goods, principally in the argyle plaid, like
the forty-second, but with more squares.
The dresses are made up in either the
large or small plaids of these colors, and
suits of this kind for bothlsdies and young
girls cannot be too highly recommended.
The sacque seen on nearly all the fall suits
is of such simple and convenient cut that
country readers are advised to procure pat
terms without delay. It is known as the
French sacque, fitting closely in the back
with two or four pieces as desired, and fit
ting the figure gracefully in front by a sin
gle dart and goreZdirectly under the arm
without any cross seam at the waist. La.
dies will recognize how easily such sacque
can be fitted and made, but will keep in
mind that its style depends on the nset-
ness. Seams pressed till almost. invisible,
a side gore hidden under the arm, and not
particle of fullness more than is necessary
to go over the hips, for which the dress
maker takes the measure as closely as for
the bust. Such sscque is made up as
part of a suit, or as the outside garment in
heavier cloth. The length in the back is
about 80 inches, in front q. PIETRo.


New York, Oct. Q, 1877.