Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 14, 1875, Page 5

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 7875 —SIXTEEN PAGES. (%] CAGO. A WEEK IN CH The Entertaining Diary of a Lady YWho Czme Here to Stay. @er Pleasant Jaunts with Her Huose band, and How They Resulted. fhe Home They Bought, and the Man- ner in Which They Furne ished It. Six Days Well Spent. At the urgent solicitation of many frieda. gnd after & loug struggle between her distsate for newspsper notoricty and ber lrnu—kno'_n jispoeition to reuder a service to the public whepever it lics within ber power, Mra. L— sa8 copsented to our peruesl of her diary, and {0 the pablication of such paris thereof as we sy deem of public iuterest. Bat before pro- Seedivg furtber we should mention that ifra. {—is a recent snd vaiuable acquisition to Chicago societs. having been allured but & fow weeks ago from the firet circles of New York by the more atltractive ways and tbe more prom- {sing. oatlook of Ckicago in a business point of sew. Like msoy others, smong the most ardent . gémirers of Chicago. the L.'s first came here on 3 pleasure tour. The feme of the city had aroused their curiosit, and it was while viewing ihe magnificent etrects, the peautiful private residences. the ceaseless indusiry, tireless ener- ., and contemplating the glorious future of the vr. that ther decided to_mizgle their fortnnes thenceforth with ours, We ehall now let Mrs. L.s diary tell the remainder of the stor? in the mumitable, unconstrained styte pecaliar to ths gisres of Jadies of taste and refinement, omit- ting, of course, such paris 88 pertain to domes- tis tOairs, aud which wonld Dot mm:zsc the mfiierrdnex Houss, Mondey—Here we are superb- Iy domiciled a¢ one of the most beautiful and best-kept hotels in thie, essentislly a city of ‘maguificent caravengersis. We are at the Gard- er Honse. Never have I kpown hotel exist- 500 to combine £0 many incomparuble excel- Jencics 58 be:e. Mr, Gauber: is master of his ing, and nnder L mansgement the Gardner House blends the comforts and retirement of an slogant home with the varicty and conveniences of s grand botel. A perfect tablo, superb far- ypishings. and absclute harmooy. and erstem of ransgement, gre the disungnishing features of {hin earabhshment. Mr. L. —. wbo bas been in every city of congequence in this country and Ewope. 8878 he bas never Leen 80 admirably zased for a8 bere. Taeedsy evening—Well, we are all tired out. Mr.L— snd I bave baen trampiug cbout the sty to buy & house, and we have at last found 8 bacmin. “Nono enited us 80 weil 83 one we found oo B Hesa & Co.'s ofice, No. 106 Dear- born strest; & beautifel stimeture of brick, square sweil front, with wpe rooms, beside slosets and bath. In fact our new home is con- venient snd 8!l we can desire. The locat:on 18 axcelient. No. 66 Oakwood boulevard, nesr the corver of Langley aveoune and only one block from churches. stores. eic. It cost us bat £5.500. 3r. L— wave his check for €500, and the rest of it we have on easy pavments. The same firm showed us photograpne of other twastorr brick houses, which they are directed to sell at $3,000 on any terms a buy- er may ssk for. We never before saw such chances o get 8 beantifal home for euch pr.ces. Our ocly wonder is why mora people do not put some of their esrninga iutv a pood house and fot, while the prices are €0 low, iustead of for- ever paving house reot. 1t is safer than savings banks, sud With return of better umes the profits will be far zreater. \ednesday momiog—Just returned from an- sther look at the house. Such superb work shonld be matched only by the most perfect pat- teros in wall-paper. AMrs. L— sed the only place to go for such as we need is J. J. Me- Grach's, Nos. 174 aud 176 State street. Went there, accordingly, and saw sowme really wonder- fal pat:erns by Dreeser, Marris. and Eastlake. in perfect taste, tozether with some of their vwn. Prom such a 6tock of desirns it is bard o choose, gt we were satisfied to follow their advice. ‘Have never scen nnytLing mcre attractive or artistic iv my life than the puintiug, tiuting, and micimining. The tints of tbe ceiling are the softest and most delicate_possible. I iearn that Bury & Cuehiog, 145 Stae sireet, who did 1t, sleays put a larze staff of men on work of this tind. The rooms are in dark. rich colore, some of them relieved with Linea of black, while oth- ersmreset off in lines of color to macch the wall-pspers. Can sorthing more besutiful be de- vised? This is the Intest fashion. “Have you been to Bassett's?” What a sinpu- alar coincidence that this should have been the first question naked us after returning ircm s visit to J. S. Bassett & Co., at No. 113 Ciack strest. Have orcered all oor gas-fixtures there. Retber flatter ourselves on geitivg things chesp, and on hiaving two chandeliers not strpassed for beanty or effect in the country. Some of their gold aud nickel plated fix:ures are texpting, but e must LOt be teo luxurious. Wednesday eve.—Tho carpet question 18 set- tled at last, and I am move than happy. Sucha ‘Sesatifal store is that of Alien. Mackey & Co.. and s0ch besutiful zoods! Am eure I could not have suited myself better in New York, or even in Paris, Aud the charges were S0 reasonable 1o, at least L— aays 80, aud if ho is satisfie M to the cost, surely I oughs to be. Well, I must sonfess that, when I drove up to their ele- mant store, No. 233 State street, my courage Lailed me, as it alwave does when I bave to seiect carpets. for tasty carpets are eo essoulial to the furnishing of a house. But somehow I found just what I wanted withont trouble or much deisy. In the first ylace I ordered & beau- biful Avbusson, a beantifully-blended patiern, with light buff grouudwork. for the drawiog: foom; 8 chanuing Axminster for the back-par- lor; and body Brosscls of & variety of patterns for'the Jibrary, balls, end chambers. Now, I feel easy 1n my mind, for I know our home will be moat elegantly carpeted. Thursday morning—I asked one of our newly- m:de sequuintances yesterdav who were the feading farniture dealors, and she esid: ‘*A. L. Hale & Bro., of ccarse. Don’t you fail of Betung your foriture there, for the command of socieiy is: * No house is properly furnished that 18 not rurniebed by A. L. Hale & Bro." This usy rather extravagant praes, I thought. buy wheu I ssw the el: gant parlor and Ledroom #eg. Jibiary and drawing-room furoiture, etc.. 2t thelr great store, Nos. 200, 202, 204, 205, aud tdon’t know how many other numbers, Ra dolpn street, I felt that they deserved the co phment. I found s paricr set upholstored in delicately-tiuted satin, harmonizing pcrfectly ith the gronndwork of the carpet we have se- for the parlor, aud we took it of course. 8w other sots equally beautiful, but nono that #$uited me quite 8 well. The bedroom sets are of & veriety of styles, all of exquisite worlkman- 3bip and unique design. Our diniog-room far- Biture is black valout, handsomely carved. The side] is a magnificent piece of workman- ship. I peedn’t meution the great variety of besutifal arucles I esw. As they ssy in squocry newspapers, **They are too bumerous to mention.” Gave an order also this morning for uphol- | Mesing, and must ackrowledge surprise sod ?-‘ng.n to find how the West Las run abead cf the Eagt in this one matter of house-farnishing. 4D, E. Livermore’s, under the Palmer House, Soe. 179 and 161 Wabash aveuue, found such ica a8 Inever dreamed of. He sells hair Dattresses, pulows, Marseilies quils, ete. 3ought curjerns for drswing-rooms, dining-room, 40d best bedroom. The lambequins ate of two 0lors—something now to me—dsep Havans and 3lus Lyons satin combining in tho former. The surtans are of Swiss lace, and of the most ex- Iuisite quality. How they manage to maoufac- port and gell them for the prices asked Samwtery towe. Theirbed hnen is the finest lar the price I ever saw. Lake Mrs, Toodles, I reslly more than I need, but it 18 good to ave in the houss. My pet wisn is ct Iast gratified, and I can con- ®wmplate vightly repose with real pleasure. L. 218 sielged to wv reguests, and_sl.owed me to =k throgghous with woven wire mattreeses. {elight 1o rocail iy Lret rul OF theso aids to P Tiink 1 bave dope well in rejecting the Mets made tome by woaid-be imitstors, aud Mve given LeRow, st the Woven Wira Mattress Company’s estatlichment, No 152 Michigun av- fane, an order to fit all my beds:eads, and also 41 iron bedstead and mattress combined for Sridget, faituful soul. I Liave fonnd tue ** Hart- *ord ™ mattres- 1o be the ouiy reliable ar:icle of o kind. | aw satistied that it will not be necee- By for us to revlace thom dunivg our lifetime, Yod the first outlay will be the Jast. What sats- 8ion to know tiiat you are inacoessible to ver- in. '# 1mmunity, togetuer vith the certuin- z;l_om ijug * the maxmum of easeful re- e on s goiseless £pring, oontirme L—'s be- 2ef tiat I have shown mi.1e than ordinacy e sagacity in this direction. . Thursday e.e—Indeed, this has been an “sotfniday. Every hour iy fordoess for Chi- cago, her beautifal stores, and her enterprisin, people, iucreases. Who would have thought cou.d have potten such elegant eilver and_sach exquisite house-ornaments in Chicazo? But 1f Cbicayo were Parie, and I were Queen of France, Tcould not have done better. After making some cther purchases tuis moroing, Mr. sud I drove to Giles Bro. & Co.’s, 266 and 258 Wabesh avenuse, avd I would like to have bougbt | everyihing [ gaw. but, 83 L—— 8ays, there is anend (o everything. even to bis bank account, Well, here is what we finally purchased: A beau- tiful tea-service, consisiiug of ten pieces, includ- ing urp, tureen,cake-brsket.and casters; afull set of spoows and forks of the chaste * Viola " pat- tern, with iver:-haudle dining-kvives, and pearl- havale and silver-plated tea-kaives; two taste- fuiiy derigzed clocks for drawing-room and par- lor,” one of marble, ornamented with green and gold, and pair of antique vases to match; an- other of bionze, with candelabras o match; s Louis XIV. clock_and brackel to grace the di ing-room, and a dainty littie traveling clock for the dressing-case in my boudcir. These wers our principal purchases at Giles, Bro. & Co.’s ; bat there were a number of emall ornamouts and knickkascks. O, Iforgot tom:utiou the beautiful bronze siatueite of the celebrated Venus de Milo upon s pedestal of croamented French wood, which I got for the bay window. Itooka rood look 2t the magmificent displav ot diamonds 2od delicately-wrougit jenelry just imported by Mr. Gilos, aod I caliee T.—"s attention to them, too. It is prettvnear Chrietmas, and who knows but that Santa Claus wil!l remember to call thete before Lie rays his visit tome. L—— is good at. takiog a Liint. We spent two mortal hours 2t Coggoshall's Art Empoticm, No. 374 Wakash avenue, to-day. 1 suppose it was a sintul waste of time. but how exquisito ere sume of the engravinga there. They are just imported from London and Paris, ae alko are some del uhifel water-colors and pho- tographs. Could uot he!p buying the * Court of Cleoratra " and the D pazturo " and ** Return” of the Mayfloner. A house withont picturesis a boav withcut & & Friday mourning—Another sorprise, indeed. Penplo who are complainiog of cold houses probably have never veen the *Improved War- ren Renge,” for eale by Merers. Fuller, Warren & Co., Noa. 58and (0 Lake street. Got one—a beauty. Saw also at the same place the cale- vrated “ Ruby " furoace, with ash-sifting cham- ber, and separate compartment for ashes. Mr. liked the** Pearl,” oui vielded to me. and we have now a * Buby.” Nocold house for us this winter. To-day I was at the Sinper Sewing-Machine Companv, No, 111 Staie street. 1 chose the Singer as the machine I wanted. because Airs. Grant aed Annt Martha said 'twas the best. I had wade up my mind to a real fitched battlo with the ageut. I wasu't going (o pa any big price. Bat when 1 began witl *i bave to be very economical,” what was my surprise to see him smile sweetly, 2.d reply: “Ob, certainlv; the Singer Com- pauy provides for that.” “How?" I agked. “By tbe lease system,” eaid he. “You can pay for your machine in monthly installments so sxmall that you will never miss the morey.” I @eed.” I replied. * lct me seo a machine rom. It went like s bird. *\Why, itisa real singer,” says I, e-laughing. ‘*Yes, ma'am,” sats he. with & bow, “it will sing many a comforting Bcng to your tired finzers.” I juat paid the first ipetallment then and thore, ana said : “Ulltale one, please ; cana:y-bird is nothing to this useful Singer.” Fridar evening—Our pieno anived safely. It is an upright, of the magnificent Hallet, Davis & Co. make. direct from W. W. Kimball's. We found ac this gentloman's establishment, corner of State and Adams etreets, » digplay of pianos and orraons simply superb. The Hallet & Davis iostrament, of which be is gole general West- ern azent, I believe to be the noblest triumph of human inveation i the line of musical mechan- ism. Ibave the evideoce of mv own senses for thie belief, and, if that is not enongh, there ia the ipdorsement of such artiatg as Lisze, Ferdinand D Ab:, Bendel, Strauss, Joachim, Gotts- chalk, avd other masters. The Hallett, Davis & Co.'s new uprights are o marvelous combination of beantiful workmanehip, and tichness and dur- sbility of tone. We have als> ordered one of the new Kimba!l Silver Bell Orcbestral organa. We henr of these instruments almoet every- where. They appsar, although ‘ut a short time before the public, to bave enchained alike the admi:2idon of musical cobnoi:sears and ama- teurs. Saturday moroing—We stocked our library at tbe establishment of \V. B. Keen, Cooke, & Co., Nos. 113 and 115 State street. At this spacious and elepant store we found 8 complete assort- ment of new 2nd standard booke in every con- ceivable style. This seeme to be the favorite bonse in its line of trade in Chicago, and L— and myself agreed that in no other citvanv- where had we ever visited a more extensive or more interesting establishient. Any book pub- lished anvwhere in the world will be obtsined by the proyrietors, whenever dceired, The fim is one of the oldest. best known, aud mos: enter- prising in the West. 1 must not forget to montion onr good for- tune n (he choice of & grocer. Beautiful and comfortable as cur home would be, it would be in a sorry plight, indeed, without the sabstantials which only a_first-clags Rrocer can furnish, We shall eivo all our orders to J. M. Gillespie, No. 705 Wabash avenue, whoI findis the grocer of Chicago. His stnye and fancy goods. teas, cot- fees, etc., really prove choicer and fresher than any we ever had in the Esst. L— hasludio 2 generous stock of cigars and rare wines from the sane establishment, and he gass thev euit him better than any he evertried befcre anvwhere. Suturdey eve—I had aterrible frigh: tlis after- noon. It bad not occurred to me that we must bave some coal to get the machinery of house- keeping in motion. When it burst oa me allof a sudden I thought I would sink right through the fioor. Butif I wasin despair then, I was soar- 10 in the reaims of happiness o few moments afterwarcs. As quick as ever I could, I was at the man ofice of Kellay, Morley & Co., No. 87 Washington street, the well-known coal dealers. It wes half-past 5 o'clock, and the dinper was eet for 7. I asked the gentleman at the desk if we could bave a loud of coaltaken to our house by 7 o'clock, litzle expeeting it could be done. Imagine my surprise when he replied, * You eball hsve tbe cosl in your houso i balf ap hour.” Do yon kuow when 1 got back home I met the coai be- ing driven into the yard, and it was not vet G o'clock. It nasall a mystery to me, bat the dniver explained it. It seema they have a tele- ph wire connecting the ofice with the yards, and io ten minates afier the order was given the coel was on the way. It is the best, cleanest coal I ever saw. It wasa rainy day, and Inpo- ticed particularly that the coal was kept nice and dry at the yards, under large sheds. Since we bave been in Chicago, our constant dread has been that another great fire might include us in a8 common Chicago fate. and leave us homeless. L——, however, bas, I find, sn- tic'pated my fears. He has made a tour of in- vestigation along LaSalle street, sud has decided that Cunningham's agency affords the soundest ard most reliable of insurance. He accordingly took policies in the companies represented at this agency, and he says that nive Cbicagoans out of every ten to whom he teila what he has dooe praise his juagment in the final choice of an sgency. 1 shall sleep easier io minod now that we have made arrangements to furuish throughout with the Hulmes Baiglar Alarm Telegraph. Found Mr. E. Spear, the sgent, st No. 141 LaSallo strect. It 18 not expeneive. Did not expect to find it out West. Have elso putin electric an- nuuciators thronghout the house just as they bave thom in hotels. They are far saperior to the ordiuary bell-pull, and the price is scarcely worth speaking of. Guarded and served by lightoing st 8 nominal expense. How droll! Our doar-plate, a perfoct pieco of work, was cat at Childs’' encraving-roome, No. 115 Frank- lin strect. At this establishment we also had our cards prepared. Better eograviog cannot, 1 am sure, be doue in Chicago, or anywhere elso; and in the matter of promptly filling orders we never hed such completa satisfaction. All kinds of engravinz, eeal-cutting, etc., 18 done here with admirable dispatch and absolute excellence. ———— Rilliards Extraordinary. To wandering along Dearborn street, south of Madison, tho sesker afier smusemend capnot 1sil to notice at Nos. 151 and 153 the startling sign of “ Billiards, 30 cents per hour.” In these times guch an aunouncement, combined withtne sttractions of a large and beautiful kall contain- ing twelve carrom and one pool-table, all of the finest inake, and just putin porfect order; s bar etocked with nons but the *‘straightest” whis- Ly, with all other seaconable beverages, and tho Les: brands of imported and do- mestic cigars, added to the most courtoouns attention, merit the coneideration of all lovers of this fuscinatiog game. Under the manage- ment of 3ir. James Prats, this hall has attained 2 popularity second to none in our citv, and it many PALrons mAv rest as.urad that evory possi- ble means will be used by its new prourietor—r. George L. Brown—:o inctears the same. Asan iuducement to pool-players, for instance, he of- fera a prize of a $10 gold-niece to the person pocketing the greatest number of consecutive bails befora the 1st of Januery nest. Viauors will do weil to call aud inspect this model bill- iard-room. 7t is Now "ime £o order your holiday photogray bs, crayons, and paint- ings ut Bronel's stadio, 595 Wabash svenus. I CHEERYBLE BROTHERS. Their Legitimate Successors of To-Day. The History of an Ancient and Honor- able House. The American Piano and Its Modern History. Jonas Chickering’s First Effort, and Its Enormous’ Consequences in 1876, Correspondence of The Chicaco Tribune. - Nw Yorg, Nov, 1L.—When Jonas Chickering strode into Boston Town, with £20 in his pocket, what was the American Piano but an undevelop- ed parcel of wires? Benjamin Crehore pat the first native instrument together, and for ‘vedrs had no rival in the making or theselling of those rickety creatures, And here lot me note that the stramming of & hundred years sgo was in- flicted upon 2n ancestry which to-day’s Parlor Grand might bo pardosed for repudiating. Back spindle-shanked casos! Such shaky, trem- ulous tipey, frames! Soci eneaking, hesitating, shrinlong tones! When Crehore was in his prime, Hnodel's harpsichord had scarcely done vibrating the lagt chords of his **Messiah " and his * Maccabzus."” A tinkling, twaogiog tum, ti-ti, tum. ti-ti. pinch- ed oct of & boxful of thin wires by some hun- dred bits of quill, very much zs the modern banjo-player ** picks " his unes. was the parlor music of that day. The infaat pisno was & fragile toy, a cunning piece of joinery. 10 keep in a corner and treat with the cautious rcspect one renders to a musical snufi-box, Toverty of tone, lack of fower, insenstbility to touch, want of sympathy —these werea few of the American piano'a character- istics one hnired years ago. It was scarcely tetter in 1816, when Jonas Chickering ‘made up his mind to exchangs cabinet-mak'ng for the young and restricted business in which not more than three Americans were then cogaged. From Mason, N. H., be tradged iuto Boston, ani exnily cnongh foind ‘meagre emplosment in the ehop of sn Englisaman. Al that he knew of the instrument was the result of an experimental restoration of a very antique piano Velongiug toa lady who used to graciously drum it for him of evenings, until, frajl and ancient as it was, it was turned over to the bright young Chickering to renorate a3 bust he oould. Between that memorable dste end this prosent, the bright -young Chickeriag, his thros soas and thefr legion of keen imitators have nourished and fostered and strengthened and daveloped the American piano into what secms, to-dsy ot least, the consummate flower of its perfection. It was in 1823 that “ Mr. Jones,” as bis gray-hesded people still fondly cail him, turned out his frat instru- ment, and for thirty years afterward none of hus jour- neymen worked more diligently in the factory, which doulled evary five years, 3nd even then iagged behind the annuzl growth of his business, Hedied in De- cember, 1853, and the city he entered 88 a friendléhs 1ad mourned him for 3 lost benefactor. A self-made man more utterly unselfish never earned and attracted » wider frisudship or left a deeper regret than Jonas Chickering. He found room in his elsstic generosity for every one. Mauy a poor sretch, failing in his ap- peal to the patronags of Boston critics, discovored » glowing compensation in the sympathy of this Boston manufaciurer and philanthropist, * Mr. Jonas ” had fancy, now and then, for instance, to drop in at some concert whera the nocessities of the artist were dreadfully out of proportion to the thinness of tho audience. On these occasions ** Mr: Jonas ” would do o brisk business in consolation—more thsn once pok- ing 2 $250 checlr through the Tressurer’s pigeon-hole Bfore he died, Jones Chickering advanced ths still undsveloped American piano st least an ‘ers beyond the competition of Europesn manufacturers. _Up to the hour of his discovery, the frame of evers piano in the world was of wood—the uncertain work of & joiner, varying in each instrument, doomed to Lo wrenched and weakened by the tremendous tension of the strings, and detructing from, instead of contrib- uting to, the power and sonority of the instrument. Chickering revolutionized the piano by making its frame—the skeloton upon which the wires ste strung like nerves—of iron, He cest it in sfngle plece, and 62 instantly obtained— i (1) Strength. (2) Volume of sound. () Tnitormity, (4) Reosonance. e 101851 the first American piano reached the aston- ii:ed scrutiny of European connoisseurs. Hitlerto nothing had boen expected of America bub steam- cngines, 8o £aid Zimmerman when Goztachalk played in Paris, and 8o believed Thalbergh when he brought out with him the throe cumbersome Ercrds, which afterward found snug warehousing in Chuckering's factory while a Boston piano kept compeny wita the artist on his travels, It wasat tho third and the greatest International ‘Exposition held in Europe that “Mr. Jonss ” gained, in the affectionato reflection of his aons, the moat sig- nificant of posthumous honors, All the piano manufacturers of the world competed at Paris in 1857 for a single gold medil. Every critic, professiopal and amateur, whose voice had a right to attention anywhere in civilization, was preseat at this supremo contest. Every posaible competitor that the two hemispheres conld contribute joined tn the strug- gle. The jury was the severest and the most exacting that ever declded a similar ordeal. So that when the Clickerings recetved notice that the medal belonged by right of award to themselves, they wero abundantly Justified in claiming for their instrament the title of “the most perfect-piano in the world,” ‘The medal, however, was considered an insufficient tribute to the merita of the American plano; Louis Napoleon tnerefore dirocted it to be emphasizod by the beatowal of the Cross of the Legion of Honor, a8 “a superior recompensa.” .On this imperial recognition, the Chickerings tell me_they intend to crect next year the cepstone of approval in the award of the Centen- nial jury. And beforc I leave the domain of history, let me recapitulsto what warm-hoarted * Mr, Jonas” and bis boys have done for tho American piano: (1) They made the first * Grand” ever manufactured in this country—in 1854, 19, They wniroduceg the fron frame and all 1a ve- advkntages—in 1537, {0 They originated 2 ‘' olding for damper-gackets, (4) They invented and introduced the circular scalo for squars planos—in 1815, (8) They invented and introduced the Iron Frame for Grand Pianos. b (6) They introduced into their own Planoa the Over- strung Base—in 1353, 12D, They adopted tus Agraffo Attachment or Bridge— 1856, () They inverted and introduced the Iron Truss Frame tor Upright Planos—in 1873, (¥) They futroduced the Circular Scals for Upright Pianos—in 1871 (10) They invented and introduced an sction for Dpright Planoe—in 1872, . (11) Tney invented and introduced the Improved Doubé-Bearing Agraffe Bridge, * the most important ‘patent ever granted tor Pianos,"—in 1872, For all I know+to the contrary, they may be recdy to round off the handeome dozen with some marvelons triumph of mecbaoieal ngenuits, held in judieious o- serve for Philadelpiis and 1875, Hitherio, most_that we have seenof the Malgon Cuickering in Now York nus been courtly “Mr. Frank,” his exeoutive staff,—of whom more anon,— and tlie parlors cn Fourth street, fall of their euperb instraments, And, by the way, I must note that all this representation of Chickering & Sons is hous:d for the present in one of the large and comfortable mantdons which rich New Yorkers of the Inst eenera- tion involutarily bequeathed to the finer ond rarer | Xinds of business, You enter o spacious hall, stecped in » dim, religlous light, At stmosvhere for the busta and statics which glimmer in it like opproving ghoats. To the left isa magcidcent salon, iu which a seloct of Grand Pisnos sing, one to the others, all doy ong. To your right is s enug apartment, chesrfal enodgh this chill sutumn, with its open grate and sex- coal fire, tenanted by * Mr. Frank” and his etaff. Overhead snccessive firmuments, each vibrating with the echoes of some riuging Grand, or Square, or Up- right. heir factory, s busy township of skilled labor, fa 4 r, Goorge's ” domiuion. The youngest of the sous, this guiet musical student, controls tue daily fortunes of 500 men, and the susténance of some 2,000 pcople. The birthplace of the Americzn Plano is no obscure shrine for curious piigrims to spend a year in discov- ering. Mr. Gradgriud’s shade promuts me, severely enough, to mention as */facts " (a) Thatdt is iocated on four Bosion streets, to-wit: Tremont, Camden, Northampton, and Columbus avenve. (2) That itis honest red brick, faced with stone, and founded, like the fortunes of its yroprietors, on the eternity of grapite. (c) That itis five stories high. (d) That its front is 214 fe-t iu lecgth, (e) That it {s about 263 feet deep. (f) That, final and most preposterous numerical ontrage of all, it contains 226,570 superticial squsre feet of working rocm. Besides the main building, Mr. Gradgrind’s ehade, sl pereiating in fts detostable suggestions, rominds 1me taat there is an imicn:s drying-room, where 7,000 feet of steam-pipe engesderan aridity with whica not even the average Patent Office report could veuture to compete. 1shouid like to get rid, persmptorily, of the late . Gradgrind and thise Boston umerala, but 1 am driven to mention these last “facts” as compro- mi 1) The ! basement Pn‘ain‘t:!;l u:luxi farg:i where the frames are prepared, painted, and bronis Dd the vebeer-room, whirs Daniels' Huge planers do their close cnd expensl. e suaving. (3) The firat floor contains their stock-room and de- pot of generst supplies. Here the pilgrim and stranger Guscovers §10,000 worth of wire, ivory, cloth, felt, skins, binges, screws. and all the other neceasities of the manuficture, Th machine-room ison this toor,—a curious mussar, In which “ action-pins,” agraffes.” tuning-hammers,” and all sorts of mysternivs arti- cles are menufscturedand prepssed. Eattae * foa- fure " of the exlubition on this £oor {3 tte “ ALl De- partnent.” Some 130 mackines of the feliest aud Most fero-fous End iTe in perpetual sction here, Good, wholesoiap 1253 turm Lo #havings and rawdust every minutounder her reziorseless tecth. The cir- cutlazs buzz, the pladrTs ke, and an inflaity of other Seir.: tools add cuch Laeir note to the ludrsirions and ing barmiony. e lloor contsin Sive magnificent ware- Tooms, of rether exhibitiop-halls, whers the complated Amcerican piano, with an imyeris! inaiffereuce, awaits Whatever destination fate may prescrive for it, The Qestgning-room is likewise on this floor,--s very trea- sury of zuans and scaied and drawings. Tt 18 in this haudsooe apartment that the successive revolutions in their art have been debatad and tested and formu~ Jated by Cuickeriog & Sous. A historical muscuum, $00, in which to trace the KTOWth and_progress of the most perfect of modern musical instruments, Other fioors and 1ooras are devoted 1o such ne-e cary details a8 the varnishing, the toning, the regu- Iating, the Snishing,znd the genera! preparation for service of the tuueful missionaries that are_perpetual- 1y emerzing from ** Mr. George’s” immcnse domain, Hore § take leave of the lnte Mr. Gradgrind, and “turp my back relentlessly on the five-storied pile, so crammed and jammed With critbmetical information, in which the modern American plano is begotten and 0% watr, Frsok” turns ont 40 bo auita s despotic . George.” St snd Fitih av- creator of pumerals s ¢ © Ob the corner of Eighteouth eutte—ten sears sgo tue Labooed srea of fushion, to- day the mere upper cud of * business "—* Mr. Frank” has erectod and will_shortly inhabit the bandsomest 2 mout suatantiz! building devoted to trade in this city. Up tsthe hour of tuia reckless innovation of Mr. Chickering, architecturs hero hed rupidly de- Clinied (or ngcended) 0 Mcasurement by the squaro foot, Thauks to the rage for culumpar froals in moided zine and cast-iron, you conld Luy your Tonics, or your Dori-s, or your Comy osftes, at ‘40 much the ind, of any Angelo 1n the rolung-n:ill line. iffany, for instauce, bas parpetrated an atrosity upon the corner_of Brosdwuy and Fifteenth strcets, for which not even Chickerings' new building can atons to the outraged Genius or Good Taste, Fancy s muliicned Lird-cage of browniron cianped on a firat- Story of biack irou, and you have au idua of tae crime Whita, Iam assured, sdll tortures Tifany with ro- D Cisewbere, 1f anybods baslately wented to build on Broadyuy or soize oilcr hupless thorougifare, be has invarfably drivens lmd bargum withun from- founder wnd countesfeit=d the “hideoncnees of hia neighber's iron structure on the next biovk, - Over end ovet and over again thu “ patsce” of our “* merchant prince " de o mammoth packiag cade done in cuat iron, Wit pigcon-holes ad Libitum. Noi #0 the Chickerings. Tyudr vltimate ovject was the fonndation of o Musle Tall-to stuffy thesire, no barren assewbly room— but 5 spacions, & cunvemiens, and 4 ststely temple for the proper celebration of their art und ity delizhtful i conino blding—for, indeed. whea~ sico aud regand it, 1t wears tho look uil of au eaormous strength, sug- of a coucuznt gestod but searcely BIOWD. i Tt moBt no:sbio charscterietic is that it ls about the first sttemrt in America to develop the nsthetic vir- tues of brick; and when one’ vision has been ignity of iis coloriog—a dimity erity of 15 0rta—one is swiazzd The nobilits, simple sot positive, of the Italian school, inspirss and characterizes the design. The front contuins fur Its features un entrance cavornous enouzh to engul or disemiogue the largeat audience in ten winuics; (wo enornous mullion windows flanking the portul, and over these three enormous arches, each of which is tho eastern eide of o large room and a wiudow, Over thews superb lghts, un- equeied anywhore for thelr sice and the fllumisution {hey permit, aro a row of smal: mullion windows get in deep embrasurcs and nostling under the eives, ‘Thess small windows gleam like 4 transparent be.ding all round the ouilding, zad throgh them the dayiight pours down 1nto the huge concert-hall. The finish of the front is of white marbie and a most exquuita ‘mosaic, which suggests, faiutly, the prismatic ara- besques of the Aibumbra, On the south side of the structure the ssme design i8 rep:ated. There are flve arches, however, over five splendid mullioned windays, and in toese five arches there aze Lolights, A florid coping foliowa the line of the caves, and the roof rises intoa stately peak, weich is crested with o e first floor of this really palstial building sre criugs’ warerooms—hugs sulies of walch each kind of piano will huveita own, One of them 1 a tarone room—a3 novle apartment with carved ouk col- umus holding up its roof and a floorupon which an Emgeror could hoid a levee, Over 100 Grund Pisnos will be diaplsyed 1n this unrivaled hall, AD casy suirkay, 14 fect wide, gives access o the Music-Hall, 3nd the moment you enter it you realize irs capabitition, It 18 over 100 Teet loug, 78 feet wide, aud 4 feet high. Two thousand people can be ac- comuodated within its bospitable walls, though, with & gencreus regurd for the luxurious ease of in su- dience, but 1,5 kexts are permanently provided. But 'taen taey are sach seits! Behind ever) row thera s an 4isia for tko passage of tardy auditors, and everybody lics nearly 2J inches of room for the' dis. ‘position of his cout-tails or her flounces, Tlie goilers is 80 Ligktand 8o airy that the instinetive first qReation of evergbody who sees it is, Mr. Chick- erdny, srew’tycu goibz to put in another? ' * No, iz, Clickeriug, “Twant to give every ong da mueh air snd rouw 1o breatho os hia nelghbior.” Ami Lie bas suceoeded, for when you sit in tnat de fghtfal Olymyne, sud lodn back to look upwards, the ceiling Bezms 50 foet ov-rhead. Tgo filuwiuation of the hall {s = phenomenon Trweaty-five Lroad sunighls and fifty consoles shed their refltsd riys tarongh o firmament of erystal prisms, and the ventilation i8 provided by & compli- cated system of pneamatic tunes, Too stuge will accommodats an orchestra over a hundred sirong, and 18 flankod on either sida by balves of tho organ which Mr, Roosevalt has built for the Chickerings, The great orgun of Lucernc, in Bwitzerland, i3 famous throughout the world for the extraordinary efect produced by two of its stops,— the Yox humana snd the Voix Celoste,—wltch are placed in the roof of the Cathodral. Mr, Roosevelt has introduzed this device into his new instrument, sund when it roils its taunder in the hall thestops in qucation shover thelr thrilling {niuenco from ofer- Bea Botween the concert hall and first floor {3 s series of dressing-rooms, e:c., devoted to the uses of articts and orcheatra, Above the hall, on the third floor, zre rooms for teachers, and on tho four:h floor, under the vist roof, 8 @ rehearsal hali, 5% feet long, 24 feot 'wide, and 20 feet %igh, in which the largest choral socicty in New Yorks can sing its lus- tiost without a note being heard in the great hall below, 50 perfect and 80 ingenious is the nun-conductor em< ploy Tut all this description would ba 8o much tedions summarizing if 1did not bring my plain unvarnished tale to o close with s sketch of the sunlit chamber in which the nerves and fiaments of this great srtiatic enterprise centre. In bis Lright and cheerful room, steeped in daslight, however murky tho weather, sits Frunk Chickeriug, now, by tho death of Col. *Tom,” the elder of the sons, end the head of his hist house. There were threc boya left to keep up the fa~ muliar sign, and one of them, the blithest and kindti- cst of souls, led a Massachusotta regiment to tho War znd_returned shortly fo die, Allof them served s stera mechanical apprenticoship o their trade until tn 185$ Frank made lus hetdquarters in New York and Georga rematned to averse the manufactors fa on. In a recent sketch I litened Frank Chickoring to & French Marshal. A betier nequaintanca with him hag ouly confirmed my opinion that &0 far the portrait was truo to fts subject. Heisso well-bred s gentle- man, o qulet, so particular in appearance, in speech, in dress, and in manner, that I still jmegine him tho greus chevalier and not the industrious workman, whose scales ” and othar tochnical performancos arg the envy of his competitors in thetrade. Ho is tall and erect, not over 43, with s keen daris eye, grayish bair, and just such a mustache snd imperial a8 Ba~ zaino's. Hespeats litlo, but always to the point, _walka with the carriage of & gentloman, 2ud enjoys Iife in tho cultivated and sensible way of s Earopein proprietatre, There ia nothing of the parvenu abont Chickering, none of the orand-new varnish of the people born yesterdsy, on waich ths dust settles and theruba of every diy leave an impreazion. About all 16 rivals thero fosts an atmosphero of intolorabls newncss, a_semblancs of doing something only to bs instantly rich, instintly notorious, instantly popular. They are making their own history and often writs it, or where their natural invention fails, employ sore Dbody to manufacture a career for them in the fallacious black and white of the newspapers, They don’t un- derstand the repose aod digoity of the Chickerings, znd therefore never scquire it. Frank Chizkering {8 a mellow man of the world. He has made more thon the grsnd tour and perhaps em- oodies {n his Ferson more of the cuiture and refina- ment of the art ho professes than all his rivals would exhibit if welded together into singls coloesal manu- factares of planos, He 15, moreover, a0 Amorican _of the sanare azul, Deither’ arrogant ‘mor scrvile; with nows of the in. stiucts of the huckter and a1l the virtues which goto 1make up tho perfe-t total of » gentloman. Above all, he has mhcrited the moatamiable and generous teme perament from the fatber, whom his faiihfal children 5till commemorate in the {itle of their presout firm. A very udmirable {ype of his countrymen {s Frank Chickering, and nobody better deseryes tha traaitional for:uze and prozperity of his family. George i the ycunger, and is much less o man of the world. He s a thinking, careful seholax, who de- ‘Yotes all his encrgies to his work, and all his lelsnre to the service of mric, Hois elender, of the intellectu- al pattern, ood wears 2 full beard. He might, pardon- ably, bo mistaken for Germsn profezsor, and has a recognized place in the Lot of Lrain-workers who are popularly supposcd to- animate tho industries of Bos- 1 wrote, a line or two abovs, of tie ripeness and ma- tarits of the Chickerings' hueiness, An sstonisning illcstration of uis is atiorded iu the number of ) eople on the 81af%,” who havo grown gray in the family sexvice. One of these, who miht pass for » Chicker- ing bimeelf, 20 rich u tinge b1 he of the courtliness Of tae race, 13 * Officer of the Deek,” Burrll A capl- fal characterization his for Fraok Cuxkering's First Fieatenant, Over tbirty youzs, man aod Loy has Ar. fo Burrill dovoted to thec anc ent snd ponorable house, His bair wazes grizaly, his mustache is well powdercd over Lis white teath, bt if you want to sce his dark eyo kindle with all its ancient dre, buttonbole the vet- | ©erun in a corner of the hall, and talk Chickering to Dbim. 1 venture to afrm tnst neither * Ar. Frank ™ zor * Mr. Gearge ' knos half &0 much apont_sheir {ather or their own Listury as “Officer of he Deck,” BurrilL, Do CABLOS. ——— Ara Erown?’s $100 Lots, Everzhody knows that Park Ridge is one of the most beautifal and prosperous sudurbs around Chicago. It is growing more rapidly thao aoy other; it is healtay ; and gociety thera is good. -Mr. Ira Brown offers a home in Park Ridge to all who wish 1t for 100, but this offer isonly open during this month. Next month the price be raised to 2200 perlot. Mr. Brown will epend the winter in the South, and we rdvise all who intand to b:come subarban resideuts to be sure and give hum a call before he goes. The progress in the fur trace for the past few years 18 wonderful in the extreme. The well-known firm of Bishop & Barnes, corner State and Moaroe streots, Bava 80 systematized the manufacturing of fars that, if neceseary, they can mase the finest seal 83cques to order within twenty-four hours. They are more than surprised themselves at tho demand mads upon them for their new pattern seal and mink sscques, All Xinds of fure and fur-trimmings known to tho trade always on hand. Seal and mink sacques enlarged, made over, and trimmed, They pay particular atten- tion to refitting sacques manufactured by others. Messrs. Bishop & Barnes being the largest dealers and strictly relable, we recommend our resders to @ive them a call. —_—— Dyhrenfurth Business Coilege. ‘The premises of thie time-honored and admirzble institution, located at No. 149 Past Kandolph street, bave been considersbly enlarged, and thero is zow ample room for new-comers. Visitors will be in- terested in witnessing the practical methods of in- struction under the immediate direction of Chicago’s ‘veteran educator, Mr, Julins Dyhrenfurth. An excel- Tent preparatory schiool for toyaand giris of all ages, situsted at No, 335 Sonth Halsted street, is connected with the College, and the tuition js cx-cedingly mod- erate. An evening courso for commercial training and instraction in the commen Exglish branches is in progressat the Business College. New Oyster House Under Palmer House. A model oyster house L:s this day teen opened un- der tho mansgement of two of Chicago’a cldest and most popular restauratours, Mesars, Thomas Androws, the proprietor of the “ Headquarters” restaurant, and James 8. Anderson, senior proprietor of Anderson’s restaurant, and late proprictor of the Brevoort Houss, The new oatablishment is 169 State street, under the Palmer House. Their specialties will be shell oysters and._ shell fish of every kind, received daily Ly express, Steamed oysters, 50 Fopular in tho East, will be cae of the chief features of this estsblishment. Gatzert's Popular Tailorinz House. ‘Having taken advantage of the Iate heavy decline in woclens by buying largely of the chofcest oods in market, we can offer still greater inducements 10 gentlemen who desire to place their orders for over- costs, suits, or pantaloons, We are prepared to take measures strictly upon the condition that onr stsles, trimmings, and workmanship mubt be equal to tho best, and our prices lower than tho lowest in the city, No. 183 South Clark, Open il 9 p. m. e Merchant Tailoring. H. Grabam, the young man’s cost-cutter, has put bis prices away down, determined that neither hotel man nor sny other man will undersell him, Nobby overcoats, $35 to $50. Pants, $8, $10, to $12. H.G. does his own cutting, and is considered—both in end outside the trade—to bo one of the best wost of New TYork. 121 Lake street, one door east of Clark, Pawnbroker's Sale to-morrow and Tuesdsy mornings at 10 o'clock, and continue all day, Mr. Lipman will sell all forfeited pledges at Butters’ auction rooms, 103 Madison strect. ‘The goods must be sold to pay advances and charges. CLOTHING. DRY GOODS, &o. ABESY PLACE 0 CONPLAIRS * GUR, COSTONERS OR BY US. Among the stock will be found some very fine gold and ailver watches, fine diamonds, gold jewelry, etc,, nis0 fine level and transit. Salo for cash only, The Teoth, Health, comfort, and personal appearance ara in- volved. Bave your teeth. Firat-class, relisble, and experfenced gentlemen of tho dentsl profession can be found at Dr. McChesney', corner Clark and Randolph streets, Neltber painful nor expensive. Only $8a fuil set, best gura teeth. Teeth extracted free of charge fromgto9a m. G German, French, and Elocution. At the Bryan: & Stratton Chicago Busizess College and English Training 8:hool thera are classes daily in German, French, elocution, and short-hand writing, besides the branches pectsining to the bLusines course. In fact, instructionis given in almost any branch that is wanted. e Elmwoods. It 18 not necessary at this time to go into any expli~ pation why Elmwood collsre have become such favor- ites. Those who have nsed them have found them so ypleasant to wear that they have largely helped the spread by thewr recommendation. Beautiful Photographs by Gentile aro being finshed fn eolors, which are unsarpassed, for Curistmas gifts. Gentile haa engazed o distin- guished Ttalian artist who makes a epocialty of copy- ing old photographs. Studios, 103 Stato street, corner ‘Washington. —_— Important to the Preservation of Teeth— John Gosnell's Cherry Tooth-Paste, the most efficacious dentifrics known. Try it. For sale by all droggists. Wholesale agents, Torrey & Bradley, 171 apd 173 Randolph stroot. e e R ‘Silver Palace.” Don’t fail to seé the celebrated (genuino Baltimore ‘made) Silver Palace fire-place heater, for pale by Bramball, Deane & Cvo., manufacturers of French ranges, broilers, oyster ranges, coffee uras, etc. No. 110 Lake strect, B. E. Givsudan, manager, The Shrinkage in Prices 18 not half 50 apparent in any other manufectured ar- ticle in this market as in the immense stock of furni- ture the manufacturers have ordered their agents, Sampaon, Groene & C0., 192 and 194 State ervoct, to sell. Ordwny & Newland, Merchant Tailors, ot 138 Desrborn and 209 West Madison strects, make still forther reductions from to-morrow, making their priccs away below any other house in Chicago. This is bona fide, and moans business, geats. Special Bargains. Just received, s larzo assortment of those elogant French cmbroidared sets for ladies, at Frexca's, corner Stato and Monroe, opposite Palmer House, Pianos and Organs. Hallet, Davis & Co.'s Grand, Square, and Upnight, and Smith's American Organs, can be found only at W. W. Kimball's, corner State and Adaxma streets, Chicago. Perfectly Gas and Dust Tight. Something you will find in no other than tbe Bar- stow's wrought-tron furnace, Combines economy and power of heating. Dnl%nn’!, 142 and 194 State street. The Tailors All Complaining. They say Cook & McLain, 80 Dearborn street, have got clothes<iyeing, cleaning, exd repalring to such parfection that there ain’t half the now ones made. Ogzonized Ox-Marrow for the Hair, by Buck & Raymer, makers of the ** Mars " Cologne. Lundborg’s California Water or toflet and bath ; delightfullyfragrant ana refreshing Tz Raw, BLusTEnixo Wixps or WiNTes sewch out the wealmsases of all who are prediaposed to Luog Comaplaints, and, in_consequence, Colds, Coughe, and Bronchal Disorders everywhero prevall. “Thoso who Dave contracted Colds_sbould bo capecially carefal, 204 not impradently w'it until by coustant coughing they 8o irritate and rack their Lungs as to bring on theinsclves o very serious Pulmonary Affection. - Let them rather treat their symptoms raticmlly, and at 2nd by the prompt nse of Dr. Jayno's Expecto- Sant, curo their colds, and heal all accompanying Sare- ness of the Chest. INKSTANDE. Tibrary, Boudoir, Office, and Traveling Inkstands, IN ELEGANT DESIGNS, AT RETAIL, AT CULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & 0.8, 118 & 120 Monroe-st. DISSOLUTION NOTICES. DISSOLUTION. The copartuerscin_ heretoforo “evisting under the Srin pawms of . AUG, KIRCHHOFE & CO,, bt this daybeen disdolved by mutusl consent. Mr. Robert J, Taylor vetires from the firm. 3ir. H. August Kirchhoft cnil Mr. Theodore Neubarth will continue the business uader the firm of Kirchkod, &djh‘-nbudthfi 3 1he old the ontstsndings an stand, ssauming &l g, O S UG KIRCAIOFF, THEODORE NEUBARTH, ROBERT J. TAYLOR. DISSOLUTION. NOTICE—The copartnership as Real-Estate Agents heretofors lmfingp.bel'een ‘the underuigned und.r the firm name of C. B. HOSMER & CO., is this day i by mutual consent, Neither dissoived and terminsted by, the & ¥ is authorized to use 13 ngnsaa N wll Nn%flnsifift};‘a ‘Real-Estate Bual- Dota, Datd Culeago, No%-y (T o5 B, HOSMER, EDWARD D. HO>I BT We Am Satisfed WITH OUR SALES, WE STALL CONTINUE RETATL JOBBERY PRICES, RELIAELE HENS AND BOYY CLOTHING, AND CGCEINTS? FURNISHING GOOES, - NUTTING, C. 0. D. Clothier, 184 &A186 State-st., OPPOSIT}} PALMER }iOUSE. ABOUT THAT i “RADIANT HOKE Base-Burner, Base-Heater, Self- Feeder. Heats from top to base, something that no other Stove does, consequently saves fuel. moxzt durable, hes tse best grato and fire—pot of any Stove in the world. Don’t fzil to ses it before buying, I will also sell you the “SHINING LIGHT” as follows: No. 3, $21.00, others ask $30.00 No.4, 26.00, others ask 36.60 No. 5, 30.00, othérs ask 42.00 No. 6, 34,60, others ask 48.69 «TRIUMPH” and ‘ CROWN JEW- EL” slaughtered accordingly at WATKINS, 215 STATE-ST. STOVES, 1t you want anything in the lino of Gtoves, camize the Now Sugerh Pazior,” * Superb Range.” with Fio- vated Closet, and * Superb Crok Stove.” ‘You will find the largeat aasortment und lowest pricos in tho city, JOHEN D. MACLEAN, 308 STATE-ST., CHICAGH WHITE LEAD AND GiL. CEHICACO WHITELEAD&OIL GO, E. W. Blatchford, Prest. C. F. Gates, Sec. Manufactuzers and Dealers {n Vhite Lead, Zine, Linseed O, Patly, Colors, Varnishes, Cottage Colors, Lubricating Ods, Broshzs, . fnd Painters’ Haterials generally, WHOLESALE & RETAIL, PureGoods a Specialty. Al Goods Warranted s Eepresented. LARGE RETAIL DEPARTHERT. Special Inducements to Boyers for Cazh, s If our goods cannot be obtained readily, send your orders direct to our address, and they will be prompt- ly filled at the lowest prices. OFFICE, HANUFACTORY, A¥D SALESRCOY, Corner of Green and Fulton-sts., Chicago, West Side. SPECIACLES. @' 1S BRAZILIAN PEBELE sp-mm.us Buited to ail aights by inspection st MANASSE'S, Opts «clan, 88 Madison-st. (Tribuns Building), 5 Down! Down! Dry Goods are now lower than ever, and we will sell them lower than the lowest. Your imspection solicited and our prices will convince you of what we szy. O3 Monday next we will otfer tho following bargaina: Al ‘,;"“ pes Canton Flannel, 9, 10, 13%, and 45?5 pes Scarlet Quilts, all.wool, 25¢, worth 100 pes Medicated, 45 and 50c. 375 laszsn ‘Wool Blankets, $fl.5c0, $3, $3.50, $4, and §5. 59 pes Waterproof, 65, 75, 85¢, S1. 135 pes Cloalin, 3 5%7?%«.-2 %lo = cg Beaver, $1.50, $3, $2.50, pes Black Cashmere, all- % fold, 85. 75, 85¢, : 1. hus{:’aluawuovoel} fim 5375 gce!SBiuck Mohair Brillantines, 40, 45, and 85c. 10 cases Stylish Dress Goods, 20, 25, &30¢. 135 pes Guinet Bleck Gros Grain Dress Si‘llks. $1.25, $1.50, 31.75, $3.00—saplendid vaiue. 750 Double Brocke Shawls, $6.50, $8, $13, $15, and $30—the eontast aehion Srat 10 ncs Cloaking Velvet, 27 inches wide, 4 and $5. 15 pes All-Silk do. $8, worth §13. 5pes Lyons Besi Cloaking Velvet, £12, ‘worth “186. Biaver Cloaks, $3.50, S5, $8, S13, 1,000 S}éfsmas enning, Mink Furs, $8.50, $10, S€is genuine U,y a3 s15, 550, ana $25- New Yo St bankrapl Sioc! OF " ROSS & FOSTER 50conths Doliar, of LADIES' AND GEN every de 4 3 TLi2 DRESS GOODS frum maction, 3¢ one-third the usual price: 500 pes All-Wool Colored Cashmeres at 65c, worth 90c. All-Wool Colored Cashmeres at 300 pes 52, worth 81, 500 pes Black Cashmers, 42 inches wids, at 850, worth S1.35. 200 pes Diack Ceshmore, 48 inches wide, 2t 51,16, worth $1.50. 0 pés Mohair Lustres at 37x¢, worth 60c. 200 pes Srilliantire Lustres ad 50¢, vortd 1a ; 590 pos Manchoster Debego at 350, worth e ; 159 pes Pacific Lugtres ot 35¢, worth 60c. 200 pes All-Wool Empress Cloths at 374c, worth 50¢. 300 pes All-Wool Empress Cloths at 50c, ‘worth 75¢. " # 50 nes Black Gros Grain Dress Silks at S1, worth $1.25. v e 50 DcnguLnEt Satin Finish Silks at $1.50, worth > 3. 1g yf; Gv.u'na(-t (gh:mk!n: Velvots at §10, $11, and 12, ¢ reat bargain. i‘Spet:ml bargains in Cloeks, S8hawls, and urs. PARDRIDGE’S, 114 and 116 State-st. Is ,the/| LINENS HOUSEKEEPING DRY GOODS! PRICES MARXED DOWHN! SHAY, FREREN & 0, 84 and 86 State-st. Special Disconnts to Hotels and Doarding-Houses. FURNITURE. ‘We shall offer our line of NE FRNIT At Costl Aswe have a larger stock of that class of goods than we desire to car- ry. Those intending to purchase will find this a desirable opportuni- t‘nfiy war- A, L HALE & BRO, 200, 202, 204 & 206 RANDOLPH-ST.. NEAR FIFTH-AV. el CLOAKS. HOTCHKIY, PALIER & CO, 137 & 138 State-st. We have just completed another lot of 100 FUR BASKET BEAVER CLOAKSat$14, This isa verypop- ular first-class garment, and has only to be seen to be appreciated. We shall offer Monday, 160 more: Splendid Bough Beaver Cloaks at $10; 75 Splendid Rough Beaver Cloaks at $6. ‘W make a specialty of making VELVET A K to order, lngngave a mnmpne of CLO. Velveis, all qualitie: we as 10w 14 pride; for equal value, as any 1n tio market, embrou aver Cloaks, in point of style and low prices, sv/ unsurpassed 1n the country. EHO' s . & CO., 187 snd 139 Biate-atk