Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 25, 1877, Page 3

—c o o————— THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. N VERBER 95, . CIST—SIXTEEN A Gy “IHE SOCIAL WORLD. 1t Promises Well foran An- imated Season. Mairimonial Ailiances of the Week .~=Club Pariies and Dances, Past and Future. The Latest Intelligence Concerning Tew York Fashioms—-Cost of Materials CHICAGG. PROSPLCTIVE. ‘rhis winter prowises to be a lively one in so- oty direles. Several mew clubs have been or- ized, and all the old ones have recommenced gan operations. A number of youne ladies have e, or arc about to malke, their debut in so- Giety. eud, despite the hard times, the soclal pusiness bids fair to be succcssful. MATRINONIAL. Miss Jeunie C. Wilmarth, Qaughter of H. B. Wilmarth, Esq., was married at the residence of her father, No. 403 North LaSalle street, last. Wednesday evening, to Mr. Horace W. Carter, the Rev. E. N. Packard, of Evanston, offici- ating. Last Thursday evening a quiet wedding took piace at the residence of Dr. J. A. Cook, No. 5¢ Lageley avenue, being the marriage of Mr. Cliarles F. Diver and Miss Annic R. Cook M. Cbarles F. Love aud Miss Ala Wilkins were married in the Chapel of the Washing- Sopiau Home at half-past 7 o'clock last Thurs- day eveing. PROSPECTIVE BLISS. The marriage of Mr. Tucker and Miss Logan will take place Tuesday eveninzat the residence of the bride’s parents, Calumet avenue, just of Twenty-second strect. Laura Maver, dauchter of Mr. Hénry er, will be marricd Wednesday evening to Henry Liberman. mie C. Launghurst will be marriea at t Monrce strect Thursday evening, to Mr. C. G. Lincs. L. Clement with Miss ur Tuesday evening. at the residence of the i ® Indiana avenue and Sixty-sccond sirect, Engle- wood. Train will leave Rock Island depotat 5 . . m. Teose Lane, daughter of John A. Lone, Eéo.. of Kenwood, will be married Thursday evenni to Mr. Frank Wilson, of Hvde Park. The wooden wedding of Mr. and Mrs, Alex- ander ¥. Swander, Jr., will be celebrated Tues~ day evening, and at the same tine the marriae of Miss tonia Horn, sister of Mrs. Swander, 10 Mr. W. Heary Wrigit will oceur. SOCIAL AND CLUB NOTES. Theseyen young gentlemen who keep “bach- elor’s hall 7 at the **Jiome Club House,” No. 531 North Clark street, gave an elezaut enter- number of their friends last Fri- ‘The parlors were adorned with nd plants. Music and dancing were the { 1he cvening. Among those present Helen Heath, Mi le Heath, Case of. Racin, Mingeab, M 1 Hattic Furlong, Miss Irene Russeil, Miss H s Lucy Schurtlef of Lake e Wallin: Mes Dauiel A. W. Sanford, William bl Ernd h, William Le Baron, Edgar Holt, Frane Daniels, and Harry Bucher. The Tolanthe Club gaveits third party last Wednesday evening at O'Neill’'s Hall, No. 679 West Luke street. It was well attended. A clightful surprise party was given Miss Lillian Cashmai at her r s 4 West Monroc streel, Tharsday cvening. i g 16t irthday. A bountiful supper had been provided, and Fitzeerald furnished the musie. Kinonsr those present were Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Cashman, Mr. and Mrs. A. N, Merriman, Mrs, Y. B. Wilide, Mrs. Ayer of Boston, Mrs, Phil- es Lillian and May Cashman, Misses Jennic Ormsbee, Misses Sophia and Beda Bigelow, Mieses Minnie and Emma Mathser, Misscs Emma_Bohauon, Carric Martin, Carric Youns, Gracie Goodman, Jessic Pingrec, Fdith Pease, Mamic Rawleigh, Fanuic Wright, B Kewp, Mamie Sawyer, Minnie Bailey, Nellie Kingtaan, Etta Wood, Nora Cook, Emily and Maze Merritan, Messrs. Alden and Charlie Merrims-, R. Jennings of Newark, N. d., J. Mung 3 Jolm S. quair, Hume Cbarlic and Fred Jenkins, Frank Good- Tich, Gdrze Dennis, Will Street, Gordon Bai- Jey, Johunie. Cook, J. Pribyl, Charles North, vard Morsg, Joc Payson, Georze Bacher, Joo Whittiesey, Walter Downs. and others. The members of the Addison Literary Club met at their hall, No. 221 West Madison street, Jast Wednesday evening. Their exercises con- sisted of a debate, declamation, essay, aud fhe readiug of their paper. Their newly-clected ofticers are, G- 11, Crall, President; J. T. Bar- 10w, Vice-President;s Charles V. Cormack, Treasurcr: Berjamin Eaton, Editor; dJ. 3L Waldip, Marshal; J. W. Hedinburg, Corre- eponding Secretary; and F, W. Legur, Recording Seeretary. i Mre. R 1. Walker zave o _party_to a small number of fricnds at ber home, No. 443 West ‘Adams street, Wednesday evening 3rs. J. F. Armour gave a reception and Junch 1o a_number of ber friends at ber residence, No. 97 Calumet avenue, from 2 to 5 o’clock last Tuesday afternoon. ’ A smull party was given by Miss Ida Parsons 1ast Thursday crening at the residence of her No. 218 Ellis avenue. Lt onday nizht the oid and popular Sans Pareil Clab gave its first party at Bansingzer's Mall, The attendance was much lerzer than had been cxpected. The officers of the Ciub are as follows: President, Mr. Walter L. Peck: Seceretary and Treasurer, Mr. Charles E. Co- burn; Flgor Committee, AIr. F. A, Ray, Mr. J. S, Stubbs, Mr. C. 8. Bartlett. One of the most brilliant and sclect social clubs in the cityis * Our Friends,” who gave their first party at_Bournique's Academy last Thursday evening. The attendance was quite hl;.'c, there being about sixty-five couples pres- eni Last Tuesday evening Miss Marish Lynch en- tertained a number of ber young fricnds at the residence of her father, No. North LaSalle etreet. Music, dancing, snd_socfal intercourse orcupied the time, and Mr. Emil Liebling favored the comany with 2 number of sawira- ble sefections upon the piano. 4 "The first party of the Vesta Club for this sea- sou_took place i the residence of Mr. Sam Do Anderson, No. 743 West Adams strect, Tgesday evening, and was g sucees Last Thursday evening Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Huyek, of No. 635 West Adams street, gave an iniormal musicale to their friends. The Chica- o Quartette was in_attendance, and the affair Was fn every way 3 £Uccess. . Dr. and Mrs. E. F. Ingals gave an entertain- Tuent to a number of théir friends at _their resi- dence, No. 31 Throop street, last Friday even- inx. . Music, and cencing, and refreshments by Eckardt were among the principal attractions. There were about forty-five present. The members of the Forestville Club gave their secend party in their hall on Forty-tifth street, near Rinicones avenue, last Taesday evening. A surprisc party was tendered Miss Ida Smith Inst Friday evening at her residence, No. 351 West Washinmton street. Dapcing” was the principal amusement. A number of the young peaple of Maywood met at the residence of Mr. Samuel Dovaldson Tucsday evening, for the purpose of orzanizing a danding ‘club for the coming winter. After electing officers and deciding to call themselves the Social Club of Maywood, the mecting ad- journed. Dancing and other smusements were opt up until a Jate hour. The Club will meet every Friday evening, and promifes to be- 2 decided success. The Snowflake Club gave & dellantful party Thursday cvening at the residenco of Mrs. William R. Wright, No. 334 Park avenue. Quite alaree number were present. Dancing was the Pprincipal feature of thic entertainment, to the musicof Fitzzerald’s orchestra. The old and exclusive Ivanboc Club gave its first party of the seasou 2t the residence of Mr. and Mrs, 1. B. Chandler, corner of Jackson strect and Centre avenue, Friday nizht. 1t was a success. The next party will oceur Dec. 14 A very pleasant entertainment Wwas enjoyed Thursday evening by the scholars, teachers, and {riends of Tyng Mission Sundayzschool at No. 6{ Archer avenue. Addresses were made by Bishop Chency anc others,and recitations, sing- ing. music. and a zeneral good time was, ha Last Tuesday evening Mr. and Mrs. Witliam Snaw enters ined n large assembly of young People in their spacious parlors, No. 145 State street, mostly from the West Side. The Scnior Club of Englewood gave its scc- ond reception at Tillotson HAll Saturday even- ing, Nov. 17. There was quite alarze attend- ce. ‘The club-rooms on the floor beloyw were thrown open to the_ladies, who divided their time between the ball-room snd the club-rooms.. ‘These recentions are hecoming .quite popular- P ANNOUNCEMENTS. ‘“Qur Favorite™ Club will openits scrics of " roceptions at Martine's West Side Academy Friday evening. ILwill be remembered that %his cfub is identical with the one bearing 5ne last -all-wool beaver clotbs for 37, name of “La Favorlte” lust winter, and it fs i nc of the most ar organization: kind in the city. rE e 8ot 18 A Thanksgiving party will be given at the Jef- ferson Hotel Nov. 29, Every effort is being made by tne Committee of Arrangements to make this the most successiul party of the scason. First-class music will be furnished fro; Cn;m;:n. 2 The fourth party of the South Side Reception Club occurs Saturday evening, Dee. 1. y The first party, third seiies, of the Nonpareil glul? will occur Wednesday evening at Lincoln all. There will be a grand carnival in costume at the residence of Mr. John Hare, Lawndale, Fri- nn’fll:\'?u!n;:'.) £ o he fourth of -the Unity assemblies will be lheld at Brand's Hall Friday eveniug. ; AMrs. Eliz R, Suuderland will give the sccond in her course of conversations upon Dickens in the parjors of the Fourth Unitarian Church, Prairie zvenue and Thirtieth street, Wedues- day evening, Subject: *‘Dickens' Pictures of Rizh Life. The Garden City Pleasure Club will give their sceond complimentary party at Parker Hall Thursday evening. The first party of the sea- son was very successful, and. it is expected that this one will be even more so. The fifth complimentary party of the Oneida }"‘l‘ggsg_rgufi(sub,_“uger the ulTnnnEcmcm. of the & i . will be given Tuesd: ening Shrum’s Academy, £ TS A socisble of the Eastern Star Lodse, under the auspices of Queen Esther Chapter, No. 41, C?’- E. 8., will be given at Germania 1Tall, Nos. 62 and 64 Clarlk street, to-morrow eveni The Round-Table Club--formerly the Dickens C‘lub-mll meet Wednesday at™ half-past 2 o'clock, at Nvo. 1103 Forty-first street, near Langley avenue. Strangers are invited. Tlic Derby Club will meet at Mrs. Henry Beauford’s residence, No. 160 Third avenue, Wednesday evening, at §:33 o’clock, to complete arrangemncuts for 1tssccond annual reception. _The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Third Unita- rian Church will give a coffee party Dec. 7 st JMartine’s Wegt Side Ial 53 Ada screet. The Tairvidv Social Club will give their fourth party next Thursday evening. __The J, F.F. Club entertainment wili begiven in the West End Opera-House nest Wednesday evening, postponed from last Thursday even- ing. ‘fle Arjon Quartette will sing, and Mr, E. C. Overman will play a_harmonica solo. ‘The entertainment will conclude with 4 social hop. The fourth party of the Gladiolus Club will oceur Wednesday evening, Nov. 28, at Owsley’s Hall, corner Madison aud Robey strects. It will be & calico party. PERSONAL. Miss Laura E. Dainty goes to Boston in a few lays. Aliss Carrie Watkins has gone to Blooming- ton upon an'extended visit. ' Miss Laue, of Marion, Ala, s visiting Miss Suste Luse, at No. ISlgindiats avenuc. Miss Anna Riordan, Of No. 19 Oak street, has returned from a long visit in Olio. Mrs. Frank Ames, of §t. Caraline’s Court, zoes to Columbus, O., this week, to spend Thanksgiving with her parcuts and relatives. THE FASOIONS. CLOTH SUITS, WITII CUT-AWAY COATS. Harper's Bazar. Among the neatest and most useful costumes worn this winter are suits of Iady’s cloth of in- visible blue, green, blue-gray, or brown shades, made of the light quality known at some of the leading houses as Genoa suitings. There is an especial design for such costumes, which has a very jaunty appearance. It consists of acut-away coat,sbiaped precisely likea gentleman's morning- coat, fasteniug by only two or three buttous over avest. The coat is sioped away below these but- tons to show the vest, and the collar rolls back &0 widely that a cravat is required, or else one of the folded searfs thav were deseribed last week for gentlemen. There isaseam around thewaist, with pocket welts in it, and there are flaps aud buttons behing. The overskirt is long, and similar to that illustrated io the present num- ber. The lower skirt has invariably a deep kilt- pleating covering all the visible part below the overskirt, and aiving the effect of a kilt skirt. Auy further trimming, such asbraid, fringe, silk ‘bands, or ruflles, detracts from the style of this dress. The edges of the basque, the ~allar, cuffs, pockets, and overskirt are ornamented merely with five or six parallel rows of machine stitching done in silk of the same sbade. The coat collar is sometimes faced with silk or with velvet. The buttons are large thick buttons of bone, pearl, wood, or ivory, or else they are bi:ill—shnpad metal buttons, either of dead gilt or silver. SIQRT ROUND SKIRTS. Short round skirts ar¢ zragually making their wayinto pooularity. Theyare clt quite nar- row, aud are short ¢uouzh to escape the ground behind, thus relieving the wearer of the burden of lifting long walking-skirt out of the mud or dust. A single, scantily-pleated ffounce, or else 1o narrow knife-pleatings, form the plain bor-. dor around_ the edge. These skirts are used with the cloth costumes just noted,ns they help to pive the effect of akilt skirt, which is always round, and_would be destroyed if al- lowed to sweep. This vattern is also adopted for the black silk skirts that now serve under woolen overdresses. "As woolen materials are so heavy,modistesare makine sham lower skirts of cabric or of al- paca for heavy woolen suits, merely trimming them with flounces of the wool, or "else facing them with woolen froods from the knee dosn. These sham skirts were formerly objected to, as they were apt to be displayed wien the over- gkift was lifted or blown about. Now the polonaisc or overdress is made to cling so close- 1y that it is never lifted, and the expense and weieht of heavy woolen stufls beneath it are dispensed wilh. ‘This has become so general that suits of black silk now seidom have the Tower skirt made of silk of the nice quality used for the basque, overskirt, and flounces, asigiwer- Hced silk will answer the same purpose. Worth hias been lnown to use _cheap sill under rich brocaded dresses sold for $200 or $300 each. LOW-PRICED MATERIALS. Prices of dress-goods are lower this season fhan they have been for many years. Ladies who do not, care for the most_ sliowy novelties such as the” rough-threaded bourcttes an ncigeuse stuils, sclect the fine soft cashmeres that are sold in excellent qualitics at the popu- Jar price of $1a_yard, while very good colored cashmeres are sold as low as 75 cents, and black may be bougbt for 50 cents. If careis taken in the selection of the color and in its trimmings, plain cashmere dresses canbe made very pretty. Thus the darkest shades of green with blue tints are made with abasque and overskirt merely piped on the edze with silk, and orna- mented with green silk bows tbat show cardinal or else bronze facings. ‘The dark stone-colored or blue-gray cashmeres are faced with sitk of ikc same sbade. Navy blue is uot as popular for such suits as it was last 'soar. Plum-color is in favor again, cspecially with facings of pale -blue or of Duil. Olive, bronze, and moss-green are also bright- cued with eream-color and blue. There are ex- callent twilled stuffs, wiry and strong, yet every fhread of wool, for 65 or 70 cents a yard; these 2o chosen o very dark-gray or seal-brown shades or in the gayer reddish muroon for serviceable suits for morping; they are twenty- seven inches wide; from eightecn to twenty yards is required, When only an overdress is Deeded to sear wWith black “or with any dark silkc ekirt, double-width stufls are chosen, and from fourto five yards is used. For these are very pretty American goods, all wool, with mooth grounds on which are squares or dashes of raised threads that give very stylish efects, and cost only 1 8 yard. For $L.25 to $L.30 are matelasse and basket-woven goods of ex- cellent quality in all the now shades of color. ‘45 so litle trimming is required for polonaises, it s perhaps best cconomy to put most of the outlay into the material. From 35 to 36 will buy enough durable pure wool cloth for a polo~ naise: the buttons and silk facings for the Collar and sleeves are_the only pecessary trim- mings; the edwe of the skirt is more stylish ~when left plain than if fringe or braid is added. PLAIN SUITS AND WRAL: The farnishivg-houses stiow ready ~made low~ priced suits for busy women wholave no leisure in which to make their own clothing. ‘The style of these suits Is excellent with plain basques and Jong round_overskirts that may be adjusted to anmost any figure, orelse they have very prettily- ghaped polonaises. - They are black cashmere Suits of pure wool. thiougn lizht in weirht, for $15. These have a polonaise and skirt with two Tows of fafife-pleatings, or clse a basque with an ovorsirt. At other ouses these are trimmed with i)k _and sold for $205 if fringeis added, the price is $30. Suits of Knpickerbocker stuffs that are claimed to be sl wool are sold for $24; those mixed with cotton begin as low as $7.50. Suite of three picces—basque, skirt, and over- e Chate of biiied Emswun pretty Breton Srimmings are $18; with eacgue added, they ate 55 "For. thio bedroom are fiannel Wrappers in nice clear shades of blue or gray with white” Dars, made up in Gabriclle shape, for $1.50; with quiltedsatin pockets and cufls, they are $6. Very plainly made dresses of black silk begin 25 Jow as $40; colored silk suits may be bad for 57 There are very handsome and stvlish suits of black silk for §60, made with a basque and trimmed skirt simulatine an overskirt. TLong close-fitting sacques with double-breast- «d frofits are the popular_shape for low-priced clogks. These garments can be bought in plan S B therators cloth which is not all wool, an erefore, Teither warm nor durable, for $5.50. Therough- surfaced cloths arc more expensive than plain ver, and when made In such sncques the prices begin at $8.50. There are matelasse cloth sacques at §13, trimmed with fizarcd braids and with some fringe on the pockets; those at S16 are very dressy, with silk gores in the back al- ternating with nice matelasse cloths. 1If a lady Das leisure and is expert enough to makd such garments at home, her best - outlay is to ut all the money in .the cloth, as no trimmine need be used . except _the |letcssar}; button: From two to three yards of all-wool cloth of ex cellent. ?unmy will” cost from 30 toS12. The edgres of such garments are turned up aud faced with silk braid. SOCIETY GOSSIP. A $8,500 Urial trousscau . was finished by Ghormiey last week for an Indiauapoiis family, and forwarded to its destination. This artist always carries special insurance on the toiletshe is making to order, so there can be 1o loss to his putrons in case of fire. Mr. Ghormley is not ouly the accepted ruler of modes in this country, but he is also a persou in whorm Lis enstomers have learned to place such implicit reliance that many of them intrust the sclection and muking of theig costumes wholly to him, giv- ing themselves no further bother in the matter. No such thing as “trouble with the dressmak- er™ is ever beard of from those who intrust their orders to him. He is also Illinois agent for the mnew French procese by which old lace and crepe nay be restored to all their pristine brilliancy and beauty. The willingness torelax and plag a little mau- ifests itself with us intense Awericans more and more. Herc come three sprichtly holidays freadivz. closely upon cach_other’s heels,— Thavksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's, And weare all getting to enjoy them_as heartily as though we had_not beeu drilied into the beliel that there ought uot to be other duys of rest from labor than Sunday. Wkboever will invent a 60d excuse for a dvzen more holidays during the year than we now_have may yet be canon- ized as a national benefactor. Fern albums—Ilarge blank books in which the vast fern families are pressed—urc very popular with the ladies. A liome without a piano is something almost upknown nowadays; but o kome where the piano is eternally out of tune is not the most cheerful si)ut- onearth. It is pleasant to note that the Hallet, Davis & Co.’s uprizkis remain iu tune an extraordinary length of time. So conspicuous was this excellence observable in theny, that the Centenuial judses singled them out from some forty competitors for _solit: bonor for * permaience of tune.” The provements by winch this great superiority is secured are owned by Hallet, Davis & Co. alone, and are probibited by law from being used in any other pianos. Hotcbkin, Palmer & Co., the popular Statc street cloak and millinery liouse, are at present creating quite o stir, about their perfect-fit douks, cut by tailors, which is a decidedly new feature. Very nice clonks are sold s low as ten dollars. . Bridal hielmets are now substituted for bridal sireaths. They consist of tiers of orange blos- soms and bugds, with two very long, but uirrow, streamers composed of the same tlower with its buds. At Brand’s studios we notlee examples of cabinet and crayon portraits which are unrivaled specimens of photogravhic. talent and experi~ ence. The ealleryis withiout doubt the Jary- cst and finest in the world, and his aim is to Jeep ahead of all compebition. laving two beautiful operating rooms he is preparcl to do ‘full justice to children’s work, s well as all the higher branches of photography. Beautifal atbums, for aut()z%prfi, graphs, ete., are now made of the G Russia leattier, with silvercd edzes iust gilt, and massive silver clasps end mountings. The elegant array of handsome set and unset diamonds displayed by Giles, Bro. & Co. at the prices named are a great temptation. TReeeptions for clergymen are the vogzue just now. Large and enjoyable ones were held fast week by Prof. Swine “and Or, Thon The former, at the Palmer House, welcomed some 1,200 of his fricuds Thursduy cvening. Anoble example of true porcelain paintinz ‘has lately been received at Ovington’s. ~ This is a reproduction of Murillo’s Tamous ‘ Holy Fawily.” The work was done in Munich, and the tints and colors, which are baked indelibly upon the poreelain, are wmarvclously truc to the original and to life. The painting, which ks {he larzest and finest of fts kind yet_seen in the West. is framed for wall-haugine. We look to sec it soon pass into the collcetion of some one of our most appreciative local art connolsseurs. The new society game, *Gou-Bhang,” is among the latest distinguished society novel- tics at Cobb’s Library. The superp Persianand Egryptian decorated candles for home adornment are found only here. We all know of the matchless style and beauty of Cobd’s stationery. The quataud pleasant old philopena custom photo- scems never to stale. Munching the double, almond meat, with its subsequent. surpris¢ usnally played on the luckiess gentleman, and the inevitable gift, is a3 popular to-days in our grandfather’s time. The merry days of Christmas-time are but 2 Every, Tady esteoms, o ift 01 else. little way ahead. that will adorn her O'Brien’s paintings, graphs, and peautitul froming chioice and perfect in artistic worth, Sapphires and diamonds are more f than auy other stones; a great fancy for cats’-cycs, more especially for a new variety emittine the flery oleam of an opal. All manner of jewelry of the Middle Ages is very fashion- able. A specimen of this style, consisting of & brooch and earrings, belonged to Marie Antoin- me, above ail engray -ette, and was once exhibited at the Louvre. ‘There is no variety of novel, fashionable, or standard jewelry which may not be found in imposing varicty at Huilton, Rowe & Co.'s. Their boliday stock will be uncommanly varied and beautiful. Will ladies mever learn that there isa vast difference between being stylish and fashionuble? Tuke the hair, for instance. Many Jadics follow the latest absurdity, and pile puffs and roils dircetly on top of their heads to a hideous alti- tude. They think they are in style; they really are only it fashion.” The lady who hasthe genuine gift of style never distizures herself, nor allows fer hair-dresser to do 1t for her. The very latest thing incarriages is a six-alass Landau, just reccived by Studebaker Brothers’ Manufacturing Company, 151 and 153 Wabash aveyue. Ttisa beauty, and everybody shouid see it. The art and social events of the week will be the grand concerts to be given in the Taber- nacle under the direction of that king of im- ressarios, Max Strakoseh. The first of liv- nir sopranos und contraltos, Kellozg and Cary, - assisted by other eminent artists, are to sing both ecvenings, Tuesday and Thursday nest. The prices have been placed at an astonishingly Jow ligure, the best reserved scats not_costing more than 51, The sale of tickets at Root & Son’s Music Store is progrossing superbly. Nothing can disturb the happiness of the Iady who is assured that her bat or bonnet is elezant in styleand becoming in its shape and adorn- ments. When we sce a lady, whether it be driving, at church, concert, of opera, prome- neding or calling, adorned with perfect mil- linery, we know that she has obtained it at Hawedon, Boyle & Co.’s, Nos. 141 and 148 Wa- bash avenue. C. P. Kimball & Co. bave just received from Killam & Co. the lizhtest onc-horse coupe ever exhibited in Chicago. B Lewis & Newell, of the Chicago Music Com- pany, 152 State _strect, have recently added to their business the agency of Booscy & Co.’s (London) standard musical pubifcations,also those of S. Brainard Sons. Clevelaud. These additions to the already increasing business of this enterprising bouse will prove of practical value to those intercsted and to the city: There is nothing mean about the Duke of Norfolk. When ne was married in England last weck to Lady Flora Hastings he gave each of the twelve bridesmaids a pair of gold bracclets, atudded with pearls and ornamented with the dismond monograms of himself and bride. He does things with almost Chicago Javishness. Stress is laid by Eastern journals on ‘“a new wedding feature,” consisting of the signing of the guest’s name to the contract as a pleasant and permanent memento of the occasion. That tnew? tning was done in Chicago years ago; New York has just heard of it. To be well clad gives a sense of ease and com- fort unattainable in apy other way. The well~ dressea man not only Hisrures to better adyan tage in the home ond social circle, but he can transact the business of life more advantage- ously than he of the shabby attire, A gentle- man who gives bis orders o R. J. Walshe, Me- Vickers Theatre Building, is, certain to obtain stylish, pectectly-made garmets, of unfailingly excellent material, and at honorable prices. A home which does not contain more or less ceramic adornment indicates an abscnce of taste, or an unfamiliarity with current art prog- ress on the part of the occupauts. The beauti- ful vases, plates, tiles, ete., of porcelain and other wares are_now considered. a5 cssential to the ornamentation and pleasure of a well-order- ed home as pictures, books, or furniture. A social entertainment for -which John Wrizht caters is certain to result’ in immediate happi- ness toall in attendance, and to be remembered afterwards with unalloyed pleasure. His office i3 ot the Palmer House. . New York is happy over an exhibition of rare old laces and Oriental embroidery. Awmong the Jatter is a Turkish table-cover, over 170 years old, in the bighest style of the.perfect Salonica urt. Genuine cameo, intaglio, hematite, and_ame- tnyst pins and sleeve-buttons at Wilson Broth- ers. i The friends of physical culture, who believe in the notto *Uens sana in curpore sano,” are sendin:ein their names at alively rate for the purpose of organizing a social class—ladies and Fentlemen—in light gymnastics (to the tempo of good music) aud danting combined. Dr. Jansen, the genial munazer of Natatorium Hal, intends to call o meetinz of all interested, We believe, «the first weet in December, when the list of names will protabiy be up to seventy- five or 100, This will be an evening class, and, jts members Dbelonging’ to the very best of our society, the whole affair " prom- jses to be ome of our fashionable cvents the coming winter. Those desirous fo join shoulq send thewr names at once to the office, Michigan avenue, corner Jackson - street. Sexd an appreciative Jady to the writer last week, “The vertical feed. end ofher good Points of the Davis Sewing Machine, malke it the most sutisfactory machine in existence, and T haye tricd them all.” ; When Field, Leiter & Co. are fairly settled in their new guarters at the. Exposition Building, they will be the oceupants of the largest single storcin the world Gold threads in all the tints of the raipbow are used for cmbroideries on_evening costumes and opera bonnets by those who object. to the weight of moonlighvand varicgated heads. CURRENT GOSSIP. THE FREE BACHELOR. My howe it is called the Bach's Retreat,® ‘And T find genuine solace there; T free from the chiding that married men meck When home from a nice little Tear, Yes, no one is waiting or watching for me, With a broom on my poor back to vreak; Or point at the clock and cry. **Sir, do you see? Yoft wreteh, you'! what kept you so late?" T'm free from the wrath of yonr dear feminine— T'm free; and all husbands do eay, “You're Inckz, my boy; your life ia sublime; 01 threw mine 0 foolish away. " Iglory, you sce, In my bachelor-life, ‘And escape from my dear little honey, Or the sweet, tempting kiss of some fond, tricky wife, Whenever shie wants any money. T purchas¢ no "goric for baby to cure, . Nor carry it "round half the night; O cragle do rock, us husdings endure, - While their wives slumber tranquily quite The smiles of the ladies ave all lost on me, “Yhough their faces with them may all glow, And the chiarms of the cottage, I pray you willeee, With marniage, for me are no go. Cmexeo, No 1877, iAGNUs Jomssox. A:COUNTRY WITHOUT NEIGNBORS. Atrs. JL P, Handy 0§ Philadelphia 1seekly Times. The Southern Confederacy was a country without neiphbors, a pugilist without backers. v furnishes no instance of a more effective ade. Landward, except where Mexican robbers and Indians beld the frontier, lay the country of the foe, and scaward, within hail of each other, from Virginia to Texas, tue vessels ,of the United States navy, shut in the besieged States from the world, and sbut the world out from them. The menwho ran the blockade igked life and Hberty; for this risk they de- 1nanded larze profits on the goods which they brougit. Tie war produced its natural crop of extortioners. Atter the repudiation jn 1863, of one-third of the Confederate debt, few people bad faith in the currency. Those who held it spent frecly, anxiou’ to exchange for some- thing of mure tangible value, No one who could idle was anxi ) every day_ ine nflation bore its I fruits, and the rare spectacle was pre: purcliisers anxious to buy, while merchants were loth to sell. For four years the Southern] States were shut up to theirown resources. ‘These resources, thouwh immwense, were undeveloped, and the us to develop them were, for the most part, Jacking. Mauufactories sprang upall over the country; but, where chemical agentswere neces- sary to the perfection of their work, thut work was leit unperiected. Confederate cotton cloth, as already stated, was sent forth from the fact tory in its natural unbleached vint. Counfed- crate paper was inferior in color and texture to the brown wrapping-paper_commonly - used in dry-zoods stores to-day. The Georgia woolen mills produced army clothsand blankets ofzood quality, but wool was wofuil ce, and the cloth “sofd for $200 or $300 a'yard. Cow-halr arefully saved from the tauneries. and, mixed with cotton, Was spub aud woven into garments which, if coarse, were at least thick and warm. The highest ladies in the lana did not disdain to wear homespun. The wash pop- lins of tu-day, ‘sold in ail dry-goods stores at from 10 to 15 conts a yard, closely Tesembics the homespun dres: women were then so proud. The prettiest heme-madecloth of the Confederates was & mix- ture of silk and cotton. TFor this, black silk too much worn to be of use in any other way, was cut into bits and picked intolint, mixed with more or less cotton, and spun and woven for the dress. The process. was painfully tedious, as from 2 pound and a half totwo pounds of picked silk was required; and not a few girls who set out to accomplish a dress stopped short at enough silk to knit a pair of eloves. The state- ment made in a former article upon Confederate make-shifts, published in Harper's Alagazine, to the cffect that the Confederste Women did not know what was the. fashion, the oceasion of some incredulous comments. Not only did they not know, but muny of them did not care/. They wore what they had or could get, and were content. A lady friend of she writer laughingly declares that never but once in_her life did she always have something to wear, and that was in War times, when reduced to ovedress—a black cashmere made of two old ones; she had no choice, but must always W that or none. Calicoes in 1864 were worth $30 and 340 a yard, and a new calico was rezarded as a handsome dress. Gar- ments already on hand were turned and re- turned, dyed, wnd made over, 1s long as a picce of themn remained: The “costume” ot the present day, in so far os it_means drcss made OF two materials, was perforce fashionable in the Conlederaey—a convenieut mode of making tio old fricuds cover each other’s deficienci IRECKING A PUBLIC SPEECH. jalazy for Netamoer. The most complete wrecking of a public speech which I ever heard happened in a polit- jeal canpaign. In this case it wus pot hidden rocks, or umscen currents, mor unexpected breezes, but torpedoes, placed op purpose to Dlow the vesscl off the water. The two partics were to biold meetings iu the sane place on two successive nights,—the Republicans the first night, the Dewmoerats the scecond. The Demo- cratic speaker was a man of large form and fine presence, with a rich voice, and_considerable claim to oratory. He was, however, somewhat pompous, and with very marked peetlfaritics of thanner, which bis fiue form and voice made even mora conspicuous. The Republican speak- erwas nmost pitiless wit, h great mimic, and possessed of a_remarkable memory. Coming the first night, he made a short speech on the issues of the campuizn, and then said, ** This is wy speech., Col. — Wil be bere to-morrow nizht, and I tell what he will say.” Throwing himself into the attitude of- bis voice and manner, he gave them the specch he had heard him make a few nights before, and which he felt sure he would repeat there.® The nest night the bouse was crowded 1o its utmost. Qur Democratic friend feltvery much flattered at the large attendauce. But the moment he stepped on to the platform a suppressed smile spread it- self over the audjence. At his first seuteuee it broadened and deepened almost iato a laugh. As be Yrocccdcd, osture, tone, speech, and ges- ture all * followed copy ™’ so exactly that the whole audience broke out into a fit of uncontrol- lable laughter. His friends tried to restore or- der, but it was fmpossible to Keep their own faces straight. The audicnce themselves felt ashamed of thefr behavior, and felt a sympathy for the epeaker. and after an outburst they would ail hush down, and- determine to lister. But every time the speaker resumed, the re- sponse broke out again and defied all restraint. The speech ran a short and troubled course, and the speaker closed, by no means happy. They at once explained to bim the source of the diffi~ culty. When he Jearncd the trick his antaconist had played on him, it is said ** he went for that heathen Chinee * in a phraseology not suggest- ed by the third commandment. O GEORGE! A cheerful view of Washington is given in a story orice told by Mrs. Madison to a little eirl, Who now repeats'it in Lippincott. * One day in ‘Puiladelphla,” said Mistress Dolly Madison, * I was sitting in my parlor with a very dear friend, Mrs. R B. Lee, when in Walked Payne Todd {her son) dressed in my calico bed-gown. While we were lnughing at the figure he cut, the serv- antthrew opey_the door,.and announced Gex- eral and Mrs., Washington. What to do with that dreadful boy I didn't kuow. " He could mnot .face the [President o that garb, ' Néither could -he leave the rovm es of which Southern Wwas without mecting ‘them, for the door they were entering was the only one. I made hiwm crawl quickly under a Jow, broad settee on which I was sitting. Ihad jast time to arrange thie drapery’ when the Washingtons entered, After the courtly greeting, and the usual tom® pliments of the season, there came from under the scttee 8 %Gy sich which cvidently attract~ cd tne Gener®Ps notive. However, I oniy tali- ed and laughed a little louder, hoping to divert lis attention, when—oh, me!—there came an outery and a kick that could not be ignored. So 7 stooped down and dragged Paync out by the leg. Gen. Washinoton’s dignity left him for onte. Laugh! Why, he fairly roared! He nearly went into convulsions. The sizht ot that boy, in that gown, ail so_unexpected, com- ing wrong end first from under my seat, it was too much.” DANCING TIE TO00-LA-LOO, Cleteland Leader Atlanta (Ga.) Correspondence. Golng past 2 yard near the outskirts I had the rare chance to sce some of the cotertalnments of the Southern darky. There tust bave becn thirty couples singing and dancing the “Too-la- loo,”” forming five cireles. This play is of African origin. The leader sang the song while the rest joined the monotonous refrain after ench line, accompanicd with clapping of harids. LiPthe bright moonlight a_ausky beile waltzed around within a circle that was dancing to the tune of > Lady in the gacden, “I'oo 10-100! ZLady in the garden, Too-la~1oo! Lady in the racden, ‘T'oo-1a-lo0! Then ehe made anotber motion in her danco, ot some kind, whicl is sung at Lerry nicc motion. Too-1a-l00 Nico little lady motion, Too-la-l1o0! Oh! dat’s a nice little motion, Too-la-loo Oh! Ilove too-la-loo! Go choose a lover, Too-la-loo! - H Nice little lover, l Too-la-1oo Handsome lover, "Too-1a-100 5 out T love tav-la-loo: Sne then sclects her lover and the song in the danes, goes on: * Eise your Jover, Too-la-loo? Dat a berry sweet lover, “l00-la-Too ! Kiss vour lover, Too-1a-100! ©Oh! 1Jove tov-la-Joo! - I, Obeyine this hint, thé cbony bues giued their lips tozethier. Tac girl then retires as part of the circie, and leaves her “nice little lover ™ in the centre to dance the Gentleman mation, Too-la-luo? Berry nice motion, Top-1a-Joo?! : But e's a bullfrog motion, Too-lu-loo ! Ol Tlove too-] -loo? QUIPS. A bosom friend: The baby. The fool’s paradise: The Seilly Islanls. Theglady charged with an offense was Miss Trusted. A passfon for elderly people is said to be all their age. Mistress: *Ts the bread sour, Jane?” Jane (who is afllicted with abad cold): * Dough, ma’am,—it's wheat.” Would it be proper tocall o “stony-featured”” man a *marble front 7 Or would the name be 100 hard}? When Spriggins’ wife called him an old roost- er, be said she was the most fowl-mouthed wotman he ever knew. A host, desiring to show his guest into the children’s nursery, tendered bim an invitation 1o visit the bawl-room. When a friend obgeved to Piper that his hat was out,of date, he replicd that it might not Le the mnode, but it was certainiy his tile. + She travels like a pestilence, said a zentle- man, referring to bis wife, whot he was vainl. endcavoring to overtake, | “ Let me o, papa.” pleaded his little boy, *and I'll cholera for you!? He acknowledged that his votce was eracked, but it was musical onec, he said, andl full of tender pathos. And then he'asked her what he most reserbicd now. And she replied that he appeared to her very like a blasted 1yre. TWELVE GOOD MEN AND TRUE. Panch. 5 The jury then retired to consider their ver- atet. Foreman~TWell, gentlemen, what shall it be? For the defendant or plaintifil Lsay for the 000. plaintiff—damagzes Number Two—Nonscnse; you mean the de fendant, He was in the right, and nothing shall make me give in if I stay here all night. Number rhrec—Don’t say that, because I - a diuper party at 7! umber Four—And I promised my wife to be back by 6. Number Five—I say ditto to Mr. Foreman. Ounly make it a farthing damages. Nothing shall move me from that. - Number 8ix—Which was the plaintiff? Number Scven—\Why, the one who refused to he bill; don’t you know? nmber Eight—Lor’ bless me, I thought he was the defendont! | Numnber Nine—Coihe, zentlemen, it's getting Jote. Make np your minds. T don’t care which you give it for; in fact, T thousht both sides in the wrong, Number Ten—Did you? I thousht bothsides in the rizht. Number Eleven—It's no_usc tatking. Itell youl mean to siick £0 the defendant. Number Twelve—And I to the plaintiff. Dam- ages, £1,000. Not a penny less, mind you, not a penny less! N Foreman—T sce, gentlemen, we must decide it in the usual way. I will toss the shilling if you will be good enoush to cry heads or tails. The jury returned after a few minutes’ ab- sence. ~ Verdict for the vlaintiff—uamages, 0 shillings. & A SACRED OLD RELIC. g Detroit Free Presi. A colored man yesterday turned auctioneer to work off two old Stoves for a dealer on Gratiot avenue. One was gold without trouble. but, as the other **held over” on him, he mounted a barrel and began: “Gem'len and women. dis yere stove was once. de property of George Washinaton.” Alaughter of derision greeted his statement. Singling out the biggest man in the erowd, the auctioncer asked: 37 “Doan’ you believe that George Washington once owned dis yere stove?” “ No. sir.” «Dat’s de same as callin’ me a liah, sah, and you'll hey to chaw dem words, sah.” He jumped doivn and_waltzed over to the stranger, but was knocked down in a York minute. That was plenty for him, and, after fecling of his head to sec how much of it Was left, he mounted the barrel and called ont: “'How much do I heah for dis stove,—once de property of Gin'ral Grant! De stove dat Wash- ington owned was busted up doorin’ de Warl” FHE NEW COACIIDAN. Detroit Free Press. The boy should bave known better at kis aze +than to let out family secrets, but be felt grate- ful to the other boy for the use of his stilts, and he softly remarked: «Father wasn’t home all last night, and he ’t come_home yet.” bafi%fifig off?” qum):im the owner of the stilts. « He’s down-town somewhere, we expect, and ma says she ain’t goinz to run after him if he don’t come home for 3 month.” wDid they have a fuss?” « Rinder. You seewe had tolct the coach- man go; 'eausc its hard times. Yesterday after- s wanted pa to black up and drive her out in style. He kicked at first, but ‘when she S0t mad he csved in and fixed hirisell up o ot couldn’t tell him from a rezular darkey. “'bm he drove around ma called him Peter. and ordered him, to back up, and ro zhead, and “haw and gee aronnd, and he got up on his eur and drove back to the barna ‘Them duds came off 'n him like lightning, and be wasso mad that e didn’t stay long enough to washthe black off " hl?"fié what did your mother say ¥ asked the other, % Nothing. . Sbe looked alittle sad around the nxgmh, Hut she’ll feteh him to it i€ it takes al winter. He might as well come home and /begin to learn how to burn cork.” 4 JUST WHAT I EXPECTED.” “New York Evening Post. . At an entertainment given in Boston by the Hellers the other night, at the suggestion of o jady in the sudicnce the magician placed his bands on the shoulders of her male companion and demanded that Miss Heller, who was ex- ercising her power of second sight,” should read o letter that was in the zentleman’s pocket.” The latter became obviously nervous, Fad would heve Jeft- the hall, but the andience, comprebendine the situation, burst-out in a l}'gurotxa!t ;‘nuzhtlcr' and lomflyd called for theread- z e entire correspondence in his poss sfon. Miss Heller read: Sy Deanest Gromor: Meetine by 0 The vietim, amid the yells of the aundience, started down the centre aisle, closely followed Lg!us wifc, who merely stopped to thank Mr. eller, and exclaimed, with an owminous sbake of the head, *Just what I expected from the old decelyer!” * : ——————— “ -~ THE SWEET SINGER OF MICHIGAN.” . 4 CRITICISM. A simple, uupretending little book, with gray covers: the portrait of the. writer gazing out from her world of fancies rare upou him who opens its first pages; altozether mnpre- tentious, unassuming, this “Sentimental Song Book,™*vet we think containing more true poctry than many awork ushered into the world with greater expeetations and louder blare of trumpets. A quaint little preface contains all the reader cares to know of the book and its author. “Thus it speaks: Thislittle bool Is composed of truthful pleces. All those which speak of being l:illctl,pdir.‘:L or drowned are trutifnl soags; others ure *more truth than poetry.” They are all composed by the author. * Iwas hornin Plainfield, and lived there until I was 10 years of age. Then my parents removed ta Alzoma. where they have lived until the vresent day, and1live near them, one mile west of Edger~ ton. Juria 4. Moone. A very casual turninz over of the pages will soon inform one that these villages, Plainfield, ‘Algomu, Eagerton, arcsituated in Kent County, Mich.; so mot inaptlycan that great Stale take pride in its ** Sweet Singer,” and wreathe round lier brows the laurel of the poet. So felicitously does she describe her carly days and youthful faneies in the poem *The Author’s Farly Life,” snd so replete with true poetic beautics is it withal, that perhaps we can do no betzer than quote some of its 1ore strikingly beautiful stanzas: e e I will writen sketch of my early life, Tt will be of childliood day, Andall who chance to read it, No criticim, pray. My childhood d: And it ilis my beart with woe T muse o'er thie cays tiat have passed 0y And the scenes of long ago. In the carly days of my chitdhood- ent County was auitg wild, Especialy toe tewns 1 lived in When £ was a fitule child; Twill not speak of my birthplace For if you will only Ioo! O'er the hittle pocm, My Tuatis in this Jittie book. My mother was an invalid, ‘And was formany o your, ‘And I heing the oldest dyughter Her life L had to cheer. © hal two litt12 brothers. ¢ three, ‘And sister, which ‘And dear mother being sickly Their care it fell on me. tiventy-three vears a7o, of land, Wita trees 1t \vas five wiles from 4 villa Or any other town. My heart was zay and hapoy; Thiy was everin my m' There 13 better times And T hiope son i Myself capable of compostug, It was my hearts de Te compose on If it came in my By childhood days hase passed and gone, ‘And it £ils my Leart with pun To think that youth will nevermore Tieturn to me n. And now, kin icnds. what I'have wrote, o'er, sowme have done } criticise itherto herebefore. Whatcares the true poctic soal for an oc- casional lapse into uugranmatical revions, if it flat, nevercompelled to rest ou the dead To our many. tacme affurds 1 level of commouplace! as witness the poem **The Grand Rapids Cricket Club.” Here, alter her impressive opening, In Grand Rapids is a cricket club; Of mea that cgicket play, As fine 4 sct of skiliful men That can their skill display, she deseribes the personal atiributes of cach ™ 1 upon plaver, just as old Homer foved to dw the valor and prowess of his herocs. I Irave Kelso, he's cansidered geeat, Chief of u he s found but not alone is Kelso a michzy erickzter, for Jir. Follet is very br: onter player than the rest. Alns! however, for_Foliet, the light plaver, tlie nimble of foot! The race is not aly: the swift, nor the battle to the stron. as Grana Rapids cricket seems to be no exception to the rule, since— Tie got struck severe at the fair-ground, For which he took a rest. Under favor may we be permitted to hope that the Grand Rapids Club will soon fulfiil the orediction of its fair sangstress, aud that, to use think that in so bright an inteilect the attach- ment to Greenback theories, to which allusion has been made, will zive place to sounderideas and be looked back upon a3 only an erratic fancy of which brilliant miads, as all experience teaches, are so unfortunately capable. But alter all, while the patriotic firc burns mn her brain, the verse of Mrs. Mvore is most tencer when she dwells upon_musfortune. She tells the sad story of Hiram Helscl in wonderfully rlythic lines. The little lad, it seems— Was a small boy of his aze. When he was five years or 50 Was shocked by lightning while to play ¢ And it caused him not to row, - Tle was called little th Oelscl y all friends that Knew him well— and bis loss is mourned by true maternal ten- derness. = It has been our endeavor, in this brief notice of Mrs. Moore’s work, rather to cull from the noseguy whichsheoffersthe world a few fragrant flowers than to attempt any chemical analysis of why fizose flowers are fragrant. In criticisinzt a Browninz one has oftentimes to delve be- neath the surfaze to find a bidden meaning in his words. Wit 3lrs. Moore, on the contrary, one need never fear subtle concealment of thouzht, her verse is so exquisitely clear. She is simple as Longfellow, patriotle as Whittier, Tull of the love of nature as Bryant, sympathetic as Mrs. Browninz. What if Her book be tinged - with localism? The annals of a village are only the microscople anuals of the world. 'The ssme Toves and sorrows move the heart at Algoma and Edgzerton as at the centres of weaith, and trade, and society. ~And if our simple sprav of laurel, which Wwe extend most heastily to her, shall call {orth {rom ber heart some slight expression of anatitule, we shall fecl amply ropaid. Wei- . sure 3 Jaron sun ¥, in ro envious spirit; we haw — 4 sam Hithertd herebetors: 2% 8. B. W. — Ianufactared Shonlder-Bones. The trace in pigs’ shoulder-bones, according to a Paris correspondent, is rather sinwalar. 1f there is a part of the animal liked more by the Tarisians than any other, it is the jamboneau. Much talent fs lavished on its appearznce. [t has to be dished standing up, with the bon pro- jecting, and is covered with bread-crumbs. 1t Trequently oceurs that the demand for pies’ siioulders exceeds the number provided In the Parls market: acd, therefore, shoulders bave to Le cut out of some other part. This is not dif- ficult, as piz, say the Trench, is zaod all ove: but the booe was the difficalty until an indu tri ound who made them the proper d eolor out of other bores. Whe: 2 good stoek hie sold them to pork-bute tuck them firmly in the new-mw rs,-amd the diiferense betwoen a real aaboneatt and 2 imade-up one is now dithicult 1o deteet. The ook in a well-keot houschold is allowed to seil all bures as a perquisice, but the jamboneau boue is carned bark to the pork- Duteler, gnd the sune ane hos been kuown to last over ten day; ——— Driving Throngh a Pralrie-Fire. Winnipey (Mun.) Free Press. There was a church-opening aé Woadlands Tasi wee! the clerxymen who parri in the ceremony. on the trip home to Winnipe: met with an_adventure which is worth reev inr. A prairie Gre was sazing furiously. O'Meara’s veil, «<ht fire more than ered her tace, ca: once, siie, howeser, fortu jured by’ the flames. T s and Lails were also singed, but otherwisetiie animals were uninjured. e Lovers of fine Giamouds, mud be pieces of jewelry, should not fall o via E. Higley’s jewelry parlor, nowheast corner of State and Madison streets, sccondl tioor, where the proprictor, so lonz of take pleasure in showinz westof New Yort, and pieces of jewelry which cannot be duplizatad. 5 Grain Dress 22 inches wide, at $1.00, and well worth 1.2, ) ‘20 pues. Giveroaud’s American il ear, ab S1.2 I'mpmre:l , tormier prico her own chaste and beautiful thouzht— 4| $L.75. The Grand Rapids Club that cricket play, 20 pes. Guinet Satin finish Gros Shhcs raurer do s meanbess stand © |7 Grains at $1.75, SLE5, and : §2.00. We guarantee these Like many a nobie star. Somebody once beautifully observed that the measure of the poctic, g3.0f the maternal ins stinet in woman, is the love of childhool and children. 1f the statement be true—and indeed it scems to us to beso—whocan doubt tha! Moore possesses _the faculty in_a wonderf: dearee, after reading the song “ Little Henry,” the chorus of which— Teath has took their little treasnre, ‘And his name 'l zell yon now e has gol Their little Charles Heory Honse— lingers with us like .the memory of asweet dream. Indeed, nearly half the verses in her book are written upon subjects allied to child- Thood’s griefs and Joys, 25 the poems ** It House.? * William House and Family,” ¢ Litt] S 224 Young Henry,” “Little Minnic,” e Mouro,” and a host of others show to us. And thebereavement that comes with the deathof aloved child tinds a home in her heart ever, for she sinzs: No one knows a parent's sorrow Till a child some friend have lost. But we fear no mind is perfect. Would that Mrs. Moore's early education had becn more ihorourh as rewanls politizal cconomy. We should not then find her, with an enthusiasm worthy of a better cause, singing— Three cheers for Caoper and Cary, Tlarrah, bogs, hurrah; Three cheers for onr nation Ta peace and in war; We will rally from the farms Shoating equalization ! Greenbacks a lezal-tender! Take this into con<ideration! The advocates of soft monev surely have canse to couzratulate themselves upon tins new adherent to their ideas. Greek istory tells us how the poet Tyrtieus sang the Spartans on to yictory. ~Let the monometailisis look to it that this new power in the Greenback party kindle nota flame of entbusmsm which sball sweep the country as with a whirlwind for “cqualiza- vone from carth forever— tion. - What a tribute it is to.the power of ‘sonz that it bursts forth from the most sordid surround- ings. The poverty of that poor Scottish farm acver for o moment hushed the music of the Iyre of Bbbie Burns; poverty, blindness, the coldness of his family, the disgrace of his politi- ca) party, never lessened the siweep of tho majes- tic measures of Milton: above the murmur of the Michigan pines, perhaps catchinz something of inspiration from_ their sizh and gob *in moonlizht and noonlight * rises their. plaintive melody of this nightingale of the.West. Per- haos her very surroundings make ber sympa- thize more fully with the lonely and the poor, for she teaches the lesson: ‘Remember never to judse people by their clothcs, For our noble, brave Washinzton sald, + Honorabie are rogs, if a true heart they inclose,” And I found it wo the truth when I married. To be sure, the carping critic may take excep- tion to the frequent adusions to the House family contained within the covers of the ** Sen- timental Song-Book,” bat not alone have their bereavement and sorrow waked in her heart the throb of felling. Who can read “Litde Andrew,” from its opening lines— Andrew was a little infout, And his life was Lo years old— through the recital— On one bricht and pleasint morniug ‘His uncle thonzh it would be nice \To take his dear little ncphew Down to play upon a raft— to the dire catastrophe, without beinz assured fhat here is o heart full of tenderness, beating nos for one family alome, butfor the whole world. o And that heart beats not less warmly for 1ts native Iand. So long as patriotism diells in the Ameriean breast will her souzs “ Centen- nial " and *Dear O1d Flag” be sunz whenever freemen meet together, while one must surely “The Sentimental Song Book: By Julla A. Moore. Cloyttuna, 0. J F. Eyder, publisier, 1877 faily 20 per ce quulities asked by cent Beiow the pr other hous 20 pes. Heayy Lyons Gros Graing, rieh tin finish (%% 1 wide), at $2.23, 3235, § fogm‘cr rice $2.50, $2.75, and 3 4 50 p Col’d Trimnung Silks at 75 and $5¢. 50 pes. Col’d Gros Grain Dress .‘gi‘ll s at $1.00, good value at s $51.15. 20 ‘pes. CoP’Q Gros Grains, 20 inches wide. at $1.25, the best value in the city. . Black & Gord Velvats 25 pes. B’k Trimming Velvets ab 1.25, 81.50, and $1.75. 25 pes Fine BIi Velvets, 20 inch- es wide, 1t $2.00, $2.25, $2.50, and $2.75. - 10 pes. BPk German Velvets, 24 inches wide, at $3.00, cheap at $3.50. 59 pes. CoP’d Trimming Velvets, in Seal Brown, Bronze, Navy, and Myrtle, at $1.45, others sk 21.75. kS 25 pes. fine quality Col’d Velvets, 9 inches wide, at $1.75 and $2,25, others ask $2.25 and $2.75. 500 Ladies’ Germania Deaver and Datelasse Cloaks, bought at 60c on the dollar, and will be offered ata great reduction from former prices. 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