Norwalk Gazette.
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Tuesday, December 3d, 1878.
Worth, the Dressmaker.
OLIVE Lot: 12:.
turned from a iriolst'intcrcst-
frain from writing
a far-fetched 117-
I have just l't‘
ing VISIL IO his place, to 1‘1:
. . . 1’
about. which, because 0.
tion that I was giving him what the French
Clllar'cclmnr, would be very foolish. Of
all merchants on the face of tllc earth
Worth is the fellow who is the ruost sn-
premely indifferent to advertising. IIls
reputation is colossal. He has been trans-
121th into forty-two languages, like Uncle
Tom‘s Cabin. He earns more money than
11: can spend or his family can spend.- lIis
na-ne left to his son will be an inheritance
greater than any nobleman‘s estate. lle
told Inc this morning tllat the Russran war
I for Illlll
had cut off fully £10,000 11 1’01“ .
from his Russian custom; yt-t still be 151113
busy as he can be and keeps his senses, and
it is as much as his customers can do to
kc 'p theirs amid the Imrry anti [rustle and
confusion attendant on getting their orders
Iillcl at Worth's. Nothingr can stop lllS
'voguc—scarcely anything add lO‘IL. I do
not doubt if the Empress Eugenie were to
return here i.) ILCI’I‘OW it would be she who
would carryhur custom to Worth, not he
who would solicit it. No pent up dynas-
ties contract his powers; the whole bound-
less univcrse is his. Americans have In
foolish idea that their custom supports
Worth, while the fact is that
Ills AMERICAN cr-srou
never equaled the RuSSIan, and is far behind
that which he separately enjoys from Spain,
from England, and particularly from France
itself. -
The rooms in which this wond.r1nl cloth.
ing shop transaets its affairs are a splendid
suit of apartments on the first floor of a
large house in the Rue de la Paix. Until
recently, for several years, there was not
asingle outward indication of this being
the place where Worth Irung out his shingle
there being no shingle Irung out. His name
in large gold letters had been originally
against the balcony; but time and the ele-
nIents had treated the ,letters roughly, first
knocking the 0 out of them. next the R,
until finally nothing was left except three
unmanageable letters to the continental
mind, the W and the unpronounceablc TII.
So one day he ordered it all down, and it
was not renewed for a long time. His
business never seemed to suffer.
are the subtle peculiarities of the female
intellect! Woman from the lumber forests
of Pennsylvania. and the fertile bottom
lands of the Ohio, who couldn‘t speak a
word of French, and could not have found
their way to Notre Dame or the Invalidcs to
save their lives, were led straight as a string
by the force of natural instinct right up to
Worth’s door. This spring in the house
cleaning attendant upon the season, the
gold—lettered name on the balcony has been
renewed, and there is also abrass plate on
the door-jamb at the entrance, which reads,
Worth, Robes, au premier.
What athrong is in the gorgeous rooms!
Women from every civilized country of the
globe, and many whose achievements have
won them high renown, are here, all in some
degree throwing aside their own crown of
supremacy and taking on the air of sup-
plinnts to the great potentatc. ‘Can I see
Mr. Worth 1” “I wonder if, Mr. Worth
pmawnalty wouldn’t be so good as to see Inc '1’
For take notice that it by no means follows
because you no to 'Worth's and order a dress,
or a dozen dresses there, that you will ever
see or hear anything of Mr. Worth. To
meet him you must either carry aletter of
introduction to him or else beintroduccd
i'ormaly by word of month by some person
whom he knows. In former days he did a
great deal of the fitting himself, and it was
undoubtedly his true eye for the lines of
NATURE
which drove the scissors along those bagg
shoulders extending midway down the upper
arm which woman used to wear, and also
placed the shoulder seam in its proper po-
sition, instead of behind in the center of the.
back, as it was in the old-fashioned way.
Now, I doubt if he would be present at the
trying on of the dress of any woman short
of aPrinccss or a great opera singer. As
he stands here before me in his neat. well:
tilting doubleAbreasted, buttoned up Albert
frock-coat of dark-blue serge, his wide,
fresh, light cassilncrc trousers of a small
checker pattern, his patent leather high-lows,
his beautifully laundried shirt, with wide
turn-over collar, his large black butterfly
necktie, and with his white hands adorned
with a couple of superb cameo rings mug-
Irificently set in diamonds, there is nothing
about his appearance, Lthink, at first, that
proclaims him a nlan-millincr. And yet,
on a closer examination I find there i311
little thing; a thing so little it makes me
smile. He hasgot a few pins driven, with
their points toward his heart, into the lapel
of his handsome coat. Men often carry
pins about them, but they don’t stick them
into themselves as if they were a pin-cushion.
()11 application they produce them from
some unsuspecting hiding place, as if they
were a crime, and carrying them came under
the head, of the law against having conceal—
ed weapons on the person.
See, that is
CHRISTINE NILSSON
he is talking to now. She is awoman of com.
manding presence, and attracts the eye like
a star, paling all the gaudy little junta-bugs
around her into glorious nothingness. Her
talent gives her an assured air which at
once proclaims her a person of importance,
even to the eye of the uninformed. Yet on
looking at her, one wonders what in the
world she comes to North to be dressed for 1
One would think she could fit herself out
to at the first boys’ clothing shop she
came across, and that Moses, the un-
paralleled sixteen shillings trousers man at
Holborn and Lndgate Hill. would be just
the jockey for her money. If she were to
walk down Broadway in that rig, the boys
would howl at her for another Dr. Mary
Walker, or else this new. eccentric Mrs.
Tom
.1111 JAM,
Ri John, or whatever her name is, who sells
newspapers at St. Paul's Churchyard, and
gets arrested occasionally. Only think,
the silvery voiced “Marguerite" in a hilly
cock hat, and the “Mignon" dear to every
music-loving heart, wearing a pea-jacket
made of n stuff scarce fit for a blanket for
the bob tail nag. 'l‘o cap the climax of
eccentricrties, her left breast is adorned with
the various crosses, emblems of ' royal dis-
tinction, and things of that sort which she
has recently received, notably her Russian
decoration as Imperial cantatricc to the Court.
Physically she looks jaded, but a few weeks
sojourn, whither she is bound, in the sweet
‘lnglish weather of J one and July, will re-
pair the ravages of her winter work and
continental travel. After she is gone, \Vorth,
who has profound admiration for her, tells
us, to our surprise, that Mme. Nilson cares
little or nothing for dress. IIcr splendid
toilets go into her trunks and there they
stay, while as much as possible she appears
in the “knockabout” sort of suit in which we
saw her.
She has worn this curious masculine cos-
tume so lunch lately that she has derived
from her apparel the mannish and swash-
buckle air which accords with it. Her coat
being buttoned across the breast anda ver-
itable man’s vest appearing under it where
it is cut away at the waist, with a watch-
chain swung across exactly like a man's, it
is odd to see her stick
mu: 'rwo TIIUMBS
in her vest pockets, and march about twid-
dling her fingers in an insoucianf. fashion.
’l‘hus again I saw her later in the evening
at :Musard’s concert, strolling about the
grounds and swaying her head in_trme‘to
he rapturous strains of the macro. She
Strange -
it.
goes to London, but only for concerts, her
drawing powers as a lyric star having waned
fern-fully of late in the British metropolis.
The English aristocracy can never forget
that at a representation of The Hugzmrots she
indulged ill familiar by play, during one of
the mcs‘. tragic scenes, with her husband
who sat. in the stage-box, and such an in-
fraction of propriety they find it hard to for-
give. But to return to W ortli’s.
Pussing‘nndcr a rich porticrc of tapestry
into a fitting room I find a beautiful Ameri-
c u womanmnc who a few years ago was the
dramalic idol of the New York public. I
refer to
auxns ETIIEL,
the original “Frou-Frou,” Fernando" and
“Agnes.” She is now the wife of a million-
aire, EW. Tracy, of Buffalo. She is going
hrme for‘a two months visit in about ten
drys, and the force at Worth‘s arc hurrying
with her orders. Let me see; what does she
have? A dark blue, almost ink-blue, silk,
trimmed, with a square collar and high cuffs
of rare old Venetian lace, set off with thick
and long bows of narrow cardinal and blue
ribbon. A black silk made verv oddly, with
a great loose fold hanging behind from the
neck—a perfect copy of the gown of priests.
A brown embossed velvet gray satin—but I
must stop; this catalogue making was never
my strcng point. Much more interesting
would it be to your lady readers if I could
tell them exactly how Worth's dresses are
made and trimmed this year. I know that,
for I had scarcely left the place before I
meta group of American ladies, who assailed
me with their bewildering inquiry—“Is be
making polonaises, overskirts or round bod-
ics?"
wnv LADIES,
he is not making one, but all these. Outside
of Worth’s wonderful color combinations,
the thing which struck me as most novel
wailalittle belt of satin or silk, made in a
loose and careless way, which caused the
effect to be that of a picture. It was not
the set affair we understand as a belt; think,
rather, of a broad :necktie lined with C(11-
trusting color and finished at both ends
with superb military tasscls, and then hook-
ed easily around the waist. Little shoulder
caps of velvet——A single cap just falling
below the shoulder—and finished around the
neck with a full ruche of silk flufliness
somewhat resembling fur—~will be useful and
pretty for wear on cool days and evenings.
I find that many American ladies, even those
just arrived have heard of
vonrn’s sex.
It seems there was a report that this
young man intended to proceed to New
York and open a branch establishment there.
How true the rumor may be I can not say
but it is certain that 'thc father thinks very
highly of the young man's taste. “Like
father, like son,” is a motto which never
found a more striking illustration than here.
Worth has spared no money on the boys
education, and even sent him to one of the
English universities at last; but while the
other boys were engaged in the usual hum-
druni routine of Homer and Cicero, young
Worthwas poetizing the hours by making
original sketches for robes from Worth au
premier. Now he is back here and stands,
as I look at him, leaning in a doorway, a
very picture in a fitting frame of a hand-
some dark-eycd youth gazing with enrap-
turcd eyes on the living dolls who glide
about him, fulfilling an all sufficient destiny
in showing off to advantage the creations of
the father and the son. A great artistic
approaches.and says she wants a Juliet dress.
The instinct which prompts “forth, senior,
to speak is that of an artist-soul. “It must
be something," Ire rays, passtng his jewel-
ed fingers over his eyes dreamingly, “which
suggests the moonlight." But the son’s
cnthusiastn takes fire at the thought of the
wealth of the great house of Capulet. "Red
vclvctflsilvcr—gold—pearls wrought in the
stuff,” he murmurs. “Something youthful
above all,” replies the artiste. “Remember,
J nliet was but fourteen.”
A stranger study even than the customers
of this costly place is that relating to
rm; GIRLS.
Who serve there. Worth was the indisput-
able originator of this idea of dressing up
shop girls like Duchesses in order to show
off the wares of the establishment. Prev-
iously a manikcn of wire and stuffing was
invested with the trappings destined for my
lady, and to whirl the thing about or to
push it along on rollers was the only means
the on-looker had to judge of the effect a
dress would make. Occasionally for a man-
tle shawl the saleswoman would throw it
about her shoulders; but the poor dress in
this case, generally cast a blight on the rich
upper garment. Now every girl you see
at Worth’s is dressed in a master-piece of
the house. Undoubtedly those girls are
chosen for their fine figures, and therefore
it is not extraordinary that some of them
have forms which would lose nothing by
comparison with the Vcnnses of the Louvre.
The enchanting peculiarities of each of
these forms is studied, and the dress is
made in accordance with the figure instead
of the figure being distorted to meet acon-
ventionalcut of dress. Take the English
speaking girl ,
xnss 11.11112
She who does all the talking with the Amer--
icans who can not speak French. Could any
sculpture dream of a more perfect torsc than
hers? And observe the Greek suggestion
in the cut of the bodice! Soft folds of rich,
pliable Indian silk start from the shoulders,
and, crossing each other at the waist like
a kcrchief, are laid down by a belt. Nozlring
less intricate than this cut could be imagin-
ed. A colored dressmaker from Covington
at seventy-five cents a day could make it.
Yet that it should look well, a woman should
have the figure of Miss Mary—the long,
slender waist, sloping shoulders, the firm,
small young bust. It is the figure of Maggie
Mitchell enlarged—as we thmld say “Fan-
chon” grown up into womanhood and mar-
ried to her “Landry.”
Very few of these girls of Worth’s have
beautiful faces. That is not to be expected.
A girl of the Dam classe, with a beautiful
face and a lovely form, can find a better
market for her charms in France than wear-
ing other women’s dresses at a shop. You
shall see that sort
A'l‘ MABILLE,
wearing dresses and diamonds of their own,
such as few, even of Wortb‘s customers,
possess. But all the figures are beautiful,
and every woman who looks at these girls,
says to herself. “Perhaps my figure will
look like that if I buy Wortll's dresses. ”
“Now, what do they cost, tlrcsc' dresses at
\Vorth’s? Wcll, leaving court trains and
stage costume entirely out of the count,
and taking only the range of dresses which
A rmvaon LADY
would require, you can get dresses from
Worth‘s anywhere from $50 to $300,
“Fifty dollars!" exclaim many Cincinnat
ladies; “I can well afford that. What; sort
of a dress can I get for $50?” Why, simply a
litlle Oxford stripe irl washing good’, a prin-
cess shape with two frills around the bottom
of the skirt, and 11 Marie Antoinette scarf
with ends to knot around the shoulders.
You can get a silk and cashmere dress—for
$150. The thermometer of rates 15 gener-
ally found to be at 73200—11 thousand francs.
The introduction of lace into trimmings of
course brings the cost up from $300 to
the price of the Stewart home, there or
thereabouts.
In this connection, and in conclusion, let
me say to ladies intending to come over this
summer that it is necesary for their OWn
proper understanding of matters they should
know the general verdict I hear on all Sides,
is, that things-arc
. so Cheaper:
here tlai they aret theme. People who come
to Europe with the, idea of getting things for
nothing almost are mud. The standard of
values never fluctuates here to the extent, it
does at home, where, for the last five years
especially. bankrupt sales and other disas-
ters have thrown costly articles on the mar-
ket in such quantities as to make them
almost a drug, to be had at any price you
choose to give. When ladies tell me they
can’gct as. good silk for $2.75 a yard in
Cincinnati as they are asked here by the Lyons
Company $3 for, my only answer is, “I
am sorry to hear it.” \Vltlnonly a small
discount as a trade buyer, wrth heavy cus.
tom duties and a large rent of an extrava-
gant store to pay, what could be more
obvious than that the Cincinnati mcr-
chant under pressure of hard times, is selling
at a loss '2"
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W .S. llANFORDJ’rc-ldcnl.
I! .ll .TUIINER, Sec9y and Tress.
GEORGE WARD SEILEGK,
has constantly in stock at his new store,
No. 9 Main Street,
a choice and line assortment of
Groceries,
Provisions,
Flour,
Fruit, the. ,
0 which he would invite the attention oi‘all who '
wish to purchase first-class goods at
Reasonable Prices.
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STEAM
SAWING 8. PLANING
Band&Scrull Sawing &Tuming,.
MAN UFACTTRER 01‘
Doors, Sashes, Blinds, Mouldings,
Boxes. Packing Cases, Win-
(low Frames, &c.
. I have on hand tools for 150 patterns 01 Mcnld-
lugs, and will, when desired, make tools for new
styles. Constantly in stock
Plckets, planed and pointed, Fence
Bulls and Trimmings,
BRACKETS of all descriptions, and WIN DOW
I" {AM ES made to order at short notice. INSIDE
TRIMMINGS got out ready to pllt up, from plans
and specifications. WALNUT and :15". WAIN-
SCO'I‘ING and FLOORING. TURNING of all
descriptions.
Kr'mlh'ng Wood Split and ready jbr use, put
up in Barrels.
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33 Foot of Marshal Street, South Noi'Wail;, Ct
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wear-twice as long with either the
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Wm. E. SMITH,
successor ‘0
WM. C. STREET & 00.,
Nos, 16 and 18 Water Street,
Offers for sale,
AT BOTTOM PRICES.
either Wholesale or llctail,a lull assortment of
goods cmbracedundcr the following denomina-
tions, suited to this market:
HARDWARE,
Carriage Parts, Iron, Agricul-
tural Implements, Doors,
Sash, Blinds, Cut-
lery,
Mechanics’ Tools, Guns & Pis-
tols, Fertilizers, Painters '
and Artists’ Colors,
J ewett’s
other
brands
White Lead,
Paints, and Lubri-
cating Oils, Valentine’s
Parrott’s and other Varnishes.
Norwalk, Sept. 10th, 1878.
An Old Established Business
FOR SALE.
I “IE snbscribcrwishin'r to change his business
.I. will sell his Stock ill Trude, Tools,Good Will,
and everything pertaining to the business, which
has been established ‘25 years. Also the property
corner Wall and Mechanic Srccts.
and
Nat-walk, Fcb.‘.1.’ith, 1878. ~ ‘
GEO. I‘. BILLDLN.
.
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over all the great thread manufacturers of the
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GAZETTE CALENDAR FOR .1878.
CONVEYANCES
FREIGHT LINE
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ranc .
A Bottle 01‘ the
Best Black or Violet Ink,
FOR 15 CENTS.
Also. the trade supplied Reasonable Rates. t
H. M. & C. S. Prowitt’s Drug Store.
GIEAILIIESS I8 IEXI III IODLIIESS."
G. A. FRANKE’S
Sharing and Hair 0111111011111!
F01! A .
Pleasant Shave,
Arllutle Hair Cat, or
Thorough Shampoo
CALL AT
Mr. Pranke’s Hair Cutting Saloon,
No. l GAZETTE BUILDING.
FPar-ticulnrattention given toLadies and Child-
ren’s Hair Cutting and Shampooningfsl
AT HOME TO EVERYBODY.
Hot and Cold Water Baths
TIII WIIIIIII STIIIIIIIIII
FOR SALE ALSO.
P111111 Alarm Money Drawers,
Coffee lIIi ls, Spice Mills. and Store
Fixtures Generally,
The Improved Type Writer.
Oscillating Pump Co’s Pumps
SEND FOR CIRCULARS.
FAIRBAl—VYIS .2 00.,
31 1 Broadway, New York.
For Sale by leading Hardware Dealer:
HILL, MOYNAN 86 00.,
271, 273, 275 & 277 Grand St.
Bet. Forsylh ac Eldrlge Sta" New York
.._.__.
We have now on exhibit the largest and choicest
selection of' DRY GOODS, FANCY GOODS, IIO-
SIERY. Etc. to be found in any house in the city.
Dress Goods Department.
lcgfiéeces Sylvia Costume Cloth, 266., cheap at
, c.
140 pieces Diamond Camcl’s Hair Suiting, 38e.,
worth 56c.
3 cuses All-Wool Cumcl’s IInir Costume Fabric,
“309 , goodyalnc for 501:.
8.) pieces 50 In. All-Wool Camel’s flair 900., real-
ly worth $1.25.
120 pieces 25 in. Ail~Wool Camcl’s Hair, 5017.. real-
ly_w0rth 75c.
05 pieces, 1% Yds. wide, All-Wool Plaid and Plain
golpnalsc Cloth, $1.30, constdercd good value at
v .10.
Poplin Suitings, in all the fashionable shadcsdz); ,
15,18 and 200.
English Cashmeres, new color-lags, 13. 20, and 250.
Serge Sultrngs, 27100th wide, New Fall Shades,
256., a Great Bargain.
5 cases All-Wool French Cashmere, all the ncw~
est shades, 50c., fully worth 156.
Large dleplay of_ Scotch Plaide, in the latest de-
signs and colorlmrs, 15,18, 25, 35 and 50c.
75_pleccs All-Wool Tartan Plaid Suiting, 51.25 (50
Inches Wide.) A deculed bargain and very fash-
ionnblc.
Mournlng Goods Department.
22: 1p‘lcces All-Wool French Cashmercs, 500..worth
Id '-
Alsofull assortment of French Cashmerc.55e..,tl.'lc.
Spectal offering of French Cashmere at 760, Can-
not be equalled for the money in the city.
Frill line or French Cashmere, es and 90c.
The handsomcst French Cashmere cvcr shown 31.
English Cashmeres, 35, 40, 45, and 50c.
Cloak and Sun Department.
5 ecial attention is requested to this department.
arulsomc Cashmere Stilts, from $8.00 to $30.00.
600 Stuff Suits, from 84 up. Decided bargains.
Imported Bourette and Silk Suits, the latest de-
signs. at very moderate prices.
Ludles’ Cloaks, Mantillas and Circulars. a mag-
nificent; assortment, also the New Ulsuw, so
fashionable this fall.
A full line of Misses’ and Children’s Cloaks for
dress nlid school wear.
shawl Department.
_ All the leading styles in Shetland Wool, Paris
S‘trlpcs, B1 ochc. mitation India Velvet. Beaver,
Chenille, and Fancy, also the largest assertmcnt
of Square Wool Shawls cvcr shown, at prices to
suit the times.
Sllk Department.
A heavy Black Gros Grain, 81.00. .
A nice quality Lyons Cashmere, $1.25.
Full lines of Colin .7 Berger. Taland. Guinet, and
all the standard makes of Black Silks. -
Colored Silks. from 05c. up.
Velvet Department.
Lyons Black Silk Trimming Vclvct,fl 10, $1.25,
371.com“! up.
Lyons Black Silk Cloaking Velvet, $3.00 and up.
lilslltlrc new shades of Colored Silk Velvet, from
..i! [1]).
Full exhibit of Black and Colored Silk Finish
\, elvct. 372-10. and up (the Blacks are of the new
A 111117011 Shade).
Fancy Goods Department.
Black and Colored Silk Fringcs, Chenille Frill-
es. Worsted hinges, all styles and colors, 3 job
of, at 11517.; Cloak Trinlnlin s, Glmps,llraids,ctc.,
ctc.; the largest variety of uttons in the city;
Torchon Laces. from be. a yard up: Embroiderics
Vcrllngs, Gents’ and Ladies’ Handkerchiefs,Lace
and Linen Collars and Cutl's,‘ Ladics’ Underwear,
Clnldrcnfs Robes :Ind Slips. 4617.; Cl-cmlse a. spec-
lnl bargain; Corsets, we boast on selling the best
506. Side Lace Corset 111 America.
Hosiery Department.
A full selection of Lndres’ Gcnts’ and Mrsscs’
[lose at popular prices. Unluundricd Shirts,
from 75c. up),
Red Flannel ndcrwear for Ladies and Gents. at
very low prices. Kid Gloves, from 250. up.
HILL, MOYNAN 8: C0"
21], 2'13, 275 and 271 GRAND 8T.
Bet.Forsylh Jr Eldridge 819.. N. Y.
Another Geld Medal,
PARIS, 1878.
COW—n - urvnn' "“011,
Is well known as a Remcd for SCI-of I '
non. Chronic Rheumatism, LEI-33173151
Diseases, and emulation run ling therefrom.
Mirtursusmcon-uvu mt
MOLL‘ER'5
COD LIVER OlL
a superior to an I .
.llclnnl vlrtnes again Siam-cap:- 1.51:..ng 82611.13“.
lllgh medical sugar-10039!
JOHN E. SMITH,
F L O R I S T ,
EAST SIDE OF MAIN STREET, SOUTH
OF RAILROAD,
City Of' South Norwalk, Conn.
Plants‘ and Flowers at all seasons.
Flowers for Funerals filrnlshcd and
tastefully arranged to order at short
notice.
Slipping-110 Merchandise Tats,
Printed or Plain
By the Dozen or Thousand, at Manufacturers
Prices, at the
GAZETTE OFFICE.
WATCHES.
A. C. BENEDICT & 00.,
No. 28 Bowery, N. Y.
Between Chatlram Square and Canal Street Sta-
tions‘ N. Y.;l£levatcd Railroad.
ESTABLISHED SIXTY YEARS.
Offera large assortmentof FOREIGN 8: AMERICAN
Watches in Gold and Silver Gases.
corn nuns, 111nm. srrnun SllVEll'All
sum 7111111 wan, 116.;
At extremely low prices. All goods marked in
plain figures, and warranted as represented.
Watches carefully repaired by the best workmen.
We have no connection with ally other house
bear-mg the name of Benedict.
A. 0. “mentor: WM. S. T.\I:IIEI'.L.
Ron‘l‘ S. Ferrous-on. 311125
Book and Job
Printing
CHEAPER THAN EVER,
AT '1‘ u 151
GA Z ETTE OFFICE.
Sewing ‘ Medina
W0 N D E R
DON’T FAIL TO SEE THIS
111111111 Marvel of Perfection!
THE NEW
Vertical Feed Sewing Machine,
Manufactured at \Vatcrtown.N.Y. Ever body
cspcclnll ladies,are cordiallyinvited to call and
Inspect t leNew Mncllinc,nnd see samplesofwork.
More beautiful and desirable than ever before uc-
comphshed, and utterly Impossible for any other
Mac inc to duplicate.. The Vertical Feed is the
hinge upon which _swmgs this unparalleled snev
cess, combining entirely newfcatures, which make
the machine the most simply constructed: the
most easily operated: the most durable; and most
reliable, doing away with all llts, spells and bast-
ing. Though the new machine.
POSITIVELY LEADS THE WORLD.
and no living person would purchase any other
after seeing it, yet It will be sold at the recent
popularly
Reduced Scale of Prices.
Al I come and inspect its merits.
R. I. TOLLES, Agent.
Principal office at 11.8. Road’s Jewelry Store
South Norwalk. Machines and sample to be seen
at Harlem’s Clothing Store, Norwalk.
HONEY 0F HUREHUIIIID Alli] TAB
FOR THE CURE OF
Coughs, Colds, Influenza, Housman, Difficult
Breathing, and all Affliction: of the Threat.
Bronchial Tubes, and Lungs, leading‘
to Consumption. .
This infallible remedy is composed of the
HONEY of the plant Horehound, in chemical
union with TAR-BALM, extracted from the
LIFE PRINCIPLE of the forest tree ABEIS
BALSAMEA, or Balm of Gilead.
The Honey of Horehound SOOTIIES AND
SCATTERS all irritations and inflammations, and
the Tar-balm CLEANSES AND HEALS the throat
and air passages leading to the lungs. F IVE
additional ingredients keep the organs cool.
moist, and in healthful action. Let no pre-
judice kee you from trying this great medi-
cme of a. amous doctor who has saved thou-
sands of lives by it in his large private practice.
1‘Il.lB.-—The Tar-Balm has no BAD TASTE or
sme .
PRICES 50 CENTS AND $1 PER BOTTLE.
Great saving to buy large size.
“Pike's Toothache Drops” Cure
in 1 Minute.
Sold by all Druggists.
o. N. GRITTENTON, Prop,
.tlsrlon Sims and o h
001v York, hale repeattftlly asserted It! , .
Dr. Abbotts Smith, of the North London Consumption
.fpltel, and other eminent London and European
Ev} goblin! a llizouop‘gmelllt tlée pgro'lli‘tfls‘nd bestc For-fish
01k. ETolesslo Age'nts 'fothe‘Il. S. {In Gounod}. ew
Steam Furnaces
1111 all the latest improvements manufac-
, tured and put up whenever required, With
the best Radiators in use. at low prices.
5. 1-1. OLML'I‘EAD & CO.
2mll Nor-walk Foundry.
Bfllheads
allaizcnndstyle sea tbehadn 1111 e
Gazelle Job Prlutlnu! 001cc.
NorwalkHorse Hailwaylimelable.
COMMENCING NOVEMBER 18TH, 1378.
LEAVE Nonwaur. So. Nonwm-
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230 “ NewYorkExpl-css 256 '
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955 “ Saturday nights only. 1015 u
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.
s Meeker’s
nonwux PACKET.
For the accommodation of the public, the Sloop
LADY JACKSON, Capt. Joseph S. Byxbce, will
hereafter make regular weekly trips between Nor-
walk and New York. leaving Meeker Brothers’
Wharf, N orwalk, every Saturday ni ht. Ra-
tIIrnlngleavc Pier 41 E.i{.,cvery chncs ay morn-
lng. Freight taken on board in New lot-k on
Tuesdays and Wednesdays. ‘
1'rodnce_ sold and returns made in old packet
style. .Frelght at old Packet rates. Farmers in
adjomlng towns are invited to send their produce
by this 110111;. A. J. MEEKER &. BRO
N orwalk, May 6th, 1878. 19
PB N NS‘YLVANIA
RAILROAD.
GREAT THROUGH LINE
AND
UNITED STATES MAIL ROUTE
The, attention of the traveling public is respect-
fully lnvited to some of the merits of this great
highway. in the confidentassertion and belief that
no other line can offer equal inducements as a
route of travel. In '
Construction and Equipment
TIIE
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
stands confesscdlyat the head of American rail-
ways. The track is double the entire length of the
line,of steel rails laid on heavy oak ties,whrch are
embedded in a foundation of rockballast eighteen
inches in depth. Ail bridges are of iron or stone,
and Inuit upon the most up 1-0de plans. Its pas-
senger curs, whilccmingn y safe and substantial.
are at the same time models of comfort and ele-
gance. ,5
The Safety Appliances
in use on this line wcll illustrate thefar-sceing
and liberal policy of its management. In accord-
ance with which the utility only of‘ an. improve-
ment and not its cost has been the question of con-
stdcration. Among many may be noticed
THE BLOCK SYSTEM OF SIGNALS,
JANNEY CO UPLFR, B UFFER AND
PLATFORM,
THE WHARTON PATENT SWITCH.
AND
THE WESTINGHOUSE AIR-BRAKE,
forming in con’unction with a perfect double
track and road- ed a combination of safeguards
against accidents which have rendered them
practically impossible.
Pullman Palace Cars
Are run on all Express Trains
From New York. Philadelphia, Dulu-
more and \Vashlngton,
To Chicago, Cincinnati, Louisville, lu-
dlanupolls, and st. Louis,
Without Change,
and to all principal points in the far West and
South with but one change of cars. Connections
lire made in Union Depots, and are assured to all
important points.
THE SCENERY
Of the Pennsylvania Route
is admitted to be unsurpassed in the world for
grandeur. beauty and variety. Sn erior refresh-
mcut facilities aromrovidcd. . mployees are
courteousand attentive. and it is an inevitable
result that a. trip by the Pennsylvania Railroad
must form
A PLEASIIG All MEMORABLE EXPERIEIGE.
Tickets for sale at the lowest rates at the Ticket
Offices of the Compan in all the principal Cities
an Towns.
FRANK THOMSON, L. P. FARMER,
General Manager, Gen. Passenger-Age.
C. S. IIALDEMAN, New England Agent,
103 and 205 Washington St, Boston. Mass.
FARM 11100108
MINN
-.
Q. .
Over 1,000,000 Acres for Sale by the.
WINONA & ST. PETER 11.11.. C0.
At from $2 to $6 per Acre, and on liberal terms.
These lands lie In the great Wheat belt of the
North-west, and are equally well adapted to the
growth of other grain, vegetables. etc. The
climate ls unsurpassed for healthfulness.
THEY ARE FREE FROM INCUMBRAN'CE.
Purchasers of 160 acres will be al-
lowed the FULL amount of their fare
over the 0. J; N. W. and W. a: St. P.
Hallways.
Clrcnlars. Maps. etc., containing FULL IN-
FORMATION sont FREE.
11. M. Burchud, Chas. E. Simmons.
Laml Agent. Land Commissioner,
rum, ,Gen‘l Offices 0. .15 N.- .
HINN. '_Rr’y‘00.~', Qurcaco, ILIJ.
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Free' Reading Room.
THIS is a comfortable room fitted up for the.
benefit of the public generally. situated on
east side of South Mam Street. over Road’s Jew-
elry Store, Clark and Lane’s Block, nearly 0 po-
sitc Railroad Depot, South Nor-walk, Ct. t is
open from 9 a. 111.. to 9:15 p. m. The. room is well
lighted, warm and comfortable. It is supplied
with four dailies. two weeklies, and several
monthlypgpersnnd Journals. beside a number
01‘ Instr-active and Interesting hooks.
COFFEE ROOM.
There is a Coffee Room on the same floor and a
lady In attendance from 9a. m., to 9:45 p. m., to
serve 110MB; MADE articles mentioned below,
at the followrng prices :
1 Cup ot‘Con‘ec, with crackers, - 5 cents
1 Cup of Tea, with crackers, - . 5 -‘
0000a, - . - g l 5 u
Brownlh'cad and Butter, - - 5 “
Sandwich. . . . - 5 “
Cake, . . _ . _ 5 u
Doughnuts, - - - 5 ',
Piece of Pig, - - . - 5 u
Crullcrs, - - . .. . 5 u
11am, — - - - - 10 “
Pork and Beans, wrtli bread and butter, 19 “
Stewed Oysters, - - - 1;) "
Old Pictures to Copy.
11E Agent is a success. The co icsare coming
in fast. The greatest care ta en of original!
and returned with the pictures. Give him your
old Daguerrotypes, Tmtypcmor Card Pictures,and
get something to hang on the wall.
E. T.,WHITNEY.
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$3.
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2511 guitar.
Mum/WWW
Bankrupt Notice.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT of the United States
for the District of Connecticut:
In the matter 01 JAMES L. HARLEM Bank-
rupt—in Bankruptcy. Before Hon. L. N. MID-
nnnnnoou, registrar in Bankruascy,
To whom it may concern; he undersigned
hereby gives notice of his up Ointment an» AI-
signee or James L. Harlem 0 Norwalk, in the
Campy of Fail-field and State of Connecticut,
wrtlnn said District,who has been adjudgednank-
mm Upon petition of his creditors by the District
Court of said District.
abated at Norwalk. in said District, the 23d day
0’ November. A. n. 1878.
3148 SAMUEL E. OLMSTEAD, Assignec.
Bankrupt Notice.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT of the United
States for the District of Connecticut:
In the matter 01‘ CHARLES S. DANN. of New
Effigniié? 5:11:11 Disltrict'. Bankrupt—in Bank—
ore on. . V. '
tc'i‘ln Bfimkruptcy. . 1 Mrnanunoox. Regis-
o w 9m it may concernz—The
hereby gives notice of his a polntme‘rlllfggrgfiggi-
nee oi the Estate of Char es S. Dana. 01‘ New
Canaan” in the_Co.nnty. of Fail-field and State of
Cp_ru(1;cet(;cut,B wrtlliin Izaid Digital-let, who has been
sun I: a an ‘ru u on I! own ctitlon b
the DIstrict Court of) 33181 District. 11 ' y
Dated at N orwalk, in said District, the 18111 day
of November, A. D.. 1878.
ALFRED E. AUSTIN, Assignee.
ISTRICT OF N ORWALK,ss.,Pr-obate Court.
November ltith. 1878.
Estate orlirtuu ARE'I‘ MURRAY, late of Nor-
walk, in said district, deceased.
The Court of Probate for the DistrictofNor-
walk,hath limited and allowed six monthifrom
the date. hereof, for the creditors of said estate.
to exhlblttheir claimp f‘orsettlemcnt. Thosewho
neglectto presentthclraccountspro crly attested
Within an If time, wrll bedcbarre a recovery.
All persons indebted to said estatearcreqiieated
to make Immediate payment to
3147 DAVID WORKMAN, Executor.
filiiyiiiiiiliiilflflfl'f’f’i
NEW TESTAMENT,
With Explanation Notes. Containing, also, Bio-
Rfaphy. Analysis, History, Harmony. and Tables.
The most convenient, complete and valuable Tes-
tament made. Sells grandly. Price 32. Big terms
to agents. Address II. S. GOODSPEED a 00.,
New York or Cincrnnntl. 017137
Carriage Painting!
[HE subscriber, a practical and ex erienced
workman, has taken rooms over ELSON’S
JARRIAGE SHOP. near foot of Mill Hill, where
be 19 prepared to
Pant Coaches, Carrages or Wagons
at short notice, in the best manner, and at Ilea-
sonable Prices. English or Valentine’s Varnish
used, according to desire of parties having work
done. Special attention paid to
Rea-Painting Children’s Carriages,
and to Plum and Fanc Lettering. Ashareo
public patronage solicited.
- R. E. WHITCOMB.
Norwalk, April 15m, 1878.
18
A'I‘
Quintard’s Furniture Rooms
will befonnda completeassortnlentof
PURNIT‘U an, ac,
nclndingeverythiugnsnallyfound in a first-class
estabhshme , at Prices to suit the Times . Also,
a large asso entof
CHROMOS, PICTURE FRAMES,
LOOKING GLASSES, are.
GlassPlatescnt to any size. Repalrfugdoneln the
best manner, at short notice. Also. old Hair Mat-
tralser- madeover as good as new.
E. OUINTABD’S 80".
Furniture -Furniture
Parlor, library, Dining and Sitting
lionm Sets,
Walnut or Cottage Chamber Sets,
or anything in the Furniture Line,0fthe Latest
Style,Best Finish and Make and for the
Least Money, go to
WM. LOCKWOOD’S,
No. 303111111 Street, NORWALK,CONN.
Also,
General Furnishing Undertaker.
Orders attended to promptly day or night. Resi
dance with Mr. 0. '1‘. Cornwall,Frauce St.
0. ’1‘. Leonard 07 Son,
COAL, WOOD,
Masons’ Materials,
0 E M E N '1' P I P E
For Drains, Sewers, \V ells, &c.,
At Lowest Cash Prices.
Drains and Wells Dag and Piped.
Also Sole Agent for
Patent Tinder Weed,
The Cheapest and Best Kindling out. Try it.
6‘ Branch Ofllce at Spencer’s Jewelry Store.
AVERILL
Chemical
PAINT!
Raymund Bros
GENERAL AGENTS,
81111111111111, 0111.
Chemists say that the Autumn
Mouths are the best to do painting
in, and that the AVERILLCHEM'I-
CAL PAINT is, by far, the most
economical Paint ill use.
‘
Spectaclesto suit alllinds of Eves
AGENT FOR
’ LAZARUS a: MORRIS’ s
CELEBRATED I’ERFECTED
SPECTICLES 81 EYE GLASSES.
Also, a large assormentofGENUINE PARA-
BOLD or PEBBLE SPECTACLES the only kind
eyer yet produced that do not trrethe cye.that
gives a clear and distinct vieionmnd makes wank
eyes strong. Warrantcd for_llve years without
oflense. Special attention given to fittingnear
slghtedpeople . A largeauortmenfol
OPERA and FIELD GLASSES
AT
Wood’s Jewelry Store
UNDER THE OPERAHOUSB .
WM. B. SWAN,
Manufacturer of
FINE AND COMMON
HARNESS,
And Dealer in
Horse & Stable Equipments.
Particular attention paid to
REPAIRING.
Thankful for the liberal patronage of the past.
the subscriber hopes to merit a continued share of
the business favors of his friends and the public.
W M. B . S W AN;
Shop in rear of Residence. Main Street. Norwnlk
MACHINISTS can Obtain 1‘va
METAL at the
cum: 0"” l
2 lovers sat beneath the shade,
And 1 m2 the other said ;
"How 14-13 that you be9
Have smiled upon this suit of mine;
If 5 a heart it palps 4 you »-
Thy voice is mus, melody-
’Tis 7 to be thy loved 1, 2-
831'. 0y nymph, wilt marry me?”
Then lisped she soft, “Why 13ly I"
—St. Louis Journal.
“
Freedmen’s Sunday Schools and
Offerings.
Among the Freedmen in North Carolina,
a missionary of the American Sunday School
Union has started many Sunday Schools. At
one of their meetings he asked some of the
old men to give their reasons for desiring a
Sunday school. Three gray-haired fathers
responded. One said he was near :seventy,
and would soon die without knowing how
even to spell the name of Jesus. “But,"
said he, “ my grandchildren has de Bible
spread out 'fore ’em, an' dey is invited to read
de word dat can make ’cm wise." He then
came forward and gave the missionary five
cents for a primer that he might take home,
saying, “ Little John can spell it out for de
ole man."
The missionary then invited all who could
not read to come forward and do likewise;
and soon about 200 pennies were piled upon
the table; the first effort of these poor but
willing self helpers. Surely he who honored
the widow's mites appprcciated the price paid
for divine knowledge by these Freedmen,aud
he can abundantly bless their seed-pennies.—
Adeocatc and Guardian.
m
There was a pointed illustration of the
truism that “all’s not gold that glitters," up
in Grass Valley, the other day. The cashier
of the biggest bank in the place was at work
unusually late one evening, when he was
seized, gagged, bound hand and foot, and the
combination of the safe forced from him at
the muzzle of the burglar's revolver. The
next morning the watchman opened the bank
and untied the wretched official. When the
safe was examined, however, the president
joyfully anncunced that in their hurry the
robbers had taken the box contalning the
dummy rolls used to exhibit in the window.
The real coin was all safe, and the disgusted
cashier was entirely cheated out of his share
of the “divy,” besides incensing the safe
crackers to such an extent that they will in
all probability never do business with him
again—San Francisco News Letter.
An Awkward Mishap.
A ludicrous mtratempa occurred at the
Aquarium last week—the "Aquarium,” by
the way, having already been put to half a
dozen different urposcs, considerably re-
mote from the cullnre on" exhibition of fish.
Just now theyare firing Mdlle. Geraldine out
of a cannon there. One day last Week Mdlle.
Geraldine was duly“flred” out of the cannon,
and reposed calm y in the net prepared fcr
her reception, when'lo Lbang went the can-
non. The gentleman whose duty it is to
“fire" her had forgotten to touch the spring
which discharges the cannon at the proper
time. Of course, the discharge of the gun
has no more to do with the aerial. flight of
Geraldine than has the motic digamma, or
George Francis Train, or the truly learned
Mr. Dana, who speaks five or six languages.
In fact, the spring that worked Mdlle. Ger—
aldine and the spring that worked the pow-
der discharge, didn't go off together. Amaze-
mcnt of the audience, and then laughter.
—————.—a.,.....—
X had summoned a cab and was well on
his way when the horrible suspicion that he
had left his pocketbook at home onthe piano,
became a terrible truth. “Hi, coachee," he
exclaimed, as he neared his destination ; “hold
on—pull up—I’ve dropped a fifty-franc piece
in the straw here. Wait till I run over to the
shop opposite and get a candle,” So saying
he sprang out of the vehicle, and was neither
surprised nor displeased to see the coachman
whip up his horse and disappear around the
comer at a 2:12,1 gait.
.1
—A girl in St. Joseph, 1110.. went to a drug
store to buy arsenic with which to kill her-
self. The clerk happened to know that she
had quarrelled with her lover, and he guess-
ed her pnrpose. He gave her corn starch
instead of arsenic, and hurried out to tell her
lover. The lover repented having grieved
the girl, went to her house, found her lying
on a sofa waiting in vain to die of a dose of
corn starch, and, made up with her.
o————.—I..—.———_
A Panama newspaper tells the following
story of the sagacity of a dog: “When the
dog wishes to cross the river where alligators
abound, he goes up the stream a great ways
and barks with all his might. The alligators
go there and wait for his getting in to go
across. The dog knows what he is about.
When he sees, from the number of snouts
above the water, that his enemies have all
gathered to the feast, he runs down the bank
as fast as he can and swims across before the
alligators are aware of the trick that has been
played upon them.”
P0011 Guns—The poorest girls in the
world are those who have never been taught
to work. There are thousands of them.
Rich parents have pelted them; they have
been taught to despise labor, and depend
upon others for a living, and are perfectly
helpless. If misfortunes comes'npon their
friends as it often does, their case 13 hope-
less. The most folorn and miserable woman
upon earth belong to this class. It belongs
to parents to protect their daughters from
this deplorable condition. They do them a
great wrong if they neglect it. Every
daughter should be taught to earn her own
living. The rich as well as the poor require
this training. The wheel of fortune rolls
swiftly round—the rich are very likely to
become poor, and the poor rich. Skil to ‘
labor is no disadvantage to the rich, and is
indispensable to the poor. Well-to-do par-
ents must educate their daughters to work ;
no re form is more imperative than this.
The Scientific American asserts that photo-
graphy has demonstrated that one part of a
rolling body moves more rapidly than an-
other. Whether 'anybody is prepared to
deny it is another matter. The proof is that
an instantaneous photograph of a race-horse
trotting at full speed showed the horse per— '
fectly and showed the bottom third of the
sulky’s wheels perfectly, but the .npper part
of the wheels were all blurred.
—-—-—.«..—o———-
A hard has written a poem entitled “The
Curse of empty Hands." But an empty
hand is not so bad as two pairs, when your
opponent has a flash. You would bet and
lose.on two pairs, but an empty band would
tempt you not. (This paragraph was handed
in by a wordly young man, and we don't
understand it. It may be a cipher dis-
patch !for all we know.)—Norrzktown
Herald.
————-'-'.D—.———é
Why is raising chickens the most profita—
ble business? Ans. Because for every kernel
they give a peck.
It is now supposed Nephew Pelton was
janitor at No. 15 Gramercy Park. At any
rate, he held the combination.——Burlr’ngton
Harrheye.
One of the saddest and most vexatious tri-
als that comes to a girl when she marries is
that she has to discharge her mother and de-
pend upon a hired girl.—.Burlfngton Haw};-
eye. -
In boring a well at Stewart station, Min-
nesota, a well-preserved butternut-log was
found at a depth of one hundred and seventy-
seven feet from the surface, in the middle of
a vein of blue clay.
A Western pa r apologizes thus: In
plapc of “Mayor , tight last evening beyond
a doubt.” please read “Mayor N. was right,’
etc. The compositor that did the mischief
has been asked to remove himself. -
A timid Bostonian has mauled a young
lady whose weight verges closely upon two
hundred pounds. "My dear,” says he to
her, “shall I help you over the fence '2" “N 0,”
says she to him, “help the fence."
_ The polite man of the age has been found
in New Orleans. He dropped into a cigar
store, bought two for a quarter, and took a
seat. Before lighting his cigar he turned to
the gentleman behind the co ter, saying,
‘ If you do not object to the am of tobacco,
I will smoke one of my Cigars now."
A patent was lately issued for a coffin tor-
pedo, which consrsts of a canister containing
powder, balls and a firing trigger,so arranged
that should any attempt be made to open the
collimthe torpedo would be instantly explod-
ed, with a loud noise, and deadly balls sent
in all directions.
The Cincinnati Commercial thinks that the
fee for sending money orders through the
postofllce are too large and that three cents
is enough. A perfected postal order system
would reduce the demand for small denomi—
nations of paper money and would generaly
prove a great public convenience.
The democracy refuses to condemn the ei-
her conspiracy, or the bulldpziug and bill-
ot box ending of South Carolina. It is well.
This refusal makes ciphering, bulldozin and
tissue ballots the issues of 1880, and m es it
impossible for an man who has faith in fair
elections _and pub 10 honesty to vote with the
11¢an party.
Norwalk Chronicler