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m - "v ':™ *•"'*? ^3 SIS !Ill ,4 #§£ BY DOHERTS & HEMMENS. ELGIN, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1886. __ 9 ■ '- ' -- VOL.6. NO.219 aoriiaiT —AT- 'sk Having bought for cash the stock of Handkerchiefs of an importer who, on account of a change in business, was obliged to sell, we will place them on sale for five days on ly at prices never before heard of in Elgin, inese lots were just landed direct from manufacturers at Belfast, Ireland, .and com- prise all the latest and newest designs in Printed, Hemstitched Hand- kerchiefs, Black Prints, Hand Embrdldered, Revere Hem- stitched, Black Corner Hemstitched, etc, Many new designs are confined to us. With above lots, we will offer a quantity of Handkerchiefs which we saved from our fire, slightly soiled, at^ BIG reduction. Come early and secure your presents as this lot must be.closed out n Five Days. . SALE BEGINS FRIDAY, Continues 5 Days Only. LOT No. 1 at 8c, worth 12Jc to 15c.—Ladies' and Cliil- dren's hemstitched, printed border and gentlemen's plain, white and ingrain borders. >T No. 2 at 10c, would be cheap at 15 cents. >T No. 3 at I2ic« Ladies' block printed, hemstitched and embroidered, entirely new. i LOT No. 4 at 15c, worth 20c to 25c.—Ladies' fine hem- stitched in white and colors; also gentlemen s printed borders. :r: LOT No. at 20c; White and colored hemstitched, beautifully hand embroidered, Shear linen. LOT No. 6 at 25c. Ladies' and Gentlemens' fine hem stitched and fine embroidered goods. Other qual- ities including silk handkerchiefs and mufflersGtoo " / numerous to mention- REMEMBER THE DATE AND PLACE, . DECEMBER lOti Gontmnes 5 days only. 55 Grove. jSLverLTLX©, i#ii§ Hi: We can provide you with Excellent KNITTED UNDERWEAR In ENDLESS VARIETY. HOODS and TOBOGGAN CAPS, MITTENS and HOSIERY, 6 BLANKETS and COMFORTERS, CLOAKS, ETC., ETC, Our Goods.are of the Best . Quality and sold at the very 'Prices/''-. A call and critical e MEXICO'S HOLIDAY. A FAST AND JOYOUS CARNIVAL WITHOUT MASKS. Hallowe'en Observed with a Universality Not Met with in Other Countries. Every Conceivable Variety of Holiday Waren—Curious Mementoes. The night of Oct 81, known in the states as Hallowe'en, or "Holly Eve," is ob- served here with a universality that is not to be met with in our own country and in a rery different fashion. It fell this year on Sunday, and about 7 p. m. on that day I found myself mingled with a crowd of peo- ple who were pouring along the Calle de San Francisco into the Plaza Mayor, within whose elegant zocolo a fine military band was sending forth strains of delicious muSic. Both the Plaza MaVor and the Plaza .de la Constitucion presented a most brilliant sight They hacTEeen converted into a tem- porary fair ground crowded with innumer- able booths, within whiiili were displayed, by the light of hundreds • of - tallow candles, around which shades of white paper had been placed to increase their power,. every con- ceivable variety of holiday wares. Nuts, raisins, oranges, figs, tortillas, bananas, can- dies, pulque, cakes, toys, hot sausages and notions were visible in endless profusion. There are occasions when appetite, which is common to both clowns and gentlemen, is strangely tempted by such ministry and dis play of eatables, and doubtless did not the "mode" and point of honor—sadly misplaced by both sexes—whisper forbearance more than one lechugino (anglice dude) and delicate senorita would be seen devouring, with a hearty relish, morsels intended for the more homely mouths of peons. Troops of young brats, trusting to their legs and lungs to pro- cure them customers, go winding through the crowd, offering circles of flour paste fried in oil, which are held upon a long lath, held by the middle to prevent them from breaking. It is surprising to see how rapidly the laths are eased of their burden and the brittle fry consumed. The kitchen is not far off, and two cooks in their shirt sleeves are busily engaged in producing fresh supplies. One of these keeps a large iron pan over a stand of charcoal, where it fries and hisses most in- vitingly, while the other, seated before a ves- sel tilled with water and a pan containing the flour paste, forms the cake in a moment and draws it out into a hollow ring. Thence he flings it into the bubbling oil, where it browns and swells into a crisp mouthfuL .• curious mementoes. But in all this. heterogeneous collection of wares what strikes a foreigner as strangest of all are 'the numerous quaint articles de- signed to be . purchased as souvenirs of the occasion. Stuctents of old English customs have heard of soul cakes, a sort of bun'which good-natured people Used to prepare in large ^umbers to give to .children Who went about Mm house WbottSfe oil HSllofc&W stegfegt. song and demanding the "soul cake" as d re- ward, but the booths in the Plaza Mayor on Sunday night displayed soul cakes which, for appropriateness'and elaborate design, far surpassed the Hallowe'en buns of Old Eng- land. They consisted of three layers of cake iso placed as to form three steps, covered with white icing, and leading up to a chocalate cross at the extremity of the topmost layer or step. Upon each of the other layers there was some design in chocolate intended to rfemind the purchaser of the solemn occasion the cake was meant to commemorate, such as skulls, bones and coffins. Catafalcoes made of wood and painted black, from six inches to two and a half feefPin height and from three inches to two feet square, were also a highly popular article of merchandise. Some of them consisted of several platforms rising one above the other, elaborately draped with black cloth and emblazoned in gilt with crosses, skulls, bones and boffins. There were skeletons of every imaginable size and material upon tfe|> counter of every boflth, some of them poor, cheap affairs of paper, many of candy and others elaborately con- structed of wood and jointed so that the"pull- ing of a string would cause them to dance and caper in a weirdly comical way. of them were fantastically dressed like ballet dancers and were surrounded by groups^ of candy skulls. everybody buys them. All classes seem to have turned ouftin masse to purchase these mementoes of the time. Men and women of the highest wealth and culture, accompanied by groups of beau tifully dressed, merry children, whose hands are full of soul cakes, skeletons, catafalcoes and candy skulls, elbow and are elbowed by the poor peons, who are spending the few coppers that they have laid by so carefully for the occasiadi. It is a peridcl of universal merriment and rejoicing—a fast and joyous carnival with- out masks. The shouts and vociferations of the light hearted crowd, and their boundings and gambols in the shadow of the grand old cathedral, which for over 200 years has stood at the head of the plaza, were such as might at first have led one to think that the in- mates of that philanthropic establishment, the Casa de Locos (lunatic asylum) had forced bolts and bars, and exchanged their straight waistcoats for others of a more elastic and becoming model, while above all there arose from the zocolo strains of such music as we seldom or never hear in the states, for the playing of a Mexican govern- ment military band is a revelation of the possibilities of sucb an organization.—Phila- delphia Times. A. Hint for Society Men. There is an art aboot patting on a dress suit which few men are cognisant of. It does not consist in the proper arrangement of the tie or collar, but in the economy of time by doing things in their proper order. We all know how vexing it ia to tie one's shoes after one has one's shirt bosom nicely arranged. Here is a schedule by following which we think all trouble will be obviated: First, draw on the trousers; second, the shoes; third, shave; fourth, perform the ablutions; fifth, manicure the finger nails; sixth, put on the shirt; seventh, adjust collar and tie; eighth, brush the hair; ninth, coat and vest -H. D. Wionan In New York Wold. In great variety at Willow MMets, .Etc. Post ! yourself on prices and then call on the popular firm of / Where yon can buy any of these articles cheaper than the cheapest. 15 Douglas Ave. A Nice Silk Dress, A Nice Cloak, A Nice pair of lid Gloves, A Nice Toilet Case A Nice box of Handkerchiefs, A Nice Silk Muffler, A Nice Plush Work Box. A Nice line of Holiday Goods to select from. Our stock i&now complete in Holiday .Goods and at pfices that will guarantee satisfaction. 36 & 38 Douglas Ave 10 Cases of Dry Goods IMcbwe are selling at Hew Tort Prices. AM suitable for the Holidays and the prices so extremely low that every one can purchase them. Few Specialties Ladies' Linen Collars from 9c. up. ' Ladies' Linen Cuffs from 9c. per pair, plain and fancy to match. - Hamburg Edgings, from 2c. a yard up, Full line of Ladies' and Children's Leggins,' from 25c. per pair up. b/« Gentlemen's Suspenders, all styles, anjd prices the very L Lowest. Ladies' Merino Suits at 49c., worth 69c. ' ^ Bustles, extra long, new style, at 49c. j , , 8 Douglas Ave. Elgin, III. TOBOGGANING May become all the rage but not more so than a visit to the jewelery store Of P. S. Bartlett & Co's. 47 Chicago Street. To see the grand array of Holiday Goods In the one little line of SLEEVE BUTTONS alone they have A ttoasand pairs aid tadrels of yarieties. ROOT & HKIDEMAN'S CASH PRICE LIST Best Fancy Patent Flour................ Choice Patent Flour...................... Straight Family Flour..................... Holiday Winter Flour..................... Every Day Flour.. ........................ Pure Buckwheat Flour............... Bolted Meal (new corn)........ — ----- ,. .$1.25 per sack ... 1.15 ... 1.05 ... 1.30 ... 1.10 " .. 80 per 25ft>s 40 " " 36 river street. UNDERTAKING in all its branches, a specialty. Christmas dinner without a pie would be a dismal failure. See to it that you have $enty of pies in the house, and buy the same or the ingredients of E. JENNINGS.
Object Description
Title | 1886-12-10 Elgin Daily Courier |
Description | Issue of the Elgin Daily Courier newspaper from December 10, 1886. |
Subject |
Newspapers Elgin (Ill.) -- History |
Keywords | newspapers |
Date Original | 1886-12-10 |
Date Digital | 2015-01-29 |
Date Created | 1886-12-10 |
Organization-Subject | Gail Borden Public Library District |
Publisher | Elgin Daily Courier |
Contributing Institution | Gail Borden Public Library District |
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Text Image |
Format | newspaper |
Identifier | microfilm collection |
City, State | Illinois |
Country | United States |
Time Period | 1880s (1880-1889) |
Browse Topic |
Illinois History & Culture Newspapers |
Language | eng |
Rights | This material may be protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S. Code) and is intended solely for personal or educational use. Any commercial use without permission is prohibited. |
Collection Name | Elgin Area History |
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Title | 00000001 |
FullText | m - "v ':™ *•"'*? ^3 SIS !Ill ,4 #§£ BY DOHERTS & HEMMENS. ELGIN, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1886. __ 9 ■ '- ' -- VOL.6. NO.219 aoriiaiT —AT- 'sk Having bought for cash the stock of Handkerchiefs of an importer who, on account of a change in business, was obliged to sell, we will place them on sale for five days on ly at prices never before heard of in Elgin, inese lots were just landed direct from manufacturers at Belfast, Ireland, .and com- prise all the latest and newest designs in Printed, Hemstitched Hand- kerchiefs, Black Prints, Hand Embrdldered, Revere Hem- stitched, Black Corner Hemstitched, etc, Many new designs are confined to us. With above lots, we will offer a quantity of Handkerchiefs which we saved from our fire, slightly soiled, at^ BIG reduction. Come early and secure your presents as this lot must be.closed out n Five Days. . SALE BEGINS FRIDAY, Continues 5 Days Only. LOT No. 1 at 8c, worth 12Jc to 15c.—Ladies' and Cliil- dren's hemstitched, printed border and gentlemen's plain, white and ingrain borders. >T No. 2 at 10c, would be cheap at 15 cents. >T No. 3 at I2ic« Ladies' block printed, hemstitched and embroidered, entirely new. i LOT No. 4 at 15c, worth 20c to 25c.—Ladies' fine hem- stitched in white and colors; also gentlemen s printed borders. :r: LOT No. at 20c; White and colored hemstitched, beautifully hand embroidered, Shear linen. LOT No. 6 at 25c. Ladies' and Gentlemens' fine hem stitched and fine embroidered goods. Other qual- ities including silk handkerchiefs and mufflersGtoo " / numerous to mention- REMEMBER THE DATE AND PLACE, . DECEMBER lOti Gontmnes 5 days only. 55 Grove. jSLverLTLX©, i#ii§ Hi: We can provide you with Excellent KNITTED UNDERWEAR In ENDLESS VARIETY. HOODS and TOBOGGAN CAPS, MITTENS and HOSIERY, 6 BLANKETS and COMFORTERS, CLOAKS, ETC., ETC, Our Goods.are of the Best . Quality and sold at the very 'Prices/''-. A call and critical e MEXICO'S HOLIDAY. A FAST AND JOYOUS CARNIVAL WITHOUT MASKS. Hallowe'en Observed with a Universality Not Met with in Other Countries. Every Conceivable Variety of Holiday Waren—Curious Mementoes. The night of Oct 81, known in the states as Hallowe'en, or "Holly Eve," is ob- served here with a universality that is not to be met with in our own country and in a rery different fashion. It fell this year on Sunday, and about 7 p. m. on that day I found myself mingled with a crowd of peo- ple who were pouring along the Calle de San Francisco into the Plaza Mayor, within whose elegant zocolo a fine military band was sending forth strains of delicious muSic. Both the Plaza MaVor and the Plaza .de la Constitucion presented a most brilliant sight They hacTEeen converted into a tem- porary fair ground crowded with innumer- able booths, within whiiili were displayed, by the light of hundreds • of - tallow candles, around which shades of white paper had been placed to increase their power,. every con- ceivable variety of holiday wares. Nuts, raisins, oranges, figs, tortillas, bananas, can- dies, pulque, cakes, toys, hot sausages and notions were visible in endless profusion. There are occasions when appetite, which is common to both clowns and gentlemen, is strangely tempted by such ministry and dis play of eatables, and doubtless did not the "mode" and point of honor—sadly misplaced by both sexes—whisper forbearance more than one lechugino (anglice dude) and delicate senorita would be seen devouring, with a hearty relish, morsels intended for the more homely mouths of peons. Troops of young brats, trusting to their legs and lungs to pro- cure them customers, go winding through the crowd, offering circles of flour paste fried in oil, which are held upon a long lath, held by the middle to prevent them from breaking. It is surprising to see how rapidly the laths are eased of their burden and the brittle fry consumed. The kitchen is not far off, and two cooks in their shirt sleeves are busily engaged in producing fresh supplies. One of these keeps a large iron pan over a stand of charcoal, where it fries and hisses most in- vitingly, while the other, seated before a ves- sel tilled with water and a pan containing the flour paste, forms the cake in a moment and draws it out into a hollow ring. Thence he flings it into the bubbling oil, where it browns and swells into a crisp mouthfuL .• curious mementoes. But in all this. heterogeneous collection of wares what strikes a foreigner as strangest of all are 'the numerous quaint articles de- signed to be . purchased as souvenirs of the occasion. Stuctents of old English customs have heard of soul cakes, a sort of bun'which good-natured people Used to prepare in large ^umbers to give to .children Who went about Mm house WbottSfe oil HSllofc&W stegfegt. song and demanding the "soul cake" as d re- ward, but the booths in the Plaza Mayor on Sunday night displayed soul cakes which, for appropriateness'and elaborate design, far surpassed the Hallowe'en buns of Old Eng- land. They consisted of three layers of cake iso placed as to form three steps, covered with white icing, and leading up to a chocalate cross at the extremity of the topmost layer or step. Upon each of the other layers there was some design in chocolate intended to rfemind the purchaser of the solemn occasion the cake was meant to commemorate, such as skulls, bones and coffins. Catafalcoes made of wood and painted black, from six inches to two and a half feefPin height and from three inches to two feet square, were also a highly popular article of merchandise. Some of them consisted of several platforms rising one above the other, elaborately draped with black cloth and emblazoned in gilt with crosses, skulls, bones and boffins. There were skeletons of every imaginable size and material upon tfe|> counter of every boflth, some of them poor, cheap affairs of paper, many of candy and others elaborately con- structed of wood and jointed so that the"pull- ing of a string would cause them to dance and caper in a weirdly comical way. of them were fantastically dressed like ballet dancers and were surrounded by groups^ of candy skulls. everybody buys them. All classes seem to have turned ouftin masse to purchase these mementoes of the time. Men and women of the highest wealth and culture, accompanied by groups of beau tifully dressed, merry children, whose hands are full of soul cakes, skeletons, catafalcoes and candy skulls, elbow and are elbowed by the poor peons, who are spending the few coppers that they have laid by so carefully for the occasiadi. It is a peridcl of universal merriment and rejoicing—a fast and joyous carnival with- out masks. The shouts and vociferations of the light hearted crowd, and their boundings and gambols in the shadow of the grand old cathedral, which for over 200 years has stood at the head of the plaza, were such as might at first have led one to think that the in- mates of that philanthropic establishment, the Casa de Locos (lunatic asylum) had forced bolts and bars, and exchanged their straight waistcoats for others of a more elastic and becoming model, while above all there arose from the zocolo strains of such music as we seldom or never hear in the states, for the playing of a Mexican govern- ment military band is a revelation of the possibilities of sucb an organization.—Phila- delphia Times. A. Hint for Society Men. There is an art aboot patting on a dress suit which few men are cognisant of. It does not consist in the proper arrangement of the tie or collar, but in the economy of time by doing things in their proper order. We all know how vexing it ia to tie one's shoes after one has one's shirt bosom nicely arranged. Here is a schedule by following which we think all trouble will be obviated: First, draw on the trousers; second, the shoes; third, shave; fourth, perform the ablutions; fifth, manicure the finger nails; sixth, put on the shirt; seventh, adjust collar and tie; eighth, brush the hair; ninth, coat and vest -H. D. Wionan In New York Wold. In great variety at Willow MMets, .Etc. Post ! yourself on prices and then call on the popular firm of / Where yon can buy any of these articles cheaper than the cheapest. 15 Douglas Ave. A Nice Silk Dress, A Nice Cloak, A Nice pair of lid Gloves, A Nice Toilet Case A Nice box of Handkerchiefs, A Nice Silk Muffler, A Nice Plush Work Box. A Nice line of Holiday Goods to select from. Our stock i&now complete in Holiday .Goods and at pfices that will guarantee satisfaction. 36 & 38 Douglas Ave 10 Cases of Dry Goods IMcbwe are selling at Hew Tort Prices. AM suitable for the Holidays and the prices so extremely low that every one can purchase them. Few Specialties Ladies' Linen Collars from 9c. up. ' Ladies' Linen Cuffs from 9c. per pair, plain and fancy to match. - Hamburg Edgings, from 2c. a yard up, Full line of Ladies' and Children's Leggins,' from 25c. per pair up. b/« Gentlemen's Suspenders, all styles, anjd prices the very L Lowest. Ladies' Merino Suits at 49c., worth 69c. ' ^ Bustles, extra long, new style, at 49c. j , , 8 Douglas Ave. Elgin, III. TOBOGGANING May become all the rage but not more so than a visit to the jewelery store Of P. S. Bartlett & Co's. 47 Chicago Street. To see the grand array of Holiday Goods In the one little line of SLEEVE BUTTONS alone they have A ttoasand pairs aid tadrels of yarieties. ROOT & HKIDEMAN'S CASH PRICE LIST Best Fancy Patent Flour................ Choice Patent Flour...................... Straight Family Flour..................... Holiday Winter Flour..................... Every Day Flour.. ........................ Pure Buckwheat Flour............... Bolted Meal (new corn)........ — ----- ,. .$1.25 per sack ... 1.15 ... 1.05 ... 1.30 ... 1.10 " .. 80 per 25ft>s 40 " " 36 river street. UNDERTAKING in all its branches, a specialty. Christmas dinner without a pie would be a dismal failure. See to it that you have $enty of pies in the house, and buy the same or the ingredients of E. JENNINGS. |
Contributing Institution | Gail Borden Public Library District |
Rights | This material may be protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S. Code) and is intended solely for personal or educational use. Any commercial use without permission is prohibited. |