The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-12-28 00:00:00

CHRISTMAS AT THE SHOPS.

The "Show" at Christmasa is always looked forward as
an occasion when our tradesmen Out forward the beet
they have to attract attention and custom, and the
weather of course is a most important element. The
Market House butcher!, some of them anxious to serve
buyers only, had misled they would exhibit their faintest
on Monday night, the town butchers were obliged to
follow suit, though naturally anxious about the weather,
and the general shops furnished many an addition to the
display, though as to the latter it was not universal,
oeverar shops closing early, and others not being lighted In
front. We mutt therefore opaline our nottoe priocipally
to theme tradesmen who show by advertising with us, that
they drairs do special brimless at Christmas.
Mr. Wheeler. awaiting himself of the additional epees
acquired by giving up the whole of his premises in Si.
Mary-street to buirinem pu hss made • magnificent
dimiay of presentation *00,14, and has laid out two special
show-rooms with new manufacturers, obtained from
English int 4 foreign markets, each article being ticketed
with it. prioe, and we moat add that in making this edge.
tion, he hoe not foiled to make use of of that good Mete for
which he is renowned. Whets a stock is se vast it is me-
lees ti attempt to speak of it in detail; we will therefore
say, far the guidance of our re sclera that in his book shop
the priors very from Id. to C„5 5.; in the general show-
room will be found articles at prices ranging from dd. to
gip ; in the sweetly perfumed Christmaa card and satclost
room the purcbasnr may get a dome Pretty cards for dd.,
or may give be. for • single one and still have good value
for hie 111011117, so great is the variety; but we mod esk
those who would wish t. get a really fair idea of this
collection to go and judge for themselves.
Mr. L nie had his usual grand stork M grocer/es and
wimps, Mr. Newport a lens semicircle of poultry nearly
mini big epos,. Kr. Lumley t vitamins and prettily
arranged sweet..
Kr. Wallis made nos of the most artistic displays of
works of kit In "wimp sad glans that Weymouth could
wash The golden y..u,h were attracted by a gnat Image
of Darwin's "anossro•." onthropdd ape . but In front
were lovely diantond-cui este 01 glass oi the present
fashion : ..rnoog the Luroote portreli.o rbanning ilium of
a bran. tie and blonde, beautiful delighting of ire, con-
trasting well eith the Darwinian, •46414 from Worcester
surrounded with poppy or lotus, meresil ete &jun of
rosebuds, balf-openA, every pat .1 distinct and delicate-
raised barbotine ware with dowers delicately sate out the
dark ground; Worceste.! china in Ivory body and broom
deccastions; umbrella stands gdarded by statuettes of
storks; delicate glue VISO grouped in essence for table
deoorauons new Derby china arabesqued with sad
plathaluD, and bro.ne in the Persian style, with grounti
and patterns of the subdued nat. so fashionable now, and
contrasting with the rich colours of the old-fashlosed
Crown Derby. Oa a stand inside were Dresden statuettes
—a wonderful show, while mirrors/a Dresden sad Coburg
decorated the walla, Real Persian scent pots were wonder,
f ul in their arabesques, with flowers evolved from the
artiste inner imesciousuem. C ottrasted with thee, were
Warred, figures of statesmen, turned to humble use.
Ooburg china was plestiiul with raised flowers, gamest
equal to Dresden, and for those who wanted cheep goods
there wee plenty in ..... direction.
Mr. Hagley's and other shot'. were. dieted with their
spacial goods, and at Yrs. Herrera we ea w large supplies
of china and glass suitable for the family trade.
The Dorset Supply Stores (g. Pidgeon) kad a
show of groceries, including fussy fruits, pro=
isclutoi Wiltshire boom, end an immense quantity of
MUM'S wines and midis, the whole taiga* Ighlsd op.

Mr. Mills's stook was also sadly decked With ever-.
lasting bouquets in gay ooloars, sad • fine plink with
broad green leaves Eke a bread fruit, towered in his
south window.
Nearly opposite Mr. Mill's, Miss K ist, from the
Midlands, haa opened • toy and fancy shop Which bids
fair to rival some of the older est tblishments.
Me. W. Roger., pork butcher, showed • prime lot
of meat and dairy produce; 17 pigs fatted by Mr.
Hodder, of Abbohibury, and two extraorilinery
salamis only twelve months, one week, three days old,
bred alai fatte i by Mr. H. Wh to, From. Whitfield,
and estimated respectively at 18 and 22 score each.
There wag no fine class for than wonderful yens*
pigs at Smithfield, or there they would hay. goes.
The shop was embowered In evergreen', and Frew*
and English dairies united to seat the choicest battler
and cheese, while other comestible* sold by Mr.
Rogers, specially his saussges, were of the best.
Who ham 11,4 beard of suttoo's celebrated cakes
throughout Weymouth! Going in search of the
fountain of this supply, we find Mr. Sutton's shop the
attraction of Governor's-lane. Here are his celebrated
lunch, famous Sultana, twelfth-night and wedding
cake.; the counters being heeled with them and
shelves filled with his much-praised whole-meal breed.
Messrs. Mills and Son, fearing ill. wrather, which
In the morning was muggy, bet on), their ordinary
good dirplay of fine large turkey*, ottier poultry, gam-,
&c.,_ but on Tuesday night their wan immense.
Mr. Hunt's general stoek of groceries Is well-known
to be excellen but he still bad special articles in teas
and chorea. The cheap prices of Ma famous teas • •
detailed in another column, and in cheerer be made •
sensation. In his window wan a mammoth, from J.
S. Henderson, of Ingersoll, Ontario, and this giant
American Cheddar weighed no lees than 58311 w.; it
was fianke by excellent chimes of 111.)fil manageable
gime
Mr. Wright had an immense blase of go, and
attracted large numbers of people to Vie sight of his
groceries and provisions by the performanoss of a doll
on the tight
At Messrs. Taylor and Ca.'s shop was a very attrac-
tive show of splendid fruit., prime Wiltshire Imam,
which took the first prise at thy International Show
Kilburn, mild Dorset batter, Canadian Cheddar cheese,
and most of the sweets and substantiala that delight
the love of good things at Chrietu3at.
Mr. Midr, in St. Thomas-etreet, hal • noble show
of Christmas tress, heathe in flower, and other plants,
suitable to make Christmas look worded as May.
I Further down, Mr. Whittle'. timing weabliehnient
' lights up the corner of St. Thomas NA iabilleS4olll4l4
rued has been replenished with the finest of good
thing..
The large refreshment rooms and canteetiosery and
pastry
shop of Mr. George is the principal feature in
of the street. It contsins the best cakes in
variety, savoy and sponge cakes, wedding and Twelth-
=inbeautiful forms, mottoed ogees wishing "A
Christmas and A Happy New Fear," and we
can speak tastefully of the remarkable Genoa cakes,
whose flavour is delicien&
watches,
Mr. Read has • capital show at clocks,
and jewellry, not all exp•o-ive and very
I good, even the cheap watches keeping capital tines.
In St. Alban'setreet are things well worth .• visit,
for Mr. Humphrey shows the newest patterns in
I Christmas cards, fiowers,krx,photographed and painted
In natural colours, attractive plush goods, photograph
framaij:z and
bound in plush and like velvet kat
Immo le, diaries d albuls, peek with groups
I of pens, flower. or fruit, and embossed in relief, Ite;
In. There is a valuable stock of "The Teacher.' "
and other Bibles, prayerbooks, and church services,
beautifully bound.