Morning herald., 1839-12-23

Of there plenty Of land, plenty Of horses and
CATTLE plenty Of liqnor plenty of fighting plenty Of
plenty to eat plenty Of glory, and plen
ty Of fae girls in Mexico and amongst the Indians
And if amidst all this they cant 60 ahead, why, they
can die surrounded by glory.
The Animals nnd MelEday Presents.
Nm would be induced to place much reliance
upon the rumored hardness OF the times, and search
ty of money, who has seen the unusually large mum.
Der ofbeautiiul English and American Annuals, and
Holiday presents, that to be found in the Broad
way stores, particularly that Of Appleton & Co., 200
Broadway where they have displayed on their ia
bles superb copies Of no less than l6 splendid Eng
lish ANIMALS, which may thus be enume rated:-
Hsafhs Gems Of Beauty edited by Lady Blesngtsu The
plates Il this work far surpass any Of the previous volumes
Roy al 4to figured silk.
The Belle Of the Season Twelve Plates under the drec
tion OF MIR Heath with Poem by Lady Bessington SUI
Psrbly bound This is the splendid Annual Of the
The Forget Me Not by shoberl IL plates l.me
tie Drawings by Harding with full length equestrian
Portrait Of Qseen Victoria silk large svo.
Heath's Book Of Beauty silk large svo.
Heafh's Keepsake figured silk large syo.
The .amardnh BY +. X. Hsrvey Is superb Engravngs
Imperial 40.
FnendsAp's Offering and Wantsrs Wreath; 10 plate.
Fishers Drapins Room Scrap Book.
JuU.niie Scrap Book BY Mrs Ellis !: l6 plates svo.
Shakespeare Gallery; Is plates superb large 6vo.
Book Of the Bosdoir Imperial 4to. morocco.
The IRIS; +; Imperial 4ts. morocco.
ORIENTAL Annual; evo. morocco.
Book Of CoStusnes; magnificent Imperial 4to
a Gift frem Fairy Land an Annual for 1870 Ninety
six superb plates. .g..
In addition to this we have about dozen beauti-
full American ANNALS, including the Literary Sou
venir,' the sToken,' the 'Gift,' the GEN. the
PEARL the Religious Souvenir the Christian
Keepsake" the Wreath, the Iris, and the Poets
Of America, and one or two others, besides Dunni-
gans superb Catholic Manual, which is q most ap-
propriatc holiday present. From half dozen Of
the best Of these we have selected some admirable
tales, and postica pieces, for publication in this
mornings double sheet; which will contribute to.
wards rendering the Herald Of today the most at
tractivs newspaper published upon ,he face Of the
globe, as it is at the same the cheapest and always
the most useful and interes sting.
The perusal Of our columns today will convince
every one that present could be found so appro-
pirate for the coming Christmas or New Year, as
one Of the elegant publications we have above re-
erred to; all of which may be found at the store Of
Messrs. Appleton 4 CO., importers of the English
Annals, 2e0 broadway.
Who is there, in the worlds wide calendar Of CAV
ana ~s~"sa Ussa,ares, tnat hath not some one being
that they love, that their heartstrings cling 10 in
sunshine or in storm through good report and
evil report Who is there, that is not ground into
the very dust by biting poverty that would hesitate.
at this hallowed season, to bestow souvenir upon
this oae loved obect-this cherished flower of aaec
tiona And'what so appropriate for Christmas or a
New Years present as tne Of the above splendid
volumes, whether presented by brother, husband, or
lover1 &M
They are affections tribute. frieudship's oferips:
whose silent eioquence, more rich than words.
Tells Of the giver's faith and nth in absence
And says, IN language not to be mistaken,
The Annuals too, come withinthe range ofthe means
OF most persons, varying in price from SO to els.
There are few that would wish 10 give lady prc
sent Of less value than @ there are fe at the prc
sent time that feels able TO give present OF book
worth more than $40. There are few, however. of
the millionares, for whom these works are Inv m
means sufficient costly: to all such we would re.
commend some Of the superbly illustrated standard
works 10 be seen in such quantities. and splendid va
rieiics at Appletons store; or TO the exceedingly H.
beral, and unusually wealthy, would say leok in
at w. Colman's store. and purchase Madame Pom
padcur's fan, which Louis the 18th had painted for
her BY one ofthe first artists Of the day, which cost
$1,000 ..,.. .-.r..l..,
We have not space TO describe thesc splendid vol.
umes as they deserve. The Belle OF a Season. /.
new book, being beautiful poem by Lady Blessing
ton, detailing th. adventures Of a beautiful girl,
through fashionable season, and Is Illustrated bv
twelve superb plates. II is the gem Of the season,
and must have cost the publishers at least $4,000 to
get tup. For the engraving of several fthe plates
we kaow that from $500 to s5eo were paid rhe
Gems ofBeauty,' so well known as a!splendid book
in past years. this season superior in every
toformer numbers The /" Iris" Is also magnificent
work, and TO our liking equal to any Of he rest we
would as have the "lrs of this year az any that
we have The Book cf the Boudoir' is superior
10 most in its designs and In the letter press the
plates are also most admirably executed. The
FORGET Me Not we have already described; the
Friendships Offering Is on a par with IT, Last,
but not least, commend US 10 our old favorites,
Charles Heath's works; his Book Of Beauty, Keep
sake and Picturesque Asnuai. They each cost
$4,000 10 the getting sp, and they surpass all for
ner years. Who viii hesitate 10 pay 50 for copy,
especially when by 40 doing asd by making proper
disposition of IA, they can command the esteem and
grateful remembrance of cue fair female heart
through the remainder q their lives. Ga, then.
this week 60 APrIeson's and pnrchsse q copy, for
only a very limited Number were imported through
fear of the hardness q the times limiting the de-