The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-12-23

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BATON RIO IJt5EgsHDEC. 40, 1855
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j pfrka & Cu.---tfentlsmea In search .
articles for Christmas Presents, should mo-
forget 10 look ID at / Piper Il COS. extern
sive establishment on Church street.
There, will be found, an elegant sssort.
inent oftoilet sftieles--than which there
can be nothing more appropriate icr !
Christmas GIFT, or keepsake. We venture
nothing In saying that there 10 no one
house, inthe State, with stock Of glass
ware tetra-rota ware, china, porcelain etc,
thanis now to be found a. J Piper 4 Co.'S.
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THE CuRiosifY sHor.--People uN find
their way to llerouhuu's, ut all seasons Of
The year, because he has what every body
else has and great deal more besides
Now, that the year Is about to give up the
ghost and 70 the way Of ten thousand 9TH
ers, as good and besteri II is both meet and
proper In obedience toancient custom, that
the living. should give some evidence to
The living Of the fact. Nothing can more
tofcihly impress the fact on The juvenile
mind, then Gifts at Christmas II Is an
ancient. and very honorable custom. A
good book an Album, Melodian a
guitat, Or any one Of the ten thousand
things to be found at Heroman's, will do
10. III consideration Of the tightness Of The
times, aud the fact that Heroman, like other
i,hiIanthropists would like to see every
body indtiige III The innocent custom Of CIV
ing giilstwhirh they pay iur,tfcr this week
oHiN Hefuman, has concluded To come down
twenty per cent, In his pfices---for CASH.
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A NEw DANCE Petersburg pa
per says, III select circles Of Richmond
society 4 new dance, bearing the name
of THE Persian Ring has just been
introduced /; It's somewhat amuseing, |
and inay be imagined from The follow.
ipg description
Il begins by some six or eight cou-
pies waltsing chair II suddenly ip-
trodueed into the center, In which the
first gentleman seats bis partner. lie
then leads up and presents each Of The
other gentlemen In succession. 1.-THE
lady rejects, The discarded retires be.
Hind the chair but when the +" right
man," asths old saving goes, arrives,
she springs up. tile tone aud accent Of
The music are accelerated, and off she
waltses with the elected the rest
seize their partners and the circle il
continued. All II turn 20 though the
process. Three chairs are then placed.
A lady lin suceesioDl Is seated between
two bearers, who Immediately solicit
her reluctant regard, till at length she
gives herself to one, and waltzipgs Is
resumed. A gentleman Is then seated
Ia center chair, hoodwinked, aud
lady takes the place on each side. In
this perplexity of choice. The Tantalus
Of the mirth remains til. BY u sudden
lie decides for right or left,
uncovers the eyes, and waltzes away
with The chance. directed partner, fol-
lowed as before by the rest. The
chairs ara now placed triangularIy,
dos q dos, and three ladies' are thus
seated. The youths pace around them !
Ia q, circle, Till each Of the fair ones
throws her handkerchief and away they
again whirl. The men then appear to
deliver to each, but to no ono alone is |
given, a ring, and the dance concludes
" the Indies passing, hand ID hand.
through arches made BY the extended
,rrns Of the gentlemen, and each seizes
lis partner, aud once more swing o.
'ound The circle. We have learned
ha. this dance will be introduced ia
IL the chief fashionable "hopsa Of the
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An EnlroR IN HEAvEN.--Under
he above caption, IN exchange gives ]; !,
n obituary Of A brother az the, Quill !,