New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-24
CITY ITEMS


ship and Of the breeding and training Of saddshOrse
II is proposed 70 erect in = convenient ocaiity' eios-
stable and riding ,ehool, where ladies vel ss ssn
slsnen may keep ssddle-horses at reasonable oosf
and where they can ride IN all weather. each member
employing teacher not, as he may elect. fss
Constitution also provides for ssu annual pubic
.et;tiops fo- premiums which 10 be awarded for
the bes, horsemanship and for the besssraned hoce
racing not being allowed. With the f-ciiaes which
the Central Park will afford for saddle exe-cises and
with the impetus which this Club NEST give to sAs
equestrian tendency, already strong, we shan hope
that our bellies and besux will return to the nst priao
pes Of elegant Irritation, and that the reinvgoraon q
the race Of New-Yories, now rather prone 70 luxur
ous upholstery in their carriages as wel ~ IN 'ner
houses, viii be insured We presume thai saoss m
teresed in the matter may obtain information oonce
ing the Club from the following named gentlemen
who were elected as the frs. Board Of Management
at meeting for the organization Of the Clao held al
the House on the 6th inst; President, Charles
A. Dana; vice-PresideEt, DIR. Edward baysrdi
Treasurer, John A. C. Gray Secretary, George e.
Waring, IT,; Steward, Wm. A. Leifngwen-
THx ADVENT OF SAsrA CLAus.-The gift-setiisg
and eift-huyine mania seems to have seized upon 81
classes Of our population within the past few days
is pleasant to think how general must be the ooerv'
ance of the good old Christmas and New-Years Gus
tom Of making holidsy-preeents which can make
keen, practical, money getting Yankees devote 30
much time, skil, and capital to the manufsctaro OF
holiday eoods Every one seems to have embarked IN
ono vast gift enterprise and the result Is uneQuaed
variety and excellence in the articles offered to the
publc. The great STOW windows Of our merchant
princes contain their most gorgeous goods, arranged
with an eye to the greatest possible display surface
of Valeuciennes lace overlies strata of orocsds sk
through which runs seam Of rich velvet, having
subetraa of cashmeres, crossed by small crevces OF
deaines pitching into congEomerste OF eloaks, mrs
&C. Mixed in with the crowd Of ladies' who
are gazing at the wonders within, may be seen
the ragged, muddy urcbin, whose legitimate impse-
ments of trade are shoebrush and box Of blacking
wbo in view of the approaching holidays has invested
his spare capital in a string of dumb-watohes snd
dozen iumping-jacks all of which, he sssures you, are
offered al less than cost jewelers. windows arc
temptnply earnished with diamonds pearls, watches
gold and silver ware, Chirqui idols, and MorPny
chessrnep all too valuable for folks OF moderate means
to dwell upon. But the booksellers' windows How
they tempt one to invest, almost to the verge OF BANK
ruptcy Stately fohos, royal quartos plump octavoe
pretty duOdecmos, poetry, prose, romance, fscs ms
tory icon-books to suit every taste, their outsdes
reeplendent in antique morocco and glldng 'neiF
pages illuminated By gems of the burin or camera set
in borders Of letterpress delightful TO look upon. FOR
presents give us the books Turn we from these goes
10 the humber merchandise of the streets Az 'ae
corner frosted Hibernan has set up stand iof shs
display and sale of fancy pipes imitation heersoaumA
and Irish cigars which, in his choicest yernaco'
he calls your attention. Here an Italian oilers you
choice from rare collection Of plastermaees-hesas
Of Washington busts of Franklin, chilly 'ennses war
like Nspoleons half-length SCOTS, and fasised Harry
HowarJs An enterprising Frenchman stands sentinel
over a choice selection of goats and Jackasses whose
heads run by clockwok and keep up acontnuos snake
Of disapprobaton the insane efforts made oy some
ueighboring hard-shen mud-tunss, who work with
sprins and oonsiuiiy d0dess their hOads o~s OF
their shells and catching empses OF the JUICY Streets a.
sQbt ofwbich they unanimously wggle ther legs and
tsils in nsane attempts scientific swimming Here
an spread win
dow shutter over of the city canas the stock con-
ssts of every description Of candy favored with all sorts
of extracts pu into every conceivable shape; pepper
mint log-cabins with lemon chLpneys, aud winter
green president sitting in vanilla chair on the chocolate
piazza in the shade of cinnamon tree, with Glove
cane in his hand, gazing at pine apple bill, through
red pepper spy glass, the whole nelosed within an
Everton taffy fence; Washington monument, Saint
Pauls church. and few chocolate Croton bugs, com
pletes the assortment. In the next street, black
visaged Jew does more extensive business, with
more subtantial stock His crossegged stand contains
teppn-alleys churches, cows, horses, pigs, poultry
pin cushions, acksn-boxss, jacks-in-hoops, military
men On speckled horses, which are standing ON ons
leg on pedestal with caudal appendage attached
to their collar bones sustain their equilibrium. Bat
the Israelites IN md has evidently been devoted "
dolls, and has successfully followed old Tackesons'
ideas in making them Us ugly as possible. ds
has d.Ils Of every vsriety-China dolls, pine
dolls, India-rubber dolls, dolls with eyes, and dolls
without eyes, dolls that viii cry, and dolls that wonsi
rag dolls stuifed with saw-dusti dolls dressed, and
dols undressed; dolls with legs, and dolls with
out heads; heads without dolls, and legs without
heads dolls loose and impDg, dolls sf and unyied-
ing; nsnuatng dolls and dolls repusiye; Scotch
dolls, Yankee dolls, Indian dolls, Dutch dolls, and
Irish dolls tragedy dos, and low comedy dolls; dolls
in q cradle, and dolls on tight-rope; sanctimoniem
dos, and dolls Terpschorean; dolls white, and dolls
black; dolls short and dos tall dolls educated, ana
dols that never can be educated dolls for the paror
and dos for the Kitchen in fact you can ind any KIND
Of doll you want, at prices ranging rom quAHef
of dollar to five dollars and a quarter. The pesnut
stand on the corner where so many lads are wont 70
get their ell Of that delicious crusased vegetable mas
devoted portion of its space to tin whistles penny
trumpets, and candies enough to satisfy regiment OF
babies Even the apple girl, who Visits our once
regularly several times day, with highly polished
apples has extended her business operations, ana
now loads ber basket with ssms but carefully selected
assortment seduce the lone
penny from the breeehes pocket Of unway Juveniles.