Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-12-22

hep thtml Ahe RooQ OLD custom OF ceitplhthk Il
Christmas day by presenting to our friends some
memento Of remembrance aud affection Is not |
dying out but the rather increasing Ia general OBJ
seigance. Il Is good to thus greet each other by |
tokens Of love and regard; it sofens our hearts, |
wears OF some Of the business rust of.our natures |
and gives Us a happier view Of the world in gen
eral. So LET the fond husband and wife, brother |
and sister, parent and child, friend aud friend |
bind new cords around each others hearts by the
exchange Of simple gifts; let the sou remember !
the "old folks at home" whom he LETT in the cOun
Try when he came to the city to make his mark BY
bis honest industry; let the merchant give, with
some well timed present. ajoyful surprise TO his
clerks who will thus learn that they, after ALL are
not quite alone in the world; let the Christmas
tree be erected in every family and merrymakng
be had over the distribution Of gifts, and let all
who have money and TO spare, gladden. their own
hearts by making "Merry Christmas" for some
poor family who haven't had one for many years.
To do oil this, presents must be looked for and
bought and below W III be found list Of just tht
places to call to procure the very best articles in
the lines Of the respective dealers, to all Of which
your attention, kind reader, is particularly invi-
ted.
Silver and plated ware Is always in demand for
Holiday presents, and the number Of tea sets
spoons, napkin rDgsc cake baskets and fruit knives
which change hands at such times is legicn. An
these, with an elegant assortment Of delicate china
PaIan vases rich china dining and tea sets, ,Bohe
mian and cut glass ware, and infinite variety Of
divers and sunGry fancy kncknacks, and complete
assortmenis OF household aud furn shing goods can
4 a. ~ y n.
and A. S. Ga dner, who will be found on hand 10
meet all customers with prompt attention and good
bargains.
Bat perhaps you want rich dress for your wife,
a warm shawl ior your mJther, set OF embrOider
les and laces for your daughter, or general fitting
ont in dry goods for all the "women folks" Of
your family. II so, all styles and varieties Of dry
and dress goods, with elegant and serviceable
cloaks, shawls, gloves, hosiery and trimmings will
bo found upon the shelves and counters Of hessrs
IL. D. Kendall & Co., Freeman & Kellogg, Lewis
& Easton, Raymond & Co, Taylor, Griswod q
Co.. Morgan q Root, b. I. Baldwin & Co., Forest
City Store, or II. Hyman & Co.'S, All these will
be found ready to satisfy any wants OF their friends
whether the articles demanded be heavy broeade
or velvet, or a shilling print, magnificent opera
cloak or pair Of gloves.
1t is an oftquoted saying that"a thing Of beauty
is joy forever" and If so, how happy must that
life be which is spent in the bookstore of Msssrs.
Cobb Co. Their display of Holiday books is
truly splendid and their counters are fairly radiant
with the richness Of the volumes there exposed
for the admiring gaze Of their friends. 1t Is one
Of the good 'sigDs Of the times" that the assOrt-
ment of presentation books is no longer confined
chiefly to "keepsakes," ''albums," forget me
nois {" and the so.calied "dnnuals,' but embraces
books Of sterling and standard value, rendered
douby attractive By all the art of the printer the
engraver aud the binder While Cobb d Co. have
an abundance of the former the specimens of the
latter class are far more noticeable aud attractive
Here are "Raphaes Madonas," being Photographic
views Of his exquisite paintings, and here, will
superb binding and beautiful engravings are the
"Dresden," "Munich, "Stratford," and Berlin
Galleries" "Parables of our Lord, "Reynard thu
Fox, ;" Goldsmith" and hosts of others, each onI
q text wherefrom it would be easy TO draw lonl
discourse. Call at Cobb's and look at them, /
only to see how much Art can do TO make llter0
ture attractive.
What more appropriate Offering fora Christina
5 or New Years Gift than handsome Bible o
/ Prayer Book. These, in every variety and style
: from the most costly to the most plaiu from til
i large Family Illustrated Blb'e, such as the age
, grandmother will love to read In when her oyes
Q him. to the pocket edition for Sunday Schot
scholar; ftom the handsome volume which h
Church or Society shall place upon the Pastor
l. study table, TO the cheapest Testament oil can
- rouod upon the shelves at Ingham 4 Bragg's.-
They have the agency for all the publications
the American Tract Society the Suntay Scho,
n Union, the Methodist Book Concern, and Il
i Bb'e Societies and consequently sell their publ
cations at a remarkably low Hfale. In addition
these they have IN endless stock ofJuyenile Book
aud of standard library sets, where Dickens Irwin
!, Prescott, Scott and Cooper can be found in var
= Gus forms and at various prices, They have, to
y a splendid exhibition Of Holiday Books in the fic
: est styles of illustrations ond binding. One
=, these, "wni Flowers" is a collect ion Of exqusi
" colored engravings Of the wild flowers OF II
country, with all the natural tlnts most perfect
!, preserved.
Christmas Pietorials, Albums, Annusls, aud pI
seutation books will be found in profusiOn on q
a counters OF Hawks Il Brother, They have
At hand al ,he Magazines and Periodicals, Eugli
and American, aud their enterprise in being alwa
4, up TO the latest dates is proyerbial. Call up
them for the latest news aud for all periodical
4 erature.
But you wish to find some article which will
:, acceptable, and which will add TO the pei rsonal Q
=. pearsnce of your friends. Then go TO Cowles
- Co.'S aud procure a set Of earrings and pin, OF
~ sparkling ring, or a gold necklace or chain,
u hetter still loeket with YOUR own likeness ms
~ with space for another to match it. Or get thu
a watch that will year after year be an article
NJ once useful and ornamental. Silver spoons, for
napkin rings silver ware, cutlery; all of tn
are at Cowles ready for tie first conner, and
%, marked down at Holiday prices Look In VI
/, his splendid stock.
But perhaps you are the proud aud happy IA
ie- er of family iiyaling that Of the famous JC
lt- Rogers or il may bo grandfather and you
wondering what you can get to fill up oil th
en stockings that will be found hanging out ready
Santa Claus visit. II 30, step iAto the stor
s Rettberg Hausman, aud, once there. your o
sn question will be, what TO choose from such p
fusion You see around you carved ivory wO
sts fans vases, paper weights, dolls, mantle ornamel
toys, and in fact every conceivable article that
In be brought under the general term OF fancy artc
Beside these they have a full assortment OF II
va mings, &C. and their spacious salss-room is cro'
ed from morning until night,
You are TO have Christmas tree, Of course,
that tree is 10 bear weight Of ffuit that win N
In your cbildren's hearts throb with delight.
age remember well when you was young, and W
ere your greatest ambition was to be rich enough
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