Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-12-24
CITY AND COUNTY
The Christmas Holidays.
"Christmas comes. He comes, he comes,
Ushered with rain of plums;
Wreaths in every window greet him;
RnYa are eArly Nh to meet him.

| Every mouth ue1gnls 10 name nn.''
Old, old. good old Christmas is close by, to usher
in the fragrant winter holidays. His spell this week
will be potent round the gobe,-from the beautiful
Puritan city of Worcester to the miserable capital
of China Everywhere, hospitality and mirth will
attend him, and a social glow which spreads from
heart to heart, which thaws the pride and the purse
strings, and brightens the eyes and affections Wei
come, then to the Christmas holidays whose genial
| sunshine awakens in the most sordid minds glowing
memories and sets all to building again the beau
tiful Christmas cloud-castles of youth.
| How pleasant it is to note the Christmas prepara-
tons as they begin to thcken. Not only in the tes
TONED churches and dwellings is Christmas seen,
| but also in the show-windows and in the store
| keepers advertisement. What wOndrous assort-
ment of wares do they reveal! Our advertising
columns give some idea of the great preparations
that made to accommodate the army of persons
| who will be in search of holiday gifts. We have
met Santa Claus fer the past few mornings between
midnight and daybreak, and he gave list of the
stores where he likes to trade the best; and singu-
| larly enough, the names read remarkably like the
| signatures to the notices in the advertising col
umns of the Spy. The jolly old fellow winked
| in a peculiar manner, intimating that he
| should do rushing business this week He don't
trouble himself about the folly of secession He be-
lives in union any quantity of t-union of hearts,
union ofindivduals, union of households, union of
| communities union of natons-in short general
union and differentiation of the whole world. We
will look into the stores that ST. Nicholas favors
| What pleasant faces we meet and what delicious
mysteries foot to be solved on Christmas
day!
Our first purchases shall be for the little folks, who
on holidays live in true fairy land, Already have
they ratified their tin safes and computed how far
other wonderful though eyanescent treasures. What
new toys of mysterious beauty would they find in
the RUBBER STORE of J. E. TAFT, next door to the
Spy Office at p. YoUNG's, 2O9 Main street, or at
the confectionery store of Mr.. HILLYER's, 725
Main street. There is the old woman and her noisy
children in the shoe, and full dressed India rubber
lady, we must have, Mr.. Taft. And there are about
| twenty toys to be purchased of Mr. Young.
| Now for the jewery, the Watches the rings the
canoes the thousand ingenious things, made of
gold, and silver, and precious stones First we go
to FIsKE & GoDDARDs, sign of he big gun, 1876
Main street. where there is plenty of these things
and many other articles besides ISAAC FISH, 2 Bay
State Block, also has rich display of like holiday
| goods; and C. c. COLEMAN, corner of Main and
Foster streets will show beautiful hair-work jew.
elry and boquets, ST. Nicholas, whose bump of be-
| neyolence is enormous, is very anxious to have
holiday articles purchased at The rooms of the FE-
| MALE EMPLOYMENT SOCIETY, 100 Main street, so.
we will go there, stopping by the way at the opera
glass, stereoscope, microscope, and spectacle store
| Off RosENBUsH 1924 Main street
What luxury is shown in the windows of the great
| dry goods stores. Without the company of wife
| girls, who are at home, undoubtedly, in high
and mighty conclave the subject OF coaks, dress
fabrics, SC, would not dare to enter the portals
of those regions of opuence and mystery. OF course
Mary is to have fiery skating balmoral, Fanny shall
have that dress of rich ETHEREAL vivid crimson, and
Carrie must have a dress of pattern beautiful as
the bues of the blush roses which bloom Oh her
cheeks, and Bridget shall have something, too. we
| will pass these establishments now-JENKlNs HAM
| ILToN, & HYDE's; BARNARD, SUMNER, g. Co.'S;
GEO. 7. BRYANr's j II. CLARKE & Cos; A.
THoMPsoNs; j. S. PINKHAMs-and leave the coun-
tiers piled high with valencas, poplns, ottomans fig
ured mohars, Merrimack and English prints, the
silks the cloaks, the thibets to those skilled and
willing purchasers-ourf feminine friends. They will
not be cautious about yenturing among the laces
the Shetland and Berlin woods, the muslin collars.
and fancy goods of GROSS, STRAUSS, & Co., or the
bonnets, flowers, feathers, blonde aces and ribbons
of EUGENE LEJAEE, Waldo Block, OF the corsets
skirts, skating caps, hoods and hosiery of Mrs DUN
lap directly opposite
| f. A CLAPP 223 and f. A. ELDRED, 247, Main
street, will exhibit an irresistible array of hats caps
furs, gloves, and gents furnishing goods. Those in
want of clothing must not fail to call on AVERY DA-
Wis, opposite the Bay State House; D. II. EAMEs
Harrington corner; SAMUEL PARKER, l39 Main
street ELIAS LARKIN, A. 2. WARE & Co.
FREELAND s. Co. and HENRY Fox. Or for the best
boots and shoes call on SMITH Bros, IA Main
street; j. McCoMBE, IA Foster street; or DUTCH &
Co, under the Bay State House.
Bookstores are pleasant places of resort during
the holidays. HoLBRooK & TERRY, f. MELLEN
JR, and WIN. ALLEN, are all prepared for the occa-
sion. sewing machine is not a bad gift provided
it is good one Jos. A. Rowland & Co. have a
very handsome article of the Wheeler g. Wilson
patent, GEO 2. BRYANT has the best of the Grover
& Baker patent, b. d. CHASE g. Co. have the highly
finished Sloat machines, and there is Stevens ma
chine. For trunks and carpet bags call on JOHN
| WHEELoCK, M5 Main street. r. WEYER, at the
junction of Main and Southbridge streets, has
varied assortment of gilt moulding and picture
frames. j. A. DoRMAN & Co., 2O3 Main street, have
the best toned musical instruments, and plenty of
music books and sheet music. AUSTIN & ALLEN,
| 8 Southbrdge street, have superior melodeons. j.
| STEWART Brown, So Main street, offers a great va
riety of housekeeping goods. The establishments
of the dealers in furniture show preparation for
this season Of yotive Offering E w VAIL, Flagg's
Block, and TABER CHoLLAR, $50 Main street, have
in addition to their wealth of furniture plenty of
Christmas presents in the shape of wicker-work
articles, work-stands, &C., &c Vail also has some
sleds for the boys T. Is. LAMsoN C Co.. PUTNAM
& CLARK, and j. L. HOOD, are supplied with fuIni-
ture, crockery, and various useful articles ORsoN
N. HEATH, of poetical fame, will be very happy to
sell his crockery and the various household utensils
to be found at his store on Exchange street
The great establishments of ALBERT S. BROWN
ISL Main street, and JOHN FIRTH, in Flagg's Block
where crockery, lamps paper hangings, gas fixtures
and fancy goods, are gathered in nexhaustible
quantities. will detain many seekers after useful and
beautiful OBJECTS Of art. Gas fixtures, wrought into
forms such as the Greeks made the standard Of
beauty for all time, exquisite paran statuettes por
ceisin and rich specimens of earthen ware such us
would have enraptured Josiah wedgewood, and
the artist, John Flaxman appeal not in vain to the
lover of the beautiful. The skaters lantern. and
other new styles of breast lanterns to he found at
A. s. BROWNS, are worthy of attention
PerfumeTies, the most approved medicines-some
fragrant, some otherwse-cigars, and fancy goods
will be found at the apothecary shops of WIN H.
GoULDING 140 Main street, JOHN Q. HILL, Mechan.
ics' Hall building, GEORGE X. sPURR, POI Main
street, DAVID SCOTT, corner of Main and Mechanic
streets, BUSH & Co., Front street, NJ. Is. GREEN &
Co., and GEORGE II HARLOW, corner of Main and
Pleasant streets.
DR. JENoKs, opposite our Office, will be happy to
put up Homeopathic remedies, suited to the
son. lie may be obliged to, If the boys and girls
eat too much pudding on Christmas. Coal that val
liable and useful article, should be loaded from the
yards OF WELLINGTON, HACKER, RoGERs and
left very conveniently the house Of some poor
fellow who needs IL. 60 to ELLIS TuAYER, on