Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-20
THE HOLIDhya.

One Of the plsassntest signs OF the times 10 III,
improved and improving taste Of our people In Tho
matter Of holiday presents. wsno longer see the
barbsrie display Of former days on the counters Of
the shops where gifts are purchased for children,
fathers, mothers, wives, husbands, and friends.
Tinsel and trash have given way for the works
OF immortal authors and artists, whose works
are presented every year in more and more elab'
orate and tasteful forms and guises, and now-a-
days a Christmas or New Years present will, In
most cases, consist Of something that Is not only
4 thing Of beauty, but Joy in more senses than
a merely beautiful object can be.
We have been led to make these observations
from an inspection Of the stock Of literary and
other wares now being displayed at HUDSON
TATLoR's bookstore, 9Sl Pennsylvania avenue,
where can be seen the richest specimens Of
American book craft, and q splendid assortment
Of English works fresh from the London pub
fishers. We should be inclined to protest
against this importation Of English books, espe.
cially Of English editions OF American authors,
were 1t not for the expectation that the introduce
tion Of the elegant specimens Of English work
into our market will stimulate our publishers to
still greater improvement
Our space is insu m cient for mentioning one quar-
ter Of the prominent attractions Of the valuable
stock Of entertaining aud usefal articles offered
for sale by Mr.. TAYLOR, and which are exceed
ingly suitable for holiday presents. He has
bibles and testsments Of American aud English
manufacture, costing from hfteen cents to fifty
dollars per copy. He has some fifteen different
editions Of ofsHAKsPEARB's works, eight different
editions Of waverly, aud an extensive assort-
ment Of the leading standard works. One Of the
London editions Of waverly, bound in a supe-
rior manner, has fifteen hundred illustrations.
Among the mag gnihcent volumes on Mr.. TAr-
LoR's counter is richly bound folio containing g
forty photograph copies Of paintings by the best
masters. 1t is entsled Lights and Shadows Of
New York Picture Galleries. - Another, the
Cooper yignettes," containing India proofs Of
?. o. @. Darley's illustrations Of Cooper Is
novels, exeites the warmest admiration Of all
who examine its rich contents. The finest pic
lures of the famous Dusseldorf Gallery are pre-
sented in another attractive folio. The most ex-
quisite specimens Of illuminated and pictorial
work are seen in the "Christian Armor;'' the
"Three Kings Of Orient and some others.
The stock of Juvenile books is very much en-
riched by importatiOns from England. "Iwould
I were boy again. sighs the father as he in
spects this assortment, in which are found en-
cravings Of pictures by the best English paint.
ers. Robinson Crusoe, - with a capital illus
tration on every other page, and all tho legen'
dary works that have delighted the children o.
many generations, pictoriAliIed and colored a,
brilliantly as the Imagination Of youth could
wish.
Those who desire other presents than books In
their varieties can nnd here an endless variety o
useful and elegant articles in the shape Of writ
ing desks, despatch boxes, toilet cases, photo
graphic albums, &c. A particularly rich cOllec
ton Of fancy articles, made Of the beautiful auC
fashionable "scoteh wood" for the toilet, thu
table, and the library, is to be found there
We advise all who desire to make a prosent Il
any relative or friend to make a lelsurAly exam
ination of the beautiful things offered then
through the taste and enterprise Of Mr.. TAYLOR