New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-21


and Horace olutbed together, and presented tne TWO
girls with Wardoase for plants splendid afiar ID
which one could almost teke walk fhe were small
enough Itis beautiful sight as il stands there in the
window with It's delicate ferns rock plants showing
such fresh green through the clear plate glass walls
Every day the canary bird is treated to an hour IN H.
and he is developing most useful taste for aphides
BY the way Dick present, too. And SO was 'he
parrot but he is dead. and we are all glad Of 1t.
Hardly had the boys got their sisters Wardcase wei.
SET p before there was another ring at the door, and
in came the freshwater aquarium, which the girls bad
got for their brothers II is matter Of regret Oh the
part of the family that Toms taste for angling, which
is something preternaura should have been forgotten
when this gift was devised for in spite of threats OF the
most terrible nature that miserable WaoniaR cannot
keen away from the enchanted pond, and by playing
upon the inexperienced tastes OF the shrimp and the
newt and the turtle, and the mnnow. has successive
occasions nveged them out OF their element INTO hs
by means of crooked pins is therefore decreed that
the Aquarium will have to be taken up stairs.
II makes us blush TO remember how many beautiful
articles OF feminine adorament we detected ourselves III
sending home TO our wife and daughter, but happily
our orders do not TO have been attended to- Sets
of fur and always OF the most expensive kind excepting
one of squirreskn dyed sable color presented to the
cook (who Immediately ndued herself in it, in state oi
proud ntoxcatioD and getting leave to show 1t 10 her
cousin detained until the next morning IN eonse
ouence); little worsted mufs. that look more stylish
than fur ones lace-coars and lace eyerythings ioI
if we have feminine weakness il is Lace but we
won't take up the readers time With the CARLOAD OF
pretty things we ordered home for tine ladies.
There were the bookshops too but that would be az
long list as the dry goods shops. What with Dores
Bible" anil" Dante" and Don Quxote" and Per
raut at Chrsterns, and Leypoldt's miniature photo
graphs Of these wonderful designs for slender pockets
and the beautiful English books TicknoIs and Apple
tons and Scribners and Randolph's-and what cozy
chaty obging shop is Randoph's, where there is nc
service too small for them TO render and Mers where
there is delightful mngling of progress and stationery
for doesn't be publish the New Path" and can't he
furnish your writiDg.desk as he did and that o
every one Of our family with every imaginable eOnven
for writing and isn't il jnst the most brisk snap
ping business like little establishment in the city But
we did not mean to say anything about books.
Then there was Knoedlers where we fairly be
wildcred We went up stairs and bought pictures
bought Rosa Bonheur's Spaniel and Tessots Duel,
and Willemss Drink 10 the King" and ordered 0
colored drawing by Farrer. and another by New
man, and gave commissions 10 Moore and Eastman
johnson and Homer and Griswold. and Coleman and
Anderson and tried to get away and should have done
So easily if hadn't just stopped TO lookiat the new
photographs which Bingham Gill take, and knocdlei
will import and bought dozen of the best, and
then had TO get portfolio and Of stand; and
inst then it occurred TO that want clock in oul
breakfast room, and wanted also TO see Tom laugh
when that absurd little cuckoo should jump out of iis
door and cuckoo the time 0dsy-so that went home,
and then a glove box, and then
Schnus over the way. had Rogerss clay statuetcs
and we sent home the lone shot 10 George The
best Of them all it ns aud before we knew H.
we were giving directions for the protest Of those
pieces Of Dresden china that he hasthe only really
elegant porcelain made in Europe. now-to be sent
home with the statuete. But IL be didn't hear
the order reader and there IL is for you. Buy the
| little chinn slipper, Why don't your
! Safely away from Schaus's at last, we stepped II
10 Spaulding & Browns to see the ornaments they
made from the apple tree which bore the Dead Sc;
apple Of Reconstruction. Pretty ornaments they were
most pretily devised and cunningy made and 50 wer
the clocks made in imitation OF Mr.. Lncons log cabin
a new device and that ought to be fvorie will
the people il we may judge by the multitude Of por
traits busts and satuettes that made Of the goo.
| GretlOent. WOulu some one cOdlu Dt W
a good one Well. Spauldng & Brown have sent u
home our clock, or WILL when we order II, and your
too. reader, If you order il in time.
And the China-shops Oh, the woman in US, how j
delighted at Coamore's over the English glass, an
the just.as designed and more crystal clear Of ou
own American make and the hundred prett
devices that show how the blood Of Palsy still run
in modern veins and the traditions of Faenza an
Chafagiolo and Maiolica and Chelsea not VI fol
gotten. SO we ordered home from Collamore sthre
pieces Of German reproductions Of sixteenth ccntur
glasswork and this japanese dinner service and thi
English reproduction Of Venice. and very clever it Il
too in form though good deal heavier than its mode
Tom too was not forgotten. That his eyes migi
sparkle in the morning. added TO the list this pret
commendable patience. and with all that stupidity
which even the prettiest hens capable. boiie
eggs whenever we want her TO, and there went alsc
this neat little straw hat cool and summery. whc
when lifted in salutaton will exhibit to the adroirin
breakfast table the palest pot Of crocusgolden butte
that generous grocer send at anything YOU
please pound.
And now, all our money is spent, and shall il be sal
We have got nothing for it Yes, reader still hav
our dream of far fuGlIment- when our ship come
home.
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