New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-23
CHAPTER IT.

1t was a lovely sght-a genuine Christmas
sghtto see the united MiledOler family at breakfast
that morning. First down was Mrs. Mledoler lue
wOmau Sir! Large, stout and comfortable looking Win
still abundant hair bright eye, good teeth and hand
some shapely hand 1t very plain To see that Mrs
NJ knew where 70 go for dry goods We rather think So
indeed That beautiful purple merino that icu in soft
warm folds about her came, Of course, from ARNOLD
d CONSTABLE; the lace about her neck ana wrists
yon could have known came from LORD
TAYLOR; the square OF lace upon her head-oh!
call it not a cap-was clearly from IL GRAMS and
her shoes her foot was such good one that she didn't
in the least object to short dresses for the house
and thought the fashion too long FOR the street came
from JETFERs or MILLERs and one place Is just as good
as the other Then down came the lovely Augusta iu
morning dress Of white pqu6 from sTRANG ApRNNct
With real Cluny lace from BENNETT WILLIAMS with
beautiful India scarf about her shoulders, nom Go
HEARTS, No 80 Uniou-square. Lovely She was indeed n
her simplicity for though she had no end ofjcwcy up
stairs from WARREN sPADONE's. from CULBrRr BROS
from T. W. BURR & cos No. 79l Broadway ana from
c. A. STEVENS, UuionQuare, never biz Of 1t did she
wear about her except the small sapphire set win pears
that Ran. gave her when he heard about ou Know
Gus. about You and Charley, yon kuow"-oud
which the extrayaeaut young rascal bought
with the money Ne had saved TO get a
meerschaum he had set his heart ON at kALDENBEEBERG
& SONS Nos. 4 and John-st., aud corner OF Walist
and Broad, at THFANT'S, where they certainly do have
custa also had In her extremely pretty PINK ears pair
Of small coral earrings-coral on coral hung-rom J. T.
CtRRtS d Co.'S No IS John-s hut like everything that
comes from there they n the best possible taste
aud on her finger she had me ring as Cary always called
1.-THE engagement ung-and certainly IL aid Charley
Dashs infinite eretto say ioihihg OF DIS having
had 20 give up that wonderful moerchaum az POLLAKs'
in Joln-st IN order % buy IT. i vasa beautiful rAI,
certainly, a cluster OF diamonds from BALL BLACKS
none Of your cold California crystals with about as uuch
sentiment I'm them as sharks eyes but real diamonds,
with a deep. full sparkle, ike fiery dew-Augu-ia
loved that ring Down came Ran. himself and lmmedl-
atev after down came Mr. MIlledo.er father Also on
Mr. Muedoler's neck come TimLius, with trumpet in
one hand and candy WalEr gstck as large as Mr RID
rEYs leg IN the other, If there De Nj Ridley though
Timkins thought, and used 60 think De was FIRST
class fairy Both Ran. and his father were dressed in
bran-new suits from BROKAw'-, NO. @ LaiNelicplaee
the same BROKAW who is running himself by giving away
a genuine gold dollar with every suit OF clothes or single
overcoat bought at his establishment Aud the two gen
temen after being turned round and round by the adj
mirug family-What fits BROKAW does give us, 10 De
sure and looked 10 all over gracouy 20 TO hehtchen
and present their gold dollars. carefully wrapped up In
creeuback the cook aud waiter Who never iheY do
declare, such kind pair Of gentlemen rs tcys docs
be" Immediately after, enters Cary iu fine state OF curl
with the end Of her nose swecty pink from showing her
French doll AZ the open nursery window to little Grace
HOOPER al her open nursery window across the way.
Cary dressed ia pretty blue plaid mcIino frOmLKL
MCCREERYs No. Broadway, that made her look even
prcticr than nature had done and what did She have
in her hands but big basket-bg for her, am sure
with presents for every Of the family, bought with
her own money saved up ell through ithe year-that is
all that MI RIDLEY did not have! There was
GOLD PEN for her dear papa, from JAS d. BARD's
No. o Mlideu-ane. He already bad one, that lie
had used for years, from a. MOEToNs, No. Is
Madenlane. Morton, famous al the world over
and the personal friend Of every TRIBUNE sub
scriber Then there such splendid walking stick
for dear old Ran age, aforesaid 16 My eye such
real Malacca with gold top know, you Cary, where
that came from, you rogue it came from A. Cox Sons
No % Maden-lanew And then there were more
trumpets and toys and picture books for Timns from
BURNrOS's, No. 90 FOurth-aye; and an OPERA GLASS
from MILLER d cos, MOB. Maidenlane, for Charley
Dash; and then for Gussy, OPERA CLOAK from
HEARNEsfor what, said the little innocent, Charley
do with his glass II Gussy hasn't coaki And then, for
mamma there came ont such an ernine muh-7i0i made
OF catskins Oh 10 but real crmine from GENINs and
a pair OF ermiDe cuffs from the wonderful place,
and an ermine cape from the same and nothing would
do but mamma must put them directly aud lei all see
how handsome she looked IN them.