The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-06
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81 q season like this il is worth while visiting
the great stores. They are always Interesting.
but now, when they make their best display, they
ave specially 80. Such collections as Ball
Black or Tiffany, in jewelry and bTonzes gold and
silver plate, etc., OF Brown K Spauding, with
their toilet ware, dressing AID writing cases and
articles de luxe tor saloon or boudOir Collamore s
or HaughTonts, in china, glass, table ware aud a
wonderful variety of ornamental goods Lord
Tayloi's and A. 1. Stewards, ia the endless cata
lOeue Of dry goods, from a box OF collars to a
$3.50 cashmere shawl. These few places are of
themselves a miniature worlds fair an emporium
in their several ways of all that Is beautiful or iu-
CeuiUus or useful, from all parts Of the earth.
And any decent BODY Is at liberty to enter aud TO
walk round and examine and crtcise without
molesiaiicu or the annoyance OF solicitation to
purchase. Then We have the great book houses
of AppletoDs, Carleton, Scfibner, with their COL
lections OF magnificent illustrated works, a view
and ipspt ction of which is worth a pilgrimage.
Then are the numerous picture galleries. Miner
4 Leeds's, sno SDececOrs 3, and Schaus s, GoupI s
and Derby 4 Co. 3, all of which have been crowd
ed this week to see various productions Of cele-
brated artists, and in which, II posted, you may
see many men OF note, both ia literature and art,
and may be amused with remarks on value at the
so much per square foot estimate, or beautiful,
what color, why tie frame alone is worth the
money" or edited by profound suggestion from
one NhO understands the subject OF the artist and
hits the blot IN a brief sentence; or pleasantly
surprised by intelligent and apprecatve comment
nom the lips OF DIl8nlg leuueO WOuen, WuOsc
fashionable airs have not clouded their love OF
truth or perception of beauty. And what is art
cruiCism if not founded on the apprehension oil
truth and hesuty-beauty OF form, OF color, OF mo-
tion or Of rhythmic harmony!
All these things are for the elders, and is there
uothirg this Christmas week for the Juniors! hen
we old ones Of this generation were young, nature
evsr lovely and skies ever sunny, We were salts
fed with horses and carts, and tops and whips
ard foot horns. and dolls, wax or wood. and if the
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beauty and Of Joy and Ii, on her slim waist being
pressed, she soueaked "Mamma" she was
pTodigy-a darling of limitless perfection. What
child disbelieved 10 her dolls sensibility and who
las not suffered when some miscreant brother
imreled by spirit Of inquiry or inborn diabolism
uuiimelv ripped Miss Doll and let her sawdus'
flow Did not, oh. my sister your shrieks re
tound Have you ever since had deeper
anguish while It lasted And then the dolls
house, and the joys of inviting yourself to sup.
| per and setting your table, and washing up, anc
| putting dolly 10 bed, and feeling your work fol
| the day ended, and your anxieties over or you
my brother, did you feel al ali proud OF YOU
| rocking horse,
Kow.adays genteel children despise such com
| mon TOYS: that is we'll improved, scientifically
| educated children. My little friend there hs,
| studied history, and algebra, and the nsturs
| sciences and score Of ologies.n At FIVE little
Ieonore knows the variety Of a sawdust doll, anC
| Hector despises horse that does not 60 on
| Molten without progress. What's the use OF suci
| principle
The children Of the people have some chanc,
| for faith left, some opportunity Of enjoyment il
| simple facts. But upper tendon children need
! feed for the mind. So we have scientific toys
walking men end women, as natural as liyine
| bipeds geometTic TOYS, that with Infinite comb
| nations will come out into innunerable figures
unlike anything that ever was. And don't thinl
10 get OF for a dollar or two out OF the toy mer
| clients. Don't be mean, do it handsomely. Bu
for excellence in dolls, ladies with the grand air
dis,iDeues of ton and high breeding, with real eve
glasses. chatelsines, parasols bien ganiees, bieI
| chsuss ees commend me TO those delicious being
got Up by Sophie or Olympic have met no sucl
creatures in these chillyregions. They can onl.
| exist in Paris or New Orleans.
Do you want confectionery or bonbons Nev
| York has such stores by the legion Aaillsrd's }
known 10 fame his delicious CONNECTIONS may b.
fourd in your owa Canal street. Then you hsv
Parkinsons & PUrcell's, and hundred others, al
buy. For nv swn part there is no place in tn
| eating line that like TO see so much as the mai
kets. Washington Market Zone Of the nastiesl
ontiest. most announcement places in the world
although for the matter Of that, all the New for
! markets are q disgrace TO great city and TO u