The Portland daily press., 1870-12-22
Santa KLAUS,

b. lis Tor the first time this winter. The seek
ers after Christmas goods beseiged the stores
| from an early to a late hour and the sales must
! have amounted to handsome sum.
Among the old standard iewelry firms is that
of GERRISH &c PEARSON lin the Canal Bank
Building and whatever they offer for sale can
be relied upon as of sterling value. Their
| signs in sets of pin and earrings, in studs and
| sleeve buttons, watches and chains, and es-
pecally in fine solid and silver plate ware.
They have rings that would delight the eyes
OF the most blase women OF wealth and fashion,
precious stones fit for the cOronet of duchess,
and even the Princess Louise's family might
here fiud a suitable present for bridal offer
ing. Their Elgin watches are speciality.
AT first glance one may think IA crockery
ware store singular place to expect to find an
appropriate holiday present, but an inspection
of the stock Of CHARLES E. JOSE in his magni-
ficent building corner of Middle and Pearl SITS.
/ will quickly change too hastily formed opin-
ion. What is more elegant than those superb
French dinner sets in gilt and white marked
with the family monogram, or those still cost
lier ones which are almost as perfect works OF
art as the products of the celebrated manutac-
tories of Sevres. Then they have beautiful ia.
BILE and mantle ornaments in China and glsss
of which those from the Bohemian works ara
delicate asifairy creations. Jose also has an
excellent stock plated silver ware OF the very
best make in the country. Don't forget to ex-
tend your walk below Exchange street and see
Jose.
The store of CHARLES CUsr1s g. Co. in the
Morton Block on Congress street is one of the
most attractive OF the gentsemen's furnishing
stores in this city. The window, with its large
panes of bright Frenchiplate glass, reflects as in
mirror the ever changing hues otlthe fashion
able scarfs fand ties from the best French,
English and New York houses, displayed
therein. Here too can be found as large and
perfect an assortment OF gloves-kid, sdOg skin,
leather, castor, cloth, some lined with snowy
Aeece-as can be found anywhere in New Eng
land. Then his collars, cuffs, hosiery etc., are
fit for royal-wear and in fact much of the hos
iery and underclothing is imported from for
eign houses that supply many royal ward
robe. A present OF half-a-dozen elegant shirts
would be most acceptably received even by
millionaire. Call in at Custis'. rg.a.
DAvIs& Co. i'll Clapp's Block are the legit-
innate successors to Herman Gruntal for Mr..
Davis was for many years Mr.. Gruntafs chief
clerk and he has not allowed the reputation of
the establishment to suffer as one of the best
furnishing stores for ladies in the ci}y. He al
SO keeps an immense and choice stock of deli
cate creamy laces fit to adorn the person of a
Venus, gloves, handkerchief boxes imported
from France and Germany, hosiery of the best
Scotch, German, English and American man
ufacture, and all those thousand and one
things that delight the feminine eye and
heart.
JIM. DYER s. Co., No. 6 Free street Block,
nave arranged lnelr WINDOW 80 tdStlIy tudt al
though their store is not on the great thorough
fares of Congress and Middle streets it attracts
crowds of admiring spectators who in most in
stances step inside and leave greenback.
Not only do they keep all the beautiful fur
nishing goods for ladies that we have enumer-
ated in speaking of others in the ladies furnish
ing goods line, but also dress goods which in
these times make glad the hearts of all lucky
enough to receive a pattern. Such exquisite
silks in all the shades, such as lavender,
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velvets from the looms OF Lyons, now alas! 81
lent; silk poplins; Scotch plails-among them
the Argyle plaid which the Marquis OF Lorn
has made so fashionable not only in England
but 10 New York-and in fact you may select
gift "costly as your purse can buy, neat but
not gaudy."
HoYT, FoGa & BREED, at 90 Middle street.
have taken high stand in the city both as
booksellers aud publishers and we are glad to
know that the holiday season is smiling kindly
upon them. There is no reason why they
should not do good business for. they keep
an admirable selection such as pertains to ev-
cry well furnished book store Among their
illustrated books will be found the "Song Of
the Sowrr, ""Poets and Poetry of Europe"
"Sunnyside Book, "Songs of Home,' swim
ter POEMS" a large variety OF juvenile and toy
books, Bibles and Prayer Books.
C. w. HOLMES, at 327 Congress street, un-
derstands how they do things at Christmas
time in the old country. lie has adorned the
outside of his store with evergreen, hung the
same Christmas emblem in festoons in his win
dows which are piled full of an endless assort-
ment of fancy articles Workboxes, writing
desks, Ifancy-b0xes, toys, picture-books, per-
fumery, wors ed goods, all of the best, with
many other things too numerous to mention,
ought to satisfy any one but cynic
During the holiday season it is CUSTOMARY
for many of our citizens to take trip to the
great Ct ntres of trade and fashion such az New
York and Boston many even going as far as
Washington and the great west. Now nice
trunk or valise is just what they want and
DURAN & JOHNSON, No I'll Middle street,
can't be excelled for the excellence and variety
of their stock. You can get anything in that
line from an immense Saratoga seven OctGvs
grand 10 little sole leather English portman-
teau just big enough for com plete change.
Then such beautiful ladies ank gentlemen's
satchels, Just opened, SO desirable as presents
other pretty things they have got besides.
LEACH, at "a Middle street, has one of the
best dry-goods stores in Portland, and is al
ways the lookout to see that nothing 10 his
choice velvets, beautiful poplins, neat calicoes,
warm soft blankets, shawls of every descrp
ton, woolens, ccttons, linens. fannels, every
thing that pertains to well ordered dry-goods
store, whether it be fashionable or useful, will
be found on Leach's counters.
A nice cigar isn't bad thing, whatever Jim
Parton may say to the contrary, if it is not
abused. CHARLES CRosMAN at 305, Congress
street, has got splendid and varied stock just
the thing for gentleman's present especially
if half dozen should be enclosed in one of his
elegant cigar He keeps also great as
sortment Of fancy articles, delicious perfumes,
ETC. % -.4
A very long time ago our citizens became
number, and this year they elected WILLIAM
| SENTER to represent ward in the city gov
eminent. Somebody may say they took GU
rious way of showing their regard but that's
neither here nor there. We merely mention
| the fact to show that we would buy an article
from William Senter with our eyes shut be-
cause we know that he would sell us just what
be represented the thing to be. Ii you would
| like nice clock, anything in the way of fancy
| jewelry, an excellent Waltham, or foreign
| manufactured watch and cham, spectacles,
| fshing-rod, cutlery, pistols, or the very finest
| assortment of stereoscopic views call in at
| Senter's and he will "fx your flint" for you.
AUGUSTUS ROBINSON, under the Falmouth
| Hotel, should be among the first places visited
| by those who wish to secure a nice present.
Robinson always keeps well-selected stock of
books and fancy articles on hand besides peri
| odieals, but at Christmas time be offers as va
| ried a stock as any bookstore. We would par
ticularize his fine stock of Bibles from the most
elaborate and expensive folio to the neat little
| Oxford and American Bible Societies pocket
| edition. He keeps a stock of illustrated chill
| drens books that can't be excelled, and q fine
line of stationery, writing DESKS fancy articles
| and the illustrated christmas glIt-DOOKS as can
| be seen by advertisement. Robinson will be
| pleased to wait on you and will assuredy suG
| you.
The genial secretary of the Haydn Associa-
| ton and TIE Vice President of the Portland
Yacht Club possesses one OF the mos capa-
cious and elegant furnishing stores in this city.
We refer of course to A. M. SMITH, corner of
| Temple and Middle streets. That immense
| corner window, the largest in the city, is dag
| zng in its exhibit of the Injuries of the toilet
| Man is as vain as woman say what you will
! for is it not evidenced by the costly goods he
| requires for his personal adornment, and
Smith caters to that vanity. But he is a'so
| provided with the comforts as well as the luxu-
ries and we have only to refer to those elegant
| ready-made overcoats as good as the best made
| to order to suggest at once the correct thing
| for a Christmas gift.
| Among eur NEST popular jewellers is j. A.
MERRILL& Co, No. 1885, Middle st. At no SINH.
lar store are there finer displays. Their stock
| comprises everything in the iewery line, rare
gems, and unique ornaments of the Roman
gold, dainty watches for ladies in either jewell
| plain and silver watches for boys. In addition
| to the jewelry, Mr.. Merrill has some very fine
specimens of bronzes and Parian figures for
| mantel ornaments, beautiful clocks, and II
| kinds of silver and plated ware, to meet the
needs and wants of the whole public of Port
| land. While the store proves as pleasant as it
does now, there will be no such thing as keep
| ing people away. They will 60 both where
| they can find nice things and pleasant persons
to show them. The Whitby jet goods sell rap
| idly.
There is not woman In the city who will
turn up her nose or feel aggrieved in the slight