The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-21
HINTS FOR TIE HOLIDAYS.
WHERE TO Go AND WHAT TO BUY,

Thr r3 days more and the holiday seaso
will have commenced sure enough. Neither dea
ers nor purchasers have now any time to lose
the former in making public what they have 70
sale, and the latter in laying In their supply; TO
| stocks are being picked over, and there Will no
be such fine field for choice on the day beior
Christmas, when the laggards go the rounds. At
tention is invited to the holiday advertisement
appearing in another part Of this paper, as vel
as to the hints which are subjoined:
Upholstery.
| One of the handsomest establishments II
Charleston is that OF Trim, the upaolsterer, or
King street. Whatever one needs to make home
beautiful except wife, Of course, is to be fount
here In the shape OF the most elegant curtains
shades, wall papers, cornices and the Ike. Some
| Of his patterns are exQuisitely neat and tempt
ing Among other articles that are worthy OF in
spectlon, Is magnificent cornice and heavy
damask curtain imported for exhibition at tie
fair. but received too late for the purpose.
GAIL for a Dollar
The "Dollar Storen has become an institution
How such beautiful articles as are sold there for
one dollar can be afforded for price that seems
ID
value, passes comprehension. The store is
crowded from morning until night, and the man.
ayers are kept busy as bees in replacing stock
which has been purchased. 1t Is perfect curl
osity shop.
The Housekeeper's Paradise.
Duval, on King street. just above Liberty, ID
too well known to Charleston housekeepers to re-
ouire more than the mention Of his name, and yet
he is too important an adjunct OF our domes-
tic comfort to be omitted from this holiday list Of
merchants and advertisers. We like to look in
upon him If for no other purpose than to see how
we'll man looks reflected from convex stomach
OF one OF his brilliant coffee bggns-elesant
Christmas presents, by the way. AS for variety,
why, bless your soul, you can buy anything there
from pap spoon to kerosene stove.
Where to get Turkeys.
Ir there Is any man In Charleston "sound on
:he goose" thoroughly posted on the turkey
question, compounder Of unexceptlonaole SAL
ads, and with genius for making dinner table
groan with luxurious burdens, that man Is Tully,
our prince OF caterers. Every Christmas season
he brings out from New York batch OF fowls
whose tenderness makes them ''roll ike sweet
morsels under the tongue" and this year ne mas
made unusual drafts on the metropolis. our
housekeepers cannot do better than make an
early application to him, while many Christmas
dinner may be made the more excellent by his
manipula:ions.
Warm Your Hearts, AS Well!
What is Christmas without cosy fire, and what
makes cosier fire with Christmas pictures In 1t
than o CRATE full Of Franklin red ash coal? F. T.
Seignious has just received four hundred tons OF
the finest that ever came to Charleston. What
would gladden. the heart Of some poor man like
present of q tonS Try 1t and get happy.
Clothing.
Any article In the clothing line suitable for
Christmas present may be obtained from those
reliable merchant tailors; Messra. Menke { Muller,
10. 325 King street. You will hhd there every
thing necessary for the outfit of gentleman OF
fashion who desires to attend Christmas party
or make New Years calls comfortable over
coat or neck-tie, fine suit OF clothes or ooS OF
paper collars pair OF socks or box OF handker'
chiefs; any of these are handy to have In the
house during the holiday season, and the man
who happens not to have all or any Of them will
he bnd Off indeed. Menke Muller will give you
as good o bargain as you can get in the CITY,
Toys.
Forrcston,s Bazaar, Nc. 62l King street. makes
a specially of toys. and his stock has the merits
OF excellence and Variety Particular attention is
called to his supply Of dolls. Fills is one of the
places where you get your money back.
Cheap Groceries.
The Co. operative Grocery Store holds out un.
nsual inducements to purchasers OF every thing
good In tile line Of edlb'es. The stock is large,
wei! selected and displayed, and the Clerks are
models Of courtesy and dispatch. 1t Is time Tor
bargains, and there is some comfort In making
them uader such auspicious circumstances.
Here's Your Fruit.
BrooSbanEs, on Meeting street, near Queen,
sorely tcmpts every father and mother VINO Walks
by his door, to say nothing OF the urchlns. Inc
punches of bananas, ripe and mellow that hang
there; the golden-colored oranges; the candies,
nuts ana Northern fruit that Stare one In the face
make YOU wish you were oil stomach and pocket
book. A fruitful man is Brookbanks.
The Place for Sick Furniture.
But for Luusford, on Queen street. the demor
alizatlon OF local chairs, sofas, oedsteads desks
and sewing machines would be perpetual and
ruinous. Fortunately for our citizens, however,
Mr.. Lunsrord has established sort Of hospital
for diseased furniture, and with all the cunning
Of art, he produces convalescence to degree
that makes his patients look even better than
new.
A Turkey Rattle.
Tonight there will be grand raiiie for turkeys
Mt Fehrenbach's, on Broad street. The chances
are cheap, and those who do not wish to be Las:
on the list should invest early to-day.
SALES OF REAL EsrArE.-The following real
estate sales at auction took place yesterday morn