The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-12-20
Christmas Goods.

So ihuCl DIS d uoll WIN full wardrobe. Mrs.
WEIGH, on Middle street, near Exchange has a
hne assortment, of wax and china, as we'll as
large stock of millinery goods, gloves and nit
tens, ladies companions, opera sacks and break
fast shawls, clouds, port-monaes, perfumery.
Call and see her well-filled store and well-dis-
played goods.
Mrs. w. L. Smell, on Congress street. above
Casco, offers her patrons the usual seasonable
millinery, with the usual accompaniment of
laces, linen SETS and fancy articles. This lady
keeps up with the demands of trade and al
ways has fashionable stock.
Elm street is another center for the ladies
when shopping" Mrs Fowle offers great at
fractions to purchasers. She has large list of
regular patrons, to whom she always gives sat
isfaction.
Mrs. Bosworth, on Exchange street, near
Federal, makes speciality of worsteds and en-
broidery, and has probably one of the largest
stocks in the city. Her store is perfect "ba
zaar," in which almost everything that lady
can require in millinery or personal adornment
or for fancy needlework can be obtained, and
the prices marked on the goods are very rea-
sonable.
LII I'LL lile VI business MeSSrS. d.
R. Corey & Co. have "kept the even tenor of
their way" supplying the families of Portland
and the surrounding towns with dry goods, in
Guiding woolens for men and boys wear, ladies'
cloakings. In the last line of goods their
stock is exceedingly large, while in the lighter
fabrics for ladies wear they are in no way be-
hind any of their competitors. The polite at
tenton which a customer meets with makes it
real pleasure to visit their store.
Photographs are often presented at this sea
Son of the year, and the likeness of loved
friend, especially if absent, is especially to be
priced. Good pictures, in all the styles of the
art, can be obtained at A. s. Davis's, No. 80
Middle street, at Lamson's, 152 same street.
and at McKenny's, No. 161. The porcelain,
Rembandts, Berlin medallion and mettzotints,
are all beautiful and have their admirers. Nc
Kenny's solographs-a new style-are particu-
larly fine.
There is no prettier stock of dry goods in
Portland that of j. NJ. Dyer & Co.'S, Free
street block. One with love for the beautiful
can scarcely refrain from stopping in his walk
and enjoying the elegant display in their win
dow.
ShoiiCo Ii. LdulSOu db NO 80 SUT6ef,
has taken the place recently vacated by E. c.
SWEET, matchmaker and jeweler, and we trust
that the mantle of his predecessors popularity
has fallen on him. His stock is well-solicted and
embraces some of the most elegant jewelry in
the market.
The clothing dealers claim their share of
Christmas trade, and the articls they offer by
no means come amiss Mr.. Sisk, at No. III
Fore street, George w. Rich & Co. 173 Fore
street. William A. Duran, at No no. form a
cluster of stores where the best kinds of cloth
ing and furnishing goods may be obtained. Mr..
Ssk is closing out his stock, preparatory to re-
moval, and offers great inducements to buyers.
The Messrs. Rich are manufactures employ
the best workmen and keep ON hand heavy
stock of materials to select from. Mr.. Duran
has heavy stock of ready-made clothing and
furnishing goods, and we are glad to notice that
he is appreciated by crowds of purchasers
Josiah Burleigh, 81 Middle street, always
keeps stocked up for the season and the man or
boy with $12 or $40 can get suit and his
moneys worth every time. Mr.. Burlegh I'M
derstands the secret of advertising literally,
consequently he has crowds of purchasers.
THE HAYDN-THoMAs CoNCERr.-Every seat
on the board was ''pegged" before o'clock yes
terday afternoon, and those who purchased
tickets after that hour were obliged to stand or
take their chances for getting chairs. The
audience was one of the largest-considering
that the space was considerably reduced by the
great platform-that ever crowded into City
Hall Bath sent large delegation of critical
listeners, and the towns lying contiguous to
Portland added there representatives to the i'm
mense throng; and though the liberal pro-
gramme occupied three hours in its perfor-
nance No one left the hall until the final
chorus was finished The first part consisted
of four selections from Ltolff, Mendelssohn,
Beethoven and Wagner, by the Thomas Orches-
ira. We have not time at this late hour to
speak of them in detail, but they may be re-
garded as fair exhibitions of the compositions
of the different composers, and of course were
rendered with the immitable skill with which
the Thomas Orchestra performs in public. In
them alone was the material for an admirable
evenings entertainment
After brief interval Kotzschmar assumed
the baton for the management of The Creation.
He acquitted himself splendidly throughout
the whole, maintaining his easy self-possession,
inspiring both orchestra and chorus with his
magnetism, and showing himself very worthy
successor to the great Thomas himself. Mrs
Smith took the role of Gabriel in the first and
second parts and Eve in the third. Mr.. Winch
was entrusted with the parts of Raphael and
Adam, and the music of Uriel was given to
Mr.. Thurston. In the airs, 'sWith Verdure
Clad" and Con Mighty Pens," Mrs. Smith sur
passed the expectations of many of her audi
She sustained the high and difficult passages in
the first air with remarkable power and sweet
ness, and she was warmly .applauded at the
close of the different solos. Mr.. Winch has
very sweet bass voice. possessing wide COM
pass, and his enunciation was generally very
distinct. Mr.. Thurston was perfectly at home
in his part, and, as he always does, sang well,
giving the theme good deal of dramatic ex-
preston. The chorusses were superb-full and
harmonious, with parts evenly balanced, and
the most careful attention paid to time
Kotzschmar seemed to hold them in the palm
of his hand, and we think he must have been
fully satisfied critical as he is. We congratu-
late the Haydns upon their magnificent success.
They gave their friends last night one of the
grandest exhibitions of music ever heard in
Portland, and we feel proud of the new laurels
that they won. We trust, too, that the results
may prove prove as satisfactory to them.