Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-21
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Christmas is coming, and all the world is
busy buying presents, preparing Christmas
trees, and arranging fora general good time,
There is, in our city, one firm which seems
to have entered into partnership with the
veritabls Santa Claus, and monopolized his
manufactures for making a merry Christ
mas. A journey to Chicago, or any other
town, is NO longer necessary, for an exam
ination of magnificent goods, in various
styles, endless profusion, and undenisble
taste, can be had by visit to the Perry
street store of Griggs, Watson & Day
Never before has been seen. in our eitv.
such gorgeous display of really 6rss class
holiday goods as are now on their counters
10 their cases, upon their walls, strewed up-
on the floor in reckless quantities as though
their house had been all ohimnies, and a
separate Kriss Kringle, with the wealth of q
Rothschild, had come down every one o.
them, with piled up load of happines,
for every body The best works of the great
eat mind in the finest styles, imported and
domestic, elegantly bound; profusely ilIust
rated, and respendsnt in gold and morroc
co, may be found, history, poetry, fiction
ton, and instruction are piled up in heaps
Then for the little ones, surely never such 9
collection of children's books we're befor,
gathered together. Take home that "Chat
terbox" for its little nsmesaks, yon house
hold darling, and see Tow her eyes vii
sparkle at the pictures and hear how her
tongue will prattle, the big type words o
one syllable. Have you Cotty Dimple a
home, mama's darling and papa's pet? Blu,
her the "Dotty Dimpe' series of books
make her happy for a year. Would yor
combine instruction with amusement? Carr,
home that pretty set of books, the "Onwart
aud Upward" series. For the boys wha
beats "Oliver Optic" or "Y Dung America ?
Buy them, aud give your sons love 70
reading, which will keep them from thous
and traps and trials hereafter Look a
those gorgeous art books, pictures in tn
highest style, every one gallery OF itsel
and perpetual pleasure, as an ornament t
the centre table. Then there is a case file
with every novelty in pocket books, purse
and mems, in all bindings. aud at ell prices
Another case with gold pens and penci
cases Of the highest class, a table loade
down with stereoscopic views of marveIou
beauty. A counter spread with ladies desk,
cases, jewel boxes, and other bjj0ur in rose
wood, satin, maple, ebony and inlaid ware
Screens covered with carved brackets G
exquisite beauty and a show case file
with Parian stAtulettes and busts of III
worlds great men, which will exact
suit to place upon them. Beautiful ia
SimHeS of Birkett Foster, aud other waite
color artists, aud chrOmos Of higher cas
than have ever been seen here before
, Ornamental china vases and epergnes, th
= chez dGeres Of Copelsnd's pottery Swis
wooden ware, go esteemed for its ehast
beauty of design. Beautiful bronzes i
hglres, groups, busts, vases and taxa
= from $50, down to the most moderate sun
e. everlasting and always indicative of re
fined taste in the possessors, Games, ches
d boards, dissected maps and every kind c
parlor Amusement bg thousands, and sue
bewllderhg assortment of handsom
. goods, that the eye becomes weary befor
r half have been examined. Now is tn
. time for our readers to secure their presen
for Christmas, aud they have never hal be
fore such an opportunity of making thei
homes elegant, their children happy AM
time pass pleasantly, SIS is offered by tn
firm Of GrigCs, Watson & Day. The stor
) IS crowded from morning still night by tn
, fs,hion Of home and visitors from abroad
and the busiest place we know Of within o
without the city limits, is the packing room
where the purchases are wrapped fer de
livery - Davenport Democrat