The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-19
SANTA CLAUS. CORNUCOPIA.
THE ATALAN0RE CHRISTMAs PRE-
SCENTS.

"nere TO buy, ana "nhL 10 ouJ.
OF all the good old times, hsllowed not only
by the event it commentaries, but by count.
less associations OF commingled love, tender
ness and joy; OF all tho good old days, when
sorrow and care give place to emotions Of
happiness, when all the evils by which w
may be beset are temporarily forgotten, and
we strive to remember naught but the bles-
sings which have beer vouchsated us; of all
the good old days stands Christmas unrlvalled
and supreme.
The ever iocund smile of Santa Claus never
loses Its freshness. Age but lends new charms
to the venerable old dispenser of toys, and In
his eighteen hundred and seventy-third pill
grlmage tiny and expectant stockings will be
as satisfactorily and as deity filled as In days
of yore. All the cares Of life are set aside, If
possible, when Christmas comes, and good
folks give themselves up to innocent enjoy
ment of the festivities Of the season.
Mems hearts are opened. and 80, too, are
purses, even those not as well filled as might
be desired.
The purses being opened, 1t becomes neces-
sary for their proprietors to know what 1t
were best to purchase, and where 10 procure
what is needed.
And now, to begin with, what better or
more acceptable Christmas gift can there be
than the counterfeit presentment Of those
| who are most dear to us, and where, we ask
and echo answers ~where-where, we inquire,
can be found photographs more correctly, or
more artistically, executed than at Souder's,
In King street, opposite Hasel. souder not
only e1cels in bis photographs taken in the
ordinary way, but has mastered all the finer
and difficult secrets OF his art. His Indian
lux specimens, for example, being particular.
" worthy of attention and inspection. Mr..
souder makes a speciality oil taking fine por-
traits, of any size, from old daguerreotypes
and WORKOUT photographs.
Easy.6tting boots aud shoes, of the kind
sold by Chase q CuttIno, at No. 246 King
street., bring comfort to the understanding
and peace to the sole. This makes them
peculiarly appropriate to this season, when
the Joys of Santa Claus and plumb-puddlng
are often marred by IN unsightly gaiter or
distorted slipper. There ID nothing like
leather In the shape In which Chase & Cuttl-
no furnish 1t, and the more you see and see Of
their varied stock the more inclined you will
be to buy one Of their handsome trunks or
vallses and carry the treasure home.
In a snug little store, next to TIE NEWS
office, Mr.. R. skerritt had displayed yesterday
q fine assortment Of fruits. candles, cigars and
fireworks. which will Just suit those good clti-
zens who, on their way to dinner, think Of the
little mouths and many fingers at home.
Those who desire to select Chrlstmss pres
ents for the fair ones not calling for any ex-
traordinary outlay OF greenbacks, should call
In at Almsr's, corner OF King and Wander
horst streets, and examine hls stock OF Ameri-
can extracts. soaps, pcmades, colognes. hair
oils, and words to that effect" Whosoever
goeth into AImar's and comes forth without
Investing small change must be hard to
please.
Before the little ones pray to Santa Claus
that 1t may please him to I'LL we'll their sus-
pended and expectant stockings on Tuesday
night, they should 60 to Forreston'a, No. 62l
King street, and select what to pray for.
There Is an understanding between Forreston
and Santa Claus, which II we're we'll for all to
bear In mind.
Mr.. O. A. Lengnlck, No. 81 .aayne street,
Is closing out at reduced prices a pretty as
sortment of dolls. Let dealers who wish
cheap dolls 10 s%ell-let loving mamaa and In.
dulgent papas hearken. Dolls OF every de-
scriptlon, dolls of every slze-pretty dolls,
young dolls and cid dolls, cheap %dolls-dolls
to take home with you on Tuesday next, and
hand to Santa Claus after the dear little ones
have gone to %bed-dolls that will make your
little girls as happy, aye, Infinitely happier,
than any queen who reigns. Go ye, one and
all, and get an introduction to the doll family
at Lengnick's.
The advertisement OF Messrs. Kressel 4
Brandes, which will b found elsewhere in our
columns, furnishes q truly fruitful theme, and
most wholesome and delicious iood for eating
as well as reflection. 1t their headquarters,
No. 1876 East Bay, will be found the most tempt
Ing and appetlzlng array of fruits, canned pre-
serves, %jellles, and 80 forth, just arrived from
Bsracoa, In the schooner George Washington.
These choice delicacies from Baracoa's genial
CLINE could not have some in more oppor-
tune time, and Santa Claus himself will take
pleasure In inhallng a fragrance suggestive OF
the grand wind.up of hundreds Of Christmas
dinners.