The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-12-17
LOCAL MATTERS.

LOCAL MATTERS.
i,1RISTMAS AND ITS PRESENTS.
=, j, = matter Of congratuation all around
rar,icic> suited for Christmas presents are
.urh variety and so marked for Ingenuity
tr,fc. In old times we had nothing like
There was no candy hut mintstick,
uEouni. and rock; few fruits, no ready
,. clothing, no rcady-uadc cakes, no
dr.madc anything. We had ginger
j and small beer For cheer there was.
r "ablc-bodicd beverages, only that
,.l beer. very bitter ale, and some haStard
aarprcd drinks. OF which the wrctchcd
] -" WAS fo>tcr-mothcr. True, our fore
- r couSolcd themselves with egg-nog;
ah. how they did make it and how
z drank it. Glorious cgg-nos! 1t is like
i .uu !c-brcasted vest in winter, and never
10 conjurc up that touch OF nature
.aA makes the word kin Dear young
y'r. fclicitate yourselves upon the wide sta
1 -anl. and pretty, and stylish things
/ .l.n the shops now display for your COM
4 3. sad delight. Your ancestors saw no.
.n." the Kind.
| ", are hurthcucd with the endless asSoTt-
| Iuut. Too tedious 10 mention" amt
/ .an,iancr in description. Our widest
\ .,.i, could not come in sight Of the sum-
4 . NJ We rcCur 10 the cvcI~hrginning,
4. .,n.rnding theme WHOSE various phases III
| Msjdich columns must have involved
| rJdcr> Of the busy sheet III an incNtri-
I . UIaIC.
NuLiAM IRA SMITH, 1i09 Main street.
1 u We have the ready means III ready
i .t'rlothiug Of arrIying the outer man in
.ai-rorrrhadcn >tvlc--tliat style which
4 ''n> him in his own conceit and makes
3 ,trut in m observation-disclosures
/ amr. 1t is no eXtrava"ant idea that
1 ..> :ha draper and tailor m inrr0vcr Of
i a''itS Of men in Il moral ds well ~ ply
4 .-onsc. Your wcltGrcssed man is per
j { circumspcc; rnan unless he is il hope
4 .. >.tiwgracc, Ills fear Of soiling his new
l 'o,> j. the outward reflection OF his jca-
i -@II.i for his reputation. "BcSidcs all
i ,oD!mcndablc virtues says he, "Fm
4 ..rod-looNing. and Jol!ikin>, old boy. rs
i .n"J says. ''hink well OF thysclf.' You've
\ hing worth preServing->omc capa-
/ &c., ari yhar,Gs to win fortune aud the
i .I l.-garlis Of beauty aud with IL flourish
i l,., carc he sets out iulI Of hope and back
Il lud vanity 10 do great tbinssa more
4 .,';'o lnd enterprising individual than he
1 ar"r. SO, isn't the draper bcnc-
'r ol his race? Smith is master of this
4 .~ha,>>. and can suit people so artfully n
H." kind Of grace TO Il man Of awkward
ar. carrol!y hair, and brown eyes. What
| e uc not do for your handsome, rosy
! hrd youth who is ever in love with him.
From the very stockings to the top OF
Gtn ne arrays and trims him, including
i the httle mlnuti;c of the modern mans
i 1!iohe. Ii you try him and he don't i'm
/ .r" Your habits you must be sadly per-
/ 80" ~ given to adultcratins your water.
1. What'I your Majesty please to wear -
4 VI .>rs. AIKEN. LAMBERT * Co., the ceie-
1 Il "old-pen manufacturers Of Nos. IA
4 q t. Maiden lane, New York, have earned
! d,>rrycdly high reputation for the supc-
\ i.ty of the articles turned out from their
/ 'nrv. Beautiful holiday-gifts may be Sc
4 nd from the large stock Of gold pens and
'ar!I> of this house now on exhibition at
A I. Ely,on's, No. l112 Main street.
4 ~uru Il McCuRpEY, 421 Broad street.
4 rrDl gracious, - Here is Il superb house.
4 l>nnc establishment which addresses
! i "io ail whom it may concern And
4 mTuy are there that belong to this class
4 b.. NE -cr you blushing, dear young lady
! u lmportlnt event is at hand, and the china
: class. and the walters and trays, and the
A ajrcd> of small things which IN these WON
y, tnl days make housekeeping easy, engage
r attention. How pleasant, with these i'll
G.ou> things, to prepare the brcaktast-table
| make things cosy and comfortable for Il
~ important person, who finishes his toilet
reads the Dispatch until the sweet tinkle
'h. little bell calls him TO enjoy the
70 - cunningly and tasteiully arranged,
/ d 4 contemplate the charms of the pre-
Ing genius OF the table, which make para
Of iiie All, yes; you will likely soon
"a liberal customer of Al. Nor are these
au@ people who are SO soon to learn the
- and delights of homC-furniture the only
l,'> who will see the benefits of the goods
smith & McCurdey. HouSekecpers and
sr>rnt-makerS, stimulated by the season
ben al things must be i'll applc-pie order,
}d Whcn "al,ld acquaintance must be re-
n.hcrcd, will find them out.
MILLER & PIERCE, corner Of Filth and
,G'>lR!l streets. Here is fragrance that
,"> every one by the nose and makes him
niyc. IL is true that here are drugs and
,,~tuil-, cod-liver oil, colycinth, poppy.
/ hclborc; but SO rare are the perfumes
td they outliyc and oul.smcll all the com-
ned medicinal odors. Fragrance has cstah-
artl a corner" over them all at Fifth and
4 l,l.hdll streets. Scent the "Grand Duchess
'"Iognr," and YOU have some faint idea
hcdSing of rose in aromatic pain. For
j 'ium"rv and toilet articles YOU will hnd
lai>nlnc stock at Miller & Picrcc's.
PowHArAN f. DUrCY, 427 Broad street.
8}oj now we have, indeed, something TO re-
- ty. periumery and toilet articles Ill
I a5l. including hair-brushes and razorS-
\ suited 10 present-maklnS and making
4 ""pI" more pTcscntablc. Beauty can DE
1 'HloNcd with Dupuy's cosmetics, ana that
'-l creature Man can he sinarlly cirlIlZed
/ 'h Vie help OF his soap and IHzors. AS
rriumcry, think of the precious ONT
tHnl lnat ran down Aaron'S beard, Ger his
4 iNt'ni> a costly odor shed. We counsel
good people to took to the matter Of per-
'i"! attire, and see that they are commend
4 l2a!i The SENSES. Civilization studies how
p'n.,>r all; and Dupuy is an important
4 AtIGTy III the promotion OF this art.
"toGGE SCuoES, corner of Main and
e,cntl streets. Now we have the promo
Il Of calm contcmp plation-thosc pipes and
'af>, whose ascending smoke inspires the
I'd~t>, the cver-risin2 and ambitious s,Ig-
>'JH', which are SO ieiicitious and which
o'aN men 10 hundreds OF achievements
IL: ii honor themselves and benefit society.
If preferred, there is the quid upon which
iiln nmy chevy aud rnm;natc and plan TO
hcait's content. Shade OF Raleigh
.'"tI We tals. not time to address this VEN
able shade further. Puff, away, gentlemen
F~okefs~lhink you are Raleish-as you