Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24
Prepared for the HOLIDAYS.

oi.' oooiu hot nave IalleO 10 notice tnab
everybody else was shopping, had it no
been that the observer was likewise too deep
~ engaged in the hunt to pay much atten-
ton to what others were doing.
A hurried look into few of the places
where We have seen crowds going and bring
ing away with them bundles whose contents
will be mysterious till this evenings light
or that of Tomorrow morning shall reveal
them, has been all that We were able to give
But without seeing tenth of what was to
be seen, there is a deal more than there is
time or room to tell about.
At 7. G. Phinney's were large number
OF beautiful chromos: Prangs and Coltons
both were found there in abundance 1.-The
Farewell . is one particularly noticeable,
and the g Oracle of Flowers one that all
take more than one look at. The quantity
of stereoscopic goods that Phinney has is
Z" too much for anything except for Christ
mas, and is enough for that when buyers are
most fastidious. A line of fine blackwell
nut brackets and wall pockets make fine
showing. A large lot of gift books of all
sorts and sizes, and games enough to supply
the most exacting demands of the children,
and some that evidently amused the older
heads. Toys and dolls abound, till 1t is a
wonder where the children are that cln use
SO many.
This is not new work for Mr.. Phinney, for in
l649 he brought the first stock of goods into
the village that was ever obtained and ad-
vertised for this particular season. Before
that, people had - heard tell - about Christ
mas, but this portion Of Yankee land was
not accustomed to observe the day bringing
their gifts with them, or doing much out Of
the ordinary routine of life
q. W. Wilder has also large line oil
gift books, whose bindings as we'll as con-
tents tempt the purchaser to leave his money
and take its worth away with him. A very
fine lot of albums are likewise found in his
rooms, better, in fact, than many of the pic.
lures that are likely to get into them Not
that the present generation, ourself included
isn't extremely handsome, but that the pho
: | .
ing the human face divine most horribly, and
presenting it far otherwise from what the
owner knows it to be. We don't mean the
machines OF Mr.. Freeman or Mr.. Churchill
for they don't do that way but give folks a
chance to recognize themselves as we'll as to
see themselves as others see them. But Mr.
Wilder has a lot more things, all kinds o
goods in the muslc-book line, parlor orga rs
piano spreads of excellent pattern, and othe
things OF that kind. Games for the children
may be found too, in abundance
Lots of people go to S. S. Towner's. an
they do not find book, or piano-stool, OF
stool of repentance at the time or after
i wards. All manner of things for the small
$ boys and the little girls, are spread out; to,
y kitchens and chamber sets, in fact enougl
y furniture to fill young miss with delg ht
c and young boy with apprehension if b.
s could see far enough aheai; that is, b.
: would appreheni that the use of these thing
would serve as an Introduction to the bigge
IS realities, and that the girls would enter OF
i a field of experiment in cooking that nigh
Y put Professor Blot out, snuff him in fact
i Embroidered handkerchiefs, and portmon
o naies, and wOrsteds of all shades from Afri
~ can to CAUCASIAN or Amoricdu, arc found II
E Mr.. Towner's store. Slipper patterns G
many kinds, and breakfast shawls of virie.
design, excite the hopes of mankind and tax
the money of w0mankind
,e In w. A. Boutelle's, too, there have bee
ID large numbers evidently seeking wherewltf
J. al for the adornment of the human form, an
II the host of things upon his shelves indicat
IF that they find what they are after.
5. At A. g. Stones and l. S. Towns thos
ct who mourn that gold and silver they hay
is none go to supply the want. Watches an
cups, vases and spoons enough TO tempt tt
g.. other curious things made from the preclJl
,o metals are found there and at Capt. Aead'
% The furniture stores, EN-. Scovill and NJ
We Donald's are both well supplied 4 18th art
cles that answer not only for this Eistma
but for many another one.
- The other merchants Of the
- likewise prepared for more bri
:. this season anG have had it. I,
are filled with the substantial
do not mean j. c. Emery or Patti,
vim for they sell crockery and q
~ and vases etc Their crockery is of G
1t and if any body wants that which wiz o9
en- last it's kindred he can buy it,-yet {
OF crockery being mortal the buyer should n
IL come back after sixty or seventy years grow
Is Ing because it is broken; let him look at b
Is own pitcher
d In the dry goods stores Of Ii. S. Loom
a. L. Carlton, Scott & Co., Crosby & Tapl
sst and others, buyers are evidently keepil
Ell every one busy. And the lovers Of fancil
lis and beautiful things d. not consider the
search to have been thorough till they ha
- seen what Babcock & Cutler, Col c. B. w
4; son, and Collins Blakely, our druggist
RS have upon their counters.
re- Folks will get understanding even in t
of hurry and aughing of Christmas, and Fullt
Ter ton, h. Z. Iowner and tarnsworth and Ia
nd ham, knowing it, were found prepared wi
llv stocks that satisfy the eye while they col
n fort the foot, and that last better than t
NIL goods of any other merchants. But for t
en- real fancy articles, those that cheer yet dor
inebriatc you want to 90 to Barrows q
Peck, J. D. Clogston and George
avs Scribner. Elsewhere you will find no goc
's'- that have such glowing colors or that are
eo' warm, and none that you will " set by -
lie much in after DAVIS