The New York herald., 1873-12-23
AMONG THE SHOPS.
Dry Goods, Watches, Jewelry' Books,
Meerschaum, Billiards, Pianos, Or
gans, Pictures and Miscellaneous.
Santa Claus the Greatest
Spendthrift Going.

0QIIl0 St0oS 49,
Spendthrift Going.
Yesterday was one OF those wild and reckless oc-
casiops when pater and mater familias giving full
swing to the inborn human propensity to spend
money, opened wide their pockets and pocket
books and allowed the greenbacks full fow. 1t
seems a pity that such days cannot come oitener
But they cannot. They occur Just often enough to
make us feel how we are ted down by humdrum
duties during the rest Of the year. Only once OF
twice In ali the 1856 days may the average man
spend his money freely without sorely regretting
IL after The beauty OF Christmas extravaganza
ls that it Is not apt to bring regrets We 40 not SIT
down and lament the money we laid out IN Rrat-
wing the longlngs OF our little or our big friends
II We gave too much for thing we are not haunted
too much by the ignominous consciousness Of
having been duped. II we find that we have ex-
ceeded the bounds which prudence would have set
we are apt to console ourselves that the extrava-
gance only happens once year and that little
pinching for week or two will amply rectify it,
These are the consultations OF the era-c0nsolatons
which other festival Is SO likely to be prolific in
Well, the thoroughfares were thronged yester-
day. ana lift were not for the apparltion Of an oc
casional beggar one might have thought that no
one in all the world was poor. On Broadway
all the avenues, there was the turmoil Of barter
and sale. There were to be seen the ubiquitous
woman and the universal child. The dollar stores
were as closely packed as though they were the
wide gate ana the broad way that LEAD to destruc-
tiOn. Setting aside books and toys 1t would be
difacult to say which articles were most extern
sively purchased. From millinery to meerschaum,
frOm pianos to pictures, there was an incessant
stream OF custom ana CHATTER The word
panic was unheard. Nobody knew what
1t meant. Money was plenty and 1t came
nDeraly forth. Perhaps the only ones
VINO did not enjoy themselves, who do not, indeed,
know what enjoyment is at this season OF the
year, save as they see it rejected in the counte-
nances OF contented purchasers-uhe only ones,
we say, who did not enjoy themselves were the
weary clerks and saleswomen who for the last
week have been on their feet from eight in the
morning until nine, ten eleven and twelve at
night and whose only impression OF Christmas Is
Of time when double the ordinary amount OF
work is to be done Tor the same amount OF money.
This is one Of the injustces OF the season that s
worth taking into account. We are sure that one
half the purchasers, and those who "just come to
look around" would cultivate q smoother civility
Of tone and manner If they realized the fact that
they are being served by statesmen and saeswomen
who during this holiday season never know what
an hour Of true comfort ia.
DRY GOODS
The single department OF dry goods is such
very extensive AFFAIR that we have no intention Of
treating it thoroughly. The public doing that.
All that we profess to do Is to mention a few OF
the principal places and to dwell upon such gen.
eral features as seem best adapted to popular at
tention. He who wishes to make a thorough tour
In tins department will ind IL necessary to walk
from one end Of Broadway and Of Sixth avenue to
the other, to say nothing Of Eighth avenue and
Grand street. Lord Taylor's, No. 901 Broadway,
" Q very good starting point Then McCreery's,
No. Sol Broadway, might be taken In. Then come
Kinzey's, No. 767 Broadway; Daniel b Son. No.
5so Broadway; Ziebman No. 737 Broadway; A.
+. Stewart's. Tenth street and Broadway;
Shayne Co., just opposite; Union Adams.
No. 637 Broadway. In making this progress
the shopper will not forget to have deviated from
his course In the neghb0rhood Of Union square,
and to have stopped at Johnson Burns Co., Nos,
"a and SO East Fourteenth street. and Reiman Co.,
No. 25 Union square. Upon Sixth avenue similar
promenade, only beginning south and ascending
north, Will bring him successfully to Knapp's No.
lS3 Sixth avenue; Meares'. Nos. 307 and 800;
0'Neills, 327; Altman's, 331, and Stern's 367 The
principal resorts on Eighth avenue are McNaugh-
toms, No. 5s1 Eighth avenue, and Ehrichs, No. 2s7.
On Grand street are to be found Rdley's, Nos. 300
and 311 Grand street. and Waller b McS0rley's,
NO. Z4b F1natly we come 10 blOOu, NO. 0oo bOWeTy,
which, though the course Of our wanderings has
brought us to it last, deserves prominent mention.
1t fs one Of the most popular and valuably stocked
stores OF the kind on the east side Of the town.
At this establishment, and at Kinzey's, Retmans,
Srern's crowds OF customers are always to be
found ct season like the present. Time and
space would fail In attempting anything like an
elaborate specialization OF the articles to be found
1t the stores we have here enumerated. Never
have we seen greater profusion OF things IN the
ary goods line more attractively displayed. Chill
aren's suits, waterproof cloaks, wrappers, Mar
seiles quilts gros grain ribbons, sashes, feathers
and nowers, millinery, laces wells, velvets and vel
veteens, satins and trimming silks, gimps and pas
sementeries, dress Innings, embroideries. hosiery,
under garments skirts, toilet sacques, French per-
Gale and linen underwear, Infants slips,
coats and capes, gloves, handkerchiefs, canvas,
wOrsteC goods Berlin zephyr worsteds, made
mp lace goods, fans, silk ties, tarlatans,
perfumes, real hair goods, pocket combs, soaps,
and everything which women and children can
wear, were found in profuse varieties. Two ideas
REQUIRED to rs during the time spent In making
this round. One was, Where can these throngs OF
people find enough to buy9 And the other was,
Where are there enough people TO buy all this won
deriul merch andlseY But t4e crowd Of people out
corelatives OF each other, and The contemplation
Of them was an interesting study in political
6COuOIuys SuCu dH OppOItuHlby w CUHslUeT bHc
laws Of supply and demand does not occur more
than once year-f0r instance, during Christmas
week. But when the question is presented under
those conditions 1t takes picturesque form and
assumes q tenacity which prevents its being
quickly rooted out.
sEf PICTURES.
The three principal picture emporiums in the
City-G0upil's, Schaus and Sncdecor's-are doing
Q good business. To the novelties they have on
hand we have too recently adverted to render
more than reference necessary here. The large
picture by Schreyer, at Schaus, has attracted
great many admirers; but the exquisite engrav-
ing, after lie Jeune, called "Great Expectations"
has seized the fancy Of those desiring to buy only
the privileged few can afford to give $4,000 for
picture. Many OF us would not sensiby feel the
loss OF $40 for an engraving Mr.. Snedecor has
not this season seen the utility OF max
ing any great additions to his stock. The princi-
pal attractions at Goupil's only recently received
attention at our hands, There are quite large num-
Der Of new works IN the gallery, lately Imported,