Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-12-22


WHERE TO BUY AND WHAT TO Bus-A LIST OF MIR
cHASTs WHO HAVE MADE PREPARATIONS TO SUP
PLY HOLIDAY GOODS TO THE PEOPLE.
The cry OF hard times seems to have no per-
ceptble effect upon Adams 4 Brother, the great
toy dealers Of Wilmington. Day and night their
store is crowded by persons laying in for the
holidays, and we are credibly informed that their
sales and receipts far exceed those of corres-
ponding weeks of Last year, when every kind Of
business was in full blast The secret
Of such deserved success lies in the
fact that those gentlemen study TO please and
accommodate their customers, and those who
deal there once are almost sure to return and
bring more customers with them Last year
we stated that they had so 900 babies for sale but
this year we are authorized to state that the
number far exceeds that Of last year. Now
who need be without a baby when there is such
great collection OF naxen, golden, black,
brown, auburn, and red.haired dolls
for sale dolls with rosy cheeks,
| eyes and mouths that open and shut, and
tongues that talk from an inch to three feet
| long and built in proportion no wonder there
| is a rush there all the time. Aside from dolls,
there is just as large proportion of every other
kind OF Christmas toys, and many Of them that
| please the old folks rs well as the young ones
| We cannot begin TO name all Of them,
but amongst them may be found sol.
| ders, old Punch and Judy, acrobats masks
marbles. rocking horses, wheel-barrows, express
wagons tin toys, parlor games, picture books.
paints and paint boxes, Christmas tree orna-
ments, and tremendous assortment Of penny
| toys. There certainly has never been such a
| collection before in any one store in Delaware
and for such enterprise they deserve the patron
| age of the public.
Nothing makes more acceptable and sppro-
pirate Christmas gift than piano, an organ, OF
one OF the many musical instruments to be had
at Robelin & Bros Musical Emporium, no Mar
ket Street. They have all the popular planes of
the day, ranging in price from $500 to 81 900.
or organs they have the Smiths American,
Prince 4 Co.'S, Burdetts, Sterling, Jubilee, New
| England and all other popular makes at very low
prices. The second story room of their
well stocked store is perfect labyrinth of
these musical instruments. Aside from the
| larger Instruments already mentioned, there il
an almost endless variety Of smaller musical ill.,
struments, such as yiolins, guitars, accordeons
tamborines, flutes, pipes, musical boxes that will
play tunes in pocket &c The musical album
Is one Of the latest novelties answering a two
fold purpose. Upon opening it and turning
down the clasp, 1t strikes up beautiful tunl
which affords sweet melody all the time that yoI
are looking at the countenances of your friends
These musical albums amazingly low
ranging in price from Sc to SIS, scarcely NOR,
than the price Of albums without the music
Few years ago. Beside all kinds of instruments
they have a large variety of piano covers, stools
folios sheet music, and all the modern mus
books in general use.
Handsome fancy boxes OF tea for Christina
presents at Great Union Pacific tea store No. 81
Market st. entirely new, with large lot o
chromos
Joseph L. Booth, No 800 Shipley ST., has la
in a stock of ladies writing desks aud fine sew
ing tables, also a nice assortment Of toy furni
ture, all OF which he is selling at prices to SUI
the times. Persons wishing to buy Christina
presents would do well to examine his stock be
fore purchasing.
VIM. b. Sharp, at 4th 4 Market Street, ca
supply buyers at this season with the choices
dry goods at prices that are always moderate
He Offers, toe, silk umbrellas linen handkerchief,
shawls, &C., and an infinite number of article
suitable for Christmas presents for dull times
Jno. IL. Muhlhausen, merchant tailor, Il
King Street, will supply gentlemen with tl
cheapest and best garments that can be mad
for the money"
Buyers Of holiday goods can find many mic
articles for the holidays at Row botham
Fraim sc E. 4th at. They selling cheap.
v. E. Holmes Boston one-price clothing an
boot snd shoe house, at 207 and 209 Market st
will sell overcoats for the merit 80 days, at grei
reduction in price. An announcement OF til
kind from this source means something.
Q. s. r. Busick, at 306 King, sells cages an
singing birds, bronze lamps, and variety
other articles suitable for gifts.
Joseph Jones, at 9TH and Market Sta, will sur
ply his customers with confections as cheap
the cheapest
E. Larkin, at E. End street, (north side)
ever ready to transfer nice articles in his line
this season Of the year, to his customers for
minimum amount OF cash
z. X. Crawford. No. West 2nd St., sells boo
and shoes from Il upwards, and ladies' gum sho
l. at 50 cents per pair. He wishes the public
ID see his stock and learn his prices.
D Miss Maxwell, at 200 W. End St., sells VIII
mans confections at Whitmans prices.
Mrs Joseph Rosster, over opposite the Clayt
House on Market St., sells fur wrIstlets mt
ners, silk handkerchief windsor scarfs, gloy,
&c. Ladies', drop in.
W. N. Chandler. Gil Market st., desires
know what would be more acceptable as pl
sent than a barrel Of flour or bag of buckwhe