The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-12-17

The gentle virtues nourished by genius o
the season have not shoDe with proper libe
rality towards Us from abroad, but that can.
not diminish the delight Of displaying them
In our community towards one another.
These things but add zest to our pleasures
and We will probably feel them with more
than ordinary enthusiasms AFTER sorrow
JOY"
We continue our notices OF seasonable
goods and where they may be had.
WooDHoUsE & PARHAN, 105 Main street.
This is one of the oldest Of city bookstores.
We will not SLY how long we have known
Mr.. Weodhouse. 1t would not be right.
With two or more partners In succession be
has loDg kept a fine establishment in this
city, and when the great fire swept the bu-
siness part Of Richmond that store was
stocked with most extensive and choice
collection. All was reduced to ashes. 1t
was sad blow to books when the Wood.
house bookstore fell.
After the war it slowly emerged from the
ruins, and with the gentle and patient in
dustry of its head has gradually increased,
and is getting back TO its former position as
q standard bookstore. Woodhouse g. Par.
har tender the renewal of their good faith
to their Richmond customers in this year OF
their progress, and offer variety of elegant
religious and classic books suitable for sea.
sonable presents. Also, portfolios, albums,
writing-desks, &C., ladies' work boxes, ele.
CANT note paper, and many admirably made
and ornamental things for presents. They
have also large collection of juvenile books
for the little people. Woodhouse s. Parham,
"Through trial to triumph"
j. T. ELLYsoN, 1112 Main street. Promi.
nent' amongst the modern dero OF this and
other cties-combining periodicals and dai.
lies with standard literature and q variety OF
things in the line OF" play.things," toys, and
curiosities.
Mr. Ellyson has lately, with marked enter.
prise, got up the pleasantest old story Of the
man "who lived in the woods" and said,
:" he could do more work in Que day than bis
wife could do in three" The illustrations
are excellent, and are from the pencil of
Sheppard, and the whole book is printed
snd colored in excellent style. This shows
not only that Mr.. Ellyson is pushing ahead
enterprise, but that he takes particular care
to provide delightful entertainments for
young people. You know we don't believe
much in the story about the old man, but
don't tell the ladies or the house will grow q
little warm.
ELLYsoN has so artfully arrayed his own
extensive catalogue In the Dispatch that we
can't pretend to itemize. He 'eame out OF
the wilderness" some time since, although
only very young and agreeable gentleman.
All we can say is that for charming periodi.
Gals, fnely.bound classic books, religious
and prayer-books, enchanting stories for
children, games (sOme new, alphabet blocks
(for your little blockheads), and with some
thing to suit the taste of everybody at this
period Of the year-let them
20 to ELLYsoN's. He has inherited the ge-
nins of "selectability" from some predeces-
sor, for he knows what people want.
WEST, JOHNSTON g. Co.-This house was
founded near 1910. The late George NJ.
West was its founder. He acquired for it a
good reputation, particularly for foreign law
books. Mr.. Johnston became partner and
also Mr.. John NJ. West, and they continued
the business after the death Of the senior.
Along with the many fine bookstores of the
city this was burned on the Sd OF April. 1t
was soon revived, and is now thriving.
We invite attention to the fine assortment
of classic and pious books, in elegant bind
ings, which this active frm offers to the pub
lie. There is q particular class Of tasteful
and ornamental things which good book
stores are prone to run into. They have
more or less relative literary employ
ment and tastes. West, Johnston &
Co. have supplied this sort of bJou-
terie. So if you want books and
pleasant works of fancy and poetry, and
anything in the line of writing.desks, work
boxes, parlor kaleidoscopes, juvenile and
toy books, games, pocket.books, paper.
weights, &C., &C., you should see West,
Johnston & Co.'s varied stock. They con-
tribute some very charming things that
would form neat mementoes Of warm and
uery warm personal esteem. You know this
thing of esteem has many degrees. Young
people know it sometimes rises so high as to
overflow the thermometer! Don't it?
SrARKE & RYLAhp, No. 913 Main street.
Here you find family and pocket Bibles, ele-
giant editions of the poets, noyelists, histo-
rians; prayer and hymn-books of all denomi-
nations, games, and toy books, gold pens and
pencils, work-boXes, writing-desks, back
ganimon-boxes, albums, charms, &c. It is
we'll to look in upon these things. They are
richly deserving investigation by the anxious
puryeyors for taste, and fancy, and grati6ca-
tion, at this inspiring season.
MEADE & BAKER, 919 Main street. We
spoke of the modern drugstore yesterday.
This is a sample of one where order, neat
ness, and decorum prevail. In old times
they 1--WE don't mean Meade & Baker, but the
profession) were called "dreg narchants,"
and now they are styled technically "phar-
There has been a wonderful
change. ALI the old brewing and compound.
ing implements having so much the manner
OF gluepots are set aside except the mortar,
which looks far more genteel than formerly.
Certainly the change from fearful odors to
pleasant perfumes from drastic and nox.
ious medicaments to palatabe distilments
and charmingly disguised drugs-has been
so salutary that, as we said, it is almost lux.
ury to get sick. We think that great in
crease in the number OF patients has fol-
lowed for this cause.
Meade& Baker have Afforded the world
the best example of this transmutation u,
the drug business. As will be seen by their
advertisement, they have laid in stock to
suit the most excellent tastes in all the va.
rieties of perfumeries and toilet articles.
These are so essential and grateful, you
know. To inhale at your ease the perfumes
Of Araby,. and all the delightful odors ga
thered and confned by the ingenious artists
of every land, Is blessing our foretathers
never knew; but our young people OF TO-
day know how to enjoy and to employ them.
But. then, we should add the delicious un.