New-York tribune., 1874-12-11
sILvER GIFTS FOR TIE HOLIDAYS.

The sumptuous wareroOms of the GOrham
Manufacturing Company In Bond-st near Broadway,
are filed the extent or their capacity with the Work
of this great silver house. much OF 1t singuary adapted
tho kind Of purchases peculiar to this season. The
accomplished designers and cunning artfcers or this
Company show clearly by their brilliant productions
excellent in form and exquisite in ornament, the
progress OF haudiwork in precious metals Art treas
ures OF many ages are ransacked to furnish fit sugges
tons and lovely forms Of ancient sculpture and del
designs Of mediDva masters find worthy imitation
Among hundred patterns OF silver teaseryices which
they have constantly In stock there Is bewidering
variety Of design and nothing ugly One pattern, novel
TO the present day, is taken from tho favorte
forms OF Queen Annes time, AID another excellent pat
tern Is nodded from WedgwoOd ware The choicest of
these pretty plan just adopted by tho Com
pany. Upon border about the top Of the teapotsap-
pears on the precious surface jolly little wedding pro-
cession The groom and bride step out brsky the lat
ers vail lifted from her shoulders by the breeze Before
them utter little Loves flower encirced and from the
happy altar OF Hymen rises incense. Sprghtly Cupids
follow their cheeks pufed out to I'll their flutes and
dageoets dainty bridal present this. Other symbol
ca borders are coming from this COmpanys works. the
silver pictured with Of cOurtshp. or Of happy
home ringing with baby laughter. The device of appro-
pirate egorlca borders for many kinds OF gifts and tes
monials is made special study. very complete
set for golden wedding s Of sterling silver covered with
gold, The ornamental Work is brought out Dy cutting
away the god leaving the silver visible. In christening
sets the patterns displayed arc marveously rich and
varied. In pieces for fruit and flowers the Gorham
Company has turned out OF lts most delicate and
beautiful work Roman chariot lined with gold with
the axles hubs and various other parts shining IN the
same royal metal, bears the mailed figure OF Minerva
at the front, while chubby little sprite Is playing with
the pole Tue reposst work many OF the pieces In
these warerOOms soft splendor 10 figures and
foliage and secures the utmost decacy or execution
Novel pat silver Of much merit ara the Raphael
Angelo and KnickerbOcker In articles for table use.
The Raphael designs are copied from panels In the
Vatican. Tho Angelo pattern gives new shapes for
handles spoons Knives aud forks which likely to
become very popular on account or their convenence
sded ami gradually decrease In thickness from the
extremity.
Gifts silver have gular excellences for holidays,
weddings, and other bOunifu occasions because their
value does not depend whims OF fashion, because
they are capable Of displaying ar-work OF great
aud long preserve the associations connected with
the besowng amt receiving Of the GIFT. The expert
ence OF the Gorhlni Manufacturing Company since
1881 IN siver-working, the iuvarabe certainty that
nothing below the sterling standard Is found IN
their silver ware the artistic excellence or their de-
are sOmo OF the OF the deserved reputation OF
the Gurham Company It IL not 80 long ago
that this Company began selling 8t retail mat IL Is
universally known what headquarters or trade In
silver has been made OF Bondst, but for so many
years the Company has supplied leading jewelers. all
over the country with silveIware that articles made
by u are almost every house which contains nuch
silver After working only solid silver for third OF
a century the Gorham Company began making elec ro-
plated In 1864. aud Its Work In tnat
placed by side Of their splendid achievements in